FBI file on Joseph McCarthy (1942-1974).

Format:

Book

Series:

Political Extremism and Radicalism: Far-Right Groups in America.

Political Extremism and Radicalism: Far-Right Groups in America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.

McCarthy, Joseph.

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

United States.

Anti-communist movements--United States.

Anti-communist movements.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1953.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (37 manuscripts) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [date of publication not identified]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This file documents McCarthy's witch-hunt, from the initial 1950 allegations of Communist Party members in the State Department to the Senate's condemnation in 1954. It details the FBI's observations and involvement in McCarthy's accusations, and it includes much of the correspondence between Hoover and other senators, especially regarding Hoover's repeated denials that the FBI provided McCarthy with information. This file should be of particular interest to scholars of the 20th Century, especially of the Red Scare and the 1950s.

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Notes:

Date range: 1942-1974.

Reproduction of the originals from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Washington, DC).

Local Notes:

Images from the source libraries are selected contents of the original collection materials as representative of their value and pertinence to the digital product.

OCLC:

1287027533

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.