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International Socialists collection

 Collection
Identifier: HLL-2019-023

Content Description

The collection contains reports and bulletins published by International Socialists.

Dates

  • 1972-1975

Language of Materials

Collection material is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

International Socialists was established when fragments of the splintered Students for a Democratic Society joined the Independent Socialist Clubs of America (ISCA), thereby renaming the organization International Socialists. The ISCA was an amalgamation of various clubs from around the United States which emulated the Berkeley International Socialist Club (ISC), a student organiztion involved with black liberation, the anti-Vietnam War movement, the women's and gay liberation, union organizing, the Peace and Freedom Party, and the Black Panther Party. International Socialists' newspaper, Workers' Power, highlighted rank-and-file organizing and civil rights activism, among other topics.

Bibliography:

Geier, J. Workers Power and Independent Socialist and International Socialists. Encyclopedia of Trotskyists Online: Trotskyist periodicals. Retrieved from https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/workerspower/index.htm

Extent

1 box

.42 Linear Feet

Abstract

The collection contains bulletins and reports by International Socialists, a third camp Trotskyist organization in the United States.

Arrangement

The collection is alphabetically arranged in one series.

Custodial History

The International Socialists collection was donated to the Holt Labor Library in San Francisco, California between 1992 and 2019, and was acquired by the Gerth Archives and Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills, in 2019.

Processing Information

Allison Ransom processed the collection and wrote the finding aid in September 2020.

Title
Inventory of the International Socialists collection
Status
Completed
Author
Allison Ransom
Date
September 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Holt Labor Library at CSU Dominguez Hills Repository

Contact:
University Library South - 5039 (Fifth Floor)
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Carson California 90747
310-243-3895