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McCarran Act- National Committee to Repeal the McCarran Act letters; reprint; American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born pamphlet; flyers; proposed program for revision; Congressional report; petition; and other related documents, May-August 1955; circa 1956; circa 1958; August 27, 1959; circa 1961; undated

 File — Box: 18, Folder: 29
Identifier: WEAT_018_029_001-014

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains petitions, letters, pamphlets, and other documents published by the National Committee to Repeal the McCarran Act, Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties, Los Angeles Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, and other organizations regarding the McCarran Act, also known as the Internal Security Act of 1950, or the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 which required Communist organizations to register with the United States government. For more material related to the Los Angeles Committee for Protection of Foreign Born see Sub-Series C: American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born/Los Angeles Committee for Protection of Foreign Born.

Dates

  • May-August 1955; circa 1956; circa 1958; August 27, 1959; circa 1961; undated

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 33 boxes

From the Collection: 14.6 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository

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