TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Historical Note
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
1. Pre-HISD employment and accusations
2. Communist Accusations
3. General Research Company Report
4. Correspondence regarding accusations during and after the
investigation
5. Newspaper articles
6. Board proceedings and decision
7. Correspondence after decision
8. Newspaper articles after decision
9. Materials authored by Ebey
10. Minute Women
11. Roger O'Leary
12. Citizens Advisory Conference on Education
13. Communist attacks and issues
14. HISD School Board
15.
The AVC Bulletin
16. Photographs
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Dr. George Ebey Collection:
An Inventory of his Records at the Houston Metropolitan
Research Center, Houston Public Library
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| Creator | Ebey, George,
1907- |
| Title | Dr. George Ebey Collection
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| Inclusive Dates | 1936-1971 |
| Bulk Dates | 1951-1955 |
| Identification | MSS 0070 |
| Extent | 3 1inear ft.; 4 document
boxes, 1 photograph box, 1 medium flat box; approximately 1038
items. |
| Language | Materials
are in English. |
| Repository | Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public
Library |
This collection covers post-World War II issues including McCarthyism,
the
""Red
Scare,"" and
""Un-American
activities."" It also includes extensive information on the Minute
Women, an organization of women against communism in politics and for the
teaching of American heritage in schools. The Minute Women's organization
spread throughout the U.S. and acquired a large membership in Texas.
Biographical Note
Marie Christensen Ebey (with her husband, R. M. Ebey) gave birth to
George Ebey in San Jose, California on June 1, 1907. George graduated
valedictorian from San Jose High School in 1924. He continued his education at
San Jose State College, where he received a Junior College Certificate in 1927.
Between 1922 and 1929 George Ebey worked for several businesses: Southern
Pacific Railroad, Richmond Chemical Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company, and
Standard Oil Company of California. After 1927, Ebey attended Stanford
University. He earned his BA Degree in 1929. He continued his advanced
education in 1931 when he enrolled at Stanford University a second time. George
Ebey gained his Master's Degree in 1932.
He taught English and Dramatics, and was the Football coach at the
Kamehameha School, Honolulu, Hawaii from September 1932 until June 1937. Dr.
George Ebey married Leonor Campo at Honolulu, Hawaii on August 12, 1933.
Afterward he attended Columbia University, Stanford University, and finally
gained his Doctor's Degree in Education from the Teacher's College, Columbia
University, New York City in 1940.
Dr. George Ebey was commissioned to serve as a Lieutenant in the US
Army Air Force on July 25, 1942. He was granted the Award of the Legion of
Merit on June 8, 1946 for his service as a member of Staff Planning
Officers.
After his discharge, Dr. Ebey lectured for Stanford University
during the Spring and Summer Term of 1946. In September 1946 he worked as a
Professor of Secondary Education at the Chico State College, Chico, California,
until 1948. He eventually gained a position as Assistant Superintendent of
Schools in Portland, Oregon from 1948 to 1952. Thereafter he was employed as
Deputy Superintendent of Schools for the Houston Independent School District
(HISD), Houston, Texas.
Shortly after his arrival in Houston, accusations of Un-American
activities were lobbed at Dr. Ebey. The HISD School Board conducted a hearing
and decided to fire him in 1953.
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This collection consists of Dr. George Ebey's personal and
professional correspondence, research, publications, speeches, news articles,
and other items. These documents span the time before his employment at HISD,
his struggle with HISD for his job, and the after-effects of the hearing and
decision. This collection also includes the investigation of Roger O'Leary into
the secretive underground organization of women
""against
Un-American Activities"" - the Minute Women.
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Arrangement
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| | Series 1 Pre-HISD employment and accusations |
| | Series 2 Communist Accusations |
| | Series 3 General Research Company Report |
| | Series 4 Correspondence regarding accusations during and after
the investigation |
| | Series 5 Newspaper articles |
| | Series 6 Board proceedings and decision |
| | Series 7 Correspondence after decision |
| | Series 8 Newspaper articles after decision |
| | Series 9 Materials authored by Ebey |
| | Series 10 Minute Women |
| | Series 11 Roger O'Leary |
| | Series 12 Citizens Advisory Conference on Education |
| | Series 13 Communist attacks and issues |
| | Series 14 HISD School Board |
| | Series 15
The AVC Bulletin |
| | Series 16 Photographs |
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Access Restrictions
None.
Use Restrictions
None.
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| Subjects |
| | Anti-communist
movements--Texas--Houston |
| | School
elections--Texas--Houston |
| | School
superintendents--Texas--Houston |
| Organizations |
| | Houston Independent
School District |
| | Minute Women of the
U.S.A., Inc. Houston Chapter |
| Other Names |
| | Ebey, George,
1907- |
| | O'Leary, Roger |
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Dr. George Ebey Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center,
Houston Public Library
Donated by Texas Gulf Coast Historical Association, 1977
Processed by Martha Grace Cromeens, May 2002
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1. Pre-HISD employment and accusations
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| This series includes a recommendation to award the Legion of Merit
and information regarding the American Veterans Committee. It consists of the
HISD job offer and subsequent correspondence as well as speeches given by
Ebey. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 1 | | Miscellaneous,
1946-1952.
Extent 3 items |
| 2 | | Houston job offer (HISD) and correspondence,
1952-1953.
Extent 28 items |
| 3 | | Speeches,
1946-1952.
Extent 9 items |
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2. Communist Accusations
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| The second series consists of accusatory letters as well as
general correspondence. The correspondence ranges from business directly
related to the accusations to letters of recommendation and support. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 4 | | Communist accusations,
1952-1953.
Extent 3 items |
| 5 | | Correspondence,
1952-1953.
Extent 53 items |
| 6 | | Letters of recommendation,
1952-1953.
Extent 53 items |
| 7 | | General correspondence on attack,
1952-1953.
Extent 48 items |
| 8 | | Correspondence with Paul A. Rehmus, Superintendent of
Portland Schools,
1952-1953.
Extent 14 items |
| 9 | | Correspondence with Columbia University,
1952-1953.
Extent 10 items |
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3. General Research Company Report
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| This series contains a two-volume report amassed for the hearing
regarding accusations against Dr. Ebey involving Communist activities. The
report was a collection of background information. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 10 | | General Research Company Report, Volume 1,
1953.
Extent 1 item |
| 11 | | General Research Company Report, Volume 2,
1953.
Extent 1 item |
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4. Correspondence regarding accusations during and after the
investigation
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| Series 4 is comprised of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and
press releases. The bulk of this series occurred during and after the
investigation reported above. |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 1 | | Correspondence regarding report,
1953.
Extent 11 items |
| 2 | | General correspondence,
1952-1953.
Extent 6 items |
| 3 | | Newspaper clippings and correspondence,
1952-1953.
Extent 50 items |
| 4 | | Publications,
"Letters to the
Editor", editorials, and correspondence regarding clippings,
1936,1953.
Extent 14 items |
| 5 | | Press release and correspondence,
1953.
Extent 13 items |
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5. Newspaper articles
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| These newspaper articles report directly on the Ebey controversy
before the hearing and decision. |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 6 | | Newspaper clippings,
May 12,
1953-July 25, 1953.
Extent 127 items |
| 7 | | Newspaper clippings and corresponding correspondence,
July 26,
1953-August 1953.
Extent 36 items |
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6. Board proceedings and decision
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| This series includes Dr. Ebey's statement to the HISD Board of
Education, others' statements to the board in support of Dr. Ebey, and the
board's final decision. |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 8 | | Board proceedings and decision,
1953.
Extent 6 items |
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7. Correspondence after decision
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| Series 7 contains telegraphs and personal responses regarding the
HISD Board of Education's decision. |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 9 | | Telegraphs after board action,
July 1953.
Extent 12 items |
| 10 | | Correspondence (supportive) after board action,
1953.
Extent 81 items |
| 11 | | Correspondence (general) after decision,
1953-1954.
Extent 16 items |
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8. Newspaper articles after decision
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| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 12 | | Newspaper clippings,
1954.
Extent 4 items |
| 13 | | Newspaper clippings,
1955.
Extent 2 items |
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9. Materials authored by Ebey
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| The materials included in this series include magazine and journal
articles, speeches given, letters, and responses. |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 1 | | Materials authored by Ebey,
1945-1953.
Extent 27 items |
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10. Minute Women
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| This series involves all information published and gathered about
the
"Minute Women" - a
secretive organization of women against
"un-American
activities". These documents include work by Roger O'Leary,
correspondence and the Minute Women newsletters and pamphlets. |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 2 | | Minute Women - articles and miscellaneous,
1944-1953.
Extent 61 items |
| 3 | | Minute Women (from O'Leary's papers),
1951-1953.
Extent 32 items |
| 4 | | Minute Women of the USA, Inc. Newsletters,
1951-1954.
Extent 13 items |
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11. Roger O'Leary
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| These folders contain Mr. O'Leary's correspondence, works, and
personal information. |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 5 | | O'Leary Correspondence,
1953-1954.
Extent 19 items |
| 6 | | Material on O'Leary,
1953-1954.
Extent 14 items |
| 7 | | Brown Award Committee Letter (rough drafts) by O'Leary,
1954.
Extent 27 items |
| 8 | | The Nation magazine,
January 9, 1954, featuring article
by O'Leary.
Extent 1 item |
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12. Citizens Advisory Conference on Education
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| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 9 | | Citizens Advisory Conference on Education,
1952.
Extent 1 item |
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13. Communist attacks and issues
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| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 10 | | Doctors for Freedom,
1952-1953.
Extent 2 items |
| 11 | | Attack on Dr. Clement,
1952.
Extent 2 items |
| 12 | | Speeches and papers,
1953-1954.
Extent 3 items |
| 13 | | Miscellaneous,
1953.
Extent 4 items |
| 14 | | ""A Study of
Factors Related to Educational Unrest in a large School System,"" 1954.
Extent 1 item |
| 15 | | Hearing - Committee on Un-American Activities,
1953.
Extent 1 item |
| 16 | | Right Wing Literature/McCarthyism,
1951-1954.
Extent 40 items |
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14. HISD School Board
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| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 1 | | HISD School Board (general),
1948-1971.
Extent 30 items |
| 2 | | HISD School Board election,
1951-1952.
Extent 28 items |
| 3 | | HISD meeting,
December 12,
1949.
Extent 1 item |
| 4 | | ""A Handbook
of Facts about the Houston Independent School District,"" 1951.
Extent 1 item |
| 5 | | HISD School Board articles,
1951-1954.
Extent 46 items |
| 6 | | School election - miscellaneous,
1951-1953.
Extent 40 items |
| 7 | | ""Land
Population Growth"" report,
1951.
Extent 1 item |
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15.
The AVC Bulletin
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| This series is held in a flat box, and contains 38 issues of
The AVC Bulletin, published by the
American Veterans Committee, of which Ebey was a member.
1946-1947.
38 items |
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16. Photographs
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| Box |
| 6 | | | Photographs MSS 0070.1-4 |
| | | | MSS 0070.1
Extent Box 1, Folder 1 |
| | | | MSS 0070.2-3
Extent Box 1, Folder 2 |
| | | | MSS 0070.4
Extent Box 2, Folder 8 |
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