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Martin Dies sends a telegram to Leon Lewis

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Title	Martin Dies sends a telegram to Leon Lewis
Description	Martin Dies, chairman of HUAC, invited Leon Lewis to speak at hearings in Washington D.C. in mid-August, 1938, via this Western Union telegram. Mr. Dies states, "Was advised that you have considerable informatioin on nazism that you are willing to give committee." He advises Mr. Lewis that his travel expenses cannot be paid and indicates that he hopes Mr. Lewis can at least file a brief to be included in the official record of the hearings. Mr. Dies concludes: "Eddie Cantor will talk to you about this when he arrives Monday." 10.5 x 8 in.
Subject	United States -- Congress -- House -- Committee on Un-American Activities Subversive activities National socialism Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964 Anti-communist movements Anti-fascist movements Telegraph
Keywords	Nazism; HUAC; Leon L. Lewis;
Location	Washington (D.C.)
Date	1938-08-06
Photographer/Author	Dies, Martin, 1900-1972
Donors and Others	Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
Media	Telegram
Media Measurement	26.5 x 20 cm
Identifier	CRCms162
Language	eng
Type	text
Format	text/jpeg
Repository Name	Delmar T. Oviatt Library. Urban Archives Center
Collection	Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles Collection
Repository Number	Box CRC/2 24-16
Exhibition information	Case 13, #18
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Project Name	In Our Own Backyard: Resisting Nazi Propaganda in Southern California, 1933-1945
Date Digitized	2007-11-29
Date cataloged	2007-11-29
Publisher	Delmar T. Oviatt Library