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= My i} 4 anid vr ‘ wife and son,and they have sold their home in Connecticut. Letter to Director Educ ation mo ROBESON graduated from Rutgers College in 1919 with a BA ‘degree, ° and he received a Law degree in 1923 from Columbia University. At college he came into prominence in 19h) 8 when he was selected by WALTER CAMP ,as a ee SO ewes FRR isifiet We member of the 1918 All American “Football Tean, Exployment __ cone oe PS oes = PAUL ROBESON is a concert singer and actor. In 1925 he gave his ~ first concert and,since that date,has gained international fame as a singere He travels throughout the country on his concert tours and appears as guest artist at nuverous Commnist-sponsored functions. He is also employed as _ Chairman of the Council on African Affairs and is Chairman of the Editorial... _ Board of "Freedom," a monthly publication of Freedom Associates. Both of these organizations are located at 53 We 125th St. ’ NIC. _ Residence PAUL ROBESON resides at 22 E. 89th Street,in care of a ROBESON receives his mail at this address and is reported to reside there at irregular intervals, has advised that ROBESO! is out of town most of the time,but does aA4—_._.—. —-.-_— = adéress when in NYe it has been repor ried that ROBESON is estran CP Affiliations -. ... . - co a! —_ wpe mone he. In April, 19h, it was reported that PAUL ROBESON was a member of the CP Political Association under the name JO OMAS. It was reported that in- — 198 ROBESON refused to testify before d@ Congressional Committee as to whether ~ or not he was a Communist, However, various informants have reported that — ROBESON has been a menber of the CP for many years. ROBESON has been associated with numerous CP front organizations and,over the years,has been a favorite | guest artist at Communist sponsored conferences. ——. cee tne Be In the August, 1936 issues of "Soviet Russia Today," ROBESON is oe quéted as having said "The Soviet Union is the only country I've ever been. _ in where I've felt completely at ease. I've lived in England and America ©“ -"- and I almost circled the globe - but for myself, wife, and son the Soviet - Union is our future home. For awhile, however, I wouldn't feel right going ~ ~ ta