Carlson, Grace, 1906-

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Grace Carlson, Socialist Workers Party activist and political contender, was born in St. Paul (Minn.) on November 14, 1906, the daughter of James A. and Mary (Nuebel) Holmes. She was educated in Catholic Schools in St. Paul, graduated from the College of St. Catherine in 1929, and received her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota in 1930 and 1933 respectively. From 1933 to 1940 she was a lecturer at the university and a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the Minnesota Department of Education.

Carlson joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1940 and ran for the U.S. Senate. She then worked as a party organizer in Minnesota and New York. In 1941 she was imprisoned, along with 18 other party members, for treason under the Smith Act and served 16 months. In 1948 she was the party's candidate for vice president of the United States. After 1948 she left the party and taught at St. Mary's Nursing School (Minneapolis) for many years. She moved to Madison, Wisconsin in 1985 and died there on July 7, 1992.

From the guide to the Grace Carlson papers., 1929-1986., (Minnesota Historical Society)

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referencedIn Walker, Charles R. (Charles Rumford), 1893-1974. Charles R. Walker papers, 1924-1937. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Grace Carlson papers., 1929-1986. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Carlson, Grace, 1906-. Grace Carlson papers, 1929-1986. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Charles R. Walker papers., 1924-1937. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Socialist Workers Party records, 1914-1980 Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Socialist Workers Party records, 1914-1980 Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Minnesota. Dept. of Education. Commissioner's Office. Rockwell and Carstater hearing files, 1930-1948. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Leon Trotsky exile papers, 1929-1940. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. corporateBody
associatedWith Democratic Party (Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Dobbs, Farrell. person
associatedWith Dunne, Vincent R. (Vincent Raymond), 1889-1970. person
associatedWith Farmer-Labor Party (Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979. person
associatedWith Minnesota. Dept. of Education. Commissioner's Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Socialist Workers Party. corporateBody
associatedWith Socialist Workers Party. Minnesota Section. corporateBody
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associatedWith St. Mary's Junior College (Minneapolis, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940. person
associatedWith United States. Federal Industrial Institution for Women, Alderson, W. Va. corporateBody
associatedWith Walker, Charles R. (Charles Rumford), 1893-1974. person
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Minnesota
Minneapolis (Minn.).
Minneapolis (Minn.)
Minnesota--Minneapolis
United States
West Virginia
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Cannon, James Patrick, 1890-1974
Catholic teachers
Catholic teachers
Catholic universities and colleges
Catholic universities and colleges
Civil rights
Civil rights
Civil Rights Defense Committee
College teachers
College teachers
Communism
Communism
Communist parties
Communist parties
Communists
Communists
Dobbs, Farrell
Education, Higher
Education, Higher
Students
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979
Junior colleges
Junior colleges
Labor and laboring classes
Philosophy, Marxist
Political crimes and offenses
Political prisoners
Presidential candidates
Presidential candidates
Presidents
Presidents
Prisons
Prisons
Psychology
Psychology
Radicalism
Radicalism
Sedition
Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940
Women
Women
Women and socialism
Women prisoners
Women prisoners
Women teachers
Women teachers
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
College teachers
Students
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Birth 1906-11-13

Death 1992-07-07

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