David Sullivan U.S. Maoism Collection Bulk, 1970-1982 1918-2006, bulk 1970-1982

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David Sullivan U.S. Maoism Collection Bulk, 1970-1982 1918-2006, bulk 1970-1982

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David Sullivan (19xx-2006) was active in the U.S. Maoist movement and collected organizational records, personal papers, printed ephemera, posters, and other materials pertaining thereto. He also became a repository for donations from individuals and organizations affiliated with the U.S. Marxist-Leninist-Maoist tradition. The collection contains materials that document what is referred to as the New Communist Movement. Segments of the collection pertain to the Revolutionary Union (RU), the Bay Area Revolutionary Union, the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), the Revolutionary Workers Headquarters (RWH), and the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) (CPML). The collection traces the internal debates of these organizations, their mergers and splits, as well as their organizational campaigns from the early 1970s through 1982. While it is unclear as to Sullivan’s precise affiliation with these organizations, from the material present, it is certain that he was involved in union organizing with both the United Autoworkers and the United Steelworkers of America in the mid- to late 1970s. Subject files from various individuals highlight work with the National Lawyers Guild, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and in struggles for women’s rights. The collection also consists of a wide selection of both buttons and posters, which compliment the organizations represented in the collection’s extensive series of printed ephemera from other U.S. Marxist-Leninist-Maoist organizations.

21.5 linear feet; (24 boxes)

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6331690

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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