Weinstone, William W. (William Wolf), 1897-1985

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Founder of the Communist Party of the United States of America.

From the description of William W. Weinstone papers, 1898-1985 (bulk 1937-1985). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983834

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1897, Dec. 15 Born, Vilnius, Lithuania 1898 Immigrated to United States 1916 1919 Attended City College of New York, New York, N.Y. 1919 Founder, Communist Party of the United States of America 1920 Elected to Central Committee of the Communist Party, became full-time functionary of the party 1922 Founder, Workers School, New York, N.Y. 1924 1929 Secretary, New York and New Jersey district, Workers Party Helped organize unions and strikes among garment, subway, and textile workers 1925 1932 Unsuccessful candidate in New York elections for city comptroller, mayor, and United States Senate 1929 1930 Representative of the Communist Party of the United States of America to the Communist International in Moscow, USSR 1932 Editor, The Daily Worker 1934 1938 Secretary, Michigan Communist Party Helped organize sit-down strike of automobile workers, Detroit, Mich. 1939 1942 Director, Workers School, New York, N.Y. circa 1943 Divorced Gertrude Haessler 1944 Married Monette Solataroff circa 1945 circa 1950 Educational director, Communist Party of New York State 1951 1953 Arrested, tried, and convicted for violation of Smith Act 1955 1956 Served two-year prison sentence, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Mo. 1957 1959 Educational director, Communist Party of New York State circa 1965 Editor and Director, New Outlook Publishers and Distributors 1968 1969 American representative, Preparatory Commission for International Conference of Communist and Workers' Parties, Moscow, USSR, 1969 1970 Awarded Lenin Medal by Supreme Council of Soviets of the USSR 1981 Appeared in motion picture, Reds 1985, Oct. 22 Died, Queens, New York, N.Y. From the guide to the William W. Weinstone Papers, 1898-1985, (bulk 1937-1985), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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