Ian McLellan Hunter collection of Trotsky assassination materials, 1940-1970

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1911
Bib ID:
6910676 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Hunter, Ian McLellan
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
1.5 linear feet (3 manuscript boxes)
Language(s):
English , Spanish; Castilian .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Copies and translations of original Mexican police reports, statements, depositions, manuscripts, news clippings related to the attack on Leon Trotsky in 1940, collected by Ian McLellen Hunter for his screenplay "Trotsky."

Arrangement

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Ian McLellan Hunter collection of Trotsky assassination materials; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Tim Hunter, 1994

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Materials processed (removed from binders, refoldered), and finding aid created by Kevin Schlottmann, July 2023.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Research (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Mexico -- History CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Attempted assassination CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID