Zeligs, Meyer Aaron, 1909-1978.

• April 1, 1901: Birth of Jay Vivian Chambers.
• Sept. 26, 1903: Birth of Richard Godfrey Chambers (brother).
• June 1919: Graduated from South Side High School, Rockville Centre, L.I.
• 1919: Ran away from home. Used name Charles Adams.
• 1920: File clerk at Frank Seaman Advertising Co., N.Y. Used name Charles Whittaker.
• Sept. 1920: Entered Williams College. Used name Whittaker Chambers (?).
• Sept. 1920: Entered Columbia University. Used name Whittaker Chambers.
• Nov. 1922: Publication of Play for Puppets under name John Kelly.
• Jan. 1923: Withdrew from Columbia.
• Summer 1923: Trip to Europe.
• Sept. 1923: Employed at New York Public Library.
• Sept. 1924: Readmitted to Columbia University.
• Feb. 17, 1925: Joined the Communist Party.
• 1926 - 1929 : Worked for Daily Worker.
• Sept. 9, 1926: Death of Richard Godfrey Chambers.
• April 13, 1927: Discharged from New York Public Library.
• 1929: Living with Ida Dales.
• 1929: Out of Communist Party for a short period.
• 1928 - 1929 : Translated Class Reunion.
• Oct. 29, 1929: Death of father, Jay Chambers.
• 1931 - 1932 : Editor of the New Masses.
• April 15, 1931: Married Esther Shemitz.
• 1932: Left New Masses and "entered underground." Pseudonyms: "Carl" and "Bob."
• Oct. 17, 1933: Birth of daughter, Ellen Chambers.
• Spring 1934: Moved to Baltimore. Used name Lloyd Cantwell.
• June/July 1934: Met Alger Hiss under the name of "Carl" (Chambers' account).
• April 15 - July 1, 1935 : Moved to Washington, D.C. Lived at 28th Street apartment of Hiss. Uncertain under what name.
• May 1935: Obtained passport. Used name David Breen.
• Oct. 1935 - spring 1936 : Lived at Eutaw Place, Washington, D.C. Used name Lloyd Cantwell.
• 1935 - 1936 : First received documents from Julian Wadleigh.
• Spring 1936: Alleged trip to Westminster, Md., with Alger Hiss.
• Spring 1936: Lived with Maxim Lieber at New Hope, Pa. Used name David Breen.
• July 23, 1936: Certificate of title of motor vehicle (Ford).
• Aug. 18, 1936: Birth of son, John Chambers.
• Fall 1936 (?): Lived at 3310 Auchentoroly Terrace, Baltimore. Used name Jay Chambers.
• Spring 1937: Purchase of Westminster, Md., farm.
• Oct. 1937: Employment with National Research Project. Used name Jay V. David Chambers.
• Late 1937: Date of break with Communist Party (this date given at first months of testimony and in statements to government between 1939-1948).
• Nov. (or prior, 1937 to April 1938) : Lived at Mount Royal Terrace, Baltimore.
• Jan. 21, 1938: Furloughed from job with National Research Project.
• Spring 1938: Date of break with Communist Party according to later testimony.
• June 1938: Purchased 2610 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, under name David Chambers (summer 1939, sold this property).
• Dec. 1938: Alleged visit to Alger Hiss to persuade him to break with Communist Party.
• Sept. 1939: Visited Adolf A. Berle, Jr.
• Sept. 26, 1940: Baptism in Episcopal Church.
• March 20, 1945: Interview with Ray Murphy, security officer of State Department.
• Aug. 1946: Another interview with Ray Murphy.
• 1939 - 1948 : Employment with Time magazine.
• 1944 Jan. - May 1944 : Book reviews for American Mercury. Used name John Land.
• Aug. 3, 1948: Accused Alger Hiss before House Committee on Un-American Activities in public session.
• Aug. 17, 1948: Confrontation with Alger Hiss in executive session.
• Aug. 25, 1948: Confrontation with Alger Hiss in public session.
• Aug. 27, 1948: Repeated his accusation on "Meet the Press."
• Oct. 14, 1948: First appearance before New York Grand Jury.
• Nov. 17, 1948: Gave Baltimore Documents to Mr. Marbury in pre-trial examination in libel suit.
• Dec. 2, 1948: Production of pumpkin microfilm.
• Dec. 10, 1948: Resigned as senior editor of Time magazine.
• 1951: Returned to Westminster farm at termination of trial.
• 1952: Publication of Witness.
• 1957: Joined the National Review.
• Sept. 1959: Enrolled as undergraduate student at Western Maryland College.
• June 8, 1961: Marriage of John Chambers.
• July 9, 1961: Death of Whittaker Chambers.
• July 11, 1961: Cremation in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
• July 11, 1961: Release of news of death, after cremation.

• Nov. 11, 1904: Birth of Alger Hiss (Baltimore, Md.).
• April 7, 1907: Death of Charles Alger Hiss, Alger's father.
• 1909 - 1917 : Attended Baltimore Public School 14.
• Sept. 1917: Entered high school, Baltimore City College.
• June 1921: Graduation from Baltimore City College.
• 1921 - 1922 : Attended Powder Point Academy, Duxbury, Mass., and Maryland Institute of Art.
• Sept. 1922: Entered Johns Hopkins University.
• Summer 1924: Summer trip to Europe. Met Priscilla Fansler.
• June 1926: Graduation from Johns Hopkins.
• Summer 1926: Spent in Rye, N.Y., with his brother Bosley.
• Sept. 1926: Entered Harvard Law School.
• Nov. 3, 1926: Death of Bosley Hiss (brother).
• May 1929: Death of Mary Ann Hiss (sister).
• June 1929: Graduation from Harvard Law School.
• Summer 1929: Trip to Europe.
• Oct. 1929: Started year as secretary to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Lived on Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C.
• Dec. 11, 1929: Marriage to Priscilla Fansler Hobson.
• Oct. 1930: Employed by Boston law firm of Choate, Hall and Stewart.
• Spring 1932: Employed by New York law firm of Cotton. Franklin, Wright and Gordon. Lived first on Claremont Avenue and then on Central Park West.
• May 1933: Joined Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Lived at 3411 O Street, Georgetown (Washington, D.C.).
• June 1934: Moved to 2831 28th Street, Washington, D.C.
• July 1934: Lent to Nye Committee.
• Dec. 1934 (or Jan. 1935): First met Whittaker Chambers under the name George Crosley (Hiss's account).
• March 2, 1935: Resigned from AAA, went on payroll of Nye Committee.
• April 1935 - June 1936 : Lived at 2905 P Street, Washington, D.C.
• August 1935: Joined Solicitor General's Office.
• March 1936: Argued case of U.S. v. Knott in Supreme Court.
• Spring 1936: Contracted for purchase of Westminster, Md., farm.
• July 1936 - Dec. 1937 : Lived at 1245 30th Street, Washington, D.C.
• July 23, 1936: Signed certificate of title of Ford car to Cherner Motor Company.
• September 1936: Joined the Department of State-office of Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secretary of State.
• Dec. 29, 1937 - Oct. 1943 : Lived at 3415 Volta Place, Washington, D.C.
• 1939: Investigated under the Hatch Act.
• August 5, 1941: Birth of Anthony Hiss.
• 1943 - 1946 : Moved to 3210 P Street, Washington, D.C.
• Sept. 1939 - 1944 : Assistant to Stanley Hornbeck, adviser on political relations.
• Spring 1944: Joined State Department Office of Special Political Affairs.
• 1944 Aug. - Oct. 1944 : Executive Secretary (of the American delegation) to Dumbarton Oaks Conference.
• Oct. 1944: Became Deputy Director of Office of Special Political Affairs.
• Feb. 1945: Adviser to Stettinius at Yalta Conference.
• Early 1945: Became Director of Office of Special Political Affairs.
• April 25 - June 26, 1945 : Secretary General of San Francisco Conference for United Nations.
• Jan. 1946: Attended first meeting of General Assembly in London as principal adviser to American delegation.
• March 1946: Interview with FBI.
• Dec. 1946: Elected president of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
• Jan. 1947: Left government service.
• Feb. 1, 1947: Took office at Carnegie Endowment.
• Feb. 21, 1947: Awarded Honorary Degree from Johns Hopkins.
• June 1947: Interview with the FBI.
• Sept. 1947: Moved to New York, 22 East Eighth Street.
• March 16, 1948: Appeared before New York Grand Jury.
• Aug. 3, 1948: Accused by Whittaker Chambers before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in public session.
• Aug. 5, 1948: Denied Chambers' accusation before House Committee in public session.
• Aug. 16, 1948: Testified before House Committee in executive session.
• Aug. 17, 1948: Private confrontation with Whittaker Chambers.
• Aug. 25, 1948: Public confrontation with Whittaker Chambers.
• Aug. 27, 1948: Accused by Chambers on "Meet the Press."
• Sept. 27, 1948: Sued Chambers for libel.
• Nov. 4, 1948: Pre-trial deposition of Chambers began.
• Nov. 17, 1948: Chambers presented Baltimore Documents in prelibel suit deposition.
• Dec. 4 1948: Interviewed by FBI in Baltimore.
• Dec. 6 - 15, 1948 : Appeared before New York Grand Jury.
• Dec. 13, 1948: Resignation as president of Carnegie Endowment tendered.
• Dec. 15, 1948: Indicted for perjury by New York Grand Jury.
• May 31 - July 9, 1949 : First Trial
• Nov. 17, 1949 - Jan. 21, 1950 : Second Trial
• Jan. 25, 1950: Sentenced to five years in prison. Released on $10,00 bail pending appeal.
• Dec. 7, 1950: U.S. Court of Appeals denied appeal.
• Jan. 1951: U.S. Court of Appeals denied petition for rehearing.
• March 12, 1951: U.S. Supreme Court refused writ of certiorari to review conviction.
• March 22, 1951: Began prison term, most of which was served at Federal Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pa.
• Jan. 24, 1952: Counsel filed motion for a new trial.
• July 22, 1952: Motion for a new trial denied.
• Nov. 27, 1954: Released from prison-10 months' parole period.
• Nov. 1955: Yalta: Modern American Myth by Alger Hiss, Pocket Books, Inc.
• May 1957: Publication of In the Court of Public Opinion
• 1957 - 1959 : Employed by Feathercombs, Inc.
• 1959 - 1960 : Unemployed.
• 1959: Separation from Priscilla Hiss.
• Feb. 1960: Employed by Davison-Bluth, Inc.
• 1963: Publication by Atheneum of abridgment of Holmes-Laski correspondence.

From the guide to the Papers, 1923-1978, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)