Frank B. Ober to James B. Conant, 1949 April 26
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of four letters, 3 carbon copies and 1 hand-written. Two of the carbon copies came from letters written by Robert W. Williams to Zecharia Chafee, Jr. The other carbon copy is Frank Ober's letter to Harvard President James Conant, with a hand-written draft of William's reply to Chafee on the backs of each page. The third letter is Chafee's hand-written letter to Williams. The letters are stapled together in one bunch. The inclusion of Ober's letter adds context for the letters exchanged between Chafee and Williams and helps underscore the intense fear of communism and the suspicion of academia's liberal views that was present in 1949.
Dates
- Creation: 1949 April 26
Creator
- From the Collection: Chafee, Zechariah, Jr., 1885-1957 (Person)
- From the Collection: Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ober, Frank Benedict, 1889- (Person)
- From the Collection: Williams, Robert W. (Robert Wood), 1890- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Collection is open for use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.167 Cubic Feet (1 legal-sized folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
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Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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