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Description: William Frey (1839-1888) was a Russian-American social reformer and positivist. Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts of writings, diaries, and other papers, chiefly regarding Frey's work in founding a community in Cedar Vale, Kansas, and to his preaching of positivism. Includes correspondence with Russian liberals and revolutionists, American communists, and American and English positivists; tracts on positivism; and a biography in Russian of Auguste Comte.
Names: Frey, William, 1839-1888 (Creator)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1860 - 1888 (Approximate)
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 1083
Topics: Cedar Vale (Ka.) -- Religious life and customs; Russia -- Politics and government -- 1855-1881; Communists -- United States; Positivism; Revolutionaries -- Soviet Union; Russian Americans; Social reformers; Frey, William, 1839-1888; Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857
Genres: Diaries; Manuscripts; Documents
Physical Description: Extent: 1 linear foot (2 boxes)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12354234; MSS Unit ID: 1083; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bb16c970-ebcc-013c-02ad-0242ac110004

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