Donald A. Swan was an American

United States

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 anthropologist.

Swan was a founder of the International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics

International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics

The International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics was a prominent group in the promotion of eugenics and segregation, and the first publisher of Mankind Quarterly.-History:...

 and was involved in the Northern League

Northern League (neo-Nazi)

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. He was an assistant professor at The University of Southern Mississippi

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 and studied economics at Columbia

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.

In 1966, Swan was arrested on mail-fraud charges. During the raid on Swan's apartment in Queens

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, New York

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, the police found Nazi memorabilia, weapons and ammunition. A book by George Lincoln Rockwell

George Lincoln Rockwell

George Lincoln Rockwell was the founder of the American Nazi Party. Rockwell was a major figure in the neo-Nazi movement in the United States, and his beliefs and writings have continued to be influential among white nationalists and neo-Nazis.-Early life:Rockwell was born in Bloomington,...

 of the American Nazi Party

American Nazi Party

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 was also found, as well as a photograph depicting Swan with American Nazi Party members.

After Swan's death, his papers were purchased and donated to Roger Pearson at the Institute for the Study of Man

Roger Pearson

Roger Pearson is a British anthropologist, conservationist, eugenics advocate, founder of the Neo Nazi organization Northern League, and publisher of several journals.-Life and work:...

, under a Pioneer Fund

Pioneer Fund

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grant of $59,000.