Overview of the Zara Witkin papers

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Title: Zara Witkin papers
Date (inclusive): 1933-1937
Collection Number: 68043
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoir, other writings, and correspondence, relating to engineering projects in the Soviet Union. Includes a biographical sketch of Witkin by Eugene Lyons.
Creator: Witkin, Zara, 1907-1947
Creator: Lyons, Eugene, 1898-1985
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1968.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Zara Witkin papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

American construction engineer in the Soviet Union, 1932-1934.

Scope and Content of Collection

Memoir, other writings, and correspondence, relating to engineering projects in the Soviet Union. Includes a biographical sketch of Witkin by Eugene Lyons.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Americans -- Soviet Union
Engineers
Soviet Union -- Economic policy -- 1928-1932
Engineering -- Soviet Union
Construction industry -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Economic policy -- 1933-1937

 

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