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Descriptive Summary
Title:
Los Angeles Committee for Protection of Foreign Born Records,
1938-1973
Collection number:
MSS 080
Creator:
Los Angeles Committee for Protection of Foreign Born
Extent:
17 legal document boxes;
5 2/3 linear feet
Repository:
Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research
Los Angeles, CA 90044
Abstract:
This is a collection of records from the Los Angeles Committee for Protection of Foreign Born (LACPFB), an organization devoted to preserving the democratic ideals of equality by defending the rights and liberties of the foreign born. The Committee was most active between 1950-1963 during the height of McCarthyism. The Committee's activities centered on repealing the Walter-McCarran Law (1952) and defending its victims. The collection consists of open records commonly distributed for public awareness and participation as well as detailed individual case files, including court proceedings and transcripts of high-profile cases handled by the Committee, such as the Terminal Island Four case. The collection reflects the Committee's legal and public activism between 1950-1973.
Language:
English.
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