"The 82nd Congress MUST Abolish the United Nations!" Korean War flyer
Scope and Content
Flyer titled "The 82nd Congress MUST Abolish the United Nations!" arguing against the existence of the United Nations on the grounds of anti-Communism and anti-United States involvement in the Korean War, created by the American Flag Committee, circa 1951. The flyer encourages its recipients to contact Senator Robert A. Taft and people they know to inform them "[they] want [their] Government to be FREED FROM 'UNITED NATIONS' RULE[.]" Formerly the flyer read "Arthur Vandenberg" but this has been struck through and replaced with Taft's name.
Dates
- circa 1951-1952
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Historical Information
The Korean War was a Cold War conflict that lasted from 1950 - 1953. The conflict centered around the invasion of South Korea by Soviet-allied and supported North Korea, with the United Nations intervening (using mostly U.S. forces) to aid South Korea. The war suffered over a million casualties with no final resolution between the two countries.
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Flyer titled "The 82nd Congress MUST Abolish the United Nations!" arguing against the existence of the United Nations on the grounds of anti-Communism and anti-United States involvement in the Korean War, created by the American Flag Committee circa 1951.
Arrangement
This is a single item collection.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by Lynn Eaton in April 2019.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Processing completed by Amanda Brent in July 2022. Finding aid completed by Amanda Brent in July 2022.
- Cold War Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Korean War, 1950-1953 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- "The 82nd Congress MUST Abolish the United Nations!" Korean War flyer
- Subtitle
- Guide to "The 82nd Congress MUST Abolish the United Nations!" Korean War flyer
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Brent
- Date
- July 15, 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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