Records, 1958-1982.
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1934-1975)
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From 1934 to 1937 The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities began as the Special Committee on Un-American Activities and was also known as the McCormack-Dickstein Committee. The Dies Committee, was created on May 26, 1938, with the approval of House Resolution 282, which authorized the Speaker of the House to appoint a special committee of seven members to investigate un-American activities in the United States, domestic diffusion of propaganda, and all other questions relating thereto...
Women Strike for Peace
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Women Strike for Peace began in 1961 as a one-day protest against nuclear weapons, led by Dagmar Wilson, in Washington, DC; a nation-wide grass-roots organization most active during the Vietnamese Conflict, when it operated draft counseling and amnesty programs, and lobbied against the continuation of the war; has local chapters throughout the U.S.; national headquarters are in Philadelphia, PA; legislative office and National Information Clearing House are in Washington DC; also known as WISP (...
Wilson, Dagmar
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Dagmar Wilson began working as a free-lance artist and illustrator in 1946. She illustrated several books for children, including a series of fairy tale books in 3 languages for the Berlitz Schools of Languages. In 1961, she founded Women Strike for Peace (WSP), which opposed nuclear armament, but resigned from leadership of the WSP in 1967. From the description of Dagmar Wilson papers, 1948-1961. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63315174 ...
