Series II: Writings
Scope and Content Note
This series contains both published articles and unpublished manuscripts by Recht.
Subseries A: Published Writings, 1918-1936
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains his published articles, mostly related to his work with immigrants.
"The Chinese Jew - A Footnote" (The American Hebrew), Oct 23, 1936, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"The Czechs and the Jews: Past and Present" (The Menorah Journal), Dec 1918, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"The Glory That Was" (Reprint from: Let the People Vote on War magazine), Apr 1919, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Historical Landmarks of the Czechs" (The Public: A Journal of Democracy), Aug 24, 1918, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"If Europe Were Modern Minded" (The Modern World), Jan 1927, inclusive
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The Right of Asylum (New York: The Social Economic Foundation), 1935, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B: Unpublished Writings
Scope and Content Note
This subseries mostly contains Recht's unpublished autobiography, A World to Win: The Autobiography of a Non-Conformist. the manuscript is broken up into chapters, containing handwritten notes and drafts. The subseries also contains publishing correspondence and other materials. Other manuscripts include "The Bohemian in America;" a manuscript possibly titled "Ernest Strohman;" an article titled "Walt Whitman in Memoriam;" two plays, one set in the Near East, the other in 18th-19th century Europe; poetry; and three variants of his science-fiction novel, Selector H. One.
Sub-subseries 1: Autobiographical Typescript, (A World To Win), undated, 1907-1947, inclusive
Chapter Outlines, Introduction, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 1: Transplantation, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 2: Striking Roots, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 3: English Becomes Basic, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 4: First Case, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 5: It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 6: Marriage & War, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 7: Nov 7, 1917, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 8: Getting Reputation, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 9: Unrest, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 10: Red Special, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 11: Omsk Mutiny, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 12: Soviet Bureau, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 13: Palmer's Putsch, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 14: Groans From Omsk, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 15: The Most Cross Examined Man, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 17: Genoa, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 18: Russian Volunteer Fleet, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 19: Eastward From Paris, undated, inclusive
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Chapter 20: Litvinoff and Recognition, undated, inclusive
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Chapter, Unnumbered: Biro-Bidjan, undated, inclusive
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Miscellaneous Autobiographical Fragments, undated, inclusive
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Publishing Correspondence, 1976, inclusive
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Sub-subseries 2: Other Unpublished Writings, undated, 1907-1947, inclusive
The Bohemian in America, 1907, inclusive
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Fiction: "Ernest Strohman?", undated, inclusive
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Non-Fiction, undated, inclusive
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Play (untitled fragment, set in ancient Near East), undated, inclusive
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Play (untitled fragment, set in Europe, circa 18th-19th century), undated, inclusive
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Poetry, undated, inclusive
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Selector H. One (variant "1"), 1947, inclusive
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Selector H. One (variant "2"), 1947, inclusive
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Selector H. One (variant "3"), 1947, inclusive
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