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California Loyalty Oath Digital Collection view detail comment email this

This online collection "comprises more than 3500 pages of electronic text, more than 30 pictorial images, and 15 audio clips, which document the controversy (1949-1951) that roiled the University [of California] during the McCarthy Era." View material using the timeline (from "Preview" 1940-June 1949 through "Aftermath" 1951-1956), search, or browse by author, subject, or other factors. Also includes a bibliography and links to related material. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/loyaltyoath/
Topics: Political Parties & Theories

Last updated Jun 3, 2009


The Loyalty Oath Controversy, University of California, 1949-1951 view detail comment email this

History, background information, and more about the 1949 University of California Board of Regents mandate that "all University employees sign an oath affirming ... a denial of membership or belief in organizations (including Communist organizations) advocating overthrow of the United States government." Includes searchable transcripts of articles from UC student newspapers, archival documents, a partial list of faculty member non-signers, recollections from a non-signer, and a bibliography. From the University of California, Berkeley.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/uchistory/archives_exhibits/loyaltyoath/
Topics: College and University Education

Last updated Aug 23, 2003





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