- Creator
- Dallin, David J., 1889-1962
- Call number
- MssCol 722
- Physical description
- 2.8 linear feet (4 boxes)
- Language
- Materials are in Russian, German, French, and English
- Preferred Citation
- David J. Dallin papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
David J. Dallin (1889-1962) was a writer and lecturer on Soviet affairs. Born in Russia, he fled to Germany after being imprisoned for anti-tsarist activity. He returned to Russia following the February Revolution of 1917 but left the country again in 1922. Expelled from Germany and then Poland, he finally went to the United States at the outbreak of World War II. For nearly twenty years he was a contributing editor and columnist for the anti-communist paper The New Leader. His writings included books and articles on economic and political subjects. He also was a visiting professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Collection consists of Dallin's research files used in the preparation of his writings on the Soviet Union. Among these notes is background information for the footnote documentation for two of his books, Soviet Espionage and Soviet Foreign Policy After Stalin. Also, interviews held between 1948 and 1951 with former Soviet political prisoners and notes on primary and secondary sources relevant to the study of Soviet espionage and the NKVD.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Dallin, Lilia and Alexander, 1972Key terms
Names
Subjects
- Espionage, Soviet
- Intelligence service -- Soviet Union
- Spies -- Soviet Union
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service
Places
Occupations
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Key files available on microfilm; New York Public Library