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Title
Booklet, War in the Mails booklet, 1941
Creator
Hoke, Henry Reed, 1894-
Contributor
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
Date Created and/or Issued
1941
Publication Information
California State University, Northridge
Contributing Institution
California State University, Northridge
Collection
In Our Own Backyard - Resisting Nazi Propaganda (Exhibit)
Rights Information
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description
In response to the spread of organized anti-Semitism in the United States during the 1930s, leaders of Los Angeles' Jewish community formed a special defense organization known as the Los Angeles Jewish Community Committee. The committee later changed its name to the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee. The collection documents the committee's efforts to combat prejudice and educate the public through cooperation with both Jewish and non-Jewish groups, from its formation in 1933 through the early 1990s.
War in the Mails. This work alerts the public to Congressional abuse of the franking privilege, in this case, mailing propaganda to constituents for free. "War in the Mails: an Explanation of the Most Gigantic Direct Mail Fraud in the History of Advertising" is an outline of the investigation to uncover and expose the Nazi campaign of disruption through the United States mails. 11 x 8.5 in.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Booklet
Extent
28 x 21.5 cm
Identifier
CRCms153
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/InOurOwnBackyard/id/177
Language
English
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda
Advertising, Direct-mail
Franking privilege
Mail fraud
Anti-fascist movements
Nazi propaganda
National socialism
Place
New York (N.Y.)
Source
Box CRC/2 199-21
Relation
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee Collection
In Our Own Backyard: Resisting Nazi Propaganda in Southern California, 1933-1945
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Urban Archives
https://oac.cdlib.org/search?query=%22Guide+to+the+Jewish+Federation+Council+of+Greater+Los+Angeles+Community%22
https://digital-library.csun.edu/in-our-own-backyard/historical-context

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