Anna and Max Sherover Scrapbooks
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Max Sherover was a graduate of the Rand School of Social Science and the author of "Fakes in American Journalism" (1914). He and his wife, Anna, were actively involved in the Socialist Party during the 1910s and 1920s.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two scrapbooks kept by Anna and Max Sherover in the early 1900s. One focuses on the political activities of Max Sherover and to a lesser extent on the activities of Anna Sherover, his wife and "active comrade." The second scrapbook contains announcements, invitations, responses, and photographs pertaining to the opening of the Granada Hotel in Brooklyn, built by Max and his brother, Miles. Also included in the collection is a flash drive containing digital copies these materials, which are in fragile condition.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Amanda Max Sherover were transferred to New York University in 2012 by Vickie A. Gillio. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Vickie A. Gillio in 2012. The accession number related to this gift is 2012.076.
