Urgent Appeal to Protect Constitutional Guarantees: A Letter to Helen Gahagan Douglas
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0017
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Urgent Appeal to Protect Constitutional Guarantees: A Letter to Helen Gahagan Douglas
- Date Created:
- 1947-11-09
- EDTF:
- 1947-11-09
- Creator:
- Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
- Description:
- The document is addressed to Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, expressing concern about a recent incident where armed men disrupted a Democratic Party meeting in La Crescenta. The writer believes this vigilante action is connected to the Thomas-Mankin Committee's investigation in Hollywood and calls for the committee to be abolished. The writer urges Representative Douglas to speak out against the contempt citations issued to Hollywood witnesses and to protect free speech and peaceable assembly rights. The incident in La Crescenta is seen as a potential first step in a larger attack on basic rights and liberties.
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_14_3.2_0000, Box 74, Folder 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
