William M. Mandel Papers, 1942-1995
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Summary Information
Title: William M. Mandel Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1942-1995

Creator:
  • Mandel, William M.
Call Number: M92-076; M96-225; Audio 1466A

Quantity: 6.4 c.f., 12 tape recordings, and 1 videorecording

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Papers of William M. Mandel, a self-educated expert on the Soviet Union best known for his many books and articles about Soviet life and culture, and also for his weekly radio broadcasts reviewing the current Soviet press on various Pacifica stations. His membership in the Communist Party and anti-establishment portrayal of the Soviet Union earned him the enmity of anti-communists such as Joe McCarthy in addition to characterization by many conservative thinkers as an apologist for the Soviet Union, although his intention was the promotion of peace through education of the American public. The collection documents his many activities, his point of view, and the controversy that surrounded him particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. There is also material concerning his activism in civil rights issues, anti-Semitism, the free speech movement, and the anti-Vietnam War movement.

Note:

There is a restriction on access to and use of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m92076
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Arrangement of the Materials

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 2 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

Related Material
Administrative/Restriction Information
Access Restrictions

Some materials in Box 17 (M92-076) are closed to research use until 2020 (items are marked).


Use Restrictions

Copyright in the collection is maintained by William M. Mandel.


Acquisition Information

Presented by William Mandel, Berkeley, California. Accession Number: M92-076, M96-225


Contents List
M92-076
Part 1 (M92-076, Audio 1466A): Original Collection, 1942-1995
Physical Description: 6.4 c.f. (17 archives boxes) and 12 tape recordings 
Scope and Content Note: The collection includes general correspondence; transcripts of hearings and remarks; news clippings; scripts of his radio broadcasts and of a similar but short-lived television program; listener mail; files concerning teaching and lectures; speeches; biographical material, including several autobiographical writings and the transcript of a 1970 interview conducted by Stephen P. Dunn; brief writings such as articles and letters to the editor; a copy of the book Soviet But Not Russian; letters by and about his son, Robert, concerning his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), 1963-1964; a file about the execution of the Martinsville Seven; and tape recordings of speeches, lectures, debates, his testimony before Joe McCarthy, and interviews.
Access Restrictions: Some items in Box 17 (M92-076) are closed to research use until 2020 (items are marked).
Biographical information
Box   1
Folder   1
Autobiography: “A Part of My Own Country,” 1976-1977
Box   1
Folder   2
Transcript of an interview by Stephen P. Dunn, 1970
Box   1
Folder   3
Other biographical information
Note: Vitae, miscellaneous writings.
Correspondence
Box   1
Folder   4
1940s
Box   1
Folder   5-6
1950s
Box   2
Folder   1-6
1950s (continued)
Box   2
Folder   7
1950s-1960s
Box   3
Folder   1-7
1960s
Box   4
Folder   1
1961-1968
Box   3
Folder   2
1968-1969
Box   3
Folder   3
1969
Box   3
Folder   4-5
1970
Box   3
Folder   6
1970-1971
Box   3
Folder   7
1971
Box   5
Folder   1-7
1970s
Box   6
Folder   1-3
1970s (continued)
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
Box   6
Folder   4
1951-1976
Box   6
Folder   5
1956-1959
Box   6
Folder   6
1961-1964
Box   7
Folder   1-2
1960-1966
Radio and television
Box   7
Folder   3
KQED-TV program, 1958-1960
Box   7
Folder   4
KPFA-Radio - miscellaneous unsorted, 1958-1972
“Soviet Press & Periodicals” radio program scripts
Box   7
Folder   5-7
1958-1960
Box   8
Folder   1-10
1961-1970
Box   9
Folder   1-6
1971-1976
“Soviet Press & Periodicals” listener mail
Box   9
Folder   7
1958-1960
Box   10
Folder   1-6
1960-1965
Box   11
Folder   1-6
1966-1968
Box   12
Folder   1-8
1969-1975
Note: Includes 1970 summer listener quiz.
Box   13
Folder   1
1976
Teaching and lectures
Box   13
Folder   2
1943-1959
Box   13
Folder   3
1960s
Box   13
Folder   4
Lecture at Monterey Peninsula College, 1962
Box   13
Folder   5-6
Free University of Berkeley, 1962-1968
Box   13
Folder   7
1965-1976
Box   13
Folder   8
University of California-Berkeley, 1969
Writings
Writings and speeches
Box   14
Folder   1
1948-1957
Box   14
Folder   2
1960-1969
Box   14
Folder   3-4
Writings, 1943-1969
Box   14
Folder   5
“Meet the Russians” book manuscript, 1944-1945
Box   14
Folder   6
Marcantonio biography proposal
Writings
Box   14
Folder   7
1968-1972
Box   15
Folder   1
1966-1969
Box   15
Folder   2
1972-1974
Note: Mainly Soviet ecology movement.
Box   15
Folder   3
Soviet women file
Note: News clippings, letters, etc.
Box   15
Folder   4
Reviews of Mandel's books
Box   15
Folder   5
Soviet But Not Russian, 1985
Miscellaneous
Box   15
Folder   6
Robert Mandel, 1963-1964
Note: Regarding his experiences in the South with SNCC.
Box   15
Folder   7
Martinsville 7, 1951-1952
Box   15
Folder   8
Civil rights, anti-Semitism, Rosenbergs, 1950-1954
Box   16
Folder   1
Published correspondence and interviews with Soviets, 1986-1994
Note: Mainly published material.
Box   16
Folder   2
Politics, 1950-1968
Box   16
Folder   3
Miscellaneous unsorted documents
Box   17
Restricted correspondence
Access Restrictions: Some materials are closed to research use until 2020 (individual items are marked).
Audio 1466A
Audio recordings
Scope and Content Note: Eleven cassettes and one 5-inch reel of recorded interviews with Mandel and speeches, debates, testimonies, and lectures given by Mandel on issues related to his area of expertise.
1466A/1
Interview, Foothill College, California radio station, 1972 July 17 (side 1); Speech at Merritt College, Oakland, California, , 1969 May (side 2)
1466A/2
Debate with Fred Schwarz on the rights of Communists to teach, Wheeler Auditorium, University of California-Berkeley, 1962 January
1466A/3
Testimony before Joseph McCarthy aired on NBC radio, 1953; Testimony before House Un-American Activities Committee, San Francisco hearing, , 1960 (side 1); HUAC testimony end; first lecture at Free University of Berkeley, , 1965 (side 2)
Note: Side 2 continues on next tape.
1466A/4
Free University of Berkeley lecture (continued); Sacramento television controversy over Mandel's appointment at University of California-Berkeley, 1969 (side 1); Lecture, “Soviet Civilization,” Free University of Berkeley, , 1966 August 15 (side 2)
Note: The ending of the “Soviet Civilization” Free University of Berkeley lecture is on side 2; the beginning is on 1466A/10.
1466A/5
Speech delivered when barred from Ohio State University, 1961 March 13
1466A/6
Debate with Robert North of Stanford, Monterey Peninsula College, 1962 March
1466A/7
Lecture on the rights of Communists to teach, Chico State College, Philosophy Department, 1963 November 13
Note: Ending on next tape.
1466A/8
Press conference regarding Mandel's candidacy for U.S. Senate nomination of Peace and Freedom Party, 1968 May 14
Note: Ending on next tape.
1466A/9
Lecture to Soviet Friendship organization, Los Angeles, 1971 August
1466A/10
Lecture, “Soviet Civilization,” Free University of Berkeley, August 15, 1966
Note: Ending on 1466A/4.
1466A/11
Debate on “Operation Abolition,” KQED-TV, undated (side 1); Lecture given by Dr. Boiko (in Russian), Siberia, , 1970 September 14 (side 2)
1466A/12
Interview by Radio Moscow, 1970 September 22 (side 1); Lecture on Vietnam Moratorium Day, Diablo College, California, , 1969 October 15 (side 2)
Physical Description: 5-inch reel 
M96-225
Part 2 (M96-225): Addition, 1995
Physical Description: 1 videorecording 
Scope and Content Note: Videotape of William Mandel on the television program News From the Front, regarding the KPFA-Pacifica crisis, August 9, 1995.
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