Inventory of the Harry Clair Shriver collection
Finding aid prepared by Sarahi Zaldumbide
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Harry Clair Shriver collection
Date (inclusive): 1939-1975
Collection Number: 78020
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes and 1 oversize box
(2.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Clippings, pamphlets, writings, directives, and regulations, relating to government censorship, propaganda, and civil liberties
in the United States during World War II.
source:
Shriver, Harry C. (Harry Clair), 1904-1986
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1978.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Harry Clair Shriver collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical note
Harry C. Shriver (1904-1986) was born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He received his J.D. from George Washington University,
and went on to serve as a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and of the United States Supreme Court. Shriver was
a government lawyer for a number of federal agencies, including the Library of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, and
the War Shipping Administration. He also served as General Counsel for the Navy Department, Hearing Examiner for the Federal
Power Commission in 1963, and Administrative Law Judge in 1972.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains newspaper clippings, codes and regulations, press releases, speeches, pamphlets, reports, and bibliographies
collected by Shriver during and after World War II. The contents of this collection focuses on the topics of wartime censorship,
propaganda, free speech, and civil liberties. The clippings cover a large portion of the collection and describe the creation
of the Office of Censorship and government activity concerning censorship and propaganda throughout the war years, from 1941
to 1947. Other notable documents in the collection include several pamphlets on censorship and war for the general public,
wartime regulations for radio, TV broadcasters, and the press, and a copy of the presidential directive establishing the
U.S. Office of Censorship. The collection also includes two books authored by Shriver, which are unrelated to World War II,
but reflect Shriver's legal career.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Civil rights -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
Propaganda, American
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Censorship
Shriver, Harry C. (Harry Clair), 1904-1986
box 1, folder 4
Censorship and banned books
1940-1941
Scope and Contents
Comprised of article, correspondence, and a list of banned books
Clippings on government censorship
1941-1947
Scope and Contents
Includes clippings on propaganda, free apeech, and civil rights.
box 4, folder 13
U.S. Office of Censorship: Codes, Regulations, and Press Releases
1941-1944
box 4, folder 14
U.S. Office of War Information: Press Releases and Newsletters
1942
box 5, folder 1
Propaganda and Censorship: Articles, Press Releases, and Bibliographies
1941-1942
box 5, folder 6
The Government Lawyer: Essays on Men, Books, and the Law
box 5, folder 7
What Gusto: Stories and Anecdotes about Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes,
1970
box 6, folder 1
New York Times Magazine
1942 April 12
box 6, folder 2
"The Gestapo," pamphlet
1941
