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Description
Reports, correspondence, minutes, hearing transcripts, legal exhibits, clippings, serial issues, pamphlets, and leaflets relating
to communism and radicalism in the United States, and to the anti-Vietnam War movement. Includes exhibits of the United States
Subversive Activities Control Board and files of the United States House Un-American Activities Committee.
Background
The Subversive Activities Control Board was established in 1950 in conjunction with enactment of the Internal Security Act
(McCarran Act) of 1950. Its purpose was to secure registration of communist-action and communist-front organizations in the
United States. The Board attempted to carry out this function for more than two decades but experienced frustration as a result
of legal challenges and court decisions. It was abolished by Presidential executive order in 1973.
Extent
242 manuscript boxes
(100.8 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
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.
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