J. H. McKnight letters. 1945-1946.

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J. H. McKnight letters. 1945-1946.

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This collection contains of six letters between J. H. McKnight and Senator Abe Murdock and one to J. Will Robinson, dated 1945-1946. Each letter deals with political issues to which McKnight expressed a strong opposition to in hopes the Senator would do something about it. These issues include: the United Nations, involvement in World War II and the reconstruction of Europe after.

1 folder (0.02 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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McKnight, J. H. (Joseph Hempstead), -1903

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United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

Murdock, Orrice Abram, 1893-1979

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Murdock was a U.S. Congressman (D) from Utah from 1933-1947. From the description of Portrait, ca. 1940. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51601830 ...