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Johnson, David K.

Title The lavender scare : the Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government / David K. Johnson.

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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	352.608664 J631l 2004	---	Available

Description	xii, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	"Panic on the Potomac" -- Peurifoy's revelation : the politics of the purges -- "This used to be a very gay city" : Lafayette Park and the sex crime panic -- "Cookie pushers in striped pants" : the lavender lads in the state department -- "Fairies and fair dealers" : the immoral bureaucracy -- The Hoey investigation : searching for a homosexual spy -- "Let's clean house" : the Eisenhower security program -- Interrogations and disappearances : gay and lesbian subculture in 1950s Washington -- "Homosexual citizens" : the Mattachine Society of Washington.
Subject	Gays in the civil service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	United States -- Officials and employees -- History -- 20th century.
	Gays -- Employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Civil service -- Security measures -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Cold War.
Added Title	Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government
ISBN	0226404811 (alk. paper)
	9780226404813 (alk. paper)
Standard No.	UKM bA3U8731
	NLGGC 249059320
	IG# 0226404811
	YDXCP 2373407
	YDXCP 1990721
	NZ1 7672133