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Finding Aid for the Florence M. Sloat Collection of Material about the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1959-1960
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Florence M. Sloat Collection of Material about the House Committee on Un-American Activities,
    Date (inclusive): 1959-1960
    Collection number: 1034
    Creator: Sloat, Florence M.
    Extent: 2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: Florence M. Sloat was chairman of the Teacher Defense Committee during the period of the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in California and was one of the subpoenaed teachers. The collection consists of printed materials and correspondence relating to the hearings and Sloat's subpoena.
    Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Restrictions on Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Florence M. Sloat, November 1968.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Florence M. Sloat Collection of Material about the House Committee on Un-American Activities (Collection 1034). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233790 

    Biography

    Florence M. Sloat was chairman of the Teacher Defense Committee during the period of the hearings and was one of the subpoenaed teachers.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of printed materials and correspondence relating to the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in California, especially relating to Florence M. Sloat, who was subpoenaed.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Sloat, Florence M.--Archives.
    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
    Teachers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.