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Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 3397 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur V. Watkins correspondence on Joseph McCarthy, 1949-1956

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, postcards, telegrams, and other correspondence regarding the Senate censure proceedings against Joseph McCarthy. Primarily consists of mail received by Watkins during his service on the Select Committee, but also includes some responses that he prepared. Materials date from between 1949 and 1956.

Dates: 1949-1956

Arthur V. Watkins correspondence to anti-McCarthy citizens, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 8 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents note

Contains Watkins' responses to correspondence from citizens expressing anti-McCarthy views to the Senate Select Committee concerning the activities of McCarthy.

Dates: Other: undated

Arthur V. Watkins correspondence to pro-McCarthy citizens, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence from Watkins answering letters from Pro-McCarthy citizens concerning the activities of McCarthy to the Senate Select Committee.

Dates: Other: undated

Arthur V. Watkins family photographs, 1885-1972

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains photographs of Arthur V. Watkins and his family between 1885 and 1969.

Dates: Other: 1885-1972

Arthur V. Watkins hearing on Senate Res. 301 addendums and appendixes, 1954

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note Contains edited drafts of Addendum A and B from 1954; two copies of Laws Relating to Specifications 1 to 5 inclusive from 4 September 1954; a draft of Appendix I, an extract from part 19 of special investigations hearings (Mundt committee) pursuant to S. Res. 189, 83rd Congress, and the testimony of Robert A. Collier both from 1954; and drafts of Appendices II and III, an extract from part 20 of special investigations hearing (Mundt Committee) pursuant to S. Res. 189, 83rd Congress, and a...
Dates: Other: 1954

Arthur V. Watkins hearings, sessions, and press conferences, 1954

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains various reports of proceedings in the executive session by the Select Committee from late August through early September 1954, various transcripts of proceedings, edited reports of proceedings and transcripts of proceedings from early to mid September, and two edited drafts of the executive session from September 1954.

Dates: Other: 1954

Arthur V. Watkins memorabilia, 1910-1972

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper articles, awards, invitations, photographs, programs, and records outlining various activities of the Watkins and his family between 1910 and 1972.

Dates: Other: 1910-1972

Arthur V. Watkins newspaper clippings, 1946-1969

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper articles, interviews, and letters concerning various members of the Watkins family between 1946 and 1969.

Dates: Other: 1946-1969

Arthur V. Watkins pamphlets and articles on Joseph McCarthy, 1952-1959

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note Contains neutral correspondence concerning McCarthy and responses from Watkins on neutral correspondence regarding McCarthy all originating between 1954 and 1959; requests for copies of the McCarthy hearings and responses to those requests all originating between 1954 and 1955; correspondence from E. Wallace Chadwick from August 24 to September 6, 1954; six posters distributed by The Christian Nationalist Crusade prior to the Censure hearings of Senator McCarthy; a petition from the League...
Dates: Other: 1952-1959

Arthur V. Watkins papers for Enough Rope, 1950-1981

 Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence between Watkins, his publishers, and schools about his book Enough Rope, newspaper articles and book reviews about his book, and his book drafts from 1954 to 1970. It also contains newspaper and magazine articles, congressional reports and correspondence, and notes kept by Watkins about the Joseph McCarthy hearings from 1950 to 1981.

Dates: Other: 1950-1981