Records, [ca. 1951]-1954.

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Records, [ca. 1951]-1954.

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Correspondence and research information assembled in preparing the above reports. The material is arranged under such headings as Censorship, Pressure Groups, Communism, Student Rights, etc. and includes pamphlets, newspaper clippings, reports, and correspondence.

13.5 linear ft (in 25 boxes & 7 card file indexes).

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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