Michael Braver Collection of Americanist Material LSC.1585
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3k4031dq No online items Finding Aid for the Michael Braver Collection of Americanist Material LSC.1585 Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Online finding aid last updated 2020 December 11. Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/special-collections Finding Aid for the Michael LSC.1585 1 Braver Collection of Americanist Material LSC.1585 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: Michael Braver collection of Americanist material Creator: Braver, Michael Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1585 Physical Description: 12 Linear Feet(24 boxes. 1 oversize box.) Date (inclusive): 1960-1979 Abstract: Collection consists of over 300 speeches by Americanist right-wing extremist spokesmen on reel to reel and cassette tapes, as well as Americanist journals, books, pamphlets, booklets, and fugitive materials. Includes speakers from the John Birch Society, the National Socialist White Peoples' Party, Christian Crusade Convention, and the American Independent Party. Also includes literature from the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade, the Libertarian Party, the Minutemen, Sons of the American Revolution, and Voice of Americanism. Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Language of Material: Materials are in English. Conditions Governing Access Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed audiovisual materials. Audiovisual materials are not currently available for access, unless otherwise noted in a Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note at the series and file levels. All requests to access processed digital materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Conditions Governing Use Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Collection of Americanist material (Collection Number 1585). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Michael Braver, 1989. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4230412 Biography Michael Bruce Braver was born on Sept. 25, 1946 in New York City; AB, MA, UCLA, 1969; MSW, Univ. of Southern CA., 1978; Ph.D, CA School of Professional Psychology, 1983; became asst. professor, Central Washington Univ., 1969-71, winning a meritorious teaching award in 1969; clinical psychologist in private practice, Toluca Lake, CA, beginning in 1980. Scope and Content Collection consists of over 300 speeches by Americanist right-wing extremist spokesmen on reel to reel and cassette tapes, as well as Americanist journals, books, pamphlets, booklets, and fugitive materials. Includes speakers from the John Birch Society, the National Socialist White Peoples' Party, Christian Crusade Convention, and the American Independent Party. Also includes literature from the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade, the Libertarian Party, the Minutemen, Sons of the American Revolution, and Voice of Americanism. Subjects and Indexing Terms Sound recordings. Alternative publications. Psychology teachers -- United States. Clinical psychologists -- California, Southern. Braver, Michael--Archives. Finding Aid for the Michael LSC.1585 2 Braver Collection of Americanist Material LSC.1585 Major Journals and Newsletters Major Journals and Newsletters box 17 Christian Anti-Communism Crusade (CACC) Newsletter. Selections 1971-1975 General Physical Description note: 53 issues. box 21 Christian Crusade (Annual) 1973, 1974 General Physical Description note: 2 issues. box 22 Christian Crusade Weekly. 1973-1974. General Physical Description note: 51 issues. Volume 13 1973 Scope and Contents note Weekly beginning with Issue 21, April 1, 1973 through Issue 52, November 4, 1973 (incorrectly printed as issue 51). This includes 32 consecutive weekly issues. Volume 14. 1973-1974. Scope and Contents note Weekly beginning with Issue 1, November 18, 1973 April 21, 1974. (incorrectly printed as issue 51). This includes 23 consecutive weekly issues. box 18 Christian Vanguard. 1973-1975. General Physical Description note: 21 issues. Scope and Contents note Published by the New Christian Crusade Church. This is a news journal that focuses on racial-religious issues in Americanist context. box 21 Freedom. 1973-1974. General Physical Description note: 3 issues. • Summer 1973 • Spring 1974 • Summer 1974 box 21 The Independent American. 1973-1974. General Physical Description note: 6 issues. Scope and Contents note Volume 19, Issues 1-6. Monthly Newspaper, Littleton, CO. "A National Conservative Newspaper founded in 1955." box 16, 19 John Birch Society Bulletin. 1973-1974. General Physical Description note: 17 issues. box 16, 19, 21 Liberty Letter. 1972-1975. General Physical Description note: 25 issues. box 15, 19 Dr. McBirnie's Newsletter. 1973-1975. General Physical Description note: 27 issues. Scope and Contents note Americanist Newsletter by a prominent Minister. Finding Aid for the Michael LSC.1585 3 Braver Collection of Americanist Material LSC.1585 Major Journals and Newsletters box 18 National Chronicle. 1973-1975. General Physical Description note: 73 issues. • Volume 22, 1973 • Volume 23, 1974 • Volume 24, 1975 box 21 Report on Freedom. 1969, 1973-1975. General Physical Description note: 5 issues. box 16 Review of the News (Anti-Communist Journal). 1971-1972. General Physical Description note: 15 issues. box 17 The Utah Independent 1972-1974 General Physical Description note: 37 issues. Scope and Contents note An Americanism-Oriented Newspaper. Issues from Volumes 3, 4 5. Reprints from Review of the News and associated Birch Society pamphlets General Physical Description note: 33 reprints and pamphlets. box 19 Allen, Gary. "Fedcop." American Opinion. December 1970 box 19 Allen, Gary. The Press. How the Left Turned Me Right. American Opinion. undated. box 19 Anderson, Tom. For Christians. American Opinion. 1972 box 19 American Opinion Bookstores Book List. box 19 Benson, Ezra Taft. Stand Up for Freedom. American Opinion. 1966 box 19 Blumenfeld, Samuel. About De Gaulle. American Opinion. 1962 box 19 "Cross Section of the Truth" (no author) 1968 box 19 Dennis, Delmar. The Will and the Way to Win. JBS. 1973 box 19 Dunham, William. Communists Control the U.N. Review of the News. October 27, 1971. box 19 Dunham, William. Potential Genocide. Review of the News. June 14, 1972. box 19 Fenton, Fr. Francis. "Deceiving Catholics" Review of the News. November 1, 1972. box 19 Griffin, Edward. The Grand Design. Thousand Oaks, CA: American Media. 1968. box 19 Griffin. More Deadly than War. Thousand Oaks, CA: American Media. 1969. box 19 Hayes, Lee. Remember the Pueblo. American Opinion. Undated. box 19 McManus, John F. An Overview of Our World. John Birch Society. 1971. box 19 "Movement to Restore Decency." (Motorede) box 19 "Responsible Leadership Through the John Birch Society." box 19 Schmitz, (Hon.) John. "Nixon's Red trade Helps Communists." Review. August 30, 1972. box 19 Schuyler, George. Saint Martin? American Opinion. Undated. box 19 Stang, A. "Oshacrats." American Opinion. box 19 Welch, Robert. About Money and Other Matters. June 1, 1973. box 19 Welch, Robert. If I Were President. John Birch Society. Undated. General Physical Description note: (2 copies) box 19 Welch. In One Lifetime. American Opinion. 1971. box 19 Welch. More Stately Mansions. American Opinion. 1964. box 19 Welch. More Truth About Vietnam. American Opinion. 1967. box 19 Welch. "Republics and Democracies." American Opinion. October 1971 General Physical Description note: (2 copies) box 19 Welch. The Truth about Vietnam. American Opinion. 1967. box 19 Welch. The Truth in Time. American Opinion. November 1966. Finding Aid for the Michael LSC.1585 4 Braver Collection of Americanist Material LSC.1585 Major Journals and Newsletters box 19 Welch. "Through All the Days to Be" American Opinion. June 1961. General Physical Description note: (2 copies) box 19 Welch. "Two Revolutions at Once." American Opinion. box 19 Welch. What is the John Birch Society. American Opinion. Reprint. 1970. General Physical Description note: (2 copies) box 19 Welch. "Why Join the John Birch Society." American Opinion. 1968. General Physical Description note: (2 copies) box 19 "Why People Become Communists." American Opinion. October 1958. Booklets by Dr. Wesley A. Swift. General Physical Description note: 21 booklets. Scope and Contents note Many are transcriptions of sermons delivered to the Church of Jesus Christ, Christian in Hollywood, CA. Dr. Swift's sermons are concerned with America, Christianity, and Race. His publisher is the new Christian Crusade Church, P.O. Box 3247, Hollywood, CA 90028 which also publishes The Christian Vanguard, a newspaper of