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

undated, MS2006-59

      Location: Archives and Manuscripts, John J. Burns Library, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3801

      Description: This collection documents popular and political manifestations of anti-Catholic prejudice in the United States during the 19th century. Materials document the burning of the Ursuline convent in Charlestown, MA in 1834; riots targeting Catholics in Philadelphia, PA; and the American Party during the 1850s-1860s. One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on an anti-Catholic platform. Material documenting popular violence against Catholics include an account of the burning of the Ursuline Convent in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1834; a biography of an Ursuline nun; a student essay on the Ursuline Convent from 1930; and a piece of correspondence giving an account of the anti-Catholic riots in Pennsylvania. In addition, the collection contains material relating to the American Party. This includes party constitutions, records books, membership lists, and meeting minutes.

      Websites with information:

      http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/collection/data/232957797

      http://www.worldcat.org/title/anti-catholic-documents-collection-1844-1930/oclc/232957797

      Finding aid:

      http://dcollections.bc.edu/webclient/StreamGate?folder_id=0&dvs=1425359623823~356

      [0148] Anti-Catholic Literature Collection, 1912, 1924-1928, ACUA 213

      Location: The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064

      Description: Mounted photostats plus a few originals of pamphlets, cartoons and posters, some of a sensational nature, distributed by various anti-Catholic groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, during the 1928 presidential campaign for the purpose of undermining the Democratic candidate, Alfred E. Smith. A few items refer to the murderous Knights of Columbus Oath and several graphics and pamphlets depict the Ku Klux Klan as the patriotic solution.

      Websites with information:

      http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/

      http://archives.lib.cua.edu/manulist.cfm

      http://archives.lib.cua.edu/manua-k.cfm

      Finding aids:

      http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/anticath.cfm

      http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/anticath.cfm?fullsite=1

      http://www.catholicresearch.net/data/ead/html/cua-AntiCatholicLit.html

      http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/collect/faids/import/CUanticath.shtml

      [0149] Anti-Catholic Printed Material Collection, 1827-1991, ANT

      Location: University of Notre Dame Archives, 607 Hesburgh Library, Notre Dame, IN 46556

      Description: Anti-Catholic printed material and printed material concerning anti-Catholicism: books, pamphlets, leaflets, periodicals, offprints, and printed ephemera on such topics as the Ku Klux Klan, the 1928 presidential campaign of Alfred E. Smith, and the bogus Knights of Columbus Oath. Pamphlets include H.S. Burwell, Three in One- Knights of Columbus Oath Priest Oath and from their own lips: Shall this Banner or Rome's rule America? (1913); Sam Robertson, Genuine Knights of Columbus Oath & The Spurious One (Knights of Columbus, 1924); Congressional Committee Condemns Publication of the Spurious Knights of Columbus Oath- Containing also Report of Masonic Committee and Speech of Congressman Kettner, of California (1914?); Report of Commission on Religious Prejudices ([Seattle] Supreme Council, Knights of Columbus, 1915); Fake Oaths and Bogus Documents (Huntington, Ind., Our Sunday Visitor Press, 1923-1929?); Senator Thomas E. Watson's Slanders against the Good Shepherd Sisterhood (National Catholic Welfare Council, 1918); Sermon on the Burning of the Ursuline Convent, by Caleb Stetson (1834); The Truth Unveiled; or, a Calm and Impartial Exposition of the Origin and Immediate Cause of the terrible Riots and Rebellion in Philadelphia, May and June '44, by A Protestant and Native Philadelphian (The Baltimore Metropolitan Tract Society, 1844); The Forum, by The American Protective Association (1894); The A.P.A. - American Protestant Association, by Rev. J.J. Tighe (1894); Crusaders - comic books, by Jack T. Chick (Chino, CA: Chick Publications, 1974-1978); Crusaders: Alberto - comic books, by Jack T. Chick (Chino, CA: Chick Publications, 1980s); King of Kings - comic book, by Jack T. Chick (Chino, CA: Chick Publications, 1980); Is There Another Christ? and The Death Cookie - cartoon booklets, by Jack T. Chick (Chino, CA: Chick Publications, 1983, 1988); The Pope's Secrets, by Tony Alamo (1984); and Alamo Christian Ministries World Newsletter, January-March 2003.

      Websites with information:

      http://archives.nd.edu/findaids/ead/

      Finding aids:

      http://archives.nd.edu/findaids/ead/xml/ant.xml

      http://archives.nd.edu/findaids/ead/html/ANT.htm

      [0150] Anti-Communism Films of the Early 1960s [online]

      Location: Pepperdine Digital Collections, Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives, Room 326, Payson Library - Malibu Campus, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263

      Description: In the early 1960s at the height of the Cold War, Pepperdine College sponsored a four-part, Hollywood-produced film series titled Crisis for Americans. Utilizing newsreel footage and scripted narration, each film sought to expose the threat of Soviet-based communism to capitalism and free societies around the globe. The films describe how communism preys on susceptible youth (Communist Accent on Youth, 1961), spreads through violent aggression (Communist Imperialism, 1962), and cloaks itself behind the discourse of “peaceful coexistence” (Communism and Coexistence, 1963). The fourth film, The Questions and the Answers (1965), argues for the necessity of congressional investigations that root out communist activities within the United States. All four films can now be viewed online alongside supplementary archival materials about the films, including internal memos, correspondence, scripts, and newspaper clippings.

      Websites with information:

      http://library.pepperdine.edu/news/index.php/2011/11/new-digital-collection-anti-communism-films-of-the-early-1960s/

      Digital collection:

      Contains all four films, a partial script, clippings, and a Radio Free Europe advertisement.

      http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p271401coll9

      http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p271401coll9

      http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/searchterm/Anti-Communism%20Films%20of%20the%20

      ­Early%201960s/

      [0150a] Anti-communism manuscripts from the Harry S. Truman Library, 1945-1953 [microfilm]

      Location: Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana, 32 Campus Dr. #9936, Missoula, MT 59812-9936

      Description: The documents are drawn from a variety of collections, but all documents pertain to the red scare, Senator Joseph McCarthy, the federal loyalty program, anti-communism, and civil liberties.

      Websites with information:

      https://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/collection/data/42929411

      http://www.worldcat.org/title/anti-communism-manuscripts-from-the-harry-s-truman-library-1945-1953/ocl

      c/42929411

      [0151] Anticommunist Movement Collection, 1951-1965

      Location: The University Archives and West Florida History Center, University of West Florida Libraries, Bldg. 32, 11000 University Pkwy, Pensacola, FL 32514

      Description: Collection