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Politics, Government, and Law

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1673 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Senate floor action found in the Congressional Record, 1953-1954

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains "U.S. Senate as a Continuing Body," taken from Congressional Record of January 6, 1953 from the debate on nation of adopting rules for the Senate of the 83rd Congress; various congressional records concerning S. Res. 301 from July and August of 1954; a Committee referral in the Congressional Record of August 5, 1954; and debates to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy in the Congressional Records from November 8 to December 2, 1954.

Dates: Other: 1953-1954
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Joseph McCarthy

Arthur V. Watkins prints, hearings, and other materials on S. Res. 301, 1951-1954

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note Contains various hearings relating to espionage, communist infiltration among army civilian workers, defense establishments, army personnel, Korean War atrocities, and special Senate Investigation on charges and counter charges involving the Secretary of the Army, Robert W. Stevens, John G. Adams, H. Struve Hensel and Senator Joe McCarthy, Roy M. Cohn, and Francis P. Carr all occurring between 1953 to 1955. It also includes various correspondence with Senator Joseph McCarthy and Robert T....
Dates: Other: 1951-1954
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Joseph McCarthy

Arthur V. Watkins pro-McCarthy news articles, 1949-1956

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents note

Contains news articles found among Watkins' pro-McCarthy correspondence from 1949 to 1956.

Dates: Other: 1949-1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Joseph McCarthy / Arthur V. Watkins correspondence on Joseph McCarthy / Arthur V. Watkins correspondence in favor of Joseph McCarthy

Arthur V. Watkins pro-McCarthy postcards, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents note

Contains postcards from American citizens expressing pro-McCarthy views concerning the activities of McCarthy to the Senate Select Committee.

Dates: Other: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Joseph McCarthy / Arthur V. Watkins correspondence on Joseph McCarthy / Arthur V. Watkins correspondence in favor of Joseph McCarthy

Arthur V. Watkins pro-McCarthy telegrams, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6 Sub-Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents note

Contains telegrams expressing pro-McCarthy views concerning the activities of McCarthy to the Senate Select Committee.

Dates: Other: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Joseph McCarthy / Arthur V. Watkins correspondence on Joseph McCarthy / Arthur V. Watkins correspondence in favor of Joseph McCarthy

Arthur Watkins sound recordings, approximately 1948-1950

 Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains phonograph recordings of family friends, and congressional reports from Senator Watkins. Dated approximately 1948 to 1950.

Dates: approximately 1948-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers

Articles and other material on Mark Hofmann Mormon-related forgeries, 1978-1988

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1571 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains articles and other documents concerning each of Hofmann's Mormon-related forgeries, dated between 1822 and 1912. Numbers on folder titles correspond to those listed on the "Main Forgeries..." sheet in the forgery lists and indexes folder (Box 6, Folder 5). Materials dated 1978-1988.

Dates: 1978-1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection on Mark Hofmann

Articles, clippings, and other material on Mark Hofmann rumored documents, 1985-1987

 Series — Box 7: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197232481223], Folder: 21-22
Identifier: MSS 1571 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains articles, clippings, and other documents regarding the rumored Oliver Cowdery History and the William E. McLellin papers (undated since imaginary, but probably would have been in the 1830s or so). Materials dated 1985-1987.

Dates: 1985-1987
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection on Mark Hofmann

Assorted documents, undated

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1509 Series 6
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: From Lucille Pratt's report: Most of the documents in this register are dated within the 19th century, with a substantial portion from the 17th and 18th centuries, and a small portion from the 20th century. The documents pertain to the area now known as the state of New Mexico of the United States of America. Many of the documents were created when this area was part of the Presidencia of Nueva Galicia under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, as a part of the overseas empire of the European...
Dates: Other: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection on New Mexican territorial history

Assorted Spanish documents, 1713-1820

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1509 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: From Lucille Pratt's report: Most of the documents in this register are dated within the 19th century, with a substantial portion from the 17th and 18th centuries, and a small portion from the 20th century. The documents pertain to the area now known as the state of New Mexico of the United States of America. Many of the documents were created when this area was part of the Presidencia of Nueva Galicia under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, as a part of the overseas empire of the European...
Dates: Other: 1713-1820
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection on New Mexican territorial history / Documents from the Spanish period of New Mexico

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