Name
Rutman, Robert J., 1919-2020 (Interviewee)
Dorman, Joseph, 1958- (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Robert J. Rutman, circa 1988-1996
Abstract
Youth; family trade union background; Progressive Party 1948; joins Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) 1949; inactive; limits of CP participation, influence, attraction; House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) investigation; testimony, use of Fifth Amendment, consequences; Jefferson University Medical School (Philadelphia) firing, actions of administration, reactions of neighbors . Cancer research University of Pennsylvania, loss of career opportunities
Collection Name
Arguing the World oral history collection
Subjects
New York (N.Y.) Intellectual life 20th century; Rutman, Robert J., 1919-2020
Format
oral histories; video recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
circa 1988-1996
Note (Biographical)
Biochemist
Note
Interviewed by Joseph Dorman
Note (Provenance)
Joseph Dorman, Gift 1998
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
15145319
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-nbpm-3014
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.