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Title: Norman Allderdice collection
Date (inclusive): 1895-1984
Collection Number: 2000C53
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
135 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(81.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Pamphlets, leaflets, and other printed ephemera, issued by right-wing, left-wing and other political organizations, and by
governmental, business, labor, religious, educational and other organizations, relating to political, social and economic
conditions in the United States and abroad, and especially to right-wing and left-wing movements in the United States.
source:
Allderdice, Norman, 1894-1961
Physical Location: Hoover Instituion Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The collection was acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2000.
[Identification of item], Norman Allderdice Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1894 February 16 | Born, McKeesport, Pennsylvania |
| 1911-1915 | Worked in open hearth department, Carnegie Steel Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1914 | Graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology |
| 1916-1921 | Superintendent, open hearth department, National Tube Company, Homestead, Pennsylvania |
| 1921-1927 | Manager, Pittsburgh office, Manning, Maxwell and Moore, Inc. |
| 1927-1936 | President and treasurer, Arch Machinery Company, Pittsburgh |
| 1936-1939 | Special agent, Frank M. Knox Company |
| 1941? | Retired to Tucson, Arizona |
| 1961 July 27 | Died, Tucson, Arizona |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Norman Allderdice collection consists of pamphlets, leaflets, and other printed ephemera issued by right-wing, left-wing
and other political organizations, and by governmental, business, labor, religious, educational and other organizations. The
collection relates to political, social and economic conditions in the United States and abroad, and especially to right-wing
and left-wing movements in the United States. The materials span a period of approximately one hundred years. They include
English-language publications from publishing houses in Beijing, Hanoi, Moscow, and Pyongyang.
The bulk of the materials are organized in two series, each in rough alphabetical order. Within each series, most material
is arranged by the name of the creator, although some items are arranged by title, subject, or country. Oversize materials
are arranged separately at the end of the collection (box 135).
The desire to collect these materials grew out of Norman Allderdice's interest in individual freedom; conservative beliefs
with respect to social and political issues; U.S. foreign relations, particularly with Russia; and opposition to any system
of government that upholds autocracy.
The collection was acquired by Northern Arizona University in 1965. The university added printed matter gathered by a number
of other collectors to Allderdice's collection, including much material published after Allderdice's death in 1961. The Hoover
Institution Library & Archives acquired this pamphlet collection in 2000. The Norman Allderdice collection of serial publications
is available at the University of California at Davis.
The Norman Allderdice collection of serial publications is available at the University of California at Davis.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Anti-communist movements -- United States
Communism -- United States
Conservatism
Fascism -- United States
United States -- Politics and government
United States -- Social conditions
Socialism -- United States
Radicalism -- United States
Antisemitism -- United States
World politics -- 20th century
United States -- Economic conditions
Right and left (Political science)
Christianity and politics
Allderdice, Norman, 1894-1961