Series 3, Writings, 1921-1970, is arranged alphabetically by type, then chronologically and contains articles and reviews, lectures, speeches and discussions, manuscript drafts and research notes. The articles through 1945 were mainly written for The Nation, though early articles for Russian papers and Jewish-American journals are also found, the latter concerning the Jewish colonies in Russia and Poland. Foreign translations are included, mostly for Reader's Digest. Drafts of articles are included if they appear not to have been published. Annotations indicate that Fischer reworked some of his articles for his books. The lectures, speeches and discussions contain texts and printed discussions with others on radio broadcasts. Complementary information about Fischer's public appearances in lecture tours and broadcasts can be found among the press clippings in Series 6. The manuscript drafts concern a projected book entitled The Real Russia, or Russia, Reality and Utopia (ca. 1961), about the post-Stalin era at the time of Khrushchev in the Soviet Union. The research notes also contain some diaries and diary entries and notes on conversations. Of special interest are the typescript diaries concerning Fischer's first month in Spain (September-October, 1936), conversations with London politicians and others about World War II from July-October 1941, and a visit to India in 1942. The general notes are especially extensive for 1952 and 1958. In 1952 Fischer went on a nine-month world tour that included visits to Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Turkey and Yugoslavia. In 1958 he visited Indonesia and the Netherlands for research for his book The Story of Indonesia (1959). Some notes in the series concern conversations with unidentified people who are referred to with code names. There are similar notes in Series 4, Interviews and Conversations.