Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: House Un-American Activities Committee records
Creator:
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Identifier/Call Number: 7017
Physical Description:
22.5 Linear Feet
20 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1945-1975
Abstract: This collection consists of transcripts of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). HUAC was an investigative committee
of the United States House of Representatives used to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part
of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having either fascist or communist ties.
Language of Material:
English.
Biographical / Historical
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives.
It was intended to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees,
and those organizations suspected of having either fascist or communist ties. HUAC was created in 1938, became a standing
committee in 1945, and was abolished in 1975. This committee caused the Hollywood blacklisting of screenwriters, actors, and
directors.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of transcripts of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). HUAC is an investigative committee
of the United States House of Representatives used to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part
of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having either fascist or communist ties.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], House Un-American Activities Committee records, Collection no. 7017, Regional History Collection,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Communism -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Government records
Transcripts
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities -- Archives