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Confidential Source’?-1 reported that on January 31, 1946, lynd contacted Bella Gold for an undetermined purpose. Tl also rep Henry H. Collins, dr., subject, of a Hatch Act-investigation by the Field ‘Division in -1942, asked Bella Gold for an introduction to that Sonia Gold Jisted Robert Lynd, Columbia University, as a re Civil Service application. T-1 indicated that Robert Lynd and He Lynd, members and sponsors of the ‘National Council of American Sov: and the Joint Anti~Fascist Refugee Committee, were listed in the. The "Daily Worker" of October 7, 1940, made refe ; of Nicholas Murray Butler, then President of Columbia University, who shortly, previous to that date had directed an open letter to eight Columbia Universit professors requesting that they support the cooperative war effort of the Uni States government or resign their positions with the university. Robert Staughton Lynd, Professor of Sociology, was one of those named. as qhe "Daily Worker" of November 12, 1940, listed Robert Staughto Iynd as a sponsor of a meeting of the American Comittee For Friendship wit) the Soviet Union held at Manhattan Center, New York City on November 15, 1940 The “Daily Worker" for November 19, 1940, listed Robert Staug lynd as a sponsor of a, conference to protect "Democracy in New York Schoo This conference eas called to combat the investigation of the Rapp-Couder’ mittee which was investigating Communist activities in the New York Educa