Henry Collins

Henry Hill Collins Jr. (April 7, 1905 – May 25, 1961) was an American government official in the New Deal National Recovery Administration in the 1930s and later the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. He was a member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and the Washington D.C.–based Ware group, along with Alger Hiss, Lee Pressman, Harry Dexter White and others. He was also a "pioneer in the compiling of ornithological field guides."

Early life

Collins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1905, a "scion of a Philadelphia manufacturing family" in paper products. According to Collins, his ancestors came from England in 1640. He received a BA from Princeton University and a business degree from Harvard University. Whittaker Chambers also described Collins as "my personal friend." He also worked for the Soil Conservation Service, the US Department of Labor, and a House committee on migration.

Alleged espionage activities

In August 1948, as the Hiss Case began, he appeared under subpoena before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and would answer no questions of substance.

America's Own Refugees; Our 4,000,000 Homeless Migrants (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1941) The Constitutions of the 16 Constituent or Union Republics of the USSR: A Comparative Analysis (1950) Bent's Life Histories of North American Birds (edited) (1960) Bird Watchers' Guide (1961)