ihrcenkel Inventory of the Kenneth J. Enkel Papers, 1947-1958. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, March 24, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries December 30, 2003
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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 30, 2003 English Enkel, Kenneth J., b. 1916. Kenneth J. Enkel Papers, 1947-1958 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 1 linear ft. FIN In English. Organization/Arrangement:

Arranged in seven series by case and within series by chronological order.

 Biographical/Historical Note

Kenneth J. Enkel (b. 1916) received his law degree in 1941 from the University of Minnesota. During the McCarthy Era, he defended aliens of the Minnesota region who faced deportation under the McCarran-Walter Act.

 Scope and Content

The papers (1947-1958) of Kenneth J. Enkel (b. 1916) consist of legal briefs, documents, and correspondence relating to deportation proceedings taken in the McCarthy Era against the seven following persons: Taisto A. Elo; Knut E. Heikkinen; Mrs. Vera Hathaway; Harry Roast; Charles Rowoldt; Lopez-Hernandez v. Brownell; and Heikkila v. Barber. The materials on the Knut Heikkinen case are incomplete. Mr. Enkel undertook these cases at the behest of the Minnesota Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born.

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 Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Enkel, Kenneth J., b. 1916.Wastilla, G. M.Elo, Taisto.Hathaway, Vera Mrs.Roast, Harry.Heikkinen, Knut.Rowoldt, Charles.Dim, Alex.Barron, Harriet.Shrode, Irwin.Englander, Isidore.Essin, Michael.Finucane, Thomas G.Foley, Alma, 1909-Freedman, Blanc.Green, Abner.Hall, Douglas.MacKinnon, George.Perfetto, J. D.Rapp, George Robert, 1930- Työmies-Eteenpäin (Superior, Wis.) Minnesota Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born.United States. Immigration and Nationality Act United States--History--1945-. Deportation--United States.Communists--United States.Finnish American Communists.Finnish Americans.German Americans.Russian Americans.Ukrainian Americans.Lawyers--Minnesota--Minneapolis.Diplomatic and consular service, Soviet--Washington (D.C.). Työmies-Eteenpäin (Superior, Wis.)