Papers, 1943-1986.

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Papers, 1943-1986.

Consists of extensive correspondence (approx. 20,000 letters); writings and speeches by Anderson and others, primarily his weekly editorial column Straight Talk and other American Way Features publications; American Party files including campaign materials for George Wallace and Anderson's candidacy for Vice President in 1972 and for President in 1976; subject files; accounts of trips to northern Europe and Russia in 1959 with then-Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson; editorial policies, financial statements, and sample issues of farm publications; and audio-visual material including tapes of John Birch Society meetings and American Party conventions.

93 lin. ft. (171 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6966270

University of Oregon Libraries

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John Birch Society.

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American radical right-wing political advocacy group that supports anti-communism, limited government, a Constitutional Republic and personal freedom. From the description of John Birch Society records, 1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 696628690 ...

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Anderson, Tom, 1910-1991

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Tom Anderson, editor, publisher, and conservative political activist was born in Nashville, Tenn. in 1910. Graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1934, with a major in economics, Anderson was equally interested in political science and English. During the Great Depression, he worked briefly for the Nashville Banner newspaper. Later, as publisher and editor of Farm and Ranch magazine, a monthly, then weekly, publication based in Dallas, Tex., which had absorbed the Southern Agriculturist in 1950...

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Andrews, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1899-1983

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Accountant and public official holding the following positions: director, Corporation Audits Division, U.S. General Accounting Office (1945-1947); member, board of directors, Panama Canal Company (1951-1953); president, American Institute of Accountants (1950-1951); Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1953-1955); Independent candidate for the presidency of the United States (1956); and a founder and member of the council of the John Birch Society. From the description of Papers, 1931-1...

Baker, Howard Henry, 1925-2014

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Howard H. Baker Jr., former US senator whose ability to work with Democratic and Republican lawmakers earned him the nickname of “The Great Conciliator,” died on Thursday, June 26, 2014. He was eighty-eight. Baker earned his law degree from UT in 1949. The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at UT was founded in 2003 as a nonpartisan institute devoted to education and research concerning public policy and civic engagement. Baker received the university’s first honorary doctorate in spri...

Rousselot, John H.

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Stone, Willis E. (Willis Emerson), 1899-

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Industrial engineer, author, and conservative leader devoted to the passage of the Liberty Amendment calling for the elimination of the federal income tax. From the description of Papers, 1955-1982. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 18905897 Willis Emerson Stone was born in Denver, Colorado on July 20, 1899. He attended local schools and was a graduate of the University of Denver. As a young adult, he was, at various times, a newspaper report...

Heinsohn, A. G., 1896-

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Rumely, Edward A. (Edward Aloysius), 1882-1964

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Inventor, educator, editor, and idealogical conservative. From the description of Edward A. Rumely papers, 1904-1959. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19131104 Edward Aloysius Rumely (1882-1964) was born in La Porte, Indiana, the eldest of thirteen. Edward was the son of Joseph Rumely, and grandson of Meinrad Rumely, a German immigrant and founder of a successful tractor company. At the age of 16, Edward entered Notre Dame University, and su...

Snowden, Robert B.

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Carto, Willis A., 1926-....

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Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008

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Everingham, Harry T.

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Benson, Ezra Taft

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under Eisenhower, apostle and later president of the LDS church. From the description of Speeches, 1966-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122462756 Ezra Taft Benson was United States Secretary of Agriculture January 21, 1953 – January 20, 1961. From the guide to the AV 14 Ezra Taft Benson U. S. Secretary of Agriculture audio recordings collection 1954-1977 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) ...

Courtney, Kent, 1918-1997

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Haley, J. Evetts (James Evetts), 1901-1995

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Born July 5, 1901. Raised in Midland, Texas. Worked his family's ranch along the Pecos River. Graduated West Texas State University. Fired from University of Texas in 1936 for denouncing President Roosevelt. Director of Institute of Americanism at Texas Technological College. Known for his books and articles on Southwestern frontier. Author of A Texan Look at Lyndon: A Study in Illegitimate Power (1964). From the description of Letter, 1954. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record i...