Lyle Fulks Collection

The Lyle Fulks Collection (1961-December 1, 2006) contains 3.91 linear feet of material, such as bulletins, flyers, memos, correspondence, and discussion papers, related to the Socialist Workers Party, International Socialist, Socialist Unity, Solidarity, Worker's Power, and other organizations and committees related to Socialism, Marxism, Communism, social justice, and labor. The first series in the collection includes organizational and committee statements, news releases, conference programs, meeting minutes, reports, agendas, memos, discussion bulletins, correspondence, and other material related to various Socialist Marxist, Communist, social justice, and labor organizations and committees. Some of the larger organizational files include Fourth International, Fourth International Tendency, Labor Party Advocates, Labor Party Forum, Southwest Labor Studies Organizations, Student Mobilization Committee, Students for a Democratic Society, and other organizations. Also included is a folder from various organizations related to the San Francisco State strike in the 1960s.

Series Two contains memos, reports, constitutions, letters, National Executive Committee minutes, flyers, articles, and other material related to the Socialist Workers Party and the Young Socialist Alliance. In the folder related to the campaign committee, it contains a campaign brochure for Lyle Fulks for Regent in Colorado.

Series Three contains material related to the International Socialists, Socialist Unity, Worker's Power, and the Solidarity, which is the organization named after the three initial groups regrouped to form one organization. The material related to Solidarity includes initial regroupment discussions, memos, correspondence, agendas, minutes, discussion bulletins, discussion papers, newsletters, flyers, brochures, and other material related to the organization before and after regroupment.

Series Four contains syllabi related to socialism classes. It also includes unpublished articles, drafts of articles, and other teaching material. The articles and drafts were most likely written by Lyle Fulks and the syllabi are from classes he most likely taught with Socialist Workers Party.

Series Five contains subject-related material, with one of the largest subjects related to Bernie Sanders. It also contains printed published articles and newspaper clippings.

Series Six contains personal material related to Lyle Fulks. The personal material includes letters from his parents, postcards, and family history information with a focus on the last name Fulks.