Worthington Holyday writes to Helen Gahagan Douglas to express support for her stance on the contempt proceedings against Hollywood screenwriters and directors. He criticizes the Thomas-Rankin Committee for labeling organizations as "Communist fronts" and unfairly targeting individuals. Holyday also expresses concern about the growing trend of censorship and suppression of liberal voices in the country.

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Letter of Support for Helen Gahagan Douglas

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0050
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Letter of Support for Helen Gahagan Douglas
Date Created:
1945-01-01
EDTF:
1945-01-01
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
Description:
Worthington Holyday writes to Helen Gahagan Douglas to express support for her stance on the contempt proceedings against Hollywood screenwriters and directors. He criticizes the Thomas-Rankin Committee for labeling organizations as "Communist fronts" and unfairly targeting individuals. Holyday also expresses concern about the growing trend of censorship and suppression of liberal voices in the country.
Topic:
Communism
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_14_3.2_0000, Box 74, Folder 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page