Eugene Lyons papers, 1919-1981
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lyons, Eugene, 1898-1985
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, writings, notes, pamphlets, other printed matter, photographs, and sound recordings, relating primarily to conditions in the Soviet Union under communism, the international communist movement, and the career of Herbert Hoover.
- Extent:
- 17 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 10 envelopes, 1 album box, 5 sound tape reels, 1 sound cassette, 13 phonorecords (10.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Eugene Lyons papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, writings, notes, pamphlets, other printed matter, photographs, and sound recordings, relating primarily to conditions in the Soviet Union under communism, the international communist movement, and the career of Herbert Hoover.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1898, July 1 Born, Uzlian, Russia1907 Arrived in the United States1917-18 Student, College City of New York1918 Private, U.S. Army1918-19 Student, Columbia University1919 Naturalized as United States citizen1920 Employee, Erie Dispatch (Pennsylvania)1922 Employee, Boston Telegram1922-23 Editor, Soviet Russia Pictorial1923-27 Assistant Director, Tass Agency1927 Author, The Life and Death of Sacco and Vanzetti1928-1934 United Press correspondent in the Soviet Union1934 Author, Six Soviet Plays1935 Author, Moscow Carousel1935-39 Member, Ames and Norr Public Relations1937 Author, Assignment in Utopia1937 Editor, We Cover the World1939-1944 Editor, The American Mercury1940 Author, Stalin, Czar of all the Russias1941 Author, The Red Decade1944-45 Editor, Pageant1946-1968 Editor, The Readers Digest1948 Author, Our Unknown Ex-President, a Portrait of Herbert Hoover1951-52 President, American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia1953 Author, Our Secret Allies: The Peoples of Russia1959 Author, The Herbert Hoover Story1964 Author, Herbert Hoover: a Biography1966 Author, David Sarnoff: a Biography1967 Author, Workers' Paradise Lost: 50 Years of Soviet Communism: a Balance Sheet1985, January 10 Died, New York City - Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1985.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Communism
Journalists
Audiotapes
Sound recordings - Names:
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
- Places:
- Soviet Union -- History
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Eugene Lyons papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563