Commonwealth College (Mena, Ark.)

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Organized in 1923. Its aim was to provide training for young people to work in the labor movement. It was also an experiment in educational self-support, educational democracy, and cooperative living. It closed in 1940.

From the description of Commonwealth College records, 1932. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321528

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  • Collective settlements
  • Universities and colleges
  • Cooperative societies
  • Education and industry
  • Labor unions and education
  • Skilled labor
  • Socialism
  • Socialism and education
  • Vocational education
  • Working class

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  • Arkansas--Mena (as recorded)
  • Michigan (as recorded)
  • Arkansas (as recorded)

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