"New York (N.Y.)" . . "Jewish history, life, and culture." . . "Rapp-Coudert Committee." . . . . . . . "Minutes" . . . . "Essays" . . . "Notes" . "Magazines (Periodicals)" . . . . "Correspondence" . . . . . "Ephemera" . . "Research notes" . "Press releases" . . . . "Obituaries" . . . . . . . "Exhibition catalogs" . . . . "Fliers (printed matter)" . . "Reviews (document genre)" . . . "Articles" . . "Interviews" . . . . . "Audiovisual materials" . "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, ..." . . . . "Pamphlets" . . . . "History" . . . . . "Morris Schappes Papers" . "The collection contains correspondence, published and unpublished writings, clippings and other printed ephemera, research materials and documents produced by various progressive organizations.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 ..." . . . . . "Clippings (information artifacts)" . . . . . "Newsletters" . . "Writings" . . .