New American Movement (Organization)
Variant namesThe New American Movement (NAM), a self-identified "new type" of socialist organization, held its founding convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1972. Established largely by veterans of the New Left, NAM wanted to move beyond the activism of the 1960s and rejected a Communist "vanguard party" approach to organizing. The group was opposed to the Vietnam War and called for the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon. NAM's overarching goal was to create a democratic socialist society, characterized by racial, sexual and economic equality. In 1982, the organization joined with the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee, led by Michael Harrington, to form the Democratic Socialists of America.
From the guide to the New American Movement Records, c. 1971-c. 1982, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Shepherd, Robert Opie, 1950-. Papers of Robert Opie Shepherd relating to the Democratic Socialists of America, 1982-1990. | University of Pittsburgh | |
| creatorOf | New American Movement (Organization). Records, 1971-1982. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Coyle, Brian J., 1944-1991. Brian J. Coyle papers, 1960, 1965-1991. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| referencedIn | Padwee, Michael. Papers, 1966-1969. | Churchill County Museum | |
| referencedIn | Democratic Socialists of America Records, Bulk, 1972-1995, 1940-2006 (bulk 1972-1995) | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Brian J. Coyle papers., 1965-1991. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | New American Movement (Organization). New American Movement : file of clippings and miscellanea. | Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Christopher Rhoades Dykema Papers, 1965-1988 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Boyte family. Boyte Family papers, 1941-1981 (bulk 1968-1977). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Ehrenreich, Barbara. Papers, 1955-1993 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Miller, James Knute, 1946-. James. K. Miller papers, 1966-1991. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | David Greenberg Papers, undated | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Left wing political activities printed material, 1966-1972 | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Dykema, Christopher. Papers, 1965-1988. | Churchill County Museum | |
| referencedIn | Michael Padwee Papers, 1966-1979 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Kelly, Kathleen. Kathleen Kelly papers, 1971-1978. | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives | |
| referencedIn | New American Movement (Organization). Pittsburgh Chapter. Records of the New American Movement, Pittsburgh Chapter, 1973-1982. | University of Pittsburgh | |
| creatorOf | Democratic Socialists of America. Records, 1973-1983. | Wayne State University | |
| referencedIn | Lynd, Staughton. Staughton and Alice Lynd papers, 1938-2008. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | New American Movement Records, c. 1971-c. 1982 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Left wing political activities printed material, 1966-2007. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Farrar, Anne. Papers, 1960, 1967-1978. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Rabinowitz, Joni. Joni Rabinowitz papers, 1961-2008. | University of Pittsburgh | |
| referencedIn | Kramer, Lawrence Felix, 1949-. Lawrence Felix Kramer papers, 1966-1980, 1966-1972 (bulk). | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | New American Movement Printed Ephemera Collection, 1972-1982 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Michael Padwee Papers 1966-1979. | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives |
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| associatedWith | Boyte family. | family |
| associatedWith | Coyle, Brian J., 1944-1991. | person |
| associatedWith | Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (U.S.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Democratic Socialists of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dykema, Christopher | person |
| associatedWith | Dykema, Christopher. | person |
| associatedWith | Ehrenreich, Barbara. | person |
| associatedWith | Farrar, Anne. | person |
| associatedWith | Greenberg, David F. | person |
| associatedWith | Kelly, Kathleen. | person |
| associatedWith | Kramer, Lawrence Felix, 1949- | person |
| associatedWith | Lynd, Staughton. | person |
| associatedWith | Michigan State University. Libraries. American Radicalism Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Miller, James Knute, 1946- | person |
| associatedWith | New American Movement (Organization). Pittsburgh Chapter. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Padwee, Michael. | person |
| associatedWith | Rabinowitz, Joni. | person |
| associatedWith | Shepherd, Robert Opie, 1950- | person |
| associatedWith | Tamiment Library. | corporateBody |
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