United States. Congress. House. Special Committee on Un-American Activities (1938-1944)
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The special committee was continued under the following resolutions:
H. Res. 26 on Feb. 3, 1939; H. Res. 321 on Jan. 23, 1940; H. Res. 90 on Feb. 11, 1941; H. Res. 420 on Mar. 11, 1942; and, H. Res. 65 on Feb. 10, 1943. Under an amendment to House Rules contained in H. Res. 5 of Jan. 3, 1945, the standing Committee on Un-American Activities was created to replace the special committee.
Democrat Martin Dies of Texas served as the chairman of the special committee throughout its existence. The committee had no direct predecessor. However, two earlier special committees of the House had similar jurisdiction: the Special Committee to Investigate Communist Activities, created in 1930 with Hamilton Fish as chairman; and, the Special Committee on Un-American Activities, created in 1934 under the chairmanship of John McCormack and Samuel Dickstein.
The special committee was terminated on December 19, 1944. The standing Committee on Un-American Activities, created in 1945, was the successor to the Dies Committee.
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| referencedIn | Leon Trotsky Soviet papers, 1904-1959. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | U.S. House of Representatives. Special Committee on Un-American Activities. 5/26/1938-12/19/1944 Organization Authority Record | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Josiah William Bailey Papers, 1833-1967 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Zeligs, Meyer Aaron. Meyer Aaron Zeligs Papers. 1923-1978. | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Ferry, Elinor. Papers, 1944-1988 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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| associatedWith | Bailey, Josiah William, 1873-1946 | person |
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| correspondedWith | Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 | person |
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| correspondedWith | Zeligs, Meyer Aaron, 1909-1978 | person |
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Establishment 1938-05-26
Disestablishment 1944-12-19
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