Papers, 1938-1976.

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Papers, 1938-1976.

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Papers of a distinguished Chicago physician and cardiovascular researcher who refused to testify at a 1965 hearing of the House Un-American Activities Committee and instead filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Committee. The collection includes legal papers from the three lawsuits involved: the original suit, "Stamler vs. Willis," the Committee's criminal contempt of Congress suit, "U.S. vs. Stamler," and a counterclaim, "Stamler vs. Mitchell."

16.0 c.f. (13 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, and 2 flat boxes) and13 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6925305

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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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...

Cohen, Milton M.

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Kamin, Chester.

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Zeisel, Hans

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Stamler, Jeremiah, 1919-

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Hall, Yolanda.

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Jenner, Albert E.

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Sullivan, Thomas P.

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