Compromised campus : the collaboration of universities with the intelligence community, 1945-1955 / Sigmund Diamond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diamond, Sigmund, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Political crimes and offenses--Investigation--United States--History--20th century.

Political crimes and offenses.

Higher education and state--United States--History--20th century.

Higher education and state.

Academic freedom--United States--History--20th century.

Academic freedom.

Local Subjects:

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the role of the FBI in dealing with American universities regarding loyalty matters. The author has used the Freedom of Information Act to uncover instances of FBI illegal activities in this area.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Square One: Veritas or Hallucination; 2. Harvard and the FBI: ""A Most Cooperative and Understanding Association""; 3. The Russian Research Center, 1: Informing and Surveillance; 4. The Russian Research Center, 2: Scholarship and Intelligence; 5. More on Harvard: Public Masks, Private Faces; 6. Henry Kissinger and William Yandell Elliott: Mail-tampering, etc.; 7. William F. Buckley, Jr.: The FBI Informer as Yale Intellectual; 8. H. B. Fisher and Yale University, 1927-1952: Ivy-covered Surveillance; 9. Lux et Veritas; 10. The FBI Dissemination Program; Conclusion

NotesIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-349) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771226-6

1-280-52343-3

0-19-536380-9

1-4294-0738-7

OCLC:

191930320