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Ray Becker imprisonment related letters

 Collection — Box: BW 20, Folder: 1 [X031660930]
Identifier: MSS 16450

Scope and Contents Note

The Ray Becker imprisonment related letters collection 1935; 0.03 cobic feet) consists of two autograph letters signed by John Dos Passos June 1 and 4, 1935, to Kate Crane-Gartz, accompanied by a four-page autograph letter to Dos Passos from Ray Becker dated January 22, 1935. Dos Passos writes to the Pasadena heiress and supporter of workers' causes, Kate Crane-Gantz, about the case of Ray Becker, the last of the I.W.W. "Wobblies," to be in prison... in the aftermath of the 1919 Armistice Day massacre at Centralia, Washington.

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Dates

  • Creation: 1935

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

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