Archival & Manuscript Collections

Abstract Blank Feinberg oath and statements.

Abstract Papers of Newton Garver, UB professor of philosophy. Collection includes Garver's participation in the Feinberg Loyalty Oath court case and his membership in the Society of Friends.

Abstract Papers of Harry Keyishian regarding his employment at the University at Buffalo and his refusal to sign the "Feinberg certificate," an anti-Communist oath.

Abstract Published report of the trial "The People versus Dr. Horatio N. Loomis, for Libel. Tried at the Erie County Oyer and Terminer, June 24, 1850." (Photocopy).

Overview Working papers of Richard Lipsitz, Esq., attorney for plaintiffs in Keyishian et al. vs. Board of Regents et al., 1964, in which four faculty members and a librarian at the State University of New York at Buffalo challenged New York State's Feinberg Law on public employees and subversive activities. Includes correspondence, court documents, notes, press clippings, and background materials.

Abstract Papers of George Starbuck regarding his employment at the University at Buffalo and his refusal to sign the "Feinberg certificate," an anti-Communist oath.