Communism
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
AFL-CIO Metropolitan Detroit Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000053_MD
Abstract
The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Metropolitan Detroit is the central organization for all Michigan AFL-CIO unions that have locals in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties. Their records pertain to activities specifically in Wayne County, prior to the merger of the three county councils in 1986, including those of its former presidents Frank Martel (1948-1956), Al Barbour (1958-1967) and its former vice-president Alex Fuller (1959-1967). The records...
Dates:
1918 - 1967
AFT Inventory Part II Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000348_2
Abstract
Contains Series VIII-XIII.
Series VIII State publications, 1950s-1963
Series IX, miscellaneous materials 1935-1964
Series X communications to locals, 1934-1963
Series XI memos and mimeographed materials, 1921-1964
Series XII Locals, 1914-1960s
Series XIII AFT conventions, 1916-1967
Dates:
1914 - 1967
Al Fishman Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001654
Abstract
Alvin Fishman was born in Los Angeles, Nov. 28, 1927, but he was raised in New York and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. He was drafted and served in Italy during World War II. After the war, he moved to Ann Arbor, MI to attend the University of Michigan and study architecture. During this time he became involved in politics. Fishman left the university prior to graduation to move to Detroit and work as a tool and die machinist in an auto plant for the next thirteen years. He married...
Dates:
1940 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1974 - 2008
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Al Fishman Papers
Alex Baskin Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP000091
Abstract
Dr. Alex Baskin was a professor at State University of New York at Stony Brook; among his mainresearch interests were social history of the late 20th century, especially with regard to the 1960s and 1980s. Dr. Baskin also attended Wayne State University during the 1960s where he studied various left-wing social movements. Among his published works include The Woman Rebel and The Masses.The materials in this collection reflect a wide variety of subjects that Dr. Baskin researched and...
Dates:
1965 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1984
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Alex Baskin Papers
Arthur Elder Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000075
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, reports, and a scrapbook relating to the AFL and education from 1941 to 1949, as well as correspondence, reports, resolutions, studies, hearings, and clippings pertaining to the American Federation of Teachers from 1934 to 1950, the Michigan Federation of Teachers from 1937 to 1949, and the Detroit Federation of Teachers from 1921 to 1951. It also contains correspondence relating to the organizing efforts of the MFT from 1939 to 1953, and to the dismissal...
Dates:
1921 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1949
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Arthur Elder Papers
Arthur W. Calhoun Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000503
Abstract
Arthur Calhoun was an author of many published books, a scholar, and a teacher at a large number of American universities, focusing largely on economics and sociology. His papers reflect both his personal and professional interests and are mainly comprised of manuscripts of his writings on subjects as diverse as religion, history, workers education, gerontology, and the humanities.
Dates:
1899 - 1975
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Arthur W. Calhoun Papers
Brookwood Labor College: Mark and Helen Norton Starr Papers
Collection
Identifier: LR000567
Abstract
With a background in teaching history and economics in England, Mark Starr moved to the U.S. and went to work for Brookwood Labor College as extension director in 1928. He became director of the Ladies Garment Workers Union Educational Department in 1934, where he served for almost 30 years, publishing pamphlets and articles on workers' education and labor history. In the 1960s, he traveled for the International Labour Office gathering information and training labor leaders in foreign...
Dates:
1917 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1962
Charles Ashleigh Papers
Collection — Box Small Processed Collections: A - Bo, Box 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: LP001110
Abstract
This collection consists of transcripts of interviews with Charles Ashleigh (born in 1892) conducted by the Sussex Society for the Study of Labor History in 1973 and 1975. Ashleigh describes his personal experiences with the Industrial Workers of the World and other radical groups in the years prior to and during World War I and the early 1920s.
Dates:
1973; 1975
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Charles Ashleigh Papers
Claude Williams Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000819
Abstract
Claude Williams served as a minister in various congregations and was active in the labor and civil rights movements. Mr. Williams worked closely with the Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU), founded the New Era Training School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the People’s Institute for Applied Religion (PIAR), served as the national vice president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and as director of Commonwealth College.
Dates:
1929 - 1979
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Claude Williams Papers
David Herreshoff Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP000692
Abstract
David Herreshoff, an English professor at Wayne State University, was interested in the issue of workers in America. His papers reflect his research on organizations and issues involved in the 'New Left' movement of the 1960s.
Dates:
1959 - 1971
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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David Herreshoff Papers
Don Binkowski Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000796
Abstract
Don Binkowski spent his career serving the people of Michigan as a Warren councilman, delegate of the Michigan Constitutional Convention, and judge in the 37th District Court. Privately, Binkowski, a passionate historian, copiously researched and wrote extensively on Polish and Polish-American history and interests, and on North Detroit. This collection is mainly comprised of Binkowski’s research collected in the pursuit of publication, specifically his three books: Col. P.W. Norris –...
Dates:
1920 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1980
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Don Binkowski Papers
Ernest Goodman Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001152
Abstract
A founding member of the Detroit Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, Ernest Goodman served as NLG President, and formed the nation’s first (known) interracial law firm: Goodman, Crockett, Eden and Rob. He was deeply involved with the labor movement and some of its most bitter union organizing struggles and remained committed throughout his career to serving the common man, with clients ranging from Communists, Black Panthers, prison inmates, and African-Americans during the civil rights...
Dates:
1929 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1975
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Ernest Goodman Papers
Frances D. and G. Lyman Paine Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001439
Abstract
Frances D. and G. Lyman Paine enjoyed a forty-four year political and personal partnership. Their papers reflect their radical political interests and activities and include material related to the newspaper "Correspondence."
Dates:
1953 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1960
George James Saul Manuscript
Item
Identifier: LP002401
Abstract
George James Saul (1897-1967) was born in Nebraska, but eventually settled in the Detroit Area with his family, becoming an active member in radical politics. After serving during World War I, Saul pursued higher education at the University of Denver, graduating in 1925. After graduation, he was committed to “working for Civil Rights, Unionization, Radical Politics, and in general working toward the betterment of society and for the working man in particular.” Saul was also heavily involved in...
Dates:
1969
George Lutzai Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000019
Abstract
An early member of the IWW and of UAW Local 314 in Detroit, Mr. Lutzai has long been interested in various radical movements. This collection contains materials on communism and anti-religious movements, as well as humanist, rationalist, and free-thought pamphlets from the 1950's and 1960's. Other periodicals and newspapers have items on the American Civil Liberties Union, Father Charles Coughlin's Social Justice Movement, and problems of senior citizens.
Dates:
1919 - 1965
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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George Lutzai Papers
Government Military Investigations - Auto Industry Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001143
Abstract
Government files on suspected Communists.
Dates:
1933 - 1940
Helen Bowers Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001879
Abstract
Helen Marie Newman Bowers was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on May 16, 1908. After graduating from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, she began teaching art in Detroit, Michigan in 1933 and quickly got involved with the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT), Local 231. She left the teaching profession in 1958 to become the executive secretary of the DFT. Together with DFT President Mary Ellen Riordan, Detroit teachers won collective bargaining in 1964. Helen Bowers won duty-free...
Dates:
1934 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1970
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Helen Bowers Papers
Henry Kraus Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000112
Abstract
Mr. Kraus was the first editor of the UAW's newspaper The United Auto Worker (later changed to Solidarity). He was active in the early attempts by the UAW (first under the AFL and later under the CIO) to organize the auto industry. Files for the late 1920s and early 1930s cover the attempts by groups, including the Auto Workers Union of the Trade Union Unity League, to organize auto workers, and discuss such events as the Murray Body Strike (1929); the Ford Hunger March (1932); and the Briggs...
Dates:
1926 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1944
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Henry Kraus Papers
Henry Richardson Linville Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000373
Abstract
Mr. Linville was elected president of the Teachers Union of New York City, and served as president and executive director until 1935. From 1931-34, he served as president of the American Federation of Teachers. The following year he was elected president of the New York Teachers Guild. Mr. Linville was also editor of the American Teacher. Correspondence, radio addresses, speeches, clippings, and printed material pertaining to the AFT, the Teachers Union of New York City, and the period of...
Dates:
1912 - 1941
International Socialists Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001225
Abstract
The International Socialists existed from 1968 -1986 in the U.S. with national headquarters in Detroit, and branches in 14 other cities. It was preceded by the Independent Socialist Club, established in Berkley in 1964, which then formed an International Socialist Committee. The International Socialist Club appealed to radical student and Maoist groups. Kim Moody, contributor of several pivotal writings to the socialist cause, helped to establish a branch of the Independent Socialist Club in...
Dates:
1943 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1980
Irwin L. DeShetler Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000301
Abstract
Material collected by Mr. DeShetler as secretary-treasurer of the AFL Flat Glass Workers Union (1935-37), president of the CIO Federation of Glass, Ceramic and Sand Workers (1939-42), CIO regional director of southern California (1946-52), CIO assistant regional director of Region 13 (1952-55), AFL-CIO assistant regional director of Region 22 (1955-68) and National AFL-CIO coordinator for Farm Workers (1968-71). Various activities of the Glass Workers Union, such as Executive Board meetings...
Dates:
1928 - 1984
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Irwin L. DeShetler Papers
J. Edward Bailey III Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001588
Abstract
The work of Detroit African-American photojournalist, J. Edward Bailey III, appeared in over thirty major publications and was exhibited widely in projects such as "The City Within," about Detroit's 1967 riot, and representation in a portfolio of 200 prominent African Americans commissioned for the nation's Bicentennial. The collection consists primarily of clippings and memorabilia chronicling his career.
Dates:
1950 - 1989
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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J. Edward Bailey III Papers
James and Grace Lee Boggs Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001342
Abstract
James and Grace Lee Boggs played a leading role in organizing radical groups in Detroit and nationally and contributed to the founding of the National Organization for an American Revolution (NOAR). Their papers relate largely to their publications and speaking engagements, reflecting their involvement with radical organizations and in updating radical political theory, as well as their community activism in Detroit.
Dates:
1930 - 1993
James and Grace Lee Boggs Photographs and Audiovisual Materials
Collection
Identifier: UAV001342
Abstract
The James and Grace Lee Boggs Photographs and Audio-Visual Materials document the personal and philosophical interests of the Boggses throughout their respective lives. Featured are audio recordings of lectures, sermons, and interviews by Rev. Albert Cleage (Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman), Malcolm X, Milton Henry, and C.L.R. James, among others, and recordings from entities such as the Freedom NOW Party and the National Grassroots Leadership Conference. Though not as heavily represented, recordings of...
Dates:
1951-1991
James H. Williams Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000462
Abstract
A founder of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Louisville branch, Students for Social Action, James Williams was active in various radical, student and labor organizations, such as the Southern Student Organizing Committee, the young People’s Socialist League, and Operation Freedom. Mr. Williams held positions on the staff of the IUE News, the West Virginia Federation of Labor, the American Newspaper Guild, and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Workers Education Local 189, the...
Dates:
1947 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1961 - 1971
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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James H. Williams Papers