Meyer London Papers 1910-1959

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Meyer London Papers 1910-1959

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Meyer London (1871-1926) was a Socialist, labor lawyer and the first Socialist ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing New York City's Lower East Side (1915-1917, 1919-1921). The papers contain correspondence, speeches, handbills, press clippings, scrapbooks of London's congressional speeches, and photographs, chiefly relating to his political career. There are also materials relating to the Meyer London Memorial Committee, the dedication of the Meyer London public school (P.S. 2) on the Lower East Side of New York, and a personal tribute by Lena Morrow Lewis.

2.5 linear feet; (6 boxes)

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Lewis, Lena Morrow, 1868-1950

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Lena Morrow Lewis was one of the most active women socialists in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. Throughout her career in radical politics, Lewis was immersed in a variety of socialist activities. She was a candidate on the Socialist Party ticket in numerous local, state, and congressional elections in California and Alaska. Besides her electoral endeavors, Lewis gave lectures on contemporary socialist issues and worked as a journalist for several socialist and labor...

Meyer London Public School.

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Meyer London Memorial Committee.

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London, Meyer, 1871-1926

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Meyer London (December 29, 1871 – June 6, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician from New York City. A member of the Socialist Party, he represented New York's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1915 to 1919 and from 1921 to 1923. London was one of only two members of the Socialist Party of America elected to the United States Congress. Born in Kalvarija, Lithuania (then part of the Russian Empire), he attended Cheder, a traditional Jewish primary schoo...