Willard Zerbe Park (October 14, 1906 – April 15, 1965) was an American anthropologist. Park was a teaching colleague of
Maurice Halperin
Maurice Hyman Halperin (1906–1995) was an American writer, professor, diplomat, and accused Soviet spy ( NKVD code name "Hare").
Biography
Maurice Hyman Halperin was born on March 3, 1906, in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1927, he received an ...
at the University of Oklahoma. Both Park and Halperin actively sought out recruitment with Soviet intelligence, or the "Communist East" through the ''
New Masses'' and
Jacob Golos. Contacts were made with
Elizabeth Bentley
Elizabeth Terrill Bentley (January 1, 1908 – December 3, 1963) was an American spy and member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). She served the Soviet Union from 1938 to 1945 until she defected from the Communist Party and Soviet intelligenc ...
through
Mary Price Mary Price may refer to:
*Mary Price (alleged spy) (1909–1980), American accused of being a spy for the Soviet Union
* Mary Grant Price (1917–2002), costume designer
*Mary Sue Price, playwright and scriptwriter
*Mary Elizabeth Price
Mary Eliz ...
.
Biography
He was born in
Silt, Colorado. He received his
A.B. degree in anthropology at the
University of California, Berkeley and finished a year of graduate school also at Berkeley. At Berkeley he met his future wife, Susan Brandenstein (1908–1993), who was also an anthropology student.
Beginning in 1942 Park was the Assistant Chief of the Economic Analysis Section of the
Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (OCIAA), and later the
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
In 1943 Park was interviewed in connection with a
Hatch Act
The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law. Its main provision prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president and vice p ...
investigation. Much of Parks FBI file is redacted, including his background material, which usually includes routine items like a date of birth, parentage, education, and personal information.
He died in
Reno, Nevada.
References
External links
A Guide to the Willard Z. Park field notes, 96-05 Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.
A Guide to the Shamanism in Western America: a Study in Cultural Relationships, NC1077 Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.
Further reading
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American spies for the Soviet Union
Espionage in the United States
1906 births
1965 deaths
People from Garfield County, Colorado
University of California, Berkeley alumni