Socialist Workers Organization collection

Collection

Identifier: HLL-2019-027

Staff Only

Content Description

The Socialist Workers Organiztion collection, 1985, 2001-2004, undated, comprises bulletins, agendas, minutes, audiocassettes, and notes from the organization's Founding Convention in 2001. Various files regarding Socialist Viewpoint magazine are present, as are minutes, correspondence, ballots, and Steering Committee minutes, draft resolution, and related documents which reflect the activities and statuses of the organization. The collection includes subject files related to the anti-war movement, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Palestine, among other subjects, in addition to a subject file of documents regarding the death of Sylvia Weinstein. One commercial lease for the organization's headquarters in San Francisco is also present.

Dates

1985, 2001-2004, undated
Majority of material found within 2001-2004

Creator

Socialist Workers Organization (Organization)

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

The Socialist Workers Organization (SWO) is a political organization that was formed by expelled members of Socialist Action in 1999. The goal of the organization is to build a revolutionary Marxist political party for the working class in the tradition of the Trotskyist Socialist Workers Party under James P. Cannon, and Socialist Action from 1984-1999. The SWO is affiliated with Socialist Viewpoint magazine.

Reference

"Who We Are." Socialist Viewpoint. http://www.socialistviewpoint.org/who_we_are.html

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet

3 boxes

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains minutes, discussion bulletins, agendas, notes, audiocassettes, subject files, a draft resolution, and one commercial lease document that reflect the founding and administration of the Socialist Workers Organization (SWO) from 2001-2004. The SWO is a Trotskyist political organization that was founded by expelled members of Socialist Action in 1999.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically in one series.

Custodial History

The Socialist Workers Organization collection was donated to the Holt Labor Library in San Francisco between 2004 and 2019, and was acquired by the Gerth Archives and Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills, in 2019.