McBirnie (W.S.) pamphlets, 1970s-1980s

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Title:: W.S. McBirnie pamphlets
Dates:: 1970s-1980s
Abstract:: The W.S. McBirnie Collection consists of 51 pamphlets written by conservative radio host and theologian William Steuart McBirnie during the 1970s and 1980s.
Extent:: 0.21 Linear Feet (1 half-size document box)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of Item], W.S. McBirnie pamphlets, ARC Mss 79. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Scope and content:: The W.S. McBirnie Collection consists of 51 pamphlets written by conservative radio host and theologian William Steuart McBirnie during the 1970s and 1980s. On his radio program "Voice of Americanism," McBirnie was known for being an ardent opponent of liberalism and communism, and these views carried over into his self-published pamphlets on the dangers these issues presented to the American public. McBirnie founded the Church of Glendale in 1961 as well as the California Graduate School of Theology in 1968, offering doctoral degrees to working pastors, which some critiques found to be quite controversial at the time. Topics included in the pamphlets of the W.S. McBirnie collection include election predictions, the energy crisis of the 1970's, fluoridation dangers, challenges to American ideals of freedom, Soviet threats, and Big Brother. This collection is unique in its scope and content for providing a case study into the mind and views of a dynamic American personality during the rise of neoconservatism in the United States during the 1970's and 1980's.
Acquisition information:: Library purchase, 2016.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: Wyatt Young
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-24 13:47:38 -0700 .

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Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of Item], W.S. McBirnie pamphlets, ARC Mss 79. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:: UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US