STEINMETZ-1980

Interview with Harry C. Steinmetz, 1980

 

1980-10-02

 

Interviewer: McKanna, Bud

Harry C. Steinmetz was a professor of Psychology at San Diego State College from 1930 until 1954. Though it was well known that Steinmetz held liberal political views, he became more conspicuous once faculty members became aware of his political involvement outside of campus. In 1935, Steinmetz unsuccessfully ran for mayor on a Socialistic platform and held high offices in local labor organizations. On March 26, 1953, Steinmetz received a subpoena from the House Un-American Activities Committee, chaired by Congressman Harold Velde, and was required to appear before the committee. Finally, on February 5, 1954, Steinmetz was fired from San Diego State College for violation of the Luckel Act, which was ruled unconstitutional in 1968. He returned to the College in the late 60's, eventually receiving the title of Professor Emeritus. Steinmetz died on February 15, 1982 at the age of 82.

Interviews; Oral Histories; Harry C. Steinmetz; Bud McKanna; Private Soldiers and Sailors Legion; International Workers of the World; SS Shilka; George Marston; Election campaigns; Mayoral elections; San Diego mayors; Percival "Percy" J. Benbough; A. Ray Sauer, Jr.; Edward L. Hardy; Doris Loflin Steinmetz; Christine Springston; California Labor School; Holland Roberts; Spanish Civil War; Daisy Lee Worcester; American Legion; Harry Foster; Blacklisting; John R. Adams; Harry Ruja; Frank Luckel; Fred H. Kraft; Luckel Act; American Association of University Professors; Earl Warren; Governors of California; Kraft Act; House Un-American Activities Committee; Gordon Renner; Earl King; Ernest Ramsay; Frank Conner; Jesse W. Carter; Supreme Court of the United States; American Civil Liberties Union; Joseph McCarthy; Morehouse College; McCarthyism; Cold War; Robert Walker"Bob" Kenny; Hollywood Ten; Bill of Rights; Levering loyalty oath; California Assembly Bill 3026 (1978); A. L. Wirin

 

 

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English

 

Digital

00:55:48

Yes

STEINMETZTRANSCRIPT; MS-0369-10-03-32

See STEINMETZTRANSCRIPT in this database; additional keywords: Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Tom Metzger; Imperial Valley; HUAC; Harold H. Velde; California Congress of Faculty Associations; Institute for Continued Learning

 

Audio

MP3

50.99 MB