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Letter from Phil in support of Spiker re communism
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other
  • Other, Vietnam
  • 1969
Letter from Phil in support of Spiker re communism
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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Hand written letter, 18 Jul 1969. Supports Spiker as writing the facts in articles that have been labeled as helping Communists . Identifies a letter to the editor (?) "Spiker's Letter Would Just Help the Commies." Identifies Hyten and Higginbotham as being against her opinions, facts. Writer was in Vietnam in the Army. States he? had an article in the Bar Harbor Times (anti-Vietnam?) Mentions an article in Times by Robert Ho. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.042.11, **1344 [show more]
Anti LaRue Spiker correspondence from Dr. Wesley Leonard
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other
  • Other, Brainwashing
  • Other, House Comittee on Unamerican Activities
  • Other, Leninism
  • Other, Marxism
  • Other, Vietnam
  • 1968
Anti LaRue Spiker correspondence from Dr. Wesley Leonard
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from Dr. Wesley Leonard (scanned) and onion skin copy with comments on the side such as date, basis for saying this, whom. It may be Spiker's handwriting. Letter by Dr. Leonard (Aug 1968) castigates Spiker for her opinions and propagation of communism, "Leninist dictum", opnions for gun control, a possible civilian police board, anti-Vietnam-for "communist victory", for "Marxian principles that personal savings should be abolished." Mentions Cyrus Hamlin. Appear he spoke at (Southwest Harbor?) town meeting but may have moved to Kennebunk Accompanying handwritten commentary (Dec 1968) by Spiker explaining that she sat beside a little girl at a Christmas Concert. Leonard and his wife came in and greeted the little girl. Dr. Leonard told her not to talk to Spiker [show more]