Edwin Berry Burgum academic freedom case records, 1934-1961.

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Edwin Berry Burgum academic freedom case records, 1934-1961.

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The records of the Edwin Berry Burgum academic freedom case contain administrative and faculty materials assembled between 1952 and 1961. The bulk of the material falls between the years 1952 and 1953, the period of Burgum's suspension and dismissal following his refusal to answer questions before the McCarran Committee of the United States Senate. The contents of the Burgum records consist primarily of administrative and council minutes; bound transcripts of the legal hearings between Burgum and New York University; internal administrative correspondence; correspondence with the American Association of University Professors; and "exhibits" of legal evidence presented at litigation by both Burgum and the administration under the direction of Thomas Clark Pollock, Dean of Washington Square College between 1947 and 1962. The exhibits contain a great deal of published material, such as books, newspapers, journals, court transcripts, articles and essays. They have been included with the other exhibit items within the Senate Faculty Committee series. The records also contain some earlier material pertaining to academic freedom, including a 1939 letter from Franz Boas regarding the Dies Committee.

4.25 linear ft. (8 boxes).

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American Association of University Professors

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Boas, Franz, 1858-1942

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Chase, Harry Woodburn, 1883-1955

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