Frederick Burt Farquharson papers, 1923-1961.

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Frederick Burt Farquharson papers, 1923-1961.

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The Frederick Burt Farquharson papers document his early political activity, as well as professional career as a civil engineer and University of Washington faculty member primarily through correspondence.

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University of Washington. Libraries

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The League for Industrial Democracy (LID) was founded in 1905 as the Intercollegiate Socialist Society by democratic socialist intellectuals to bring "education for the new social order" to the nation's campuses, but its name was changed in 1920 to broaden appeal and better reflect aims of social ownership and democratic control of industry. In 1922 Norman Thomas (1884-1968; later the Socialist Party's head and presidential candidate) joined Harry W. Laidler as Co-Director. LID campaigned throug...