Guide to the Daniel Nilva Papers, undated

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Guide to the Daniel Nilva Papers, undated

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This small collection contains various newsletters, publications, and mailings by the Communist Party, the Socialist Party, the Young Communist League and Communist Party opposition groups on the Left. There is also a small amount of biographical material on Nilva.

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