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Since 1931 he has been Professor of ‘Sock ology at Columbia University; a Trustee of. the Twentieth Century Fund since 1938, and a Fellow of th American Association for the Advancement of” Sé4ence. The book on _ Middletown has been greatly praised as a pioneer work, giving) rise whole new school of sociological research. "Twentieth Century ‘authors (Kunitz) " ur. and Mrs. Robert Lynd were among the persons who contributed to the fund collected for the defense of €lifford T. McAvoy, former Deput Commissioner of Welfare for New York City. This collection was made unde the auspices of the New York Conference for Inalienable Rights. Confidential Source, not iden : uoted in the report o. elie :::. 12/23/L1, entitled;*."They ew york Conference for Inalienabl Rights." In 1941 an informant ‘furnished an undated press release iseued y's the ‘American Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born at New York a This release stated that one hundred prominent Americans had sent an open letter to the president urging “democratic rights for the foreign b born," Among the signers were Mr. and Mrs,.Robert Lynd. : s : "C onf e inft entitled "For America's Sake Break With Franco. Spain" whi the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. . Listed supporters of the: advertisement were Helen Lynd and Ty bulletin of the.¢ ‘Committe on ‘Raue ( y ount Amerdcan-Soviet Friendship was issued in January “1946.° 1 his bu