William dudley pelley autobiography template

William Dudley Pelley was one of the most important figures of the anti-Semitic radical right in the twentieth century. Best remembered as the leader of the paramilitary "Silver Shirts," Pelley was also an award-winning short story writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and religious leader. During the nedstämdhet Pelley was a notorious presence in American politics; he ran for president on a platform calling for the ghettoization of American Jews and was a defendant in a headlinegrabbing sedition trial thanks to his unwavering support for Nazi Germany.

Scott Beekman offers not only a political but also an intellectual and literary biography of Pelley, greatly advancing our understanding of a figure often dismissed as a madman or charlatan. His belief struktur, composed of anti-Semitism, economic nostrums, racialism, neo-Theosophical channeling, and millenarian Christianity, anticipates the eclecticism of later cult personalities such as Shoko Asahara, leader of Aum Shinrikyo, and the Briti

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William Dudley Pelley was one of the most important figures of the anti-Semitic radical right in the twentieth century. Best remembered as the leader of the paramilitary “Silver Shirts,” Pelley was also an award-winning short story writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and religious leader. During the Depression Pelley was a notorious presence in American politics; he ran for president on a platform calling for the ghettoization of American Jews and was a defendant in a headlinegrabbing sedition trial thanks to his unwavering support for Nazi Germany.

Scott Beekman offers not only a political but also an intellectual and literary biography of Pelley, greatly advancing our understanding of a figure often dismissed as a madman or charlatan. His belief system, composed of anti-Semitism, economic nostrums, racialism, neo-Theosophical channeling, and millenarian Christianity, anticipates the eclecticism of later cult personalities such as Shoko Asahara, leader of Aum Shinrikyo, a

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Archives West Finding Aid

Audio

BoxAccession14841-002

Introduction to Soulcraft

General Notes: 1 cassette

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Memorial Service

General Notes: 1 cassette

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Roads Courageous (nos. 1-2)

General Notes: 4 cassettes. User copy available for #1 "Matrimony" and #2 "Courageous"

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Solving Life (nos. 1-8)

General Notes: 15 cassettes. User copy available for #1 "Where Do We Begin," #2 "Marvels of Mind," #3 "Judgment," #6 "Public Spirituality," and #8 "Incentive"

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Valor Series (nos. 1-11)

General Notes: 12 cassettes. User copy available for #7 "Choosing Parents"

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Booklets

Box/FolderAccession4/14841-002

Accolade Services and Committee Manual

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Editorials by Pelley

1936Box/Folder4/24841-002

Henry Ford Swims the Red Sea

circa 19414/3