Talk:Percy Maxim Lee

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For editor considering resubmitted article
The new version complies with the recommendations in the wikipedia article on reliable sources, which says: Reliable sources are those with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. They tend to have an editorial process with multiple people scrutinizing work before it is published. Academic and peer-reviewed publications are usually the most reliable sources. Other reliable sources include university textbooks, books published by respected publishing houses, magazines, journals, and news coverage (not opinions) from mainstream newspapers.
 * Sources:

The sources are:

The New York Times - the national paper of record

- Barbara Stuhler is an academic, faculty member and former assistant dean of Continuing Education and Extension at the University of Minnesota. Wikipedia says of the publisher of this book: "Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (GPG), also known as ABC-Clio/Greenwood (stylized ABC-CLIO/Greenwood), is an educational and academic publisher (middle school through university level) which is today part of ABC-Clio." So, this is a reference work published by a reputable publishing house specializing in academic and educational works.

The Anniston Star - the flagship paper of the Consolidated Publishing Company, well-known in the 1940's and 1950's for being one of only a few liberal-leaning Southern newspapers.

Washington Evening Star - for most of its existence, the newspaper of record for Washington DC.

US Government Printing Office - This is a primary source. The reference itself provides the actual words of Percy Maxim Lee at a Senate hearing, but the wikipedia article simply asserts that she testified before the committee. The citation supports the fact that she testified. Possibly it would be interesting also to add something of what she said. According to the following quote from Identifying and using primary sources, this should be a valid use of a primary source "Primary sources can be reliable, and they can be used. Sometimes, a primary source is even the best possible source, such as when you are supporting a direct quotation."

The Free Library - I don't know whether this is a good source or not. It could be deleted without any damage if not. The page quotes a League of Women Voters retrospective on Percy Maxim lee, which also might not be the greatest source on a League president. However, it seems perfectly reasonable to use this is documentation that she testified before the Senate against McCarthy, but that fact is already documented by the record of the hearing mentioned above.

Alexander Street - once again, this is primary material, in this case a letter written by Percy Maxim Lee to Florence Kitchell. This is to support a direct quotation, which is a valid use of a primary source.

Hartford Courant - the wikipedia article on this says its the largest daily newspaper in Connecticut and the oldest continuously published newspaper in the US. That doesn't really tell us how good a source it is. Also, this is an obituary, and obituaries are frequently written by families - fact-checking may not be extensive. This is in support of material that I think is interesting but not really necessary to the article. If the reviewer thinks it should go, that's fine with me.

All were removed by Nthep on Jan 8
 * Copyright violations:

I have rewritten the article to avoid the copyright violations where it was important to include material that had been removed.