Rufus King papers, 1950-1974.

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Rufus King papers, 1950-1974.

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The collection includes papers and documents detailing Rufus King's debate with Harry Anslinger, head of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), about the indirect prohibition of narcotic drugs, particularly marijuana, in the United States. King's letters to congressmen and doctors as well as newspaper and magazine clippings of articles by King and others concerning the narcotics controversy are included. Two audio-taped interviews with King and a photograph complete the collection.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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King, Rufus, 1917-1999

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Rufus King (1917-1999) was an attorney and author specializing in drug policy and criminal justice reform. In 1951, King became the legislative counsel to the Special Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime. In 1955, he initiated a joint report by the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association that strongly critiqued the prohibition argument and drew fire from the Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger. From 1957 to 1960, he was chairman of the Criminal Justice ...

Anslinger, H. J. (Harry Jacob), 1892-1975

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U.S. commissioner of narcotics, 1946-1963; d. 1975. From the description of Papers, 1928-1968. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70958932 Harry Jacob Anslinger was born 20 May 1892 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He attended Pennsylvania State College, 1913-1915, and received his LL.B. from American University in 1930. Anslinger served in the U.S. Government, 1918-1963, under nine presidents; he held consular posts in The Netherlands, Germany, Venezuela, and the Bahama...