Roche, John P.
John P. Roche Collection, 1866-1955ca.280 items
A political scientist, writer, and government consultant, John P. Roche was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 7, 1923, the son of a salesman. A liberal Social Democrat and fervent anti-Communist, Roche spent his academic career at Haverford College and Brandeis and Tufts Universities, writing extensively on American foreign policy, constitutional law, and the history of political thought in America, and maintaining a strong interest in the history of the American left. During the 1960s and early 1970s, he served as an adviser to the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations.
The Roche Collection consists of over 300 publications pertaining to the political left in the United States, with a smaller number of works from the radical right and from European Socialists and Communists. Concentrated in the years spanning the Great Depression, the Second World War, and the McCarthy hearings, many of the works were produced by formal political parties in response to particular political campaigns, current events, or social issues, with other works geared primarily toward consciousness raising and general political education on trade unionism, fascism, war and peace, American foreign policy, and freedom of speech and the press.
Biographical Note
A political scientist, writer, and government consultant, John P. Roche was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 7, 1923, the son of a salesman. After undergraduate study at Hofstra and war-time service in the Air Force, Roche received his doctorate in political science at Cornell in 1949, and embarked upon an academic career. Following several years at Haverford College (1949-1956), he was appointed to the faculty at Brandeis University, eventually becoming chair of his department and then Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. A liberal Social Democrat and fervent anti-Communist, Roche’s writing and research centered on American foreign policy, constitutional law, and the history of political thought in America, but he maintained a strong interest in the history of the American left generally, and particularly the Socialist and Communist parties. A prolific writer, he was author or editor of more than a dozen books.
Beginning in 1961, Roche left Brandeis to pursue a series of fellowships and appointments with such groups as the Rockefeller Foundation and Hudson Institute, and he served as an advisor to the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. He returned to academia in 1973 as Professor on the School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he remained until his retirement. He died from complications of a stroke on May 6, 1994.
Scope and Contents
The Roche Collection consists of over 300 publications pertaining to the political left in the United States, with a smaller number of works from the radical right and from European Socialists and Communists. Concentrated in the years spanning the Great Depression, the Second World War, and the McCarthy hearings, many of the works were produced by formal political parties in response to particular political campaigns, current events, or social issues, with other works geared primarily toward consciousness raising and general political education on trade unionism, fascism, war and peace, American foreign policy, and freedom of speech and the press. The authors are diverse as the topics, ranging from Father Coughlin’s anti-semitic radio sermons and the screeds of Joseph P. Kamp (Director of the Constitutional Education League) on the far right to Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham City Jail and the writings of Earl Browder, Norman Thomas, David Paul Berenberg, and Rosa Luxemburg on the left.
Information on Use
Terms of Access and Use
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Cite as: [citation], John P. Roche Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
History of the Collection
Gift of John P. Roche, 1974.
Processing Information
Catalogued rsc, 2005.
Additional Information
Language
English
Contents List
Page, Kirby, 1890-1957.,
The sword or the cross (New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922)
The sword or the cross (New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922)
1922
BR115.W2 P25 1922
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979,
Father Coughlin’s radio sermons (Baltimore: Knox and O’Leary, 1931)
Father Coughlin’s radio sermons (Baltimore: Knox and O’Leary, 1931)
1931
BX1756.C6 F3 1931
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.,
Father Coughlin’s radio discourses, 1931-1932 (Royal Oak, Mich.: Radio League of the Little Flower, 1932).
Father Coughlin’s radio discourses, 1931-1932 (Royal Oak, Mich.: Radio League of the Little Flower, 1932).
1932
BX1756.C6 F3 1932
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.,
Lecture (Detroit, Mich. : The Radio League of the Little Flower, 193-)
Lecture (Detroit, Mich. : The Radio League of the Little Flower, 193-)
193-
BX1756.C6 L43 1933
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.,
Sermons (Royal Oak, Mich. : Radio League of the Little Flower, 1931-1933)
Sermons (Royal Oak, Mich. : Radio League of the Little Flower, 1931-1933)
1931-1933.
BX1756.C6 N4 1931
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.,
The Federal Reserve Bank case (Royal Oak, Mich. : Radio League of the Little Flower, 1936)
The Federal Reserve Bank case (Royal Oak, Mich. : Radio League of the Little Flower, 1936)
1936
BX1756.C68 F43 1936
Cole, Walton Elbert, 1900-(Boston, 1939),
Is Father Coughlin a menace to Americanism?
Is Father Coughlin a menace to Americanism?
1939
BX4705.C7795 C6 1939
Kernan, William C. (William Charles),
The ghost of Royal Oak (New York: Free Speech Forum, 1940)
The ghost of Royal Oak (New York: Free Speech Forum, 1940)
1940
BX4705.C7795 K4 1940
Magil, A. B. (Abraham Bernard), 1905-,
The truth about Father Coughlin (New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1935)
The truth about Father Coughlin (New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1935)
1935
BX4705.C7795 M3 1935d
Mugglebee, Ruth, 1903-,
Father Coughlin of the Shrine of the Little Flower; an account of the life, work and message of Reverend Charles E. Coughlin (Boston: L. C. Page and company, 1933)
Father Coughlin of the Shrine of the Little Flower; an account of the life, work and message of Reverend Charles E. Coughlin (Boston: L. C. Page and company, 1933)
BX4705.C7795 M7 1933
Smith, Alson Jesse.,
The case against the Christian Front (New York: American League for Peace and Democracy, 1939)
The case against the Christian Front (New York: American League for Peace and Democracy, 1939)
1939
BX4705.C7795 S58 1939
Spivak, John Louis, 1897-,
Shrine of the silver dollar (New York: Modern Age Books, 1940)
Shrine of the silver dollar (New York: Modern Age Books, 1940)
1940
BX4705.C7795 S6 1940
Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.,
What’s behind the Christian Front? (New York City : Socialist Party of New York, 1939)
What’s behind the Christian Front? (New York City : Socialist Party of New York, 1939)
1939
BX4705.C7795 T47 1939
Melish Defense Committee.,
The Melish case: Challenge to the Church (Brooklyn, 1947)
The Melish case: Challenge to the Church (Brooklyn, 1947)
1947
BX5995.M4 M42 1949
United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson),
The war message and facts behind it (Washington, D.C. : GPO, 1917)
The war message and facts behind it (Washington, D.C. : GPO, 1917)
1917
D619.U64 W5 1917
United States. Committee on Public Information.,
Amerikanische Burgertreue (Washington, D.C. : GPO, 1917)
Amerikanische Burgertreue (Washington, D.C. : GPO, 1917)
1917
D620 .U64 1917
United States. Committee on Public Information.,
American loyalty (Washington, D.C. : GPO, 1917)
American loyalty (Washington, D.C. : GPO, 1917)
1917
D620 .U647 1917
Letters to liberals on the Soviet Union and the world crisis (Boston: Communist Party of New England, 1939 or 40)
1939 or 40
D639.S6 H663 1939
Council for Democracy.,
Advance through crisis (New York: Council for democracy, ca.1941)
Advance through crisis (New York: Council for democracy, ca.1941)
c1941
D743.9 .C65 1941
Socialist Party of Great Britain. Executive Committee.,
War and the working class.
War and the working class.
1936
D743.9 .S63 1936
Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies.,
Organized labor’s stake in the war.
Organized labor’s stake in the war.
1939?.
D753.2.U6 C6
Malenkov, Georgii Maksimilianovich, 1901-1988.,
XXXII anniversary of the great October socialist revolution.
XXXII anniversary of the great October socialist revolution.
1949
D844 .M3213 1949
Rappoport, Charles, 1865-1941.,
Jean Jaures, l’homme, le penseur, le socialiste.
Jean Jaures, l’homme, le penseur, le socialiste.
1925
DC342.8.J4 R3 1925
International Labor Defense,
Ernst Thaelmann, fighter against war and fascism
Ernst Thaelmann, fighter against war and fascism
1935
DD247.T45 I5 1935
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-,
The meaning of the Soviet-German non-aggression pact
The meaning of the Soviet-German non-aggression pact
1940
DD253 .M642 1939
Vyshinsky, Andrey Yanuaryevich, 1883-1954.,
Trotskyism in the service of fascism against socialism and peace
Trotskyism in the service of fascism against socialism and peace
1936
DK254.T6 V937 1936
Foster, William Z., 1881-1961.,
Questions and answers on the Piatakov-Radek trial.
Questions and answers on the Piatakov-Radek trial.
1937
DK267 .F655 1937
Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953.,
J.V. Stalin answers Pravda correspondent’s questions.
J.V. Stalin answers Pravda correspondent’s questions.
1951
DK268.S75 P73 1951
Ogolny Zydowski Zwiazek Robotniczy Bund w Polsce. American Representation.,
The case of Henryk Erlich and Victor Alter
The case of Henryk Erlich and Victor Alter
1943
DK4420.E4 O3 1943
Melish, William Howard, 1910-,
A churchman examines American-Soviet relations
A churchman examines American-Soviet relations
1948?
E183.8.S6 M4 1948
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.,
Letter from Birmingham city jail (Valley Forge, Pa. : American Baptist Convention, 1963)
Letter from Birmingham city jail (Valley Forge, Pa. : American Baptist Convention, 1963)
1963?
E185.61 .K533 1963
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.,
Meet the money changers’ servants
Meet the money changers’ servants
1936
E743 .C65 1936
National Committee for the Defense of Civil Rights in Tampa.,
Tampa–tar and terror.
Tampa–tar and terror.
1935
F319.T2 C6 1935
National Committee for the Defense of Civil Rights in Tampa.,
Terror in Tampa.
Terror in Tampa.
1937?
F319.T2 C62 1937
Institute for International Labor Research,
Dominican Republic: a study in the new imperialism
Dominican Republic: a study in the new imperialism
1965?
F1938.55 .I5 1965
League for Industrial Democracy.,
The future of capitalism and socialism in America
The future of capitalism and socialism in America
1927
HB501 .L3 1927
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.,
A series of lectures on social justice
A series of lectures on social justice
1935
HC106.3 .C766 1935
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.,
A series of lectures on social justice, 1935-1936. … broadcast over a national network.
A series of lectures on social justice, 1935-1936. … broadcast over a national network.
1936
HC106.3 .C766 1936
Laidler, Harry Wellington, 1884-1970.,
The new capitalism and the socialist.
The new capitalism and the socialist.
c1931
HC106.3 .L27 1931
Labour Party (Great Britain). Executive Committee.,
Reconstruction in war and peace.
Reconstruction in war and peace.
1943
HC256.5 .L3 1943
Kenya,
African socialism and its application to planning in Kenya. (Nairobi?, 1965)
African socialism and its application to planning in Kenya. (Nairobi?, 1965)
1965
HC517.K4 A4 1965
Neumann, Franz L. (Franz Leopold), 1900-1954.,
European trade unionism and politics
European trade unionism and politics
1936
HD6792 .N4 1936
Kamp, Joseph P. (Joseph Peter), 1900-,
Join the C.I.O. and help build a soviet America
Join the C.I.O. and help build a soviet America
c1937.
HD8055.C75 K3 1937b
Workers Party of the United States.,
Declaration of principles and constitution of the Workers Party of the U.S.
Declaration of principles and constitution of the Workers Party of the U.S.
1935
HD8055 .W88 1935
Hillquit, Morris, 1869-1933.,
Should the American workers form a political party of their own?
Should the American workers form a political party of their own?
c1932
HD8076 .H5 1932
Foster, LeBaron Russell, 1908-,
State regulation of installment selling and financing
State regulation of installment selling and financing
1935?
HF5568 .F56 1935
The Communist; a Marxist magazine devoted to advancement of democratic thought and action
1932-1941
HX1 .C713
Critics Group,
Freville, Jean. What is the Marxist approach to literature? Mirsky, D. S. Walt Whitman: Poet of American Democracy
Freville, Jean. What is the Marxist approach to literature? Mirsky, D. S. Walt Whitman: Poet of American Democracy
1937
HX1 .D536 1937 no. 1
Communist International. Congress (6th : 1928 : Moscow),
The struggle against imperialist war and the tasks of the communists
The struggle against imperialist war and the tasks of the communists
1932
HX11.I5 A48 1928
Communist International. Congress (6th : 1928 : Moscow),
The struggle against imperialist war and the tasks of the communists
The struggle against imperialist war and the tasks of the communists
1934
HX11.I5 A48 1928b
Revolutionary Socialist Congress (1938 : Paris),
A new hope for world socialism.
A new hope for world socialism.
1938?
HX13 .R4 1938
Nearing, Scott, 1883- defendant,
The trial of Scott Nearing and the American Socialist Society.
The trial of Scott Nearing and the American Socialist Society.
c1919
HX84.N4 A5 1919
The Ideological struggle in the American left (New York : New Century Publishers, 1963)
1963
HX84 .P6 1963
Browder, Earl, 1891-1973.,
The democratic front for jobs, security, democracy and peace
The democratic front for jobs, security, democracy and peace
1938
HX86 .B8 1938
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968.,
I, governor of California, and how I ended poverty
I, governor of California, and how I ended poverty
1933
HX86 .S63 1933b
Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.,
Which road for American workers, Socialist or Communist?
Which road for American workers, Socialist or Communist?
1936
HX86 .T379 1936
Vail, Charles H. (Charles Henry), b. 1866,
Principles of scientific socialism
Principles of scientific socialism
19–?, c1899.
HX86 .V23 1899
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Committee on Socialism and Communism.,
Communist infiltration in the United States
Communist infiltration in the United States
1946
HX89 .C45 1946
Communist Party of the United States of America (New York). Election Campaign Committee.,
Platform of struggle for urgent needs of toilers
Platform of struggle for urgent needs of toilers
1934
HX89 .C65 1934
Communist Party of the United States of America.,
How to organize mass meetings
How to organize mass meetings
1939
HX89.C65 H68 1939
Socialist Party (U.S.). National campaign committee, 1912.,
Socialist campaign book
Socialist campaign book
1912
HX89 .S67 1912
Socialist Party (U.S.),
National constitution, declaration of principles and congressional platform
National constitution, declaration of principles and congressional platform
1934
HX89 .S73 1934
Socialist Party (U.S.),
Socialist handbook, for president, Allen ! L. Benson; for vice-president, George R. Kirkpatrick
Socialist handbook, for president, Allen ! L. Benson; for vice-president, George R. Kirkpatrick
1916
HX89 .S76 1916
Socialist Party (U.S.),
A plan for America, official 1932 campaign handbook for the Socialist Party
A plan for America, official 1932 campaign handbook for the Socialist Party
1932
HX89 .S76 1932
Kamp, Joseph P. (Joseph Peter), 1900-,
Strikes and the communists behind them
Strikes and the communists behind them
c1947.
HX544 .K35 1947
Socialist Party of Great Britain. Executive Committee.,
War and the working class.
War and the working class.
1936
HX545 .S63 1936
American Civil Liberties Union.,
Shall we defend free speech for Nazis in America?
Shall we defend free speech for Nazis in America?
1934
JC591.A43 S5 1934
Claessens, August, 1885-1954.,
A B C of parliamentary law (New York: Educational Department, International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, 1957)
A B C of parliamentary law (New York: Educational Department, International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, 1957)
1957
JF515 .C55 1957
Communist Party of the United States of America. ,
Constitution of the Communist Party of the United States of America
Constitution of the Communist Party of the United States of America
1948
JK2391 .C5 C56 1948
Communist Party of the United States of America. National Election Campaign Committee.,
Communist election platform, 1938
Communist election platform, 1938
1938
JK2391 .C58 1938
Communist Party of the United States of America. Massachusetts.,
Platform of the Communist Party, State of Massachusetts
Platform of the Communist Party, State of Massachusetts
1936
JK2391.C58 M3 1936
Communist Party of the United States of America. Massachusetts.,
Jobs, security, democracy and peace.
Jobs, security, democracy and peace.
1938
JK2391.C58 M32 1938
Frankfeld, Phil,
How should we vote on November 8? The intelligent voter’s guide in Massachusetts
How should we vote on November 8? The intelligent voter’s guide in Massachusetts
1938
JK2391 .C6 F7 1938
Socialist Party (U.S.),
Directions to locals and branches on registration of party members
Directions to locals and branches on registration of party members
n.d.
JK2391 .S6 C5
Socialist Party of Wisconsin. State Executive Board,
Which way for the Socialist Party?
Which way for the Socialist Party?
1937
JK2391.S6 W47 1937
Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953.,
Political report of the Central Committee to the Fourteenth Congress of the C.P.S.U. (B.) December 18, 1925
Political report of the Central Committee to the Fourteenth Congress of the C.P.S.U. (B.) December 18, 1925
1950
JN6598 .K5 1950
Kommunisticheskaia partiia Sovetskogo Soiuza. 17. s ezd, Moscow, 1934.,
Resolutions and decisions
Resolutions and decisions
1934
JN6598.K58 A48739
Zhongguo ren min zheng zhi xie shang hui yi.,
The common program and other documents of the first plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
The common program and other documents of the first plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
1950
JQ1503 1950 .C48
Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee.,
Financial report of the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee
Financial report of the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee
1925
KF224.S2 S3 1925
Subjects
- Communism.
- Fascism.
- Pacifism.
- Socialism.
- United States--Foreign policy--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.
- Roche, John P..
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