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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Young, Alfred F.

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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 3 item(s); 4 pg(s)

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Biography

Alfred F. Young was a history professor at Northwestern University. He co-signs the letter with another history professor, Christopher Lasch, of Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/09/01 TALSto MertonAs co-chairmen of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Illinois, we ask your help in the case  [from Christopher Lasch and Alfred Young - Merton notes in pen "Yes. Sept 20." - agreed to sign petition of support for Staughton Lynd, denied an appointment at Chicago State College because of his "public activities" - Young and Lasch fear a new wave of McCarthyism]
 1967/09/20 TL[c]from MertonPlease add my name to the list of those in support of Staughton Lynd. He is being unjustly treated,   
 undated/no/no other[x] LYND, Staughton (Craig) 1929- [-] <i>BRIEF ENTRY:</i> Born November 22, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pa.   
        

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