FBI File on Joseph McCarthy
Microform Collection
Location: Microfilm E 743.5 .F355 1996
Scope: "This file documents McCarthy's witch-hunt, from the initial 1950 allegations of Communist Party members in the State Department to the Senate's condemnation in 1954. . .Details the FBI's observations of and involvement in McCarthy's accusations and includes correspondence between J. Edgar Hoover and senators", highlighting Hoover's repeated denials that the FBI leaked information to McCarthy. From the Introduction of the print guide to the collection
How to Search the Collection:
The collection is contained on 4 rolls of film in approximate chronological
order. A print guide accompanies this collection that includes Roll Notes,
and while not a complete inventory of the files, these notes provide a list of
specific documents that may be especially worthwhile to researchers. While
these documents along with others from the FBI have been released under the
Freedom of Information Act, according to the guide, "certain documents or
portions of documents have been deleted by the FBI pursuant to provisions of
that legislation."
Some documents of this collection may also be viewed at
http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/mccarthy.htm
Guides: Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the FBI File on Joseph McCarthy. Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources, 1996 (Microfilm E 743.5 F355 1996)
For more information about this subject in our Library Catalog, check out
these
Subject Categories:
McCarthy, Joseph--1908-1957
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Archives
Time Period: 20th Century
Subject keywords: FBI Documents, U. S. Politics
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