Victor L. Berger Collected Papers
Scope and Contents
Speeches by Berger were printed in the Congressional Record and are included in this collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1926
Biographical Note
Victor L. Berger (1860-1929) of Wisconsin was a member of the House of Representatives. In 1919, Victor Berger and four Socialist co-defendents were convicted of conspiracy in violation of the Espionage Act and were sentence to twenty years at Leavenworth Prison. The verdict was unsuccessfully appealed. Berger's co-defendents were Adolph Germer, J. Louis Engdahl, Irwin St. John Tucker, and William F. Kruse, all of whom were activists in the Socialist Party.
Extent
0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Berger, Victor L., 1860-1929 (Person)
- Berger, Victor L., 1860-1929 (Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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