Overview of the Charles A. Orr papers

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Stanford, California 94305-6010

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Overview of the Charles A. Orr papers

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid created derived from MARC record by Lyalya Kharitonova.

Collection Summary

Title: Charles A. Orr papers

Dates: 1983-1993

Collection Number: 92044

Creator: Orr, Charles A. (Charles Andrew)

Collection Size: 1 folder (0,2 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Autobiographical writings and miscellany, relating to socialism in the United States, conditions in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War, and encounters with George Orwell in Spain in 1936-1937 and with Leon Trotsky in Mexico in 1940. Photocopy.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: In English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Charles A. Orr papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1992.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Location of Originals

Originals in possession of: C. A. Orr.

Biographical/Historical Note

American economist and socialist; assistant editor, The Spanish Revolution (Barcelona), 1936-1937.

Scope and Content of Collection

Autobiographical writings and miscellany, relating to socialism in the United States, conditions in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War, and encounters with George Orwell in Spain in 1936-1937 and with Leon Trotsky in Mexico in 1940. Photocopy.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Orwell, George, 1903-1950.

Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940.

Socialism--United States.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939.

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