Burton K. Wheeler documents from the John T. Flynn papers, 1937-1955.

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Burton K. Wheeler documents from the John T. Flynn papers, 1937-1955.

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The Burton K. Wheeler documents from the John T. Flynn papers consist of letters, newspaper clippings, and other materials either exchanged between the two men or letters sent to Wheeler by citizens interested in his activities in the U.S. Senate. Wheeler apparently forwarded these citizen letters, along with his carbon replies, to Flynn for the latter's use in his research. The bulk of these citizen letters pertain to Senator Wheeler's investigation of the book "Under Cover" written by John Roy Carlson (Avedis Arthur Derounian) which attempted to link the members of the America First Committee with the Nazi Party. Other letters exchanged between Wheeler and Flynn pertain to routine greetings, Wheeler's failed campaign for reelection in 1946, and other political matters. The materials have been placed in topically labeled folders, together with a copy of the finding aid for the University of Oregon Library's Collection 116, the John T. Flynn Papers, from which this material has been copied.

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Carlson, John Roy, 1909-

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Carlson is the pseudonym of Arthur Derounian, an American Armenian journalist who was the author of the book Under Cover, as well as a number of works about issues related to Armenia. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863054 Staff member of Friends of Democracy, an organization on whose national committee Burt served. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers...

United States. Congress. Senate

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Flynn, John T., 1882-1964

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John T. Flynn (1882-1964) was a newspaperman, essayist, radio commentator, biographer, and author of books on current affairs. He wrote for a wide variety of periodicals ranging from Harpers to the National Review. From 1940 he was one of the most literate and influential spokesmen among those who saw current events as evidence of a socialistic or communistic conspiracy in politics, religion, economics and communications. Among the many correspondents Flynn cultivated during his career was Burto...

Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975

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Burton Kendall Wheeler was born in Hudson, Mass., on 27 Feb. 1882 and moved to Montana shortly after his graduation from law school in 1905. He began his law career in Butte, serving as U.S. Attorney for Montana from 1913 to 1918 prior to his election to the U.S. Senate in 1922. In 1924 he ran unsuccessfully for vice-president on the Progressive Party presidential ticket. Wheeler is remembered as one of the most powerful senators in Washington, D.C., in the 1930s. Chairman of the Interstate Comm...

American First Committee.

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