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um Tk Me se Nashville, Tennessee and after 4t had served its purpose and he had read it through, he had returned it to the headquarters. Ne atated that at a later date, QED of tho American Legion had weditten his and etated that he had checked it ont again and aA WEA SPELL 8 SURV u Fee Sew Wee Swe he would like it returned; hovever, SMM advised that he hat had that report only on one o¢casion and that it had been returned to Nashville; that he had wanted the report to show Gna Qi a DR. LILLIAN JOHNSON, who is one of the sponsors of the Highlenter Tolk 8chool, advised that DR, JOHNSON had formerly — owned the land on which the Mighlander Folk School is now situated; 42h Pt = /_ =e eke om - - ‘ that she had her home on that property and that she had becoms interssted in the idea through association with MILES HORTON; that she had formerly been a professor at Oberlin College in Ohio and had a reputation of | being very socialistically minded. QRMMD did not know how HORTON had met her but stated he had impressed DR, JOHNSON very favorably; that DR, JOHNSON is in no way associated with the Conmunist party as far as he knows; that her ideas do not lean directly toward Commnian but nore toward Socialien but she is very dnterested in educating the igno- rant, Me stated that she has been completely deceived by HORTON. a GEER aaviced that he had done everything a possible to discourage DR. JOHNSON in the Mighlander Folk School - and that was the reason for his ebtaining the American Legion report, He stated that he had shown her that report and had read her pertinent . parte of it, but she was still very much interested in the school © a and had complete confidence in HORTOR, | . GREP alco stated that the “peporte which the American — Legion had, contained the sams information that had been set out in - seven articles written for a Mashville, Tennessee yaper. a review of the file in this ease reflects that ‘dntere a ested offices have copies of those articles, A review also reflected | that reference letter dated July 23, 1940 contains a result of an inter~ view with AMMEN in Athens, Tonnessce which QM—p hat . returned over the data he had to ae that — . is presently located in Memphis, Tennessee. “ was, then contacted at his office located —_—— eu. Memphis, Ne advised that report containing informe- SE ee RE re me nT eye Sao te ot