Avrom M. Landy Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS106

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the complete typescript and reference notes for Avrom M. Landy's book, The United States and the Paris Commune of 1871., written in the late 1940s. The book was never published.

Dates

1938-1954

Creator

Landy, A., 1904-1992 (Person)
Landy, Goldie Hanon, 1903-1976 (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

14.00 Boxes

Additional Description

Abstract

Avrom M. Landy (1904-1992) broke off his doctoral studies to accept a position at the Daily Worker. He later became educational director of the Communist Party of America, a position he held until 1945. He was co-publisher of International Publishers from 1945 until about 1947, when he left the Communist Party. In the late 1940s, Landy completed a manuscript for a book titled, The United States and the Paris Commune of 1871. The book was never published, because by the time he completed the book, Landy had left International Publishers and the Communist Party, and he did not submit the work to other publishers. This collection contains the complete typescript and reference notes for Landy's book.

Acquisition Information

All materials in the Avrom M. Landy Collection were donated to the McCormick Library of Special Collections in 1995 by his daughter, Sonia Landy Sheridan, wife of former Northwestern University history professor James Sheridan.