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Brandeis, Louis Dembitz

Type / Call #Personal / P-248Contains thirteen letters, on a variety of subjects. Of most interest are a letter written to Walter Lippmann, referring to talk with Felix Frankfurter regarding to Brandeis' confirmation as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916), and a letter to Abraham H. Sakier regarding Brandeis' desire not to have his name connected with any fund-raising project for a university in Palestine (1930). Also included are manuscript letters to Clifton Fadiman (1937), and David Ben-Gurion (1940).
Years1886-1940
Size14 items

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