John Birch Society pamphlets (MS.2014.001)

The John Birch Society pamphlets consist primarily of pamphlets and reprints that reflect right-wing political views on such issues as the Civil Rights movement, the protests against the war in Vietnam during the 1960's, communism, drug use, popular music and culture, pornography, race relations, and sex education in American schools. The pamphlets are dated from 1928 to 1990, but most are dated between 1960 and 1970.

The pamphlets published by the John Birch Society include copies of the Society's Bulletin as well as reprints from American Opinion and The Review of the News . Many pamphlets were published by the Society's Movement to Restore Decency (MOTOCREDE). The collection also includes a "Support Your Local Police" decal and a packing slip from Robert Welch, Inc.

The pamphlet titled "A Letter to the South on Segregation" was written by Robert Welch, even though his name does not apper on the pamphlet in this collection. This pamphlet, dated 1965, is a reprint (thirteenth printing) of Welch's original September 1956 article in One Man's Opinion .

Other pamphlets in the collection were published by the American Jewish Committee, Athanasius Press, the Daughters of Saint Paul, and Ensign Publishing Company. The two pamphlets published by Pathfinder Press and the Workers Library Publishers reflect left-wing views regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict and the civil rights of African-Americans in the United States.

This collection is related to, but is not part of, the John Birch Society records (Ms.2013.003) and the Gordon Hall and Grace Hoag Collection of Dissenting and Extremist Printed Propaganda (Ms.76).