Lyle Telford fonds. 1935, 1953.

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Lyle Telford fonds. 1935, 1953.

The fonds consists of the texts of two of Telford's radio broadcasts (1935) about socialism and materials collected pertaining to the Joseph McCarthy investigations of Corliss Lamont in 1953.

1 cm of textual records.

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Lamont, Corliss, 1902-1995

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John Reed (1887-1920) was an American journalist and revolutionary. He graduated from Harvard College in 1910, joined the staff of The Masses in 1913, was a war correspondent in Mexico and Europe for Metropolitan Magazine, publicist for the Russian Revolution, and head of the American Communist Labor Party. From the guide to the Corliss Lamont papers concerning John Reed, 1910-1967., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Reed (1887-1920) was an Amer...

Telford, Lyle, b. 1889.

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Lyle Telford was born in Vallens, Ontario and came to British Columbia in 1913 to establish a medical practice. Soon after his arrival Telford gained recognition for his support of labour and socialism in the province. One of the foremost proponents of the CCF in the 1930s, Telford also hosted his own radio program three nights a week. He organized CCF Clubs throughout the province and published his own monthly paper The Challenge. Telford served as the MLA for Vancouver East from 1937 to 1941 a...