Category Archives: Political history

Poet Drama in the Selden Rodman Papers

Posted on May 11, 2020 by

Selden Rodman (1909-2002) was a prolific author, biographer, poet, editor as well as an art collector and cultural critic. He published a book nearly every year of his adult life. He was a rebellious young man who, while attending Yale … Continue reading →

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Barry Goldwater Strikes Back: A Forgotten Libel Case of the 1960s

Posted on March 2, 2020 by

The UW American Heritage Center was fortunate in April 2019 to have a visit from Dr. John Martin-Joy, psychiatrist and author who publishes on literary and psychiatric topics. Dr. Martin-Joy researched the papers of Ralph Ginzburg, a provocative author, editor, … Continue reading →

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