Elfbrandt vs. Russell loyalty oath case papers, 1948-1996 (bulk 1961-1966).

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Elfbrandt vs. Russell loyalty oath case papers, 1948-1996 (bulk 1961-1966).

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Summary: Correspondence, newspaper articles, legal documents, biographical material, financial records, awards, photographs, and government documents relating to the Elfbrandt vs. Russell loyalty oath case in Tucson from 1961 to 1966. The majority of the collection concerns financial support of the Elfbrandts while their case was pending. There is also information about Clyde Appleton, a fellow teacher who also refused to sign the oath, and related F.B.I. files on him. Newspaper articles show a nationwide response to loyalty oaths. There are also F.B.I. files on Emergency Committe activities and correspondence about Helen d'Autremont's support of the Elfbrandts by waiving their rent.

1.75 linear ft. (3.5 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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The FBI established this classification when it assumed responsibility for ascertaining the protection capabilities and weaknesses of defense plants. Each plant survey was a separate case file, with the survey, supplemental surveys, and all communications dealing with a plant insofar as plant protection was concerned, filed together. On June 1, 1941, and January 5, 1942, the Navy and Army, respectively, assumed responsibility for surveying defense plants in which they had interests. Thereafter, ...

Appleton, Clyde.

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Emergency Committee to Defend the Liberties of Arizona Public Employees.

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Elfbrandt, Vernon.

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Biographical note: Vernon Elfbrandt taught for four Tucson Unified School District junior high schools, beginning in 1957. His wife, Barbara, taught eighth grade in the Amphitheater School District. In 1961, when the state passed a law requiring all public employees to sign a loyalty oath in order to receive salary, the Elfbrandts refused and took their case through the Courts. The statute was a reflection of a national concern about the threat of communism at the time. In 1966, the United State...

Elfbrandt, Barbara.

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D'Autremont, Helen.

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