Čhit Phūmisak correspondence, 1947-1958.

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Čhit Phūmisak correspondence, 1947-1958.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/503062893

Collection includes seven letters written by Čhit Phūmisak, Florence Barber, William J. Gedney, and Choy Gedney.

6 items.

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University of Michigan

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SNAC Resource ID: 7624109

University of Michigan

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Barber, Florence Holladay.

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Gedney, William J.

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Gedney, Choy.

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Čhit Phūmisak.

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Thai author, historian, and poet. In 1953 he was hired by the U.S. embassy to assist linguist William J. Gedney in translating "The Communist Manifesto" into Thai. Branded a Communist, Čhit Phūmisak was arrested in 1957; after six years he was declared innocent and set free. From the description of Čhit Phūmisak correspondence, 1947-1958. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 503062893 ...