Operatives
Scope and Contents
Consists of documents on the early deportation trials of the 1930s to 1944. Includes correspondence, news clippings, investigative reports, and photocopies of reports and correspondence from police files on radical activities. Of special note is the Harper Knowles correspondence (Box 1), some of which was provided to the law firm by a janitor in the Veteran's Building, who assisted the defense by bringing them materials from Knowles' office during the night, allowing them to photocopy them, then returning them before morning. Pieced together scraps from the wastebasket symbolize the thorough nature of defense documentation.
Dates
- 1936-1941
Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Sub-Series: 10 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Leonard, Norman (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu