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Richard Drinnon papers, 1901-2012

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Drinnon, Richard
Title
Richard Drinnon papers
Dates
1901-2012 (inclusive)
1960-1990 (bulk)
Quantity
3.42 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Collection Number
5779
Summary
Papers of academic, author and anarchist Richard Drinnon
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Richard Drinnon (1925-2012) was an academic, author, and anarchist. Drinnon received his PhD in History from the University of Minnesota in 1957. In 1961, while a professor at the University of California, Berkeley it was discovered that Drinnon was the second target of a shooter attempting to kill those associated with communism. During the 1968 anti-Vietnam protests taking place at colleges and universities across the country Drinnon participated in a walkout on Vice President Hubert Humphrey's speech at Bucknell University where Drinnon spent most of his career as a professor of history. With wife and occasional co-author Anna Maria, Drinnon had two children, Donna and Jon. Drinnon died in 2012 in Port Orford, Oregon.

Drinnon's best known works include Rebel in Paradise: A Biography of Emma Goldman (1982), and Keeper of Concentration Camps: Dillon S. Myer and American Racism (1987), working to chronicle the life of Myer, chief of the Japanese internment effort as the director of the War Relocation Authority. Other books include Facing West: The Metaphysics of Indian-Hating and Empire-Building (1997).

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Content Description

Correspondence, writings, notes, research, academic administrative and book project files from 1960 to 1990.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Drinnon, Richard--Archives
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