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Matchett, Gerald J.

 Person

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Gerald J. Matchett collection, 1956

 Collection
Identifier: 007.06.01
Description of the Collection The collection includes two items related to an Illinois Institute of Technology internal inquiry initiated by Pres. John T. Rettaliata "to determine the fitness of [professor Matchett] to continue in a position of moral trust," (i.e. as a faculty member of IIT) in response to Matchett invoking his Fifth Amendment rights when called before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in Chicago on Dec. 14, 1955. The collection includes a Report of Proceedings regarding Gerald J....
Dates: 1956

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