David Karsner Papers 1918-1930

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David Karsner Papers 1918-1930

David Karsner (1889-1941) was a socialist activist, author and newspaperman who served for some years as an editor of the Socialist Party's newspaper, . The collection contains correspondence, transcripts and clippings relating primarily to Karsner's coverage of the 1918 trial, , held in the District Court of the United States, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division in Chicago. The New York Call The United States of America v. William D. Haywood, et al.

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Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981

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Embree, A. S.

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Industrial Workers of the World. General Defense Committee

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Industrial Workers of the World

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