Extremist Book collection, circa 1930s-1960s

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Summary

Title:
Extremist Book collection
Dates:
circa 1930s-1960s
Abstract:
This collection contains a variety of extremist literature predominantly from the 1930s to the 1960s. The collection consists of books espousing political viewpoints of the extreme left and right, extremist periodicals, and bookdealer catalogs.
Extent:
2.0 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Extremist Book Collection (Collection 552). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of books espousing political viewpoints of the extreme left and right, extremist periodicals, and bookdealer catalogs. Includes the periodicals The communist, Dialectics, and Political affairs. Left wing books include writings by Che Guevara, Karl Marx, V.M. Molotov, and Joseph Stalin. Right wing books include Marilyn R. Allen's Alien Minorities and Mongrelization, Elizabeth Dilling's The Roosevelt Red Record and its Background, and Phyllis Schlafly's The Gravediggers.

Processing information:

Processed by K. Landesman, February 1982.

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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.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by K. Landesman, February 1982; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-06 12:46:48 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Extremist Book Collection (Collection 552). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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