FBI File on the House Committee on Un-American Activities
Microform Collection
Location: Microfilm E 743.5 .F358 1985
Scope: "Spanning 37 years, from the later New
Deal period to the immediate post-Watergate years. . .the file contains hundreds
of substantive documents on such major historical issues and developments as the
legislative-executive conflict of the Franklin Roosevelt and early Cold War
eras; the Hollywood Ten hearings and the entertainment industry blacklists of
the McCarthy era; and the civil rights, antiwar and black nationalist movements
of the 1960's." Introduction of the Print Guide
to the collection
Established in May 1938, the House Committee on Un-American Activities
was a permanent standing committee until 1975.
How to Search the Collection: The
collection is contained on 9 rolls of film. The three page Introduction
of the print guide to this collection provides a useful "outline"
of the three major sections of the collection and the time periods covered
in each section. The collection is arranged chronologically and the print
guide provides timelines and the corresponding roll and frame numbers.
Guides: One print guide accompanies the
collection.
Subject Categories: To locate more information on this topic, search the Library Catalog under these subjects:
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Subversive Activities--United States--History--20th Century
Time Period: 20th Century
Subject keywords: FBI Documents, U. S. Politics
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