Sedition case of Western Pennsylvania, 1937-1967.

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Sedition case of Western Pennsylvania, 1937-1967.

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These papers exist in various forms: correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, statements, trial transcripts, and notes from Musmanno's preparation for writing Aross the street from the courthouse. The trial transcripts are from two different cases: the Steve Nelson case, and the sedition case involving Andy Onda, James Dolsen, and Steve Nelson. Most of the material covers the time between 1950 to 1954. There are some correspondence, newspaper clippings, and general notes from the late 1930s and the 1960s.

16 cubic ft.

Duquesne University Library, Gumberg Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7756982

Duquesne University Library, Gumberg Library

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Dolsen, James H.

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James Dolsen was a founding member of the Communist Party USA. He served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Workers Alliance of Allegheny County and District Secretary of the International Labor Defense, in addition to being affiliated with several Communist organizations in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area. Dolsen was also a correspondent for the Daily Worker, the newspaper of the Communist Party USA. He was questioned by the Dies Committee and the House Un-American Activities Committee regarding his work ...

Onda, Andrew

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Schesinger, Hyman,

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Musmanno, Michael A. (Michael Angelo), 1897-1968

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Michael A. Musmanno was a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1929 to 1931. He authored a bill outlawing the Coal and Iron Police in western Pennsylvania. He also authored the movie script, and later the novel, Black fury which fictionalized the story of John Barkowski, an employee of the Pittsbugth Coal Company who was beaten to death by the Coal and Iron Police for no apparent reason. Musmanno represented Mrs. Sophia Barkowski in the Barkowski case against three members of the Co...

Nelson, Steve, 1903-1993

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Steve Nelson was born Stjepan MesarosĖŒ in Croatia, and emigrated to the United States with his family after World War I. He was a labor activist and organizer, Communist Party official, Political Commissar in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, and National Commander of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (VALB). During his time in Spain he took part in the Brunete offensive, as well as the battles of Quinto and Belchite. He was wounded at Belchite, and then was recalled to the United States by...