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Frank Rowe papers, 1946-1986 (bulk 1970s-1980s).
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Frank Rowe papers, 1946-1986 (bulk 1970s-1980s)Creator/Contributor:
Rowe, Frank., creatorAbstract:
The Frank Rowe papers contain correspondence, legal files, newspaper clippings, flyers, writings and other materials concerning
Rowe's dismissal from teaching at San Francisco State University in 1950 due to his non-compliance with the Levering loyalty
oath. The papers document his ensuing legal battle for reinstatement and monetary compensation as well as the history of the
Levering loyalty oath. Also included is documentation and correspondence about his book, "The Enemy Among Us," a personal
account of the Levering loyalty oath. Other writings include an article written about the Port Chicago Mutiny and editorials.
The collection contains many newspaper clippings about Rowe, personal papers, papers regarding teaching materials and artist
notebooks kept by Rowe (mostly from the 1970s-1980s).
Date:
1970 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caRowe, Frank -- Archives
Loyalty oaths -- California
Freedom of speech -- California
Artists -- California
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944
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COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Collection processed at the folder level in 2011.
Frank Rowe papers, BANC MSS 96/66 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Copyright retained by the donors.
In English.
Some prints and drawings transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1996.031).
Related collection: Levering oath : a memoir of McCarthyism : typescript, 1978 (BANC MSS 78/157 c).
Related collection: Levering Act reunion [sound recording] : Walnut Creek, Calif., 1978 Feb. 3 (Phonotape 1090 C).
Frank Rowe was born in Portland Oregon on December 21, 1921. He received his Masters in Fine Arts from Mills College in Oakland,
California and was a decorated veteran of World War II. Rowe was a first-year art teacher when, along with a small group of
colleagues, he was fired by San Francisco State College in 1950 for refusing to sign California's new anti-communist loyalty
oath, the Levering Act. Rowe was barred from teaching from 1950 until the California Supreme Court overturned the oath in
1967. His book, The Enemy Among Us: A Story of Witch-Hunting in the McCarthy Era, was published in 1980. Rowe also taught
at Laney College in Oakland, California. He died in 1985 at the age of 63.
Physical Description:
print
2 cartons, 2 oversize folders (3 linear feet)
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Copyright retained by the donors.