Guide to the George J. Hecht Papers,
[ca. 1915]-1974.

Collection Number: 3473

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
George J. Hecht papers, [ca. 1915]-1974.
Collection Number:
3473
Creator:
George J., Hecht 1895-1980.
Quantity:
2.4 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, news clippings, and articles.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Correspondence, news clippings, and articles relating to George J. Hecht (Cornell University Class of 1917). Correspondents of note include John Lovejoy Elliot of the Ethical Culture Society and the Hudson Guild, William DeForest, James G. Blain, and Senators Hubert Humphrey, Lister Hill, Cleveland Bailey, and Robert Kennedy. Also included are three taped interviews and transcripts, 1974.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Publisher.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, news clippings, and articles relating to George J. Hecht (Cornell University Class of 1917). Correspondents of note include John Lovejoy Elliot of the Ethical Culture Society and the Hudson Guild, William DeForest, James G. Blain, and Senators Hubert Humphrey, Lister Hill, Cleveland Bailey, and Robert Kennedy. Also included are three taped interviews and transcripts, 1974.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Hecht, George J.,1895-1980.
Bailey, Cleveland.
Blain, James G.
DeForest, William.
Elliot, John Lovejoy.
Hill, Lister, 1894-
Humphrey, Hubert H.(Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978.
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
Ethical Culture Society.
Hudson Guild.

Subjects:
Education.
Public welfare.
Social service.
Publishers.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
George J. Hecht papers, #3473. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Subdivisions: 1. Personal correspondence and family life; 2. Social welfare work; 3. Education and educational legislation; 4. Hecht publications.Arranged chronologically within subdivisions.
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