Communism in the United States, 1968
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at Indiana University
Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for
the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities Division of Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory
Indiana University
400 North Sunrise Drive
Weatherly Hall North, Room 122
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~cshm
Creator
Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory
TitleCommunism in the United States, 1968
Project No.
ohrc030
Interviews
1 interview. Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral
materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room
122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells
Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
This project consists of an interview with Carl Bachmann who is a
former member of Congress and mayor of Wheeling, West Virginia. Mr. Bachmann
talks about his experiences with the Fish Committee, which conducted an
investigation of communist activities in the United States during the nineteen
twenties and nineteen thirties. As a member of this committee, he secretly
attended communist meetings and participated in the hearings and final reports.
He briefly addresses why the committee never introduced any bills and discusses
the committee's role in informing Americans about the extent of communist
activities in this country. Finally, he discusses William Borah's 1936
presidential campaign in detail.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains one interview, which lasts ninety-five minutes. The interview consists of a typed transcript and
audio reel.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of
History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of
twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for the Study of History and Memory at Indiana
University is open to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are
available only when such copies are permitted by the deed of gift signed by the
interviewee. Scholars must honor any restrictions the interviewee placed on the
use of the interview. Since some of our earlier (pre-computer) transcripts do
not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript (deletions,
additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Tapes may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for
that interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the
taped interview. Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use,
but excerpted quotes may be used as long as researchers fully cite the data in
their research, including accession number, interview date, interviewee's and
interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last
name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for the Study
of History and Memory, Indiana University, Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape
number and side if no transcript].
Interview List
Interviewee
Bachmann, Carl G.
August 21,
1968
Call Number
68-007
Physical Description
40 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 95 minutes; no
index
Interviewer
Cantelon, Phil
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Carl G. Bachmann, a former member of Congress and mayor of
Wheeling, West Virginia, talks about his experiences with the Fish Committee
which conducted an investigation of communist activities in the United States
during the 1920s and 1930s. As a member of this committee, he secretly attended
communist meetings and participated in the hearings and final reports. He
briefly addresses why the committee never introduced any bills and discusses
the committee's role in informing Americans about the extent of communist
activities in this country. Finally, he discusses William Borah's 1936
presidential campaign in detail.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Fish Committee
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Occupation Names
- congressman
- mayor
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Personal Names
- Borah, William E.
- Elick, Edward E.
- Fish, Hamilton
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Place Names
- New York, New York
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Subjects
- radicalism
- unions
