Communist activity in the entertainment industry bureau files
Catalogued by Sherk, Warren
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
333 S La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Published January 2023
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: The collection consists of reference photocopies of documents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) file on the Communist
infiltration of the motion picture industry. The Bureau file number is 100-138754. Volumes 1 through 28 are represented. The
chronological correspondence files contain internal documents in the form of letters, memorandums, and reports. Topics include
Communist influence in labor unions, Communist front organizations and activities, films of a propaganda nature, Office of
War Information (OWI) activities, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigations, Conference of Studio Unions,
and the "Hollywood 10."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is an American governmental agency belonging to the United States Department of
Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative organization and an internal intelligence agency. The bureau
investigated Hollywood's involvement with leftist organizations.
Collector:
Dates: 1942-1951
Collection number: 1876
Collection Size:
2 linear ft. of papers
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication Rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all
necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing
materials obtained from the library.
Preferred Citation
Communist activity in the entertainment industry bureau files, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2002
Arrangement of the Collection
Not arranged in series
Indexing terms
Communism and motion pictures
folder 1
Volume 1
1942--1943
Record ID: 71523538
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," September
1942-July 1943, 307 pages
folder 2
Volume 2
1943--1944
Record ID: 71523540
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," July 1943-April
1944, 228 pages
folder 3
Volume 3
1944--1944
Record ID: 71523541
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," April
1944-August 1944, 283 pages
folder 4
Volume 4
1944--1945
Record ID: 71523542
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," October
1944-March 1945, 180 pages
folder 5
Volume 5
1945--1945
Record ID: 71523543
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," February
1945-June 1945, 89 pages
folder 6
Volume 6
1945--1945
Record ID: 71523544
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," June 1945,
86 pages
folder 7
Volume 7
1945--1945
Record ID: 71523552
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," June 1945-September
1945, 101 pages
folder 8
Volume 8
1945--1947
Record ID: 71523553
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," November
1945-May 1947, 270 pages
folder 9
Volume 9
1947--1947
Record ID: 71523558
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," May 1947-August
1947, 127 pages
folder 10
Volume 10
1947--1947
Record ID: 71523560
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," August
1947, 252 pages
folder 11
Volume 11
1947--1947
Record ID: 71523561
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," August
1947-October 1947, 271 pages
folder 12
Volume 12
1947--1947
Record ID: 71523562
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," October
1947-November 1947, 186 pages
folder 13
Volume 13
1947--1947
Record ID: 71523563
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," November
1947, 93 pages
folder 14
Volume 14
1947--1947
Record ID: 71523564
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," November
1947, 111 pages
folder 15
Volume 15
1947--1948
Record ID: 71523565
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," October
1947-January 1948, 320 pages
folder 16
Volume 16
1947--1948
Record ID: 71523566
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," December
1947-May 1948, 296 pages
folder 17
Volume 17
1948--1949
Record ID: 71523567
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," May 1948-January
1949, 246 pages
folder 18
Volume 18
1949--1949
Record ID: 71523568
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," January
1949-September 1949, 192 pages
folder 19
Volume 19
1949--1950
Record ID: 71523569
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," September
1949-January 1950, 184 pages
folder 20
Volume 20
1950--1950
Record ID: 71523570
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," January
1950-April 1950, 145 pages
folder 21
Volume 21
1950--1950
Record ID: 71523571
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," April
1950-June 1950, 79 pages
folder 22
Volume 22
1950--1950
Record ID: 71523572
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," June 1950,
58 pages
folder 23
Volume 23
1950--1950
Record ID: 71523573
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," June 1950-September
1950, 125 pages
folder 24
Volume 24
1950--1950
Record ID: 71523574
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," August
1950-September 1950, 152 pages
folder 25
Volume 25
1950--1950
Record ID: 71523575
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," September
1950-November 1950, 88 pages
folder 26
Volume 26
1950--1950
Record ID: 71523576
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," November
1950, 58 pages
folder 27
Volume 27
1950--1951
Record ID: 71523577
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," November
1950-February 1951, 197 pages
folder 28
Volume 28
1951--1951
Record ID: 71523578
Scope and Content Note
photocopies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry," February
1951-April 1951, 200 pages
