ohy_mss2883.xml Guide to the Donald J. Sterling collection on the Velde Committee Sterling (Donald J.) collection on the Velde Committee Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-28. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Donald J. Sterling collection on the Velde Committee Sterling, Donald J., 1927- Mss 2883 0.1 cubic feet 1 folder in shared box 1953-1989 bulk 1954 The Velde Committee, or Committee on Un-American Activities, met in Portland, Oregon, in June 1954 to investigate the political affiliations of three Reed College professors, who refused to answer questions put to them by the committee. Collection consists of documents gathered by Donald Sterling Jr., who covered the hearings for the Oregon Journal newspaper. Among the materials in the collection are an open letter by Reed College Professor Stanley Moore; the prepared text of a speech to be given in Portland by Rep. Harold H. Velde; a statement by Reed College professor Leonard Marsak; and a signed statement from seven attorneys supporting the right to decline to testify. English

Collection is open for research.

Gift of Donald J. Sterling Jr., July 1990 (Lib. Acc. 19997).

The Velde Committee, or Committee on Un-American Activities, met in Portland, Oregon in June 1954 to investigate the political affiliations of three Reed College professors, who refused to answer questions put to them by the committee.

Donald J. Sterling Collection on the Velde Committee, Mss 2883, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Collection consists of documents related to Velde Committee hearings in Portland, Oregon, in June 1954. The documents were gathered by Donald Sterling Jr., who covered the hearings for the Oregon Journal newspaper in Portland, according to a 1989 note from Sterling in the collection. Among the materials in the collection are: a booklet, "Rules of Procedure: Committee on Un-American Activities," 1953; an open letter by Reed College Professor Stanley Moore; the prepared text of a speech to be given in Portland by Rep. Harold H. Velde; a statement by Reed College professor Leonard Marsak; a signed statement from seven attorneys supporting the right to decline to testify; a statement by the American Veterans Committee concerning the testimony of Robert Canon during the hearings; and typescript quotes by Howard Morgan of the Democratic Party of Oregon.

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 Marsak, Leonard Mendes, 1924- Moore, Stanley Williams, 1914- Reed College (Portland, Or.) United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities Academic freedom--United States Anti-communist movements--United States Politics and Politicians Colleges and Universities Portland affidavits speeches (documents)