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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784978403321

Autore

Diamond Sigmund

Titolo

Compromised campus [[electronic resource] ] : the collaboration of universities with the intelligence community, 1945-1955 / / Sigmund Diamond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992

ISBN

0-19-771226-6

1-280-52343-3

0-19-536380-9

1-4294-0738-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Disciplina

364.1/31

Soggetti

Political crimes and offenses - Investigation - United States - History - 20th century

Higher education and state - United States - History - 20th century

Academic freedom - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Square One: Veritas or Hallucination; 2. Harvard and the FBI: ""A Most Cooperative and Understanding Association""; 3. The Russian Research Center, 1: Informing and Surveillance; 4. The Russian Research Center, 2: Scholarship and Intelligence; 5. More on Harvard: Public Masks, Private Faces; 6. Henry Kissinger and William Yandell Elliott: Mail-tampering, etc.; 7. William F. Buckley, Jr.: The FBI Informer as Yale Intellectual; 8. H. B. Fisher and Yale University, 1927-1952: Ivy-covered Surveillance; 9. Lux et Veritas; 10. The FBI Dissemination Program; Conclusion

NotesIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the role of the FBI in dealing with American universities regarding loyalty matters. The author has used the Freedom of Information Act to uncover instances of FBI illegal activities in this area.