Finding Aid for the Florence M. Sloat Collection of Material about the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1959-1960
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Finding Aid for the Florence M. Sloat Collection of Material about the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1959-1960
Collection number: 1034
UCLA Library Special CollectionsUCLA Library Special Collections staff
Los Angeles, CA
- UCLA Library Special Collections staff
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Processed by:
- Saundra Taylor, February 1969
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, September 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Florence M. Sloat Collection of Material about the House Committee on Un-American Activities,
Date (inclusive): 1959-1960
Collection number: 1034
Creator:
Sloat, Florence M.
Extent:
2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Florence M. Sloat was chairman of the Teacher Defense Committee during the period of the House Un-American Activities Committee
hearings in California and was one of the subpoenaed teachers. The collection consists of printed materials and correspondence
relating to the hearings and Sloat's subpoena.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Florence M. Sloat, November 1968.
[Identification of item], Florence M. Sloat Collection of Material about the House Committee on Un-American Activities (Collection
1034). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233790
Florence M. Sloat was chairman of the Teacher Defense Committee during the period of the hearings and was one of the subpoenaed
teachers.
Collection consists of printed materials and correspondence relating to the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings
in California, especially relating to Florence M. Sloat, who was subpoenaed.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Sloat, Florence M.--Archives.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
Teachers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Note
Description derived from in-house card file.
Collection of Material about the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1959-1960
Creator/Collector: Sloat, Florence M., collector
Physical Description: (2 boxes, ca. 600 pieces)
Scope and Content Note
Miss Sloat was chairman of the Teacher Defense Committee during this period, and one of the subpoenaed teachers.