April 24, 2012 – Philip Nel

Crockett Johnson’s FBI File. Part 1.

April 24, 2012Philip NelChildren's Literature, Crockett Johnson, Radical Children's LiteratureChildren's Literature, Crockett Johnson, Radical Children's Literature3 Comments

On April 21, 1950, the FBI’s New York Division reported that Crockett Johnson was one of “400 concealed Communists.” Â In June, the New Haven office began compiling a file on him. Â These are the first 15 pages. Â (Clicking on each page will yield a larger image.) This (above) is one of the less accurate pages