Charles Orr (socialist)
Charles Andrew Orr (November 15, 1906 – August 15, 1999) was an American economist and socialist.
Early life
Orr was born in North Branch, Michigan on November 15, 1906. He received a Ph. D. in economics from the University of Michigan. Between 1929 and 1930 he was a statistical clerk for the League of Nations in 1929–1930.[1]
Career
He and his wife,
They were in Mexico in 1940 when Leon Trotsky was murdered.
As an economist, he was focused on the study of labor. He worked at
Legacy
Collections of his papers are held at the Walter Reuther Library, Wayne State University and Stanford University. Some elements of Orr's writings are also held within the Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan.
Works
- Stalin's slave camps: an indictment of modern slavery (1951)[5]
- Jobs versus people: workers' education guide to population problems (1974)[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Charles Orr Collection" (PDF).
- ISBN 978-0-230-52739-3, 2009
- ^ Jeremy Harding, Paralysed by the Absence of Danger, London Review of Books, 31(18), 2009
- ISBN 0-88738-198-7, 1988
- ^ Orr, Charles Andrew (1951). Stalin's slave camps: an indictment of modern slavery. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. p. 104. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^
Orr, Charles A.; Joyce, James Avery (1974). Jobs versus people: workers' education guide to population problems. International Labour Office. p. 104. LCCN 75327117. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links
- Charles A. Orr papers at the Hoover Institution Archives
- Lois and Charles Orr papers at the University of Michigan Special Collections
- Biography of Charles Orr
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