Colodny, Robert Garland
Variant namesRobert Colodny (1915-1997) fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. He returned to the U.S. in 1938 with a severe head injury. After his recovery Colodny served in the U.S. Army in Alaska during World War II. Colodny received his Ph.D. in history and philosophy in 1950 and joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh in 1959. In 1961, a Pennsylvania State representative accused Colodny of being a Communist sympathizer, jeopardizing his faculty position at the University of Pittsburgh. After a HUAC hearing and a University inquiry, Colodny was cleared and his position secured.
From the description of Papers, 1937-2002 (bulk 1960-1995). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476063615
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| creatorOf | Colodny, Robert Garland. Papers, 1937-2002 (bulk 1960-1995). | Churchill County Museum | |
| referencedIn | Gerassi, John. John Gerassi oral history collection, 1980. | Churchill County Museum | |
| creatorOf | Campi, Louis A. World War II photograph album and scrapbook, 1941-1952 1941-1945. | UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library | |
| referencedIn | Harriman, Manny. Manny Harriman video oral history collection, 1985-1987. | Churchill County Museum | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the John Gerassi Papers, 1979-1983, 2000s | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| creatorOf | Hall, Claude C., 1896-1977. Claude C. Hall Papers 1918-1979. | Western Washington University | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Steve Nelson Papers, 1937-1991 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives [graphic] : small photograph collections. | Churchill County Museum |
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| associatedWith | Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Campi, Louis A. | person |
| associatedWith | Frank, Willard C. | person |
| associatedWith | Geiser, Carl. | person |
| associatedWith | Gerassi, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Hall, Claude C., 1896-1977. | person |
| associatedWith | Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. | person |
| associatedWith | Harriman, Manny. | person |
| associatedWith | Issar, A. | person |
| associatedWith | Landis, Arthur H., 1917-1986. | person |
| associatedWith | Nalimov, V. V. (Vasiliĭ Vasilʹevich), 1910- | person |
| associatedWith | Nelson, Steve, 1903- | person |
| associatedWith | Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Abraham Lincoln Battalion. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Brigada Internacional, XV. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Pittsburgh. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1915
Death 1997
Americans
