Bloom papers, 1950-1999 (bulk 1962-1969).

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Bloom papers, 1950-1999 (bulk 1962-1969).

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Correspondence, diaries, unpublished writings, news clippings, publications, financial records, photographs and other materials documenting Bloom's childhood, education at Amherst College and the London School of Economics, personal life and work as the founder of Liberation News Service and its larger role in the radical counterculture of the 1960s. Includes material on Bloom's role in student protests at the London School of Economics, 1967; and records of Liberation News Service include correspondence, editorial subject files, financial records and issues of LNS mailings to subscribers. Correspondents include Ray Mungo and James Aronson.

15 boxes (12.5 linear ft.)

Amherst College. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7596717

Amherst College. Library

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