Papers, 1894-1982 bulk 1921-1980.

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Papers, 1894-1982 bulk 1921-1980.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38272810

The collection consists of Carey McWilliams' bound volumes, manuscripts, publicity and criticism, printed materials, and assorted correspondence and research files related to his life, writings, publishing and lecture activities, and political causes. Files include personal diaries, scrapbooks, notebooks, handwritten and typed notes, press releases, leaflets, pamphlets, articles, clippings, professional and personal correspondence, and outlines and manuscript drafts. These files reflect McWilliams' varied professional interests, including racial minorities, migrant farm workers, civil liberties, the Cold War, McCarthyism, the press, American politics, literature, religious cults, and the West (notably California and Colorado). The manuscript series documents McWilliams' original work in different genres: addresses, articles, reviews, fiction, and monographs. The collection also contains materials related to McWilliams' tenure as the Chief of the California State Division of Immigration and Housing (DIH), and a copy of the file compiled on him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

80 boxes (40 linear ft.)11 oversize boxes.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7401489

University of California, Los Angeles

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McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980

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Carey McWilliams was born December 13, 1905 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He completed his Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California in 1927. From 1927-1938, McWilliams was an attorney at the law firm Black, Hammack in Los Angeles. In 1938, he was appointed as Chief of the Division of Immigration and Housing of the State of California, a position he kept until 1942. During the period from 1945-1955, he began his long association with The Nation, becoming successively contribut...