The document is a letter from Louis H. Waldeck to Helen Gahagan Douglas urging her to vote against contempt citations for Hollywood witnesses in the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Waldeck believes the procedures used by the committee are a violation of the Constitution and that upholding the citations would set a dangerous precedent for persecution based on political beliefs. He also criticizes the committee's actions as inciting fascist elements in the country and calls for the committee to be abolished.

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The Un-American Act: Hollywood's Contempt Citation

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0034
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Un-American Act: Hollywood's Contempt Citation
Date Created:
1947-11-17
EDTF:
1947-11-17
Creator:
unknown
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 a letter from Louis H. Waldeck to Helen Gahagan Douglas urging her to vote against contempt citations for Hollywood witnesses in the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Waldeck believes the procedures used by the committee are a violation of the Constitution and that upholding the citations would set a dangerous precedent for persecution based on political beliefs. He also criticizes the committee's actions as inciting fascist elements in the country and calls for the committee to be abolished.
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:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages