Communism
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on revolutionary ideologies or movements inspired by Marx and advocating the abolition of private property, dictatorship of the proletariat, and gradual disappearance of the state. Present day communist movements are characterized by collective ownership of the means of production and totalitarian, single party governments.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Ethel Fogg and William Brooks Clift memorial collection
Collection
Call Number: MS 817
Abstract:
A collection assembled by John M. Whitcomb of the letters and other papers of European and American cultural and political figures from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. With the collection is the correspondence (1948-1989) of John M. Whitcomb with writers, historians and political figures on subjects such as the Russian Revolution, Communism, the Sacco-Vanzetti case, Woodrow Wilson, and American foreign policy. Also included is biographical material relating to Ethel Fogg Blair and...
Dates:
1769-1992
Charles Humboldt papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 721
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, research materials, and other papers of Charles Humboldt (also known as Clarence Weinstock), left-wing editor, poet and critic. Humboldt was variously connected with Art Front, New Masses, Masses and Mainstream, and the National Guardian, and much of the correspondence deals with the policies, finances, and problems of left-wing...
Dates:
1935-1963
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Charles Humboldt papers
Dwight Macdonald papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 730
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, printed material, photographs, audiotapes, and memorabilia documenting the personal life and professional career of Dwight Macdonald. Macdonald's literary career, political activities, teaching and speaking engagements, and personal life are detailed. Major subjects represented in the papers include: communism and the Trotskyite movement, journalism and publishing, American social and political life (1920s-1970s), pacifism, and the...
Dates:
1865-1984, bulk 1920-1978
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Dwight Macdonald papers
Social Ethics Pamphlet Collection
Collection
Call Number: RG 73
Abstract:
The Collection includes pamphlets, brochures, typescripts, booklets, comic books, posters, cartoons, letters, memoranda, offprints, etc., documenting various aspects of social issues in America and throughout the world during the mid-twentieth century.
Dates:
1919-1972, bulk 1938-1958
Rose Pastor Stokes papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 573
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, printed material, clippings, and other papers of Rose Pastor Stokes, writer, artist, and radical political and social activist. Much of the material relates to Stokes's activities and involvement with various radical groups, including the American Communist Party and the Socialist Party. The correspondence reflects these involvements and contains many letters exchanged with American political radicals, labor leaders, and anarchists from the...
Dates:
1900-1993
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Rose Pastor Stokes papers
Harry Weinberger papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 553
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, legal papers, notes, and other materials documenting Weinberger's career as a lawyer who specialized in civil liberties cases and, later in his career, copyright law. The one hundred and sixteen (116) case files include legal briefs, writs, and memoranda prepared by Weinberger and his staff, and similar material prepared by opposing attorneys. Correspondence files include letters with clients and individuals interested in a specific case. Weinberger's...
Dates:
1915-1944
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Harry Weinberger papers
Edmund Wilson papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 187
Abstract:
The collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, subject files, financial records, photographs, and personal and family papers documenting Wilson's life and work. The papers span the years 1829-1986, encompassing early family documents through materials concerning posthumous publication of Wilson's books and journals. The bulk of the collection dates from the beginnings of Wilson's literary career, ca. 1920, through his death in 1972.Series I, Correspondence, contains...
Dates:
1829-1986, bulk 1920-1972