Communist Party USA collection

Collection

Identifier: HLL-2019-040

Staff Only

Content Description

The collection includes pamphlets published by Gus Hall, National Secretary of the CPUSA; National Convention reports, political resolutions, and discussion bulletins; Party Builder newsletters; Dialog newsletters and Pre-Convention Discussion Bulletins; People's World newspaper; Party programs, election guides, and one Party handbook.

Dates

1961-1991, undated

Creator

Communist Party of the United States of America (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English and Spanish.

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 Communist Party USA is a communist political party in the United States that began in 1919.

Extent

2 boxes

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection documents the history, activities, and beliefs of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), a communist political party in the United States between the years 1961-1991. It includes pamphlets published by Gus Hall, National Secretary of the CPUSA; National Convention reports, political resolutions, and discussion bulletins; Party Builder newsletters; Dialog newsletters and Pre-Convention Discussion Bulletins; People's World newspaper; Party programs, election guides, and one Party handbook.

Arrangement

The collection is alphabetically arranged in one series.

Custodial History

The Communist Party USA 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.