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Title: Sam Tanenhaus papers
Date (inclusive): 1901-1998
Collection Number: 97029
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
69 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes
(32.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, trial transcripts, memoranda, notes, and printed matter, relating to the life of Whittaker Chambers
and to the Alger Hiss espionage case. Used as research material for the book by Sam Tanenhaus,
Whittaker Chambers: A Biography (New York, 1997). Includes letters by Chambers.
Creator:
Tanenhaus, Sam
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1997.
[Identification of item], Sam Tanenhaus papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Communism -- United States
Espionage, Russian -- United States
Hiss, Alger
Chambers, Whittaker