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Communist Party - Smith Act Trials, 1949-1951, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 21-25
Identifier: Subseries 1.1

Scope and Contents

Comprises photographs related to the federal prosecution of over 100 Communist Party USA leaders for violating the Smith Act. Includes images of the San Francisco citizens's jurors and Los Angeles citizen's jurors, as well as individuals such as Leroy King, Rosalee McGee, Rose Chernin, Philip Connelly, Daniel G. Marshall, William Sentner, Robert Manewitz, Al Murphy, James Forest, Dorothy Forest, Miriam Sherman, Lillian Doran, and defense attorney Leo Branton, Jr.

Dates

  • 1949-1951, undated

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Sub-Series: 207 folders (Boxes 1-8; Box 9, folders 1-11)

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571