Papers, 1953-1961.

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Papers, 1953-1961.

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Articles by a free-lance writer on the extent and impact of the Hollywood blacklist which resulted from the investigations of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1952-1953, and an unpublished summary of her findings submitted to the Fund for the Republic in 1955.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1934-1975)

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The Fund for the Republic originated with a 15 million-dollar grant from the Ford Foundation, and its primary mission at the outset was to award grants and fellowships to individuals and organizations such as the American Friends Service Committee and the Southern Region Conference. The Fund also sponsored projects on such topics as academic freedom, American traditions, blacklisting, censorship, civil liberties, due process, educational activities, extremist groups, foreign policy,...