The document writer expresses their disapproval of the procedures used by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and states their intention to vote against upholding contempt charges against Hollywood witnesses. They believe that the Committee's methods are a violation of the Constitution and call for its dissolution to protect freedom of speech and the press.

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Opposition to the Un-American Activities Committee

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0033
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Opposition to the Un-American Activities Committee
Date Created:
1947-01-01
EDTF:
1947-01-01
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 writer expresses their disapproval of the procedures used by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and states their intention to vote against upholding contempt charges against Hollywood witnesses. They believe that the Committee's methods are a violation of the Constitution and call for its dissolution to protect freedom of speech and the press.
Congress:
80th (1947-1949)
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:
2 Pages