Conservatism, the Right Wing, and the Far Right: A Guide to Archives. Archie Henderson

Republican National Committee (U.S.); Communism and Christianity; Communism and religion; Conservatism; and Free enterprise.

      Reference:

      Kim Phillips-Fein, Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan (New York and London: W.W. Norton, 2009).

      Websites with information:

      http://www.worldcat.org/title/papers-1893-1970/oclc/122355312

      [0710] Arthur Whipple Crawford Papers, 1931-1965, Ax 237

      Location: Special Collections and University Archives, Knight Library, 2nd floor North, Mail: UO Libraries--SPC, 1299 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1299

      Description: Arthur Whipple Crawford (1885-1970s?) was an economist and newspaper correspondent. The collection includes an autobiography, published material, scrapbooks, papers on the World Peace Conference, miscellaneous writings, manuscripts, records of the American Liberty League, anti-New Deal manuscripts, records of the Economists National Committee on Monetary Policy, and other miscellaneous items. Records of the American Liberty League include manuscripts by Crawford and press releases (1934-1938). The records of the Economists National Committee on Monetary Policy include press releases, mimeograph letters to members, objectives and clippings.

      Websites with information:

      http://library.uoregon.edu/tools/blogs/scua/newly-available-collection-arthur-whipple-crawford-papers/

      Finding aid:

      http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv43905

      [0711] George A. Crawford Papers, 1854-1861, MS 75-07

      Location: Special Collections and University Archives, Wichita State University Libraries, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0068

      Description: George A. Crawford (1827-1891) was an editor and gubernatorial candidate. While editor and proprietor of the Clinton Democrat (Pennsylvania), Crawford took an active part in politics against the Know-Nothings and in 1855 was a delegate to the Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention. The papers consist of correspondence, excerpts from speeches, and news clippings from 1854 to 1861. Know-Nothingism comprises a prominent part of the collection with extensive portions of speeches, notes and editorials given by Crawford in opposition to the anti-foreign and anti-Catholic policies perpetrated by the secret organization of Know-Nothings.

      Websites with information:

      http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/ms/msub-c.html

      http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/ms/mscrcol1.html

      Finding aids:

      http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/pdf/75-7-A.pdf

      http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/ms/75-07/75-7-A.HTML

      [0711a] Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al. records, 1976-1980, Coll. 0234

      Location: USC Libraries Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library 206, University of Southern California, 3550 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, California 90089-0189

      Description: Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al. was a case in which the California Supreme Court ordered the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to formulate a feasible plan to desegregate its schools. In 1977, the LAUSD devised with a stringent plan that called for mandatory student reassignment. In response to the proposal, the group Bustop Inc. filed two lawsuits which were petitioned to the United States Supreme Court to stop the enforced busing plan. In the lawsuits, each entitled Bustop, Inc. v. Los Angeles Board of Education, the Supreme Court denied the petitions. The collection consists of court case transcripts, court exhibits, depositions, reports, office memos, correspondence, articles clippings, notes, files from the superintendent's office, plans considered in desegregating schools, and other miscellaneous documents from the time the defense was being prepared. Files on "Summary of Integration Proposals by the Citizens' Advisory Committee on Student Integration" (1977 August 5) and "Philosophy" plan submitted by BUSTOP (1977 August 17).

      Finding aid:

      http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt067nf108/entire_text/

      [0712] George Creel Papers, 1857-1953 (bulk 1896-1953), MSS17210

      Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE, Room LM 101, James Madison Memorial Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20540-4680

      Description: Author, editor, and government official (1876-1953). Scrapbooks and bound volumes of writings by and about Creel form the bulk of the collection. Includes correspondence, notes, speeches, lectures, book reviews, and campaign material. A series on Woodrow Wilson and the United States Committee on Public Information contains correspondence with Wilson as well as his corrections of drafts of Creel's cables, letters, speeches, and other writings relating to the Wilson administration during World War I and subsequent peace negotiations. Correspondence with Harry Flood Byrd, Robert Donner, Garet Garrett, Carter Glass, Henry Hazlitt, Herbert Hoover, William F. Knowland, Arthur Bliss Lane, Joseph McCarthy, Raymond Moley, Felix M. Morley, Karl E. Mundt, J. Westbrook Pegler, Robert A. Taft, Albert C. Wedemeyer, and Burton K. Wheeler.

      Websites with information:

      http://findingaids.loc.gov/browse/collections/c

      http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/f-aids/mssfa.html

      Finding aids:

      http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010162

      http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010162.3

      [0713] Conrad G. Creitz papers, 1966, RH MS P265

      Location: Kansas Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, 1450 Poplar Lane, Lawrence, KS 66045-7616

      Description: Conrad Creitz was a University of Kansas student in the middle and late 1960's. The collection consists of scattered notes on SDS activities in the spring of 1966, a list of right-wing organizations in Houston, Texas, SDS membership card, May 2nd movement membership cards, and a clipping from SDS New Left Notes.

      Websites with information:

      http://etext.ku.edu/search?browse-creator=cc;sort=creator;route=ksrlead;brand=ksrlead

      Finding aid:

      http://etext.ku.edu/view?docId=ksrlead/ksrl.kc.creitzconrad.xml

      [0714] Takey Crist Papers, 1944-2002 and undated, RL.00270

      Location: Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Box 90185, 103 Perkins Library, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185

      Description: Dr. Takey Crist, a long-time supporter of women's reproductive rights, opened The Crist Clinic for Women in Jacksonville, NC, in 1973. The clinic provides a variety of women's healthcare services, including abortions. Accession 2003-0118, comprises materials related to the issue of abortion and the anti-abortion movement, and consists primarily of documents pertaining to lawsuits involving Dr. Crist as a litigant or witness, including correspondence, transcripts, depositions, photographs, and other legal papers (1975-1993). The Abortion Series. [Subseries] Subject Files, includes files on Anti-Abortion Cartoons, Anti-Abortion Counseling Centers, Anti-Abortion Publicity, Robert Bauman, Birthchoice, Jerry Falwell, Jesse Helms, Mary Mason, anti-abortion activist [Mary Kay Mason of Wilmington (N.C.) Right to Life], North Carolina Right to Life, Pro-Life Merchandise, Ronald Reagan, Pat Robertson, Joseph Scheidler, Jimmy Swaggart, and Women Exploited by Abortion (WEBA). The Abortion Series. [Subseries] Organizations, includes files on American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Presbyterians Pro-Life, The Christian Activist, and Life and Family News.

      Websites with information:

      http://guides.library.duke.edu/c.php?g=289440&p=1929939

      Finding aids:

      http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/cristtakey/

      http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/cristtakey.pdf