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Inventory of the Clay L. Cochran Papers, 1938-1979 (Bulk 1949-1979)University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.Email: ahcref@uwyo.eduURL: http://ahc.uwyo.edu/ "©" 2013 University of Wyoming
Biography of Clay L. CochranClay L. Cochran (1914-1982) was a professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma from 1949-1952, an economist and department director with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association from 1952-1958, an agricultural labor specialist in the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO from 1958-1966, and executive director of Rural America from 1966-1979. Cochran was denied tenure at the University of Oklahoma in 1952 in part due to alleged communist and socialist sympathies. These allegations affected later employment applications for federal government positions when background investigations were conducted by the Civil Service Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency. Scope and ContentCollection includes correspondence (1952-1979, bulk 1977-1979); manuscripts; subject files; Cochran's master's thesis (1938) and Ph. D. dissertation (1950); materials related to the tenure decision at the University of Oklahoma; copies of U.S. Civil Service Commission, FBI, and CIA files on Cochran obtained by him under a Privacy Act request; speeches by Cochran (1953-1973); pamphlets, several by Cochran; awards; biographical information; and miscellaneous other materials. RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public. Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. Processing InformationAcquisition InformationRelated MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Clay L. Cochran at the date of processing. Additional InformationFinding aid available in repository. Access TermsAgricultural laborers -- United States. Civil rights -- United States. College teachers -- Tenure -- Oklahoma. Employee selection -- United States. Housing, Rural -- United States. Privacy, Right of -- United States. Rural development -- United States. Rural electrification -- United States. University of Oklahoma -- Faculty. Container List
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