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Nov 30, 2021 · Henry Madden, who was the longtime librarian of Fresno State, expressed his views on Jewish people and Nazi Germany in personal papers that remained sealed for a quarter-century after they were...
Apr 18, 2022 · The task force reviewed more than 50 boxes of Madden's writings in various languages and found him expressing hatred for Jewish people and Nazi sympathies. The report did not recommend renaming the library, but the board of trustees could vote on it by July.
Jul 14, 2022 · Fresno State will rename its campus library after discovering that its namesake, former librarian Henry Madden, was an unapologetic Nazi sympathizer.
- Andrew Chamings
- Editor-At-Large
The library was established in 1911 [3] and it was named after Henry Madden in 1981. As of 2022, the university is still in the progress of providing the library with a new name.
Accessing the Madden Papers. The fall 2021 discovery of deeply-held antisemitic views and Nazi sympathies of our library’s first dean, Dr. Henry Miller Madden, has led to an increased interest in the Henry Miller Madden Papers in our Special Collections Research Center.
Jul 24, 2022 · FRESNO STATE — At its July 13 meeting, the California State University Board of Trustees voted to remove Dr. Henry Madden’s name from the library at Fresno State, following revelations last fall that Madden held deeply anti-Semitic views and Nazi sympathies.
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Apr 18, 2022 · A task force that reviewed the voluminous personal papers of longtime Fresno State librarian Henry Madden, namesake of the university's library, on Monday issued a 71-page preliminary report confirming that Madden expressed antisemitic and pro-Nazi views.
