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Senate committee discredits red-baiters Highlights from the testimony at the investigation of the University of Chicago

Senate committee discredits red-baiters Highlights from the testimony at the investigation of the University of Chicago

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1935
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Chicago: Chicago Civil Liberties Committee, 1935. Pamphlet. 12 [i.e. 13], [1]p., wraps. 8.5x7.25 inches. Very Good. Report by the Chicago branch of the ACLU on an investigation into University of Chicago faculty accused of spreading communist ideas. The case of "red-baiting" was brought by Charles Walgreen (founder of Walgreen drug stores) on behalf of his niece, student Lucille Norton… Read more about this item
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Wake up America to Our Unpublicized National Peril

Wake up America to Our Unpublicized National Peril

by Miller, Josephine D., Sylvia Kraus

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1962
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New York: The Carriage Antique Shop, 1962. Handbill. 8.5x11 inch letter about the conspiracy to poison Senator Joseph McCarthy who went to the hospital to treat a knee injury and died five days later; small stain on right edge, a folding crease, else very good. Signed by the authors.
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Firing Line. Guest: David Caute, English novelist and playwright. Subject:

Firing Line. Guest: David Caute, English novelist and playwright. Subject: "The 1950's Communist Purge.

by Buckley, Jr., William F.

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1978
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Columbia, SC: Southern Educational Communications Association, 1978. Pamphlet. [2], 13, [9]p., wraps. 8.5 x 5.75 in. Discoloration to front cover. Good. Transcript of the conservative talk show host's conversation about David Caute's book on McCarthyism, "The Great Fear.
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Speech at Columbia University. On Occasion of His Installation as President of the University, October 12, 1948

General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Speech at Columbia University. On Occasion of His Installation as President of the University, October 12, 1948

by Eisenhower, Dwight D.

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1948
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[New York]: East New York Savings Bank, 1948. Pamphlet. 13, [1]p., wraps. 7 x 5 in. Ink stamp on rear cover of the Chemical Bank and Trust Company.
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Last night in Jersey City. [A] speech delivered by Norman Thomas, National Chairman of the Socialist Party, over Radio Station WJZ of the National Broadcasting Company on Sunday, May 8, 1938

Last night in Jersey City. [A] speech delivered by Norman Thomas, National Chairman of the Socialist Party, over Radio Station WJZ of the National Broadcasting Company on Sunday, May 8, 1938

by Thomas, Norman

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1938
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New York: The Workers Defense League, 1938. Pamphlet. 15p., 3.75x5 inches; wraps slightly worn, toned, faint foxing on front cover, else very good. Protest against Mayor Hague's banning of SP & CP events and marches.
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Harry Dexter White: loyal American

Harry Dexter White: loyal American

by White, Nathan I.

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1956
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Waban, MA: Bessie (White) Bloom, 1956. Hardcover. 415p., cloth-covered boards, spine and rear board sunned, "complimentary copy" sticker on free front endpaper, else very good condition. No dust jacket. Defense of one of the victims of McCarthyism, accused by Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers of being a Communist.
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Who are the traitors to America

Who are the traitors to America

by Maddy, Basil

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1948
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Oakland: Self-published by the author, 1948. Pamphlet. 51p., 6x9 inches; faint toning on front, else in very good condition. Anti-rich, anti-Catholic, anti-red scare.
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St. Louis Union Trust Company Letter [4 newsletters]

St. Louis Union Trust Company Letter [4 newsletters]

by Phelan, Towner

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1951
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St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Union Trust Company, 1951. Newsletter. Four newsletters, 8.5x11 inch folded sheets; some issues unevenly toned, two with red pencil notation on front cover, overall in very good condition. Issues: 41, 49, 51, and 56. "Towner Phelan, the St. Louis Union Trust Company's vice president for advertising in the 1940s, produced a monthly newsletter on… Read more about this item
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Phantom spies, phantom justice; how I survived McCarthyism

Phantom spies, phantom justice; how I survived McCarthyism

by Moskowitz, Miriam

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2010
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New York: Bunim & Bannigan, 2010. 311p., wraps, in very good condition.
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A Letter to Presbyterians Concerning the Present Situation in Our Country and In the World. Unanimously adopted by the General Council of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the United States of America, October 21, 1953

A Letter to Presbyterians Concerning the Present Situation in Our Country and In the World. Unanimously adopted by the General Council of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the United States of America, October 21, 1953

by Mackay, John A. (chairman), Glenn W. Moore (secretary) for the General Council

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1953
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Philadelphia: Office of the General Assembly, 1953. Staplebound. 8p., an upright staplebound brochure (9x4 inches), presswork on semi-alkaline paperstock in a self-wraps format (meaning no cover). The light paper is a bit edgeworn with corner-tip creases, a good (good-only) copy. In gist, somewhat muffled by the era's obligatory anticommunism, the General Council warns that Cold War maestros are feeding… Read more about this item
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The Communist Trial; an American Crossroads

The Communist Trial; an American Crossroads

by Marion, George

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1949
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New York: Fairplay Publishers, 1949. Paperback. 191p., blue and yellow wraps, spine creased, wraps lightly worn, else very good condition. Errata slip laid in.
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Intermountain Jewish news, vol. xxxviii, no. 26 (June 29, 1950)

Intermountain Jewish news, vol. xxxviii, no. 26 (June 29, 1950)

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1950
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Denver, CO: Intermountain Jewish news, 1950. Newsletter. 8.5x11 inch single sided newsletter; toned, a few minor cracks around edges, else very good.
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The outlaws of Maroon; a novel

The outlaws of Maroon; a novel

by Curl, John

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2019
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Berkeley: Homeward Press, 2019. Paperback. 302p., pictorial wraps, in very good condition.
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War Economy and Crisis

War Economy and Crisis

by Lumer, Hyman

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1954
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New York: International Publishers, 1954. Paperback. 256p., wraps, 5.5x8 inches; wraps slightly shelf worn, else very good condition.
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First report un-American activities in Washington State, 1948. Report of the Joint Legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities

First report un-American activities in Washington State, 1948. Report of the Joint Legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities

by Washington State Legislature

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1948
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n.pl: Joint Legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities, 1948. Hardcover. 622p., original brown cloth boards; corners mildly bumped, hint of dust soil on back board, else in very good condition.
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Report of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections to the Committee on Rules and Administration

Report of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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1953
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Boston: Beacon Press, 1953. Paperback. iii, 400p., taped binding, photocopied reprint of the GPO version of 1952, wraps slightly wrinkled, somewhat handled, else in very good condition.
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March of Labor: Volume 5, Number 7, August 1953

March of Labor: Volume 5, Number 7, August 1953

by Steuben, John, ed

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1953
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New York: March of Labor Inc, 1953. Magazine. 31p., stapled wraps, 7.75x10.75 inches, wraps worn, small tear at staple on front wrap, else very good condition. Special issue on the McCarran-Walter act.
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If this be treason

If this be treason

by Boyer, Richard O.

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1948
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New York: New Century Publishers, 1948. Pamphlet. 31p., wraps, staples rusted, rear wrap unevenly toned and silverfished along stapled edge, else very good condition, 5.25x7.5 inches. "Protesting the indictment of the 12 Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act..." *Seidman B379.
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HUAC and FBI; Targets for Abolition

HUAC and FBI; Targets for Abolition

by Mowery, Edward J.

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1961
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New York: The Bookmailer, 1961. Paperback. 107p., stiff wraps, in very good condition. Right wing publishing house founded by Lyle H. Munson.
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The Washington Unitarian Pulpit [Twenty-eight pocket sermons + News Years program]
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The Washington Unitarian Pulpit [Twenty-eight pocket sermons + News Years program]

by Davies, Rev. Arthur Powell

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1951
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Washington, D.C.: All Souls' Church, 1951. Staplebound. various pagination, 3.5x6 inches; throughout - toning, some staples slightly rusted, minor edge-wear, else in very good condition. Outliers: issue from May 1948 is foxing, repaired with non-archival tape, and the back cover is detached, New Years program back cover detached, minor water damage on November 1949 sermon, and two tiny green… Read more about this item
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