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Also Known As Sam Lesser Journalist Temporary Archives Catalogue RUSSELL, Sam (1915-2010), Also known as Sam Lesser Journalist Temporary Archives Catalogue (RUSSELL) ©Bishopsgate Institute Nicky Hilton January 2014 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents p.2 Collection Level Description p.3 RUSSELL Temporary Archives Catalogue p.5 2 RUSSELL RUSSELL, Sam (1915-2010) 1938-2010 Name of Creator: Russell, Sam (1915-2010) journalist, also known as Sam Lesser Extent: 45 Boxes Administrative/Biographical History: Sam Russell (pen-name of Sam Lesser, né Manassah Lesser or Manasseh Lesser) was born in Hackney on 19 March 1915, the son of Jewish-Polish immigrants. In 1934 he won a scholarship to study Egyptology at UCL, where, in 1935, he joined the Communist Party. Having been attracted to the Communist Party by its anti-fascist stance, Russell was persuaded to go to Spain to fight Franco's falangists. Telling his mother he was going to Egypt as part of his studies, he travelled to Spain in September 1936 as part of the first group of Britons to join the International Brigades. After being badly injured in 1937, Russell was no longer able to fight, but returned to Spain to broadcast propaganda, and later reported on the war for the Daily Worker. When the Daily Worker was banned in 1941, Russell worked in an aircraft factory, where he became a shop steward, before returning to journalism when the ban on the Daily Worker was lifted. In the course of his time at the Daily Worker, he reported a number of significant events from around the world. Based in Moscow from 1955 to 1959, he reported on the process of de-Stalinisation and befriended the Cambridge spies Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess. Russell also reported from Budapest during the suppression of the Hungarian Uprising in 1956, Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 (at which time he interviewed Ché Guevara), and from Chile during Pinochet's coup in 1973. Russell retired in 1984, and following the demise of the Communist Party in 1991 joined the Labour Party. In later life he was heavily involved in the commemoration of volunteers from the International Brigades, and was granted Spanish citizenship in 2009 in gratitude for his service to the republic during the Civil War. He died on 2 October 2010 aged 95. Custodial History: Deposited with Bishopsgate Institute by Ruth Muller, 3 July and 17 September 2013. Scope and Content: Papers of journalist Sam Russell (also known as Sam Lesser, Manassah Lesser or Manasseh Lesser), including correspondence, articles, newspaper cuttings, notebooks, publications, reports, photographs and ephemera relating to the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War and the International Brigade Association; press cuttings of articles by Russell for the Daily Worker and Morning Star; Russell's reports from socialist countries (USSR, Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas); Second World War, specifically the relationship between the UK and the USSR; Soviet Union, Stalinism and the Cold War; Communist Party of Great Britain, including policies and campaign material; Daily Worker and Morning Star; Correspondence from colleagues, 3 contacts, friends and family, (1938-2010) System of Arrangement: No further arrangement at present. Language/scripts of material: English, Russian, Spanish, various East European languages. Access conditions: OPEN Copying conditions: Photocopying, scanning and Digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law. Finding Aids: Copy of handlist available in Library Reading Room. Rules and Conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. 4 RUSSELL/1 Thirty notebooks, with handwritten notes by Russell (with n.d. 'Soldiers Guide to Rome') Thirty notebooks, with handwritten notes by Russell (with 'Soldiers Guide to Rome'), n.d. OPEN RUSSELL/2 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1968-1969 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1968-1969) OPEN RUSSELL/3 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1969-1970 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1969-1970) OPEN RUSSELL/4 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1978-1985 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1978-1985) OPEN RUSSELL/5 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1973-1974 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1973-1974) OPEN RUSSELL/6 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1972-1974 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1972-1974) OPEN RUSSELL/7 Materials on the USSR post August 1968, including 1968 correspondence, reports and papers Materials on the USSR post August 1968, including correspondence, reports and papers (1968) OPEN RUSSELL/8 Miscellaneous papers, correspondence and photographs 1940-1985 regarding China, general personal and political matters Miscellaneous papers, correspondence and photographs regarding China, general personal and political matters (1940-1985) OPEN RUSSELL/9 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1958-1960 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1958-1960) OPEN RUSSELL/10 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1965-1966 5 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1965-1966) OPEN RUSSELL/11 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1966-1967 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1966-1967) OPEN RUSSELL/12 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1954-1955 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1954-1955) OPEN RUSSELL/13 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1958-1959 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1958-1959) OPEN RUSSELL/14 Photographs and invite cards from visits to the USSR 1955-1957 Photographs and invite cards from visits to the USSR (1955- 1957) OPEN RUSSELL/15 Papers, photographs, press cuttings and illustrations 1939-1973 regarding the Spanish Civil War Papers, photographs, press cuttings and illustrations regarding the Spanish Civil War (1939-1973) OPEN RUSSELL/16 Papers and minutes of the Morning Star Federated House 1982-1984 Chapel Papers and minutes of the Morning Star Federated House Chapel (1982-1984) OPEN RUSSELL/17 Miscellaneous papers, newspapers and photographs on the 1940-1978 Jersey Democratic Movement and other immediate post- war international affairs Miscellaneous papers, newspapers and photographs on the Jersey Democratic Movement and other immediate post- war international affairs (1940-1978) OPEN RUSSELL/18 Miscellaneous papers on Spain and the International 1947-1972 Brigades Miscellaneous papers on Spain and the International Brigades (1947-1972) OPEN 6 RUSSELL/19 Typescript and manuscript reports and dispatches by 1938 Russell from Spain during the Civil War Typescript and manuscript reports and dispatches by Russell from Spain during the Civil War (1938) OPEN RUSSELL/20 Miscellaneous copies of The Workers Gazette, Workers 1941 News and The Worker, produced during the ban on the Daily Worker Miscellaneous copies of The Workers Gazette, Workers News and The Worker, produced during the ban on the Daily Worker (1941) OPEN RUSSELL/21 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on Moscow and Soviet 1956 politics Press cuttings of articles by Russell on Moscow and Soviet politics (1956) OPEN RUSSELL/22 Copy of UN Security Council Resolution 242 1967 Copy of UN Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) OPEN RUSSELL/23 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on Moscow and the 1959 meeting of Foreign Office Ministers in Geneva Press cuttings of articles by Russell on Moscow and the meeting of Foreign Office Ministers in Geneva (1959) OPEN RUSSELL/24 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on Moscow and the 1957 USSR (1957) Press cuttings of articles by Russell on Moscow and the USSR (1957) OPEN RUSSELL/25 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on Moscow and the 1957 USSR (1957) Press cuttings of articles by Russell on Moscow and the USSR (1957) OPEN RUSSELL/26 Miscellaneous oddments, including material from China, 1947-1979 Russia, notebooks, pamphlets, invitations and correspondence Miscellaneous oddments, including material from China, Russia, notebooks, pamphlets, invitations and correspondence (1947-1979) OPEN RUSSELL/27 Papers, notes, photographs and drafts from the USSR 1957 7 Papers, notes, photographs and drafts from the USSR (1957) OPEN RUSSELL/28 Typescript reports and press cuttings from Budapest 1956 Typescript reports and press cuttings from Budapest (1956) OPEN RUSSELL/29 Typescript reports from Moscow n.d. Typescript reports from Moscow (n.d.) OPEN RUSSELL/30 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs 1972-1981 Press cuttings of articles by Russell on international affairs (1972-1981) OPEN RUSSELL/31 Miscellaneous typescripts reports by Russell on the USSR 1956-1959 Miscellaneous typescripts reports by Russell on the USSR (1956-1959) OPEN RUSSELL/32 Miscellaneous papers and pamphlets, including material on 1942 the Daily Worker, Unity Theatre and the USSR Miscellaneous papers and pamphlets, including material on the Daily Worker, Unity Theatre and the USSR (1942) OPEN RUSSELL/33 Miscellaneous
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