Description
Research materials for author Jay Feldman's books
Manufacturing Hysteria and
When the Mississippi Ran Backwards. The collection also includes audio tapes of
oral histories of Japanese
Americans
.
Background
Jay Feldman is the author of
When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes (2005),
Suitcase Sefton and the American Dream (2006),
Manufacturing Hysteria: A History of Scapegoating, Surveillance, and Secrecy in Modern America (2011), and
Hitting: An Official Major League Baseball Book (1991).
Restrictions
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. 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 Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Availability
This collection has not been fully processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of
Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.