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Revolutionary Communist Youth and Spartacus Youth League Bulletins

 Collection
Identifier: HLL-2019-039

Content Description

The collection comprises Internal Discussion Bulletins and Pre-Conference Discussion Bulletins published by Revolutionary Communist Youth, and Internal Discussion Bulletins and one Young Communist League Bulletin published by the Spartacus Youth League.

Dates

  • 1972-1983

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are 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

Revolutionary Communist Youth (RCY) began as the Revolutionary Marxist Caucus within Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in 1969. It later changed its name to Revolutionary Communist Youth when it became the national youth group of the Spartacist League, a Trotskyist organization, from 1971-1974. From 1974- when it . The group later changed its name to Spartacus Youth League from 1974-1986.

Extent

1 box

Abstract

The collection contains Internal Discussion Bulletins and Pre-Conference Discussion Bulletins published by Revolutionary Communist Youth (RCY), and Internal Discussion Bulletins and one Young Communist League Bulletin published by the Spartacus Youth League (SYL). Both organizations served as the national youth group for the Spartacist League of the U.S., a Trotskyist political organization, from 1971-1986.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically in one series.

Custodial History

The Revolutionary Communist Youth and Spartacus Youth League Bulletins were donated to the Holt Labor Library in San Francisco, California between 2001 and 2019, and were 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 April 2022.

Title
Inventory of the Revolutionary Communist Youth and Spartacus Youth League Bulletins
Status
Completed
Author
Allison Ransom
Date
April 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Collection description is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Holt Labor Library at CSU Dominguez Hills Repository

Contact:
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