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J.E. Drew papers, 1933-1961 (bulk 1933-1940).
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J.E. Drew papers, 1933-1961 (bulk 1933-1940)Creator/Contributor:
Drew, J. E., creatorAbstract:
Consists of materials from involvement with the California Crusaders organization, the campaigns against the Single Tax and
the Ham and Eggs initiative. Crusaders materials include national and local materials relating to the mission and history
of the group and public relations and includes a scrapbook on the California Crusaders. Single Tax materials include campaign
brochures and a research manual analyzing different aspects of the law. Ham and Egg campaign materials, which comprise the
bulk of the collection, include a public opinion survey, campaign literature, posters and advertisements for and against the
law, transcripts of radio broadcasts, clippings, and a scrapbook.
Date:
1933 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caDrew, J. E -- Archives
California Crusaders.
Public welfare -- California
Social security -- History
Single tax -- History
Old age pensions -- California
Socialism -- California -- History -- Sources
California -- Politics and government
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J.E. Drew papers, 1933-1961, (bulk 1933-1940), BANC MSS 77/118 C, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
J.E. Drew, a University of California, Berkeley graduate, was active in many political activities including the California
Crusaders and campaigns against the Single Tax and the Ham and Eggs initiatives. The Crusaders and its California chapter,
the California Crusaders, were a political action group that worked mostly on fiscal issues primarily the regulation of the
banking industry.
Type:
Scrapbooks.Posters.
Physical Description:
print
1 carton, 2 oversize volumes, 1 oversize folder (1.47 linear feet)
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.