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University of Connecticut
Committee of Five Records
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. |
| Creator: | University of Connecticut, Committee of Five. |
| Title: | University of Connecticut, Committee of Five Records. |
| Dates: | [1953]-1956. |
| Quantity: | .25 linear feet. |
| Identification: | MSS19700002 |
| Language: | English. |
| Abstract: | In March of 1953 a Committee of Five was appointed by the standing committee of the University Senate (acting at the request of the administration) to investigate the charge that four members of the faculty, Paul Zilsel, Robert Glass, Harold Lewis, and Emanuel Margolis, were communists. Committee members included Fred A. Cazel, Jr., Harold G. Halcrow, C. Albert Kind, Arthur L. Wood, and Marcel Kessel as Chairman. In a unanimous report, the committee recommended to the Board of Trustees that all four faculty members be retained at the University of Connecticut. |
History
In March 1953 a Committee of Five was appointed by the standing committee of the University Senate (acting at the request of the administration) to investigate the charge that four members of the faculty, Paul Zilsel, Robert Glass, Harold Lewis, and Emanuel Margolis, were communists. Committee members included Fred A. Cazel, Jr., Harold G. Halcrow, C. Albert Kind, Arthur L. Wood, and Marcel Kessel as Chairman. In a unanimous report, the committee recommended to the Board of Trustees that all four faculty members be retained at the University of Connecticut.
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Scope and Content
These records primarily contain minutes of the Committee's meetings and the final report.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to the University's history, especially the Fred Cazel Papers. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], University of Connecticut, Committee of Five Records. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
Acquisition Information
These papers were donated by Marcel Kessel at an undetermined date.
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Committee Records, 1953-1954 | |||||||||||||
| 1:1 | Correspondence 1953 March - 1954 April | ||||||||||||
| 1:2 | Minutes of meetings 1953 March - 1953 June | ||||||||||||
| 1:6 | Glass, Robert 1953, 1956 | ||||||||||||
| 1:7 | Lewis, Harold 1953 | ||||||||||||
| 1:8 | Margolis, Emanuel 1953 | ||||||||||||
| 1:9 | Zilsel, Paul 1953 | ||||||||||||
| 1:10 | American Associations of University Professors 1953 | ||||||||||||
| 1:11 | The Atlantic, vol. 191 no. 6 1953 Jun | ||||||||||||
| 1:12 | Princeton Alumni Weekly, vol. LII no. 22 1953 Apr 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1:13 | Clippings 1953 | ||||||||||||
| Series II: Report to the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut by the Committee of Five Investigating Charges of Communism Against Four Members of the Faculty, 1953 | |||||||||||||
| 1:3 | Draft pieces and notes undated | ||||||||||||
| 1:4 | Semi-final Draft undated | ||||||||||||
| 1:5 | Final Draft | ||||||||||||