Commission of Inquiry into the Charges Made Against Leon Trotsky in the Moscow Trials, New York, 1937 : photographs
Overview
Photographs of the of the Dewey Commission taken by Ruth Ageloff Poulos.
Dates
- Creation: 1937
Creator
- Commission of Inquiry into the Charges Made Against Leon Trotsky in the Moscow Trials, New York, 1937 (Organization)
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.08 linear feet (1 box).7 Gigabytes
Contains black-and-white photographs and a CD with scanned images of photographs.
Biographical / Historical
Ruth Ageloff Poulos was the daughter of Russian immigrants Anna Maslow and Samuel Ageloff. Poulos was a graduate of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. In 1936 and 1937 she lived in Mexico City as secretary to Leon Trotsky and to the Commission of Inquiry into the Charges Made Against Leon Trotsky in the Moscow Trials, frequently known as the Dewey Commission.
Arrangement
Collection is minimally processed. Materials are loosely arranged into two series: Digital files of images, and Photographs.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Special equipment or surrogate required; consult Houghton staff.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*2009M-48. Gift of Steven M. Poulos and Eric Poulos in 2009 November.
Separated Materials
Born-digital material has been separated: Russ146BD
General note
Includes audiovisual and/or digital media: CD.
Processing Information
Processed by Magdaline Lawhorn, 2018.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Poulos, Ruth Ageloff, photographer. Commission of Inquiry into the Charges Made Against Leon Trotsky in the Moscow Trials, New York, 1937 : photographs, 1937 (MS Russ 146): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 May 25
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02945
Repository Details
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