New York: American Text Book Publishers Institute, [1952]. Pamphlet. 8p., wraps. 8.5 x 5.5 in. Wrappers soiled, otherwise Good. Industry response to popular criticism that school textbooks are "subversive." More
Cat.No: 326508
San Francisco: United Public Workers, [1950?]. Pamphlet. [4]p., wraps. Very Good. Brief pamphlet issued by the United Public Workers against the Red Scare loyalty oath required by the Levering Act (1950). The union opposes the requirement and argues it is unconstitutional. More
Cat.No: 332071
Berkeley: Independent Socialist Club, nd. 8.5x11 inch single-sided handbill; in very good condition. On protests against HUAC at UC Berkeley. More
Cat.No: 340675
San Francisco: American Civil Liberties Union, 1949. Pamphlet. 9, [1]p., wraps + 1 form letter on ACLU Northern California letterhead, dated November 15, 1949. Single vertical fold to pamphlet. Letter folded in thirds. Very Good. Statement against the Loyalty Oath drafted by University President Sproul and passed by the Board..... More
Cat.No: 325896
London: Pentagram Design, Undated, circa 2010. Paperback. Unpaginated, perhaps 75 or 80 pages, the short texts rubricated, a beautifully produced softbound in 8x6 inch cardstock wraps. The portraits, done on now-age-toned paper are reproduced faithfully, a nice production with faintest signs of handling, a very good clean copy. Pentagram papers..... More
Cat.No: 233246
Washington DC: United States Civil Service Commission, 1950-1951. Five United States Civil Service Commission memoranda; U.S. Loyalty Program penciled in red across the top margin of each item, 8.5x11 inch corner-stapled letters; Includes memoranda numbered 57, number 57 supplement 1, number 62, 63, and 68. The U.S. Loyalty Progam was..... More
Cat.No: 349365
Washington DC: Foundation for American Research Incorporated, [1955]. Pamphlet. [8]p., wraps. Covers toned. Pencil annotation to rear cover. Very Good. Includes a typed letter signed by Stanley Tracy (former assistant director of the FBI) to Maurice Rovner expressing interest in his “collection of literature” and promising to him a forthcoming..... More
Cat.No: 333492
New York: National Foundation for American Youth, 1941. Poster. 17.75x12 inches, printed on one side only. Old fold lines, otherwise Very Good. Reprinted from the Chicago Herald American (February 9, 1941). Book advertisement, with a reproduction of a news clipping and a portrait of the boxer Gene Tunney. The National..... More
Cat.No: 335301
New York: Teachers Union of the City of New York, [c1958]. Two 8.4x14 inch handbills with neat middle creases published by the Teachers Union of the City of New York regarding a protest action about teachers who fired for not informing on their co-workers. More
Cat.No: 336163
Chicago: Superior Match Co., [1955]. 1.25x4 inch matchbook with blue writing on a white background and a red stripe along fold, matches removed; somewhat soiled and handled, date penned in on verso, else very good. On the back it reads: I like McCarthy and his Methods. On the inside: I...... More
Cat.No: 337053
Washington DC: Republican National Committee, 1952. Ephemera. 1 brochure ([6] pages). Very Good. Anticommunist speech. More
Cat.No: 345811
New York: Committee to Defend the Victims of the Committee on Un-American Activities, 1950. Pamphlet. 15p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, wraps unevenly toned, staples rusted, pen notation on front wrap, else good condition. The "group of citizens" includes Robert M. Coates, W.E.B. Du Bois, Clifford Odets, Scott Nearing, Louis Untermeyer..... More
Cat.No: 332834
Denver, CO: Intermountain Jewish news, 1950. Newsletter. 8.5x11 inch single sided newsletter; toned, a few minor cracks around edges, else very good. More
Cat.No: 303060
Oceanside: Oceanside-Carlsbad Banner, [Early 1960s?]. Handbill. Single sheet, horizontally folded, light wear and handling, otherwise very good condition. Anticommunist tract defending The John Birch Society. More
Cat.No: 342572
New York: Teachers Union, Local 555, UPW-CIO, [1949]. Single sheet, printed one side only, 8.5x12 inches, fold creased, lightly edgeworn, "Sept. 1949" penned on verso, else very good condition. Against the Dewey-Feinberg law, which mandated the firing of teachers who were members of "subversive" organizations. More
Cat.No: 347828
Boston, MA: League for Democratic Control, 1917. Handbill. 11x5.5 in. handbill, printed on both sides. Toned. Horizontal folds. Good. Early document of the League for Democratic Control, a group focused on civil liberties that emerged amid increased censorship during the Red Scare and US entry into World War One. Among..... More
Cat.No: 332974
New York: Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties, [1963]. Handbill. 1 leaf, printed on one side only. 8.5x11 in. Minor creasing to edges. Very Good. Rally to oppose the McCarran Internal Security Act, including testimonials about registration of communists and union busting. More
Cat.No: 345815
New York: The Jefferson School of Social Science, February, 1954. [16p.], staplebound pamphlet; illus., light foxing on cover, light stain on front cover, else very good condition. The School was under attack as a "Communist front." More
Cat.No: 4148
Portland, OR: Oregon Committee for Protection of Foreign Born. Pamphlet. [4]p. brochure. Evenly age toned; Very Good. Pro-Democratic Party brochure for the 1960 election announcing support for an amendment to the Walter-McCarran Act that puts a statute of limitations on deportations and denials of citizenship for immigrants. More
Cat.No: 335277
Boston: Beacon Press, 1953. Paperback. iii, 400p., taped binding, photocopied reprint of the GPO version of 1952, wraps slightly wrinkled, somewhat handled, else in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 295057
Chicago: Chicago Civil Liberties Committee, [1935?]. Pamphlet. 12 [i.e. 13], [1]p., wraps. 8.5x7.25 inches. Very Good. Report by the Chicago branch of the ACLU on an investigation into University of Chicago faculty accused of spreading communist ideas. The case of "red-baiting" was brought by Charles Walgreen (founder of Walgreen drug..... More
Cat.No: 319120
[New York]: American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, 1956. Pamphlet. [2]p., stapled wraps, 8.75x11 inches, staples rusted, wraps lightly worn, a few spots of foxing on front wrap, else good condition. Consists of a list of sponsors, a brief program, a centerfold on the demographics of those facing deportation..... More
Cat.No: 332912
Washington: GPO, 1953. iii, 137p., very good in wraps. The Board's report summarizes CP goals and organization. A section discusses secret practices such as fictitious names and use of codes. More
Cat.No: 127803
Berkeley :: San Francisco: Progressive Labor Movement, [c1961]. 8.5x14 inch handbill; neat folding crease, else in very good condition. Discusses the invasion of HUAC in the Bay Area as well as an urgent call to action to protest the White Citizens' Councils. Progressive Labor Movement was the forerunner to Progressive..... More
Cat.No: 348132
New York: The Bureau on Academic Freedom NCASP, [1948]. 8.5x11 inch four page folio, with a letter from various institutional educators expressing concern over discussion of progressive ideas; faint toning, else very good. Sponsors listed include W.E.B. DuBois, Jerome Davis, and Frank S. Albright among others. More
Cat.No: 332158
