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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6000265m No online items Inventory of the Norman Allderdice Collection Processed by: Aparna Mukherjee Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] © 2007 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Inventory of the Norman 2000C53 1 Allderdice Collection Inventory of the Norman Allderdice Collection Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California Processed by: Aparna Mukherjee Date Completed: 2007 Encoded by: ByteManagers using OAC finding aid conversion service specifications and Elizabeth Konzak © 2007 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Norman Allderdice Collection Dates: 1895-1984 Collection number: 2000C53 Collector: Allderdice, Norman, 1894-1961, collector. Collection Size: 135 ms. boxes, 1 oversize box(81 linear feet) Repository: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace Stanford, California 94305-6010 Abstract: Pamphlets, leaflets, and other printed ephemera, issued by right-wing, left-wing and other political organizations, and by governmental, business, labor, religious, educational and other organizations, relating to political, social and economic conditions in the United States and abroad, and especially to right-wing and left-wing movements in the United States. Physical location: Hoover Instituion Archives Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection is open for research. Access to audiovisual materials requires at least two weeks advance notice. Audiovisual materials include sound recordings, video recordings, and motion picture film. Hoover staff will determine whether use copies of the materials requested can be made available. Some materials may not be accessible even with advance notice. Please contact the Hoover Institution Archives Audiovisual Specialist for further information. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Norman Allderdice Collection, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information The collection was acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2000. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. 1894 Born, McKeesport, Pennsylvania February 16 1911-1915 Worked in open hearth department, Carnegie Steel Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1914 Graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology 1916-1921 Superintendent, open hearth department, National Tube Company, Homestead, Pennsylvania 1921-1927 Manager, Pittsburgh office, Manning, Maxwell and Moore, Inc. 1927-1936 President and treasurer, Arch Machinery Company, Pittsburgh 1936-1939 Special agent, Frank M. Knox Company Inventory of the Norman 2000C53 2 Allderdice Collection 1941? Retired to Tucson, Arizona 1961 July 27Died, Tucson, Arizona Scope and Content of Collection The Norman Allderdice collection consists of pamphlets, leaflets, and other printed ephemera issued by right-wing, left-wing and other political organizations, and by governmental, business, labor, religious, educational and other organizations. The collection relates to political, social and economic conditions in the United States and abroad, and especially to right-wing and left-wing movements in the United States. The materials span a period of approximately one hundred years. They include English-language publications from publishing houses in Beijing, Hanoi, Moscow, and Pyongyang. The bulk of the materials are organized in two series, each in rough alphabetical order. Within each series, most material is arranged by the name of the creator, although some items are arranged by title, subject, or country. Oversize materials are arranged separately at the end of the collection (box 135). The desire to collect these materials grew out of Norman Allderdice's interest in individual freedom; conservative beliefs with respect to social and political issues; U.S. foreign relations, particularly with Russia; and opposition to any system of government that upholds autocracy. The collection was acquired by Northern Arizona University in 1965. The university added printed matter gathered by a number of other collectors to Allderdice's collection, including much material published after Allderdice's death in 1961. The Hoover Institution Archives acquired this pamphlet collection in 2000. The Norman Allderdice collection of serial publications is available at the University of California at Davis. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects United States--Politics and government. United States--Economic conditions. United States--Social conditions. Right and left (Political science) Conservatism. Fascism--United States. Antisemitism--United States. Christianity and politics. Anti-communist movements--United States. Communism--United States. Socialism--United States. Radicalism--United States. World politics--20th century. Related Material The Norman Allderdice collection of serial publications is available at the University of California at Davis. Series I Box/Folder: 1 : 1 Aberg, Einar, 1917-1963. Scope and Content Note Leaflets and printed matter Box/Folder: 1 : 2 Action in Kentucky Scope and Content Note (folder empty) Box/Folder: 1 : 3 Adams, George, 1963. Scope and Content Note Form letter Inventory of the Norman 2000C53 3 Allderdice Collection Container List Box/Folder: 1 : 4 Advertising Council, 1957. Scope and Content Note Clipping Box/Folder: 1 : 5 Africa Fund, undated. Scope and Content Note Pamphlet Box/Folder: 1 : 6 Aircraft Industries Association of America, 1956?. Scope and Content Note Printed matter Box/Folder: 1 : 7 Alabama Committee to Support Your Local Police, undated. Scope and Content Note Brochure Box/Folder: 1 : 8 Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, 1964. Scope and Content Note Civil rights bill Box/Folder: 1 : 9 Alert, Seattle, Washington, 1961. Scope and Content Note Leaflets Box/Folder: 1 : 10 Alert American Association, Los Angeles, California, 1963-1968. Scope and Content Note Affidavit, leaflets, and printed matter Box/Folder: 1 : 11 Alerted Americans, Plymouth meeting, Pennsylvania, 1956-1958. Scope and Content Note Leaflets, printed matter, report, and research data Box/Folder: 1 : 12 Alerted Americans, undated. Scope and Content Note Leaflet Box/Folder: 1 : 13 Alexander, Holmes, 1957. Scope and Content Note Clipping Box/Folder: 1 : 14 Alfange, Dean, undated. Scope and Content Note Statement Box/Folder: 1 : 15 Allen-Bradley Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1973. Scope and Content Note Poster and printed matter Box/Folder: 1 : 16 Allen, Donna, and Al Uhrie, "What's Wrong with the War in Vietnam?", undated. Scope and Content Note Pamphlet Inventory of the Norman 2000C53 4 Allderdice Collection Container List Box/Folder: 1 : 17 The Alliance, New York, 1956. Scope and Content Note Form letter, leaflets, and miscellany Box/Folder: 1 : 18 Allied Homeowners Association, Inc., 1959. Scope and Content Note Letter and printed matter Box/Folder: 1 : 19 The Alternative: An American Spectator, Bloomington, Indiana, 1975. Scope and Content Note Letter about subscription and related materials Box/Folder: 1 : 20 Alternative Press Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1970s. Scope and Content Note Publication index Box/Folder: 1 : 21 America First Committee, Chicago, Illinois, 1941. Scope and Content Note Address and brochure Box/Folder: 1 : 22 America First, Palm Beach, California, 1941. Scope and Content Note Leaflet Box/Folder: 1 : 23 American Legion--Anti-Subversive Committee, Seattle, Washington, 1950s. Scope and Content Note Fact sheet about United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) Box/Folder: 1 : 24 American Academy of Public Affairs, La Jolla, California, 1961. Scope and Content Note Letter Box/Folder: 1 : 25 American-Asian Educational Exchange, New York, 1966-1967. Scope and Content Note Letters and minutes of meeting Box/Folder: 1 : 26 American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1962. Scope and Content Note Form letter and miscellany Box/Folder: 1 : 27 American Association for the United Nations, 1962. Scope and Content Note Program for third biennial convention, New York City Box/Folder: 1 : 28 American Association of University Professors Berkeley Chapter, California, 1968. Scope and Content Note Form letter Box/Folder: 1 : 29 American Birthright Committee, Los Angeles, California, undated. Scope and Content Note Leaflet Inventory of the Norman 2000C53 5 Allderdice Collection Container List Box/Folder: 1 : 30 American Christian College, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1969. Scope and Content Note Article by Billy James Hargis Box/Folder: 1 : 31 American Civil Liberties Union, New York, 1940-1972. Scope and Content Note Annual reports, article, brochures, fact sheet, leaflets, and printed matter Box/Folder: 1 : 32 American Coalition of Patriotic Societies, Washington, D.C., 1957-1960s. Scope and Content Note Brochures, clipping, form letter, leaflets, printed matter, and seminar paper Box/Folder: 1 : American Committee for Justice in
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