Letter to the honourable Parnell Thomas from Norris Poulson, conveying information from Jack Moffitt regarding Communism in Hollywood.
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Title
Letter to the honourable Parnell Thomas from Norris Poulson, conveying information from Jack Moffitt regarding Communism in Hollywood.
Subject
20th century
California
Hollywood
Communism
Letter
California
Hollywood
Communism
Letter
Description
The source is an 11 page typed letter with a ‘Congress of the United States house of representatives Washington D.C.’ header. It is written on the 22nd of May 1947 from Norris Poulson to Thomas Parnell and names those believed to be communists working in Hollywood. The letter is written during the (second) Red Scare, a part of which was the phenomenon of McCarthyism. This was a time of political repression and fear of communism, whereby people were accused of being a Communist without proper evidence. There was a fear that those in Hollywood were spreading communist messages and pro-soviet propaganda through their films. As a result many were imprisoned or blacklisted meaning they were unable to gain other employment.
Creator
U.S House of Representatives. Committee on Un-American Activities 1945-1969.
Publisher
National Archives
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7542809
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7542809
Date
22 May 1947
Contributor
Lucy Kenealy
Rights
National Archives
Language
English
Type
Textual - typed government paper
Identifier
20th century California
Files
Collection
Citation
U.S House of Representatives. Committee on Un-American Activities 1945-1969., “Letter to the honourable Parnell Thomas from Norris Poulson, conveying information from Jack Moffitt regarding Communism in Hollywood.,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed April 28, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/264.