Lawrence Dennis papers, 1921-1975

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Summary

Creators:
Dennis, Lawrence, 1893-1977
Abstract:
Correspondence and writings relating to fascist and isolationist movements in the United States, and to American politics and foreign policy. Includes copies of the newsletters edited by L. Dennis, and subscription records.
Extent:
24 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box (10.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence and writings relating to fascist and isolationist movements in the United States, and to American politics and foreign policy. Includes copies of the newsletters edited by L. Dennis, and subscription records.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1893 December 25
Born, Atlanta, Georgia
1915-1917
Served at Plattsburg, commissioned 2nd Lt. U.S. Army (August 1917)
1918-1919
Served with American Expeditionary Force
1921-1927
U.S. Department of State. Posts in Haiti, Romania, Honduras (1925) and Nicaragua (1926-1927)
1927-1930
Employed by J. & W. Seligman & Co., bankers, New York City
1932
Author, Is Capitalism Doomed?
1936
Author, The Coming American Fascism
1936-1939
Employed by E. A. Pierce & Co., brokers, New York City
1939-1942
Editor and publisher of The Weekly Foreign Letter
1940
Author, The Dynamics of War and Revolution
1944-1947
Tried for sedition, 1944; case dismissed, 1947
1946
Author (with Maximilian J. St. George), A Trial on Trial
1946-1972
Editor and publisher of The Appeal to Reason
1969
Author, Operational Thinking for Survival
1977 August 20
Died, Spring Valley, New York
Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1984.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

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

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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