Socialism

Abstract The American Leftist Organization and Labor Unions Stamps and Ephemera Collection contains stamps, stickers, labels, cards, and other ephemera produced by socialist and communist organizations and labor unions in the United States, 1890-1940. The bulk of the materials in this collection are stamps from fundraising, boycott, and strike actions. Highlights include stamps and campaign cards from the International Workers of the World, "Save the Scottsboro Boys" fundraising stamps from the...

Abstract

Vol.1, No. 1-12 of "The American Socialist", 1954.

Abstract Bass Family Correspondence comprises the correspondence and family documents of the Bass Family from Nebraska, who were involved in early American socialism and the labor movement. The collection documents the family history through the eyes of descendant Jeanne Morgan, a community advocate, author, and artist who conducted thorough research into her family’s genealogy throughout her adult life. The collection documents the story of the Bass family through letters, documents, heirloom...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series consists of approximately thirty different leftist newspaper and publication titles. Most newspapers are represented by a single issue, but a few have multiple issues. This series is arranged alphabetically. See individual records for more information about each publication.

Abstract

This collection includes material collected by Lyle Fulks, a member of the Socialist Workers Party and Solidarity. It includes material from other Socialist organizations, such as Workers Power, Socialist Action, and International Socialist. Besides material related to Socialist organizations, the collection also includes teaching syllabi, articles, personal material, and other subjects related to Socialism, Communism, Marxism, labor, and social justice.

Scope and Contents The Guardian was established in 1948 by James Aronson, Cedric Belfrage, and John T. McManus, members of the Progressive Party, and originally called the publication the National Guardian. By the late 1960s, the older leadership of the paper found itself at odds with the younger, more leftist staff, and so in 1968 Aronson sold his shares of the paper to the staff, and the paper subsequently shortened its name to The Guardian. In the 1970s, the focus of the paper shifted from a general,...

Abstract

The collection comprises buttons, keychains, flags, banners, and black-and-white and color photographs, negatives and contact sheets related to various labor strikes, commemorative events, political party and labor union election campaigns, women's rights causes, anti-war activism and demonstrations, and socialist political causes.

Abstract

This collection contains pamphlets, manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera related to labor movements and issues, Anarchism, Communism, Marxism, Socialism, Trotskyism, civil rights, anti-war and peace movements, the Soviet Union and the Russian Revolution, and related subjects in the arts, sciences, religion, sports, economics, education, and government.

Scope and Contents The Holt Labor Library Periodical Collection (1913-2024; undated) contains 699 boxes of magazines, newsletters, peridoicals, bulletins, newspapers, and other publications related to Socialism, Communism, Trotskyism, Marxist theory, Civil Rights and Labor Movements, and other topics. Included in this collection are issues of The Militant; People's World; Labor Action; The Progressive;...