Spokane City-Wide Mass Meeting program, 1956

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Schwarz, Fred, 1913-
Title
Spokane City-Wide Mass Meeting program
Dates
1956 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 vertical file
Collection Number
6113 (Accession No. 6113-001)
Summary
Program for a City-Wide Mass Meeting in Spokane, Washington, about the Communist threat to America
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Australian physician and political activist Dr. Frederick Charles Schwarz founded the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade. Throughout his career, Schwarz held lectures and seminars across the United States and wrote three books.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Program for a City-Wide Mass Meeting held at the Spokane Coliseum on Sunday, February 5, 1956 at 3:00 PM. The meeting began with music, the Posting of the Colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, a scripture reading, and more before Dr. Fred C. Schwarz, a "noted surgeon and psychiatrist of Sidney, Australia, now on his fourth world lecture tour," presented two lectures: "The Communist Blueprint for the Conquest of the U.S.A." and "By What Year Do the Communists Propose the Conquest of America?" The meeting was sponsored by the Inland Empire Association of Evangelicals. The program also features the lyrics of "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

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Restrictions on Use

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Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Carol Green

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Communism--United States
  • Communists--United States

Personal Names

  • Schwarz, Fred, 1913---Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Programs (Publications)

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)