Archie Henderson - Conservatism, the Right Wing, and the Far Right - A Guide to Archives

Finding aid:

http://amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu/archon/?p=collections/findingaid&id=232

[0093] American Conservative Union Records, 1964-1980, MSS 176

Location: 20th &21st Century Western and Mormon Americana, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, 1130 HBLL, Brigham Young University, P.O. Box 26800, Provo, UT 84602-6800

Description: In December 1964, the American Conservative Union (ACU) was organized to meld the splintered conservative movement into a unified whole after Barry Goldwater's defeat in the November election. The first Chairman of the ACU was Donald C. Bruce, a conservative Republican Congressman from Indiana, followed by John Ashbrook, a Congressman from Ohio; M. Stanton Evans; Philip M. Crane, an Indiana Congressman; Congressman Robert Bauman; and Congressman Marvin Henry "Mickey" Edwards. The ACU has been active in raising funds, corresponding with conservative political leaders, supporting projects, helping candidates, providing advice, and addressing issues relating to conservative causes and political activities all over the United States. The records consist of correspondence, notes, newsletters, memoranda, meeting minutes, charters, bylaws, resolutions, and miscellaneous items. Series I: Founding, contains corporate records of the American Public Affairs Educational Fund, Inc.; a memorandum from Marvin Liebman regarding the initial steps for organizing the ACU; news articles from the National Review concerning ACU's beginning and early activities; and a transcript of an interview with M. Stanton Evans by Dan Manion on the radio program, "The Manion Forum," Feb. 27, 1977. Series III: ACU "Special Projects," contains transcripts of speeches by Robert E. Bauman, James L. Buckley, Philip M. Crane, William Dannemeyer, Mickey Edwards, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Jack Kemp, James McClure, Larry McDonald, Dan Quayle, Ronald Reagan, and Phyllis Schlafly; publications of the ACU Education and Research Institute by James L. Buckley and James A. McClure, Philip M. Crane, and Lawrence P. McDonald; and Speakers Bureau files on Rep. John M. Ashbrook, Dr. Anthony T. Bouscaren, L. Brent Bozell, Dr. Philip M. Crane, James Jackson Kilpatrick, Frank S. Meyer, William F. Rickenbacker, William A. Rusher, Ralph De Toledano, Senator John G. Tower, and Dr. Ernest van der Haag. Series IV: The Board of Directors, contains correspondence with Dr. Lev E. Dobriansky, Rep. Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn, M. Stanton Evans, Ronald Reagan, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Hon. Margaret Thatcher, Sen. Strom Thurmond, and John Wayne; news releases regarding Major General John Singlaub; and letters, papers, and documents regarding William F. Buckley, Orrin Hatch, Senator Jesse Helms, James A. McClure, William A. Rusher, Phyllis Schlafly, and Ralph de Toledano. Series V: The Advisory Assembly, contains files on Spruille Braden, Sen. James L. Buckley, Sen. Barry Goldwater, Rep. Jack Kemp, Howard E. Kershner, Walter Knott, Maj. Gen. Thomas Lane (Ret.), Adm. Ben Moreell (Ret.), Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Hon. John Tower, and Will Herberg. Series VI: Executive Directors, contains correspondence with Patrick J. Buchanan, Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Sen. Peter H. Dominick, Sen. Strom Thurmond, and John Tower. Series VIII: Financial Records, contains correspondence with Richard A. Viguerie. Series XI: Field Operations, contains a file on Tax Reform Immediately (TRIM), a John Birch Society affiliate. Series XI: Field Operations. Arkansas Conservative Union, contains a file on Dr. George S. Benson, President, National Education Program. Series XI: Field Operations. Maine Conservative Union, contains files on Charlotte Iserbyt. Oregon Conservative Union, contains a file on Walter Huss. Series XIII: Issues Files, 1965-1980, contains information on the Panama Canal issue; studies by Dr. Stefan T. Possony; publications by M. Stanton Evans; and a copy of A Program for American Survival 1973-78, by William Schneider. Series XV: Media Materials. ACU Productions, contains copies of ACU Report; Battleline; The Conservative Answer to Pollution, by Frank S. Meyer and John C. Meyer, 1971; The Conservative Mandate, by Dr. Philip M. Crane, 1968; "Conservative Outlook" (ACU weekly newspaper column), with articles by Bob Bauman, Philip Crane, Jesse Helms, and James McClure; An Effective Labor Policy for the United States, by Sylvester Petro, 1968; The First 1,000 Days--One Legislator's Viewpoint, by John M. Ashbrook, 1971; The G.R.I. Report, "A look into the operations of 'Group Research, Inc.'--America's foremost source of anti-conservative smear material," 1968; Public Monitor Report; and Ratings of Congress. Series XV: Media Materials. Non-ACU publications, contains copies of American Spectator; Citizens for the Republic Newsletter; Cornerstone, by the Foundation of Law and Society; Conservative Party, by the Conservative Party; Enterprise, journal of the National Association of Manufacturers; Heritage Foundation publications, including "The Key to Peace," by Clarence Manion, 1975; Human Events reprints; Intercollegiate Review; New Guard (publication of the Young Americans for Freedom); Persuasion at Work, by the Rockford College Institute, Sept. 1978; Review of the News; The Right Report (Richard A. Viguerie Company, Inc.); The Rockford Papers; and Secret U.S. War Against South Africa, by Aida Parker. Series XVI: ACU Audio Tape Collection, contains recordings of John Ashbrook, Robert E. Bauman, Patrick Buchanan, James L. Buckley, William Buckley, Harry Byrd, Philip M. Crane, Lee Edwards, Mickey Edwards, M. Stanton Evans, Milton Friedman, Philip Gramm, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Jack Kemp, James McClure, Larry McDonald, Stefan Possony, Ronald Reagan, John Rousselot, William A. Rusher, Phyllis Schlafly, John Singlaub, Strom Thurmond, and Ernest van der Haag.

Reference:

Kim Phillips-Fein, Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan (New York and London: W.W. Norton, 2009).

Websites with information:

https://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/browse.php

https://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/collection/data/122322655

http://www.worldcat.org/title/american-conservative-union-records/oclc/122322655

Finding aids:

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http://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS%20176

https://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS%20176

[0094] American Council of Christian Churches and International Council of Christian Churches Collection, 1941-1958, Record Group # 1

Location: PCA Historical Center, 12330 Conway Road, St. Louis, MO 63141

Description: Constitution and Bylaws; Correspondence and deposition re H. McAllister Griffiths; various pamphlets and brochures; materials from the Second Plenary Congress [1950]. Pamphlets include The American Council of Christian Churches: Its Purpose and Testimony, by Carl McIntire; Communism and the Bible, by Dr. Fred Schwarz; and Facing Problems Raised by the World Council of Churches, by Capt. Edgar C. Bundy. A promotional booklet for the ICCC, Second Plenary Congress, 1950, August 16-23, contains articles by Carl McIntire and W.O.H. Garman, among others.

Finding aid:

http://www.pcahistory.org/findingaids/accciccc.html

[0095] American Council of Christian Laymen Records, 1949-1963, Mss 700; Micro 1100; M2004-199

Location: Wisconsin Historical Society, Library-Archives Division, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706-1417

Description: Records, mainly 1950-1962, of the American Council of Christian Laymen (ACCL), a national conservative organization (1949-1964) based in Madison, Wisconsin, that published and distributed literature concerning communist influence within American Protestant churches (especially within the National Council of Churches) and (after 1953) Communist propaganda in school textbooks. The bulk of the collection consists of the extensive correspondence of its founder and president Verne P. Kaub. Among the correspondents are William F. Buckley, Edgar Bundy, L. Ray Carroll, Willis A. Carto, John K. Crippen, Harry Everingham, C.O. Garshwiler, Barry Goldwater, William J. Grede, Chester Hanson, Billy James Hargis, Merwin K. Hart, R.C. Hoiles, J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph P. Kamp, James J. Kilpatrick, Fulton Lewis, Jr., Joseph R. McCarthy, Carl McIntire, Ben Moreell, James D. Murch, J. Howard Pew, Henry Regnery, George Robnett, Edward A. Rumley, Gerald L. K. Smith, Dan Smoot, Governor George Wallace, Robert Welch, Gerald B. Winrod, and Allen Zoll. Also included are an incomplete run of "Challenge," the ACCL newsletter, 1952-1963; a copy of Kaub's book, Communist-Socialist Propaganda in Our Schools; and other records. Subject files on American Mercury, Ray Carroll – Freedom Forum (Billings, Mont.), Christian Beacon, Kenneth Colegrove, Congress of Freedom, John Birch Society, J.B. Matthews affair, mental health, segregation, Un-American Activities Committee—"Operation Abolition," 1960, United Nations—Bricker amendment, and We, the People.