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

Effects of Silver Money, by Alex Del Mar (1897); Plain Issues of the War, by Elihu Root (1917); The German-Bolshevik Conspiracy, by Edgar Grant Sisson (1918); Address to Visiting Delegation of Labor Men at the White House, Labor Day, 1924, by Calvin Coolidge (1924); Our Ship of State, by Nicholas Murray Butler (1933); and Speech of Hon. Samuel Dickstein of New York in the House of Representatives.

      Finding aid:

      http://ead.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ead/view?docId=ead/OUN0378.xml

      [0127d] Americans for Constitutional Action Records, 1955-1971, Mss 309

      Location: Wisconsin Historical Society, Library-Archives Division, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706-1417

      Description: Americans for Constitutional Action was a non-partisan political action committee founded in 1958 for support of constitutional conservatives in congressional elections. Documents include trustee minutes and correspondence, fundraising and financial records, campaign and chapter files, speeches, pamphlets, and annual reports. The series Board of Trustees Records, 1958-1969. [Subseries]. Chairman Ben Moreell's Correspondence, 1958-1969, contains correspondence with Bruce Alger, E. Robert Anderson, Cooper Benedict, J. H. Bottum, Jr., Anthony T. Bouscaren, Walter T. Brennan, Howard Buffett, Clarence B. Carson, Mrs. Louis B. Cole, James C. Davis, Charles A. Edison, Edgar Eisenhower, Bonner Fellers, Edward Foremen, Patrick Frawley, Ralph Gwinn, A. Sydney Herlong, Charles B. Hoeven, T. Robert Ingram, August E. Johansen, Robert W. Johnson, Allen B. Kline, William Loeb, Philip McKenna, Walter B. Martin, D. L. Mechem, Felix Morley, Thomas Parker, John R. Pillion, H. W. Prentice, James E. Price, Max Rafferty, Katherine St. George, Gordon Scherer, Henry C. Schadeberg, Ralph de Toledano, William Tuck, John Wayne, Charles E. Whittaker, Steven B. Wilson, and Loyd Wright. Other subseries contain Secretary Owen Brewster's correspondence and Trustee Ralph Gwinn's correspondence. The series Executive Director's Records contains correspondence with Cooper Benedict, J. H. Bottum, Owen Brewster, Mrs. Louis B. Cole, Ralph Gwinn, Herbert Hoover, August E. Johansen, Robert W. Johnson, Allan B. Kline, Frank B. Kovac, Walter Martin, M.D., Ben Moreell, Felix Morley, Henry C. Schadeberg, Mrs. R. Templeton Smith, John J. Synon, and Ralph de Toledano. The series Publications contains copies of Digest and Tally of Roll Call Votes, Right Action, and Ratings of Congressmen. The series Speeches contains files on Ralph Gwinn, Thomas A. Lane, Ben Moreell, and Chester Ward. The series Subject Files contains files on Connally Amendment; Response to Charges of Extremism; Khrushchev's visit; Thomas A. Lane; Charles McManus; Charles McC. Mathias; Ben Moreell; Report on National Committee for an Effective Congress; Jessica Payne; and Report on United Republicans of America.

      Reference:

      Menzi L. Behrnd-Klodt and Carolyn J. Mattern, Social Action Collections at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: A Guide (Madison: The Society, 1983).

      Finding aid:

      http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00309

      [0128] Americans for Democratic Action Records, 1932-1965, Mss 3; Micro 854

      Location: Wisconsin Historical Society, Library-Archives Division, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706-1417

      Description: Records of the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), founded in 1947 as a national, independent, liberal organization, and of its predecessor, the Union for Democratic Action, founded in 1941 to combat fascism at home and abroad. Included are correspondence, minutes, reports, membership and financial records, press releases, clippings, and mimeographed and printed materials documenting the organizations' activities. Series 1: Union for Democratic Action Administrative File, 1932, 1935, 1940-1947, 1950, 1951, contains files on Senator Theodore Bilbo; Bretton Woods; Dies Committee; Dumbarton Oaks; Fight for Freedom Inc.; Prof. Friedrich A. Hayek; Frank Kingdon and Robert A. Taft Debate, 1942 July; and Charles A. Lindbergh, Des Moines, Iowa, speech, 1941 September. Series 2: Administrative File, 1946-1965, contains files on Civil Rights; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Douglas MacArthur; Marshall Plan, ERP; Metropolitan government, conference on, 1958;, Westbrook Pegler; Quemoy-Matsu petition, 1955 April-May; Taft-Hartley Act; and United World Federalists. Series 5: Legislative File, 1946-1964, contains files on Brannan Plan, 1950-1952; Bricker Amendment; Civil Rights: Desegregation, School Desegregation, Equal Rights Amendment, Southern Regional Conference on Integration; Civil Rights Bills, 1963-1964; Communism; Communist Party and Fronts; Foundations, Tax-Exempt; House Un-American Activities Committee; Loyalty; Joseph McCarthy; Marshall Plan; Harvey Matusow; Poll Tax; Right Wing; Fulton Lewis, Jr.; School Prayer; Supreme Court; Taft-Hartley; World Court - Connally Amendment; Yalta Conference; and Metropolitan Government - Conference, correspondence, 1957 November-1959 January. Series 7: Public Relations File, 1936, 1946-1965, contains files on Communism, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Facts Forum, Fund for the Republic, Barry Goldwater, Marshall Plan, Joseph McCarthy, National Planning Association, and Right Wing Materials: Americans for Constitutional Action; Christian Anti-Communism Crusade; John Birch Society; and Young Americans for Freedom. Series 8: Campus Division File, 1939-1965, contains files on Communism, House Un-American Activities Committee, Joseph McCarthy, United World Federalists, Civil Rights, and Young Americans for Freedom.

      Reference:

      Menzi L. Behrnd-Klodt and Carolyn J. Mattern, Social Action Collections at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: A Guide (Madison: The Society, 1983).

      Websites with information:

      http://www.loc.gov/folklife/civilrights/survey/view_collection.php?coll_id=2930

      Finding aids:

      http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00003

      http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;cc=wiarchives;q1=right%20­wing;rgn

      =main;view=text;didno=uw-whs-mss00003

      http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;cc=wiarchives;view=text;­rgn=main;did

      no=uw-whs-mss00003

      [0129] Americans for the Preservation of the White Race (Jackson, MS Chapter) Collection, 1964-1966, MUM00009

      Location: Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848

      Description: Collection consists of documents and minutes related to the Jackson, Mississippi, chapter of Americans for the Preservation of the White Race (APWR), a white supremacist organization, created from 1964-1966. Includes a booklet, The White Patriot (published by the Americans for the Preservation of the White Race in Jackson, MS). Mentions Governor Ross Barnett, Citizens Council meeting in Louisiana, Sen. Eastland, Dr. Edward R. Fields, Benjamin Freedman, KKK, Gerald L.K. Smith, and Dr. Swift.

      Websites with information:

      http://southernstudies.olemiss.edu/media/Special-Collections-List.pdf

      http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/finding_intro/alpha.html

      http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/finding_intro/bynumber.html

      http://www.library.olemiss.edu/guides/archives_subject_guide/civil-rights?page=show

      Finding aid:

      http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/finding_aids/MUM00009.html

      [0130] Americans United Subject Files, 1953-2010, MS#1555

      Location: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Butler Library, 6th Floor, Columbia University, 535 West 114th St., New York, NY 10027

      Description: Americans United for Separation of Church and State, founded in 1947, is a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to church-state separation. The Americans United Subject files are approximately 44 linear feet of secondary research material relating to the religious right and religion in government and schools. Over 300 organizations are represented, with most of the material consisting of clippings, mass mailings, and newsletters. The collection consists of the research and subject files of Americans United, a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to church-state separation. Almost all of the 44 linear feet of research files relate to organizations associated with the religious right. Over 300 organizations and individuals are represented, as