The document is a letter from Rube Borough of General Insurance to Helen Gahagan Douglas, expressing appreciation for her support of the Sabath Resolution to abolish the Thomas Committee and against the citation of Hollywood writers, actors, and directors for contempt of Congress. The document praises Douglas for her actions and compares the current crisis to past events in American history.

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The Threat of McCarthyism: A Letter to Helen Gahagan Douglas

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0051
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Threat of McCarthyism: A Letter to Helen Gahagan Douglas
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 is a letter from Rube Borough of General Insurance to Helen Gahagan Douglas, expressing appreciation for her support of the Sabath Resolution to abolish the Thomas Committee and against the citation of Hollywood writers, actors, and directors for contempt of Congress. The document praises Douglas for her actions and compares the current crisis to past events in American history.
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:
1 Page