Benjamin, Herbert, 1900-1983
Variant namesPolitical activist.
From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert Benjamin : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727212
Communist Party official.
From the description of Herbert Benjamin papers, 1915-2004 (bulk 1923-1982). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84163123
Biographical Note
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1900, Dec. 17:
Born Benjamin Grefenson, Effingham, Ill. -
1919:
Joined Industrial Workers of the World -
1920:
Married Jennie Cooperman -
1921:
Joined Communist Party of America, Erie, Pa. -
1923 -1931 :Held positions in Communist Party districts in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania -
1928:
Became national committee member, Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) -
1931:
Named national organizer of unemployed for the CPUSA Led National Hunger March to Washington, D.C. -
1931 -1935 :National secretary, Unemployed Councils -
1932:
Led second National Hunger March to Washington, D.C. -
1935 -1940 :General secretary-treasurer, Workers Alliance of America -
193?:
Married Lillian Gerber -
1940:
Conducted a national “party building tour” to promote the CPUSA -
1940 -1942 :General executive board member and national executive secretary, International Workers Order -
1942 -1944 :Head of Communist Party in Missouri -
194[?] -195[?] :Owner and operator, Metropolitan News Agency, Washington, D.C. Manager, Trenton Terrace Apartments, Washington, D.C. -
1953 -1978 :Merchant, Pottery Fair, Washington, D.C. -
1983, May 10:
Died, Rockville, Md.
From the guide to the Herbert Benjamin Papers, 1915-2004, (bulk 1923-1982), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Benjamin, Herbert, 1900-1983. Reminiscences of Herbert Benjamin : oral history, 1977. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Draper, Theodore, 1912-2006. Theodore Draper research files, 1919-1970. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Herbert Benjamin Papers, 1915-2004, (bulk 1923-1982) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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