Max Nomad Papers
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Max Nomad (1881-1973) philosophic anarchist, author and educator, who also wrote under the pseudonym Max Norton was born in 1881 in Buczacz, Poland. He was influenced by the thought of Waclaw Machajski, a heretical Polish radical. Prior to WWI he was a native of Austria and attended the University of Vienna. A Guggenheim Fellow in 1937, and for many years a lecturer in politics and history at New York University, the New School for Social Research and the Rand School, his books include Rebels and Renegades, Apostles of Revolution; Dreamers, Dynamiters and Demagogues; Political Heretics from Plato to Mao Tse-Tung; A Skeptics Political Dictionary and Handbook for the Disenchanted; and Aspects of Revolution. The papers contain manuscripts, clippings, a scrapbook, published material, and course descriptions. The material concerns communism, Latin America, world prominent radicals, and personal philosophy. There is also an unpublished biography of Stalin, notes on the Soviet Union and the Communist Party thereof, and essays.
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Max Nomad (1881-1973) philosophic anarchist, author and educator, who also wrote under the pseudonym Max Norton, was born in Buczacz, Poland. He was influenced by the thought of Waclaw Machajski, a heretical Polish radical. Prior to WWI he was a native of Austria and attended the University of Vienna. A Guggenheim Fellow in 1937, and for many years a lecturer in politics and history at New York University, the New School for Social Research and the Rand School, his books include Rebels and Renegades, Apostles of Revolution; Dreamers, Dynamiters and Demagogues; Political Heretics from Plato to Mao Tse-Tung; A Skeptics Political Dictionary and Handbook for the Disenchanted; and Aspects of Revolution.
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Folders are arranged alphabetically.
The files are grouped into two series:
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- I, Stalin Biography and Notes on the U.S.S.R and Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- II, Writings by Max Nomad and Others
Scope and Content Note
The papers contain manuscripts, clippings, a scrapbook, published material, and course descriptions. The material concerns anarchism, communism, Latin America, world prominent radicals, and personal philosophy. There is also an unpublished biography of Stalin, notes on the Soviet Union and the Communist Party thereof, and essays.
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Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Max Nomad was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Max Nomad Papers; TAM 017; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Max Nomad, 1966 and 1967. The accession number associated with this gift is 1966.001.
