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Title
Reverend Charles Leahy teaches against communism, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued
February 1936
1936-02
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
A group of adults sit at desks across from Reverend Leahy, who stands at the front of the classroom holding a book called The Communist Party A Manual On Organization by J. Peters.
Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Anti-Communist Class of Loyola to Open Today," Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb 1936: A2.
Anti-communism classes begin at Loyola High School for Loyola University students. Each class is to be held Monday nights at 7:30pm and partially taught by Reverend Charles Leahy, an authority on communism.
Text from negative sleeve: 3625 - Rev Chas. Leahy gives talks against Communism - 2-10-36 [stamped:] Feb 13 1936
Handwritten on negative: Rev Chas Leahy 2-11-36
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12711
ark:/21198/zz002hms0g
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Teaching--California--Los Angeles
Desks
Anti-communism--California--Los Angeles
Priests--California--Los Angeles
Classrooms--California--Los Angeles
Leahy, Charles, b. 1894
Loyola Marymount University
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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