Mulford Q. Sibley papers, 1924-1998.

University of Minnesota

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The West Bank Union at the University of Minnesota was established in 1967 to offer services to students. It took until 1980 for the union to have its own space in Willey Hall, including an auditorium and lounge spaces for students. Student services and facilities were established in the newly constructed West Bank Union skyway, which connected Willey and Blegen Halls. From the guide to the West Bank Union papers, circa 1970s-1980s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Arch...

Sibley, Mulford Quickert

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Mulford Quickert Sibley (1912-1989) was a professor of political science at the University of Minnesota; socialist; Quaker; and author of Conscription of conscience (1952), for which he won the Franklin Roosevelt Prize from the American Political Science Association, Technology and utopian thought (1971), and other books. From the description of The Commonweal of Sitnalta, the adventures of Phineas Smith in another dimension, [ca. 1989]. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). Wor...

Socialist Party-Social Democratic Federation

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Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of India's independence from British colonial rule to world attention. His philosophy of non-violence, for which he coined the term satyagraha, influenced both nationalist and international movements for peaceful change. Gandhi's principle of satyagraha (from Sanskrit satya: truth, and graha: grasp/hold), often translated as "way of truth" or "pursui...

Thomas Norman Mattoon, 1884-1968

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Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968), was a leading American socialist, pacifist, author, and six-time presidential candidate on the Socialist Party of America ticket, between 1928 and 1948. Born in Marion, Ohio, he was a graduate of Princeton University, attended Union Theological Seminary, where he became a socialist, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1911. Thomas opposed the United States' entry into the First World War, a position that earned him the disapproval of many in his soci...

Twin Cities Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Saint Paul, Minn.)

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The Twin Cities Friends Meeting started in 1949 as an informal group of University of Minnesota students and staff members known as the University Friends Meeting. In 1953 they formalized their status, becoming a "preparative meeting" under the guidance of the Minneapolis Monthly Meeting and adopting the name Church Street Meeting. By early 1954 it became clear that the Meeting was no longer really a student organization and affiliation with the University was no longer appropriate....

Rosen, Milton, 1893-1970.

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Socialist Party (U.S.)

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The Socialist Party (U.S.) was founded in 1901, bringing together moderate socialists from the Social Democratic Party, and dissident members of the Socialist Labor Party. In 1936 the ongoing differences between the “Old Guard” and “Militant” factions, resulted in a split, with the Militant group retaining the SP name and much of the membership, while the Old Guard faction retained most of the organizational and financial assets. From the guide to the Socialist Party (U.S.) Minutes, ...