Background
Parry, Albert was born on February 24, 1901 in Rostov on-the-Don, Russia. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Blass) Parry. came to the United States, 1921, naturalized, 1926.
Parry, Albert was born on February 24, 1901 in Rostov on-the-Don, Russia. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Blass) Parry. came to the United States, 1921, naturalized, 1926.
Student, Columbia University, 1925-1926; Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1938.
Newspaper and magazine free-lance writer, 1921-1937;
editor, Consolidated Book Publications, Inc., Chicago, 1937-1941;
assistant division social science, University of Chicago, 1939;
research director radio broadcasts, Chicago Sun, 1941-1942;
information officer, Office of Strategic Services, Washington, 1942-1945;
Executive Board, Chicago Council Foreign Relations, 1943-1947;
associate professor political science, Northwestern University, 1946-1947;
professor Russian civilization and language, Colgate University, 1947-1969;
professor emeritus, Colgate University, 1969-1992;
head department Russian studies, Colgate University, 1947-1969;
director, Russian Area and Language Institutions, 1961-1966;
professor Russian civlization and language, chairman, Slavic studies Case Western Reserve U., 1969-1971, emeritus. Program consultant Radio Free Europe, New York City, 1950-1952. Visiting lecturer, consultant United States Army War College, 1958-1972.
Consultant Special Operations Research Office, Department Army, 1960. Visiting lecturer Inter-American Defense College, 1962-1968. Visiting scholar Radio Liberty, Munich, 1967-1968.
Executive officer Committee to Defend American by Aiding Allies, 1940-1941, Fight for Freedom Committee, 1941.
(A startling, documented report on the 1960s mutiny within...)
(A history of bohememianism in America.)
(Original 1933 printing. Some discoloration due to aging. ...)
Member American Association Teachers Slavic and East European Languages (national president 1961), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Louise Emily Goodman, October 25, 1941 (divorced 1971). Children– James Donald, Thomas Hugh.