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Gwartney American Legion and Anti-Communist Collection
MS-0063
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Gwartney American Legion and Anti-Communist Collection
Creator:
Gwartney, Barch E.
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0063
Physical Description:
4.45 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1937-1981
Language of Material:
English
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This collection documents Barsh E. (Bill) Gwartney's service as a member of several American Legion Posts in Southern California,
including correspondence and notes from his tenure as chairman of the Americanism Committee for the L.A. City Council Post
in the early 1960s. Dating primarily from the 1960s, the collection consists of correspondence, notes, resolutions, unpublished
reports, newsletters, memos, programs, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook about the Southern California School of Anti-Communism
in 1961, produced with the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade. There is one oversize folder of posters from World War II. The
collection consists of four series:
American Legion Activities,
Reports and Catalogs,
Newsletters,
Personal,
Newsclippings, and
Oversize.
American Legion Activities documents Gwartney's involvement as chair of the Americanism Committee and his involvement in the Southern California School
of Anti-Communism.
Reports and Catalogs consists of unpublished American Legion conference reports and national Americanism Committee catalogs.
Newsletters consists of scattered issues of newsletters from mostly conservative organizations.
Personal consists of materials relating to Gwartney's involvement in the La Mesa Writers Club and documents from his real estate career.
Newspaper Clippings consists of clippings from various Southern California newspapers, mostly regarding communism and possible communist activities.
Oversize consists of a scrapbook about the Southern California School of Anti-Communism, and homefront propaganda posters from World
War II.
This collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
1986-013, 1988-007
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Gwartney American Legion and Anti-Communist Collection, Special Collections
and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.
Processed Fall 2009
Barsh E. (Bill) Gwartney was active in several American Legion posts in Southern California in the 1950s and 1960s. He chaired
the Americanism Committee of the Los Angeles City Council Post in the early 1960s, and aided the effort to arrange the Southern
California School of Anti-Communism in 1960-1961. He later served in the American Legion, San Diego Post. Mr. Gwartney was
a real estate agent and was also active in the La Mesa Writers Club and the Congress of California Seniors.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American Legion
Anti-communist movements--United States
Personal Papers