John Spargo papers, 1931-1945.

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John Spargo papers, 1931-1945.

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Collection (1931-1945) of letters to and from John Spargo, newspaper clippings, and poems. Among the corespondence are an open letter (1939) to Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, a letter (1937) to Judge John Hessin Clarke with comments on a recent speech by Clarke, an exchange of letters (1931-1936) with Hall Park McCullough, and a clipping of a letter to the editor (1942) by John Spargo suggesting that one German officer be executed for every Nazi reprisal murder during Worl War II.

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Spargo, John, 1919-1945

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Clarke, John H. (John Hessin), 1857-1945

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Germany. Heer

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McCullough, Hall Park, 1872-1966

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Lawyer and Americana collector, New York City. From the description of Alexander Hamilton collection, 1783-1806. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58665441 Lawyer, collector, and civic leader, of New York, N.Y., and Bennington, Vt.; son of Gov. John G. and Eliza Hall Park McCullough; married Edith van Benthuysen; died in North Bennington at the age of 94. Very civic minded, he served on several boards, including the Bennington Museum, and was one of the museum's mos...

Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951

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Publishing, radio executive; Kansas governor; U.S. senator from Kansas. Of Garnett, Topeka, Kan. From the description of Arthur Capper papers, 1853-1956 (bulk 1918-1948). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 85600345 ...

Spargo, John, 1876-1966

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British socialist, author. From the description of Reminiscences of John Spargo : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739101 John Spargo was an author and social activist, perhaps best known for his exposé, The Bitter Cry of Children. Born in Cornwall, he apprenticed with a stonecutter and became a lay Methodist minister; he was also an active Socialist in England before emigrating to the United States in 1901, where he ...