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Finding Aid for the Knox Mellon Collection of Material about the John Birch Society and Other Radical Conservative Organizations
and Causes, 1918-1968
1102
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Title: Knox Mellon Collection of Material about the John Birch Society and other Radical Conservative Organizations and Causes,
Date (inclusive): 1918-1968
Collection number: 1102
Creator: Mellon, Knox
Extent:
35 boxes (17.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Abstract: William Knox Mellon, Jr. (b.1925) was a professor of history at Immaculate Heart College, the Democratic nominee for the California
24th District for Congress (1962), and the treasurer for the Oral History Association. The collection consists of periodicals
and various publications of the John Birch Society, clippings and documents of the Pasadena-based Network of Patriotic Letter
Writers, and papers and clippings of several political campaigns in Southern California.
Language:
English
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], Knox Mellon Collection of Material about the John Birch Society and
Other Radical Conservative Organizations and Causes (Collection 1102). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
William Knox Mellon, Jr. was born on October 20, 1925 in Houston, Texas; BA, Pomona College, 1950; MA, Claremont College,
1953; Ph.D, Claremont Graduate School, 1972; became a professor of history at Immaculate Heart College; Democratic nominee
for the California 24th District for Congress, 1962; became treasurer, Oral History Association.
Collection consists of periodicals and various publications of the John Birch Society, clippings and documents of the Pasadena-based
Network of Patriotic Letter Writers, and papers and clippings of several political campaigns in Southern California.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Mellon, Knox--Archives.
John Birch Society.
History teachers--California--Los Angeles.