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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography/History
Scope and Content
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Knox Mellon collection of material about the John Birch Society and other radical conservative organizations and causes
Creator:
Mellon, Knox
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1102
Physical Description:
17.5 Linear Feet
(35 boxes and 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1918-1968
Abstract: William Knox Mellon, Jr. (b.1925) was a professor of history at Immaculate Heart College, the Democratic nominee for the California
24th District for Congress (1962), and the treasurer for the Oral History Association. The collection consists of periodicals
and various publications of the John Birch Society, clippings and documents of the Pasadena-based Network of Patriotic Letter
Writers, and papers and clippings of several political campaigns in Southern California.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Knox Mellon collection of material about the John Birch Society and other radical conservative organizations
and causes (Collection 1102). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California,
Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography/History
William Knox Mellon, Jr. was born on October 20, 1925 in Houston, Texas; BA, Pomona College, 1950; MA, Claremont College,
1953; Ph.D, Claremont Graduate School, 1972; became a professor of history at Immaculate Heart College; Democratic nominee
for the California 24th District for Congress, 1962; became treasurer, Oral History Association.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of periodicals and various publications of the John Birch Society, clippings and documents of the Pasadena-based
Network of Patriotic Letter Writers, and papers and clippings of several political campaigns in Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
History teachers -- California -- Los Angeles.
John Birch Society
Mellon, Knox -- Archives