French, Burton L.; Eckstein, Joan; Recieved from Joan P. Gordon; Letters to Joan Chapman Eckstein; 1947-52; Box 1; [2A-D-6A]

Recieved from Joan P. Gordon September 2000 Burton L. French taught government at Miami University from 1935-46. Joan Chapman (Epstein) graduated from Miami University in August 1946. While at Miami, Chapman took classes with French and also worked as his assistant. French and Chapman wrote for several years following her graduation. She studied law at Stanford University and attended graduate school at New York University. After his retirement, French became involved with the Civil Service Commission's Loyalty Board of Review. Many of French's letters discuss Joan Chapman Epstein's graduate work and French's experiences on the Review Board.

Contents:

1. 1947-48 a. 1/24/47 b. 3/31/47 c. 6/1/47 [includes French's views on Communism] d. 6/10/47 [includes Miami University Commencement Program] e. 8/27/47 f. 9/20/47 g. 10/14/47 h. 11/23/47 [includes discussion of French's appointment to the Federal Loyalty Review Board] i. 12/13/47 i. 12/31/47 j. 1/1/48 [includes discussion of Communism, specifically refers to Alger Hiss/Whitaker Chambers] k. 2/4/48 l. 2/5/48 m. 2/16/48 [includes discussion of the Loyalty Review Board] n. 6/23/48 o. 11/2/48 [includes discussion of Presidential election]

2 1949 a. 1/13/49 [includes discussion of Communism, capitalism, and democracy; includes copies of letters of recommendation sent on behalf of Joan Chapman Eckstein] b. 2/12/49 [includes discussion of Communism] c. 3/14/49 [includes copy of talk given on Communism which aired on WLW] d. 4/16/49 e. 5/15/49 f. 5/20/49 [Western Union Telegram] g. 5/26/49 h. 5/30/49 i. 6/2/49 j. 6/9/49 [includes copy of address giben by French at the unveiling of the portrait of Dr. Alfred H. Upham]

3. 1949-50 a. 6/22/49 b. 6/23/49 c. 6/23/49 d. 7/8/49 [mentions John Foster Dulles] e. 8/6/49 f. 8/19/49 [includes discussion of Supreme Court Justice Clark] g. 8/30/49 h. 9/3/49 i. 9/22/49 j. 9/22/49 k. 9/23/49 l. 10/13/49 [mentions French's work for the Loyalty Board. Includes a copy of a letter sent to Miss Valerie and Mr. Holbrook Ashton on9/23/49] m. 2/19/50 [discussion of Communism in Hollywood or the "Hollywood Problem," and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington] n. 5/8/50 [discussion of the Loyalty Review Board]

4. 1950-53 a. 6/19/50 b. 7/16/50 [discussion of the places in Washington D.C. that French find most siginificant; discusses the possibility of Joan being appointed as assistant to one of the Supreme court justices] c. 8/6/50 d. 8/17/51 [two letters] e. 8/30/?? [postcards] f. 11/25/52 [discussion of the United Nations] g. 4/4/53 [From Burton French to Trudy and John Sundberg, friends of Joan Chapman Eckstein. Handwritten note on letter reads, "Joan: Thought you'd like to read this--but will you return it, please? Thanks,T-J S." Discusses the American Civil Liberties Union.].

French, Burton L.; Eckstein, Joan; Recieved from Joan P. Gordon; Letters to Joan Chapman Eckstein; 1947-52; Box 1; [2A-D-6C]

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French, Burton L.; Eckstein, Joan; Recieved from Joan P. Gordon; Letters to Joan Chapman Eckstein; 1947-52; Box 1; [2A-D-6D]

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