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Lottie Gordon to S. Davidovitsh Appealing Against the Execution of Willie McGee, June 1950 (correspondence)

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Title (English):
Lottie Gordon to S. Davidovitsh Appealing Against the Execution of Willie McGee, June 1950 (correspondence)
Collection:
International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
Set:
Camps
Cold War
Postwar Reconstruction and Relief
Creator:
Gordon, Lottie, Director Prisioners Relief Committee
Recipient:
Davidovitch, S. (Davidowitz)
Camp "Kinderland" (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.)
Organization:
Civil Rights Congress (U.S.)
Date:
1950-06-26
Coordinates:
40.75079,-73.97364
Latitude:
40.75079
Longitude:
-73.97364
Location:
New York, New York, United States
ID Number:
5276b43f02_09
File Name:
5276b43f02_09.pdf
Address (recipient):
80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Address (creator):
205 East 42nd Street, New York 17, New York
Transcription:
[pencilled] $480 4 children - $100 Congress $200
Work Type:
political campaigns
historical figures
trials
leaders (people)
communism
racial discrimination
civil rights
race (concept)
executing
political ideologies and attitudes
letterheads
camps (recreation areas)
Subject:
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Cold War- Red Scare, Soviet Union
Black Jewish Relations- Civil Rights, African Americans
Jewish Left
Communism
Recreational Camps- Camp Kinderland
Youth
Description:
Letter from Lottie Gordon of the Civil Rights Congress to Shmuel Davidovitch (Davidowitz) regarding an appeal to stop the impending execution of Willie McGee and inquiring as to whether Camp Kinderland would take in his four children for the summer.
Notes:
The Jewish People’s Fraternal Order was the largest ‘national’ section of the International Workers Order (IWO) which focused on cultural awareness and celebration, mutual support especially in health insurance coverage, and anti-fascist activities. The IWO also gave particular emphasis to supporting the rights and interests of African Americans. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented.
Cite As:
International Workers Order (IWO) Records #5276. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University
Archival Collection:
International Workers Order (IWO) Records, 1915-2002 (KCL05276)
Box:
43
Folder:
2
Format:
Image
Rights:
The copyright status and copyright owners of most of the images in the International Workers Order (IWO) Records Collection (Kheel Center #5276) are unknown. This material was digitized from physical holdings by Cornell University Library in 2016, with funding from an Arts and Sciences Grant to Jonathan Boyarin. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented. Cornell is providing access to the materials as a digital aggregate under an assertion of fair use for non-commercial educational use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Cornell would like to learn more about items in the collection and to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information as to rights holders. Please contact the Kheel Center at kheel_center@cornell.edu

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