Emmet, Christopher

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Chairman, American Friends of the Captive Nations; executive vice president, American Council on Germany; officer and organizer of other anti-Nazi and anti-communist organizations.

From the description of Christopher Temple Emmet papers, 1913-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870101

Biographical Note

  • 1900, March 18: Born, New York City
  • 1919 - 1920 : Attended Harvard University
  • 1920's: Attended University of Freiburg
  • 1938: Secretary, Volunteer Christian Committee to Boycott Nazi Germany
  • 1940: Chairman, Committee to Aid Britain by Reciprocal Trade Vice president, France Forever Member, executive committee, Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies
  • 1942: Moderator, Foreign Affairs Round Table, Station WEVD, New York
  • 1945: Chairman, Committee Against Mass Expulsions
  • 1946: Treasurer, Committee for a Fair Trial for Draja Mihailovich Member, board of trustees, Freedom House
  • 1947: Organizer, Committee for a Just Peace with Italy Member, board of directors, Common Cause
  • 1951: Executive vice president, American Council on Germany Member, board of directors, International Rescue Committee
  • 1955: Member, executive committee, American Friends of Vietnam
  • 1956: Chairman, American Friends of the Captive Nations
  • 1958: Vice chairman, Emergency Committee for U.N. Action on Hungary
  • 1959: Delegate, Atlantic Congress, London
  • 1974: Died

From the guide to the Christopher Temple Emmet Jr. papers, 1913-1974, (Hoover Institution Archives)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Emmet, Christopher Temple, 1900-1974. Christopher Temple Emmet papers, 1913-1974. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Thomas J. Dodd Papers, undated, 1919-1971. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Christopher Temple Emmet Jr. papers, 1913-1974 Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith American Council on Germany. corporateBody
associatedWith American Friends of the Captive Nations. corporateBody
correspondedWith Dodd, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph), 1907-1971 person
correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
associatedWith New York Times Company corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Germany
Germany.
United States
United States
Subject
Anti
Anti-communist movements
Anti-communist movements
Communism
Occupation
Activity

Person

Birth 1901

Death 1974

Male

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