Isaac Deutscher Papers
Period 1929-1967
(-1972)
Total size 7.35 m.
Consultation Not restricted
Biography
Born in Chrzanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary 1907,
died in Rome 1967; journalist, Marxist historian; moved to Cracow in 1923, to
Warsaw in 1925; joined the Komunistyczna Partia Polski (KPP) in 1926, member of
the Polish section of the International Left Opposition from 1929; expelled
from the party in 1932; became supporter of Trotsky and followed the
`entrance-tactic' by joining the Polska Partia Socjalistyczna (PPS) 1935-1937;
edited and contributed to many periodicals (most of them illegal and
irregular); emigrated to Great Britain in 1939; regularly contributed political
commentary on developments in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to The
Economist, The Observer, the Tribune and other periodicals; at the same time
engaged in historical research; published biographies of Trotsky and Stalin and
wrote on cold war issues.
Content
Correspondence, mainly from the early fifties with political friends and
left-wing historians like Edward H. Carr, Daniel Guérin, Ernest Mandel, Roman
Rosdolsky, Alfred Rosmer, Bertrand Russell and others; correspondence with his
publishers; 23 prewar letters from Leon Trotsky to Trotskyists (all published);
original drafts etc., sometimes heavily edited, of his publications `Stalin,
`Russia after Stalin', `The Trotsky Trilogy', `Heretics and Renegades', `Russia
in Transition', `The great Contest', `The Age of Permanent Revolution',
`Ironies of History', `The unfinished Revolution', `The Non-Jewish Jew',
`Russia, China and the West', `Lenin's Childhood', `Marxism in our Time';
drafts of miscellaneous writings: articles, lectures and broadcasts; file on
the International War Crimes Tribunal in Stockholm 1967; press clippings of
most of his articles from 1944 onwards.
Arrangement
The IISH acquired the Isaac Deutscher Archive in
1977; for the convenience of visitors of the Institute letters from H.
Brandler, M. Eastman, R. Rosdolsky, A. Rosmer and others were removed from the
alphabetical files, where they were preserved before 1977 (inv.nrs. 81-89); the
collection contained a larger amount of printed documents, but they have been
incorporated into the IISH library; this is one reason why the present metrage
(7.35 metres) differs from the one given in the 'Guide to the International
Archives and Collections'(1999); another is the packing of the documents in
folders rather than in the files used previously
Processing information
List
made by Hermien van Veen in 2000
CORRESPONDENCE
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1-68
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Correspondence of Isaac Deutscher. Alphabetically. 1947-1967.
68 folders.
NB. .A. Balabanoff see nr.
81.
D. Bigelajzen see nr. 82.
H. Brandler see nrs. 83-85.
M.
Eastman see nr. 86.
R. Rosdolsky see nr. 87.
A. Rosmer see nr. 88.
N. Sedova see nr. 89.
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1-4
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1947-1950.
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1
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A-D.
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2
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E-L.
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3
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M-R.
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4
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S-Z.
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5-8
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1951-1952.
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5
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A-D.
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6
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E-L.
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7
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M-R.
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8
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S-Z.
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9-12
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1953.
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9
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A-D.
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10
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E-L.
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11
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M-R.
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12
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S-Z.
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13-16
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1954.
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13
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A-D.
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14
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E-L.
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15
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M-R.
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16
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S-Z.
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17-20
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1955-September 1956.
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17
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A-D.
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18
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E-L.
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19
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M-R.
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20
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S-Z.
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21-24
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September 1956-September 1957.
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21
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A-D.
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22
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E-L.
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23
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M-R.
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24
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S-Z.
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25-28
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September 1957-September 1958.
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25
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A-D.
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26
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E-L.
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27
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M-R.
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28
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S-Z.
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29-32
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September 1958-September 1959.
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29
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A-D.
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30
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E-L.
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31
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M-R.
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32
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S-Z.
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33-36
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September 1959-September 1960.
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33
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A-D.
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34
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E-L.
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35
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M-R.
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36
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S-Z.
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37-40
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September 1960-September 1961.
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37
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A-D.
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38
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E-L.
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39
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M-R.
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40
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S-Z.
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41-44
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September 1961-September 1962.
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41
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A-D.
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42
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E-L.
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43
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M-R.
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44
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S-Z.
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45-48
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September 1962-1 December 1963.
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45
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A-D.
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46
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E-L.
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47
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M-R.
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48
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S-Z.
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49-52
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1
December 1963-October 1964.
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49
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A-D.
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50
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E-L.
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51
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M-R.
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52
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S-Z.
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53-56
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October
1964-July 1965.
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53
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A-D.
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54
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E-L.
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55
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M-R.
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56
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S-Z.
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57-60
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July
1965-May 1966.
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57
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A-D.
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58
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E-L.
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59
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M-R.
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60
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S-Z.
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61-64
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May
1966-December 1966.
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61
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A-D.
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62
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E-L.
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63
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M-R.
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64
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S-Z.
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65-68
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1
January 1967-August 1967.
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65
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A-D.
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66
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E-L.
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67
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M-R.
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68
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S-Z.
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69-80
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Correspondence of Tamara Deutscher. Alphabetically. 1967-1971.
12 folders.
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69-72
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September 1967-August 1968.
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69
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A-D.
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70
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E-L.
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71
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M-R.
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72
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S-Z.
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73-76
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September 1968-December 1969.
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73
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A-D.
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74
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E-L.
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75
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M-R.
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76
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S-Z.
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77-80
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January
1970-December 1971.
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77
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A-D.
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78
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E-L.
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79
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M-R.
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80
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S-Z.
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81
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Correspondence of Isaac Deutscher with A. Balabanoff. 1954.
1 cover.
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82
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Correspondence with D. Bigelajzen. 1959-1961. 1 cover..
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83-85
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Correspondence with H. Brandler. 1948-1967. 3 folders..
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86
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Correspondence with M. Eastman. 1956. 1 cover.
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87
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Correspondence with R. Rosdolsky. 1952-1962. 1 folder..
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88
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Correspondence with A. Rosmer. 1950, 1954-1964. 1 folder.
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89
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Correspondence with N. Sedova (and E. (S.) Volkov). 1956, 1959-1961,
(1963). 1 folder.
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90
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Correspondence between Isaac and Tamara Deutscher. 1949, 1950, 1959,
1963, 1965-1967 and n.d. 1 folder.
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91
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Correspondence between Tamara Deutscher and Martin Deutscher. 1970.
1 cover.
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92-97
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Correspondence with the Oxford University Press, London. 1947-1962.
6 folders.
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98-100
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Correspondence with the Oxford University Press, New York.
1948-1960. 3 folders.
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101
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Correspondence with Hamish Hamilton and other publishers. 1954-1959.
1 folder.
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102
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Correspondence with The Observer, and typescripts of
articles. 1961-1962. 1 folder.
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103-107
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Correspondence with The Reporter, and typescripts of
articles. 1949-1963. 5 folders.
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108-111
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Correspondence with Robert Harben, Literary Agency, and accounts.
1953-1970. 4 folders.
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112-116
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Correspondence and other documents related to Isaac Deutscher's work
while a correspondent for The Economist and The
Observer. 1943-1947. 5 folders.
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117
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21 Letters
by Leon Trotsky to Trotskyists (all published). 1931-1938. 1 folder.
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118
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28 letters
from Lev Sedov and two from N. Sedova to Henri Molinier. 1934, 1936 and n.d.
1 folder.
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119
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Correspondence related to "The Prophet Outcast", Trotsky: 1929-1940.
1951, 1963, 1964. 1 folder.
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120
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Letters
from various persons to Henri Molinier and other documents related to "The
Prophet Outcast": Trotsky: 1929-1940. 1931-1938 and n.d. 1 folder.
MANUSCRIPTS
MANUSCRIPTS BY DEUTSCHER
Stalin: A Political
biography. 1949.
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121
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Typescript of final draft, page 1-947. N.d. 1 portfolio.
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122
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First
draft. Ts. drafts and fragments of chapters 12, 13, 14. N.d. 1 portfolio.
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123
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Notes
and summaries, including notes on conversation with Sir Stafford Cripps.
Set of page proofs. 1 portfolio.
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124
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Typescript of the chapter, added to the revised edition of
1967.
Setting copy for the Pelican edition made from a copy of the Oxford
paperback edition. 1 portfolio.
Russia after Stalin. 1953.
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125
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Ts.
drafts. N.d. 1 portfolio.
The Trotsky Trilogy. 1954-1963.
The Prophet Armed, Trotsky: 1879-1921
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126
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Carbon
typescript draft of The Prophet Armed and original typescript
drafts of chapters 9, 10 and 11. N.d. 1 portfolio.
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127
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Typescript fragments of first draft. N.d. 1 portfolio.
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128
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Notes
and notebooks. N.d. 1 portfolio.
The Prophet Unarmed, Trotsky:
1921-1929
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129
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Original typescript of final draft of The Prophet
Unarmed. 1958. 1 portfolio.
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130-131
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Drafts of The Prophet Unarmed. N.d. 2 portfolios.
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132-133
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Page proofs of The Prophet Unarmed. N.d. 2 portfolios.
The Prophet Outcast, Trotsky:
1929-1940
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134
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Original typescript of final draft of The Prophet
Outcast. N.d. 1 portfolio.
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135-136
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Drafts of The Prophet Outcast. N.d. 2 portfolios.
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137
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Early
drafts of chapters I and II, and carbons of bibliography and index for the
whole book. Includes an unpublished section on the Soviet Thermidor. N.d.
1 portfolio.
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138
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Drafts
of chapters III, IV, V, postscript and footnotes. N.d. 1 portfolio.
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139
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Notes
used in the preparation of the book.
Draft fragments (written 1955-56 and
abandoned October 1956). 1955-1956. 1 portfolio.
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140-141
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Notebooks of material collected during research for The
Prophet Outcast carried out in the Trotsky Archives of the Houghton
Library, Harvard. N.d. 2 portfolios.
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142
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Chronology used in the preparation of the book, and marked proofs.
N.d. 1 portfolio.
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143
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Galley
proofs. N.d. 1 portfolio.
The Great Contest - Russia and
the West. 1960.
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144
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Typescript and drafts. 1959. 1 portfolio.
Ironies of History: Essays on
Contemporary Communism. 1966.
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145
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Final
version, set up for the printer using cuttings of essays and the book "Russia
in Transition" (1960). 1 portfolio.
The Unfinished Revolution -
Russia 1917-1967. (Trevelyan Lectures delivered at Cambridge, January-March,
1967). 1967.
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146
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Drafts
and final version. 1966-1967. 1 portfolio.
The Non-Jewish Jew and other
Essays. (Posthumous). Edited, with an introduction, by Tamara Deutscher. 1968.
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147
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Final
typescript and galley proofs. N.d. 1 portfolio.
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148
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Drafts
and clippings of the various essays and Tamara Deutscher's introduction. N.d.
1 portfolio.
Russia, China and the West: A
Contemporary Chronicle, 1953-1966. (Posthumous). Edited by F. Halliday. 1970.
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149
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Typescript of Russia, China and the West, a selection
from syndicated newspaper articles. 1953-1966. 1 portfolio..
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150
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Typescripts of syndicated articles, from which Russia, China
and the West was selected. 1953-1966. 1 box.
Lenin's Childhood. (Posthumous).
Edited, with an introduction, by Tamara Deutscher. 1970.
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151
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Notes,
drafts, final version, and page proofs of Lenin's Childhood.
n.d. 1 portfolio.
Marxism in our time. Essays.
(Posthumous). Edited by Tamara Deutscher. 1972.
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152-153
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Material used in compilation of Marxism in our time.
N.d. 2 portfolios.
Miscellaneous writings,
lectures and broadcasts
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154-156
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Typescripts of miscellaneous writings, lectures and broadcasts.
1945, 1948-1951,1953-1959, 1961-1968 and n.d. 3 boxes.
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157-159
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Miscellaneous printed articles and interviews. 1942-1967 and n.d.
3 boxes.
Notebooks
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160
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Notebooks. N.d. 1 folder.
MANUSCRIPTS BY OTHERS
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161-165
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Typescripts by R. Rosdolsky. N.d. 5 folders.
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166
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Typescripts by others. 1942, 1952, 1961, 1965, 1966 and n.d.
1 folder.
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
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167
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Auto- and
biographical documents. 1968 and n.d. 1 folder.
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168-171
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Financial documents. 1958-1965 and n.d. 4 folders.
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172-173
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Calendar and Desk Diaries. 1942-1955, 1957-1963. 2 portfolios.
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174-175
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The
Economist Diary. 1964-1967. 2 portfolios.
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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176
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Documents
relating to `Deutscher as Historian and Prophet' by L. Labedz. 1962-1964.
1 folder.
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177
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Documents
relating to "Teach-ins" in protest against the Vietnam War. 1965-1966.
1 folder.
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178
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Documents
relating to the 2nd Annual Socialist Scholars Conference. 1966. 1 folder.
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179-180
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Documents relating to the International War Crimes Tribunal.
1966-1967. 2 folders.
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181
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Documents
relating to Polish Protest. 1966-1967. 1 folder.
DOCUMENTATION
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182-189
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Books
containing cuttings of reviews of Isaac Deutscher's books. 1949-1972 and n.d.
8 portfolios.
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190
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Reviews of
Isaac Deutscher's books in the German press. 1959-1960, 1962-1964 and n.d.
1 box.
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191
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Cuttings of
reviews of Isaac Deutscher's books. 1949, 1953-1954, 1963-1965, 1967-1973,
1975-1977 and n.d. 1 box.
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192
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Cuttings of
obituary notices and other articles which appeared after Isaac Deutscher's
death. 1967, 1969, 1977. 1 folder.
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193-195
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Various
documentation. 1944, 1945, 1947-1950, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1965-1969, 1971-1975
and n.d. 3 folders.
