Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | London, Noah, b. 1888. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Noah London Papers |
| Dates: | circa 1934-2002 |
| Abstract: | Russian-born Noah London was active in the Jewish Federation of the Communist Party of the USA, and was the first labor editor of its newspaper, Freiheit, before returning to the USSR around 1926, where he used his engineering training to help develop the new socialist state. He was arrested sometime during the 1937-38 purges and died around 1940. Contains an unpublished typescript, ca. 1934, describing London's disillusionment with Stalinism, the transcript of an interview with Freiheiteditor Paul Novick, and several unpublished typescripts about London by John Holmes (great nephew of London). |
| Quantity: | 0.25 Linear feet (1 box) |
| Call Phrase: | TAM 135 |
Historical/Biographical Note
Noah London (1888-c1940), born in Russia in 1888, was an important Jewish official of the Communist Party of the USA before returning to his native Russia around 1926. In the United States, he studied engineering at Cooper Union, was active in the Party's Jewish Federation, was the first labor editor of its newspaper, Freiheit, and was chair of the United Workers Cooperative Colony. In the USSR, he worked on the Moscow subway, and at one time was head of water management for the Russian SFR, reporting to Ordzhonikidze. He was arrested sometime during the 1937-38 purges connected to the Moscow Trials and died around 1940.
Return to topScope and Content Note
This collection contains a 46 page unpublished typescript, c1934, describing London's disillusionment with Stalinism, the transcript of an interview with Paul Novick, editor of the Freiheit, conducted by John Holmes, great nephew of London, and several unpublished typescripts by Holmes regarding both London’s writings and his life and political activities in the US and the USSR.
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There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.
Return to topRestrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-2630
Fax: (212) 995-4225
E-mail: peter.filardo@nyu.edu
Access Points
People
Freiheit.Holmes, John.
London, Noah, b. 1888.
Subjects
Jewish communists--United States.Organizations
Communist Party of the United States of America. Jewish Federation.United Workers Cooperative Colony.
Type
Manuscripts for publication.Oral histories (document genre)
Places
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.Return to top
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of John Holmes, 1988, 2002.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder number;
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.