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Morris Schappes Papers

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  • "Morris U. Schappes (1907-2004) was a scholar, editor and activist who was fired by the City College of New York after being investigated as a Communist Party member, and who spent over a year in prison (1943-1944) for perjury after refusing to name other Party members when testifying before an investigating committee of the New York State Legislature. He was a founder and long-time editor of the progressive, secular magazine Jewish Currents; a popular lecturer; and the author of articles, reviews, ..."
  • "The collection contains correspondence, published and unpublished writings, clippings and other printed ephemera, research materials and documents produced by various progressive organizations. In addition, there is a considerable quantity of Jewish Currents editorial correspondence, Editorial Board minutes and administrative files. The Schappes Papers reveal a man of widely varying interests, radical views, strong opinions and devotion to the magazine he helped found -- Jewish Currents. The collection ..."

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  • "Minutes"
  • "Essays"
  • "Notes"
  • "Magazines (Periodicals)"
  • "Correspondence"
  • "Ephemera"
  • "Research notes"
  • "Press releases"
  • "Obituaries"
  • "Exhibition catalogs"
  • "Fliers (printed matter)"
  • "Reviews (document genre)"
  • "Articles"
  • "Interviews"
  • "Audiovisual materials"
  • "Pamphlets"
  • "History"
  • "Clippings (information artifacts)"
  • "Writings"
  • "Newsletters"

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  • "Morris Schappes Papers"

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