1950s have received much researcher attention over the last two years, we have invited historians to speak about their work in these records. Several historians have spoken to us about the Senate Select committee on improper activities in labor and management. Better known as the mcclellan committee. Several have made presentations based on the hearings of the house unamerican activities committee. Historians have conducted Considerable Research on the Senate Special committee to investigate crime in interstate commerce, better known as the Kefauver Committee. For that reason we are pleased to have our guest today, tammy ingram, estes talk is titled kefauver and the anticrime crusade in the south. Tammy has researched at the center of the records of Estes Kefauvers famous investigation. She has also researched senator kefauvers personal papers at the university of tennessee. This Research Supports her book project, the wickedest city in america. Such a tantalizing title. Frome also eag
Based on the hearings of the house unamerican activities committee. Also the Senate Special committee to investigate crime in interstate commerce. Better known as the Kefauver Committee. Ingram,t today, tammy senator estestled kefauver and the anticrime crusade in the south. Researched at the center of the records of Estes Kefauvers famous investigation. She is also looked into senator kefauvers personal papers at the university of tennessee. Bookresearch supports her project, the wickedest city in america. Such a tantalizing title. Going to hear from tammy which city she considers the wickedest. She earned a phd in history at yale university. Tammy has just been named a Gilder Lehrman fell at yale and will spend next year writing the first draft of the wickedest city. Congratulations, tammy. As always, we will have time for questions and answers after the presentation. Remember to raise your hand. Thank you for joining us, tammy. Tammy thank you all for being here. Not to go over. I w
The records of the u. S. Senate and the house of representatives and which sponsors the series. Researcher talks invites scholars to tell us about their projects and how the records support them. Since the highly visible senate and house investigations of the 1950s have received much researcher attention over the last few years we have invited historians to speak about the records. Weve asked them to talk about labor and management, better known as the mclellan committee, several have made presentations based on the research on the house unamerican activities committee. Historians have conducted Considerable Research in the Senate Special committee to investigate organized crime and interstate commerce better mean as the key fofr committee. We are pleased to have tammy ingram, associate professor of history at the college of charleston whose talk is titled dear senator,s us the key fofr and the anticrime crusade in the south. She has researched senator kefauvers records at and personal
100 years ago president Woodrow Wilson signed the bill creating the National Park service, and thursday we look back at the caretakers of these natural and historic treasures. Beginning at 10 00 a. M. Eastern and throughout the day, we take you to National Park Service Sites across the country as recorded by cspan. At 7 00 p. M. Eastern weve live from the National Park services most visited historic home, arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial at Arlington National cemetery. Joining us with your phone calls as we talk with robert stanton, former National Park Service Director and brandon buys, the former arlington house site thursday, the 100th anniversary of the National Park service live from arlington house at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan 3. Up next, history professor tammy ingram discusses her book the wickedest city in america. Sex, race and organized crime in the jim crow south. She chronicles the Crime Investigation city chair in 1950 and 51 and field
Thank you for attending todays researcher talk, im the historian at the center for legislative archives, part of the National Archives that holds the records of the u. S. Senate and the house of representatives and which sponsors the series. Researcher talks invites scholars to tell us about their projects and how the records support them. Since the highly visible senate and house investigations of the 1950s have received much researcher attention over the last few years we have invited historians to speak about the records. Weve asked them to talk about labor and management, better known as the mclellan committee, several have made presentations based on the research on the house unamerican activities committee. Historians have conducted Considerable Research in the Senate Special committee to investigate organized crime and interstate commerce better mean as the Kefauver Committee. We are pleased to have tammy ingram, associate professor of history at the college of charleston whose