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Guide to the Charles Allan Madison Papers TAM 133
Descriptive Summary
| Title: |
Charles Allan Madison Papers |
| Dates: |
1918-1935 |
| Abstract: |
Charles Allan Madison was a publishing executive and author of several books on labor,
liberal and progressive leaders, publishing history and Jewish topics. He was born
in Kiev and emigrated to the United States in 1906. He earned an MA in comparative
literature from Harvard University in 1922 after which he moved to New York City to
begin his long career as an editor. He first worked with the American Book Company
from 1922-1924, and then went to Henry Holt and Company where he remained for the
next 38 years. The collection includes Madison's manuscripts and correspondence with
a number of prominent individuals, including: Howard Fast, Harold L. Ickes, Robert
M. LaFollette Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Norman Thomas, Oswald Garrison Villard, among
others.
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| Quantity: |
7.25 Linear Feet (12 boxes) |
| Language: |
Materials are in English |
| Call Phrase: |
TAM 133 |
