Kenneth P. Neilson Collection on Frederic Ewen
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Abstract
Kenneth P. Neilsen is an educator, artist, composer, publisher and author, and friend of Frederic Ewen. Ewen (1899-1989) was a professor of English from Brooklyn College who was forced to resign in 1952 because of his progressive politics and resistance to McCarthyism, and who later formed a theater company. The collection contains correspondence, notes, clippings, and playbills.
Historical/Biographical Note
Kenneth P. Neilsen is an educator, artist, composer publisher and author, and was a Friend of Frederic Ewen (1899-1989), a professor of English from Brooklyn College who was forced to resign in 1952 because of his progressive politics and resistance to McCarthyism, and who later formed a theater company that produced plays. Neilson co-operated with Ewen in several such endeavors.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into one folder.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, notes, clippings, and playbills.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (and related rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection, created by Kenneth P. Neilson, was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Kenneth P. Neilson Collection on Frederic Ewen; TAM 574; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Kenneth P. Neilson in 2011. The accession number associated with this gift is 2011.030.
