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Libel action against

 File
Identifier: Subseries 1.4:

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Comprises files for cases other than deportation and denaturalization, including charges of libel, and of assault upon Bridges. Of note is v. Westbrook Pegler, regarding implications in the Call Bulletin and Post Enquirer that money raised for Bridges' defense fund was given to the Communist Party. Also of note is v. WEA, regarding an ad in the SF Chronicle which implied Bridges was a member of the Communist Party. v. Benson is regarding implications that Bridges practiced racial discrimination within the ILWU.

Dates

  • 1944-1972

Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Sub-Series: 9 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571