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Blair, Fred (Fred Bassett), 1906-2005

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1906-10-04 - 2005-03-21

Biography

Joined the Communist Party of the US in 1929; later headed the Communist Party of Wisconsin into the 1970s.

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

There are Clones and Clones, Undated

 Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.20
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This archive, and its accompanying library, were acquired by Guy Logsdon, then Library Director, in 1977. It is ascribed to Harold Leventhal, who was a folk music manager, handling such musicians as the Weavers, Woody Guthrie, Peter, Paul and Mary and Joan Baez. This archive includes an selection of correspondence of the noted activist Ammon Hennacy as well as biographical materials.

Dates: Undated

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Subject
American poetry -- 20th century 10
Communism -- United States. 2
Communist Party of the United States of America. 2
Capitalism. 1
Cold War in literature. 1