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Title: Radical right collection
Date (inclusive): 1907-1992
Collection Number: 90012
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
106 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes
(46.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Radical right collection is comprised of pamphlets, leaflets, newspaper and serial issues, newsletters, bulletins, circulars,
and other printed and near-print material issued by right-wing organizations and individuals, largely in the United States.
The materials relate to anti-communist, nationalist, fundamentalist, racist, anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi, and other right-wing
political movements and concerns in the United States, primarily since World War II. Also includes material relating to world
government, education, mental health, fluoridation, and other issues, as well as a few letters and other manuscript materials.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1990, with additional materials added subsequently.
[Identification of item], Radical right collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The Radical right collection is comprised of pamphlets, leaflets, newspaper and serial issues, newsletters, bulletins, circulars,
and other printed and near-print material issued by right-wing organizations and individuals, largely in the United States.
The materials relate to anti-communist, nationalist, fundamentalist, racist, anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi, and other right-wing
political movements and concerns in the United States, primarily since World War II. Also includes material relating to world
government, education, mental health, fluoridation, and other issues, as well as a few letters and other manuscript materials.
The collection contains a number of publications by the John Birch Society, as well as ones pertaining to Gerald L. K. Smith.
The finding aid reflects the original arrangement of the materials. In many cases, these were grouped according to their place
of origin. In other cases, they were organized according to title, author, or subject. The incremental materials at the end
of the collection did not form part of the original collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Anti-communist movements -- United States
Conservatism
International organization
Fascism -- United States
Education -- United States
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
United States -- Race relations
Antisemitism -- United States
United States -- Religion
Right and left (Political science)
Christianity and politics
Fundamentalism
Racism -- United States
Mental health -- United States
Water -- Fluoridation