Charles H. Kerr Company
Variant namesChicago labor and socialist publishing house founded in 1886 by Charles Hope Kerr.
The firm is best known for its editions of socialist classics, including the first American Enlish language edition of Karl Marx's Das Kapital, and its periodical, the International Socialist Review. Kerr authors included such well-known radicals as Eugene Debs, Mother Jones, Jack London, Mary E. Marcy, Joe Hill, Clarence Darrow, Sen Katayama, Antonio Labriola, V.I. Lenin, Frederich Engels, Leon Trotsky, Carl Sandburg, Ralph Chaplin, and Arturo M. Giovannitti. With the retirement of Charles Kerr in 1928, John Keracher, active in socialist, communist, and Marxist organizations and a founder of the Proletarian Party, took charge and combined the offices of the Kerr Company and Proletarian Party. The firm was later managed by Al Wysocki (1953-1971); Fred Thompson, Burton Rosen, Virgil Vogel, and Irving Abrams; and Franklin and Penelope Rosemont (1983-ongoing).
From the description of Charles H. Kerr Company records, 1885-1999. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 54886588
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Charles H. Kerr Company. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1916-1917. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Charles H. Kerr Company. Charles H. Kerr Company records, 1885-1999. | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Proletarian Party of America. Proletarian Party of American records, 1925-1968. | University of Michigan | |
| referencedIn | Vogel, Virgil J. Virgil Vogel papers, 1936-1990. | Chicago History Museum | |
| referencedIn | Walden, May, 1865-1960. May Walden papers, 1870-1972 (bulk 1892-1959). | Newberry Library |
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| associatedWith | Abrams, Irving S., 1891-1980. | person |
| associatedWith | Carwardine, William H. 1855-1929 | person |
| associatedWith | Debs, Eugene V. 1855-1926 | person |
| associatedWith | Emarcy, Mary. | person |
| associatedWith | Giganti, Joe. | person |
| associatedWith | Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928 | person |
| associatedWith | Industrial Workers of the World. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jones, Mother, 1837-1930 | person |
| associatedWith | Keracher, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Kerr, Charles H., b. 1860. | person |
| associatedWith | Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Proletarian Party of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Proletarian Party (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Reitman, Ben L. 1879-1942. | person |
| associatedWith | Rosemont, Franklin. | person |
| associatedWith | Rosen, Burton. | person |
| associatedWith | Seidel, Emil | person |
| associatedWith | Sheridan, Jack. | person |
| associatedWith | Socialist Party of the United States of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thompson, Fred, 1900-1987. | person |
| associatedWith | Tresca, Carlo, 1879-1943 | person |
| associatedWith | Vogel, Virgil J. | person |
| associatedWith | Walden, May, 1865-1960. | person |
| associatedWith | Wysocki, Al. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Illinois--Chicago | |||
| Chicago (Ill.) | |||
| United States |
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| Publishers and publishing |
| Publishers and publishing |
| Socialism |
| Strikes and lockouts |
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Corporate Body
Active 1885
Active 1999
