Anarchy Pamphlets and Publications Collection

The Anarchy Pamphlets and Publications Collection (1870-2008, undated, bulk 1900-1970) contains two boxes comprising 58 folders of material purchased in 2021. The pamphlets cover the history of anarchy movements, particularly in Great Britain and the United States, with some material dealing with revolution (or the possibility of it) in Spain and Mexico. While much of the material is strictly theoretical -- arguing for anarchy as a requirement for true human liberty, a large portion of the collection is dedicated to defending anarchists accused of crimes, most notably Sacco and Vanzetti (tried and executed for murder in 1927), viewed by many as innocent. There is also material defending David Caplan and Schmidt (convicted for their role in the dynamiting of the Los Angles Times Building in 1910). The collection contains pamphlets published by early figures in the development of anarchy theory, including Guy Aldred, Alexander Berkmann, Peter Kropotkin, and Errico Malatesta. There are several pamphlets by Emma Goldman, including a number published by the Mother Earth Publishing Association, which Goldman founded.Publications include periodicals published in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia, with the bulk of materials printed in the 1960s-1970s. The collection also includes undergound publications, an anarchy comic book, and zines. Finally, the collection also contains two anti-anarchy documents, an undated pamphlet on Bolshevism, and the transcript of a congressional speech delivered by Rep. Albert Johnson in 1919, arguing for the deportation of anarchists.