Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 4/10/60
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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HQ

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JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

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ED-36° (R'ev. 12-13-56)

CONFIDENTIAL

Mr.

Tolson

Mr. Mohr,

Mir. Parsons.

FB

Date: 4/10/60

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DECTASSIJIED BYS 668-5LD/

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FROM:

RE :

SAC, LOS ANGELES (100-21198)

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Information since received from LA 3932-S reveals

that on 3/29/60, a regular meeting of the Professional-

cultural section council, SCDCP, was held at 3048 Victoria

Street, Los Angeles.

Among members of the council present

was JOHN HOWARD LAWSON, who is Chairman of one of the two

writers clubs in the Cultural Section. During preliminary

and informal discussion at the meeting, LAWSON displayed

the copy of the "Southern California Daily Trojan"

student publication at University of Southern California,

which carried headlines

regarding_ LAWSON's appearance

before the University's freshman English class on 3/25/60.

LAWSON also had copies of newspaper clippings from the local

HEARST papers regarding the incident.

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LAWSON told the meeting that he had been invited

to speak before the English Department at USC, but he did

not identify the manner in which he received the invitation.

He indicated however, that he had been invited to speak on

the subject of playwriting and that he had had an opportunity

to discuss the subject of the Hollywood blacklist with more

than 100 students who were present. He also indicated that

he had been very well received, not only by the students,

but by members of the English Department faculty. "LAWSON

also noted that his textbook which he,

LAWSON, wrote. on

the subject of playwriting is used by

the University as a

text

-Bureau

2-Los Angeles (1-100-15732 - Compic)

100-3701540259

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