James Ralston Caldwell papers, 1925-1988 (bulk 1925-1965).

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James Ralston Caldwell papers, 1925-1988 (bulk 1925-1965).

Contains materials relating to the Loyalty Oath Controversy on the University of California and the University of Nevada campuses, a small amount of materials relating to Caldwell's writing, and personal papers containing correspondence and materials concerning Caldwell's death. Correspondents include Reginald Francis Arragon, George Boas, Arthur H. Braufield, the University of California Board of Regents, Robert G. Sproul, the Group for Academic Freedom, Charlton Laird, and personal correspondence between James Caldwell and his wife Katherine Field (Katherine Ehrgott Caldwell) and with Caldwell's sister Josephine Caldwell.

3 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)

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University of California (1868-1952). Regents.

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Caldwell, Josephine.

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Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975

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Sproul was at this time the president of the University of California; according to Alma's letter, he was a personal acquaintance of General Mark Clark, the U.S. high commissioner in Austria in the immediate postwar period. Ida was Robert's wife. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1943-1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864521 Personal correspondence and papers as President and President Emeritus of the U...

Online Archive of California

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Caldwell, James Ralston, 1900-1965

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James Ralston Caldwell was a professor in English at the University of California at Berkeley. From the description of James Ralston Caldwell papers, 1925-1988 (bulk 1925-1965). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 214965995 Chronology 1900 Born on Jan. 20 in Hastings, Minnesota. 1922 ...

Group for Academic Freedom.

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University of Nevada

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College Bowl began in 1953 as a radio program under sponsorship of the General Electric Company, moving to television in 1959. Each week two collegiate undergraduate teams would compete to be the first to correctly answer a variety of scholarly questions. The winner would return the following week, and the school would receive a General Electric scholarship grant. In 1963, the University of Nevada was invited to compete. Traveling to New York City with team coach Harold Kirkpatrick, the Nevada t...

University of California (1868-1952)

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...

Arragon, Reginald Francis.

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Field, Katherine, 1960-

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Brayfield, Arthur H., 1915-2002

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Arthur Hills Brayfield was a professor of psychology and the author of numerous books and publications on the topic of job and counseling psychology. In 1951, as a faculty member of the University of California, Berkeley (Assistant Professor of Education, Counseling Psychology), he refused to sign a loyalty oath and was terminated. From 1962-68 he served as the Executive Officer of the American Psychologial Association. From 1968 on he was the chair of the Department of Psychology, Claremont Gra...

Boas, George, 1891-1980

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Scholar, art critic, and historian of ideas, born in Providence, Rhode Island. Received B.A. and M.A. from Brown University; studied at Harvard and Columbia before receiving his Ph. D. from University of California at Berkeley in 1917. Served in U.S. Army in France during World War I; Lieutenant Commander and Commander in Naval Reserve, World War II; stationed under Eisenhower at Supreme Allied Headquarters. Historian of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins, 1921 until his retirement in 1956. Long time t...

Laird, Charlton, 1901-1984

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Charlton G. Laird was a linguist and professor of English at the University of Nevada, 1945-1968. In addition to his own publications, he co-authored English text books with Robert M. Gorrell, and a language book with wife, Helen Gent Laird. His correspondence includes folklorist and linguist Sven Liljeblad and his wife, Astrid; Nevada author Walter Van Tilburg Clark; Max and Michaline Urban, promoters for Latin America music in the United States; and Helen S. Carlson, author of a book on Nevada...