Papers, 1923-1969.

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Papers, 1923-1969.

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Correspondence, newsletters, clippings, and other papers preserved by Gilbert concerning Commonwealth College, 1935-1937, 1954, Mena, Arkansas, and the Llano Cooperative Colony, 1923-1947, 1962-1969, a socialist agricultural community in Louisiana, California, and Nevada.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Llano Colony (Secular community)

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Utopian socialist community formed in 1914 in Southern Calif.; moved to La. in 1917; declared bankruptcy in 1936; attempt to recover assets begun in 1959. From the description of Llano del Rio records, 1911-1969. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122642341 The Llano del Rio Co-operative Colony was incorporated in 1914 by Los Angeles attorney Job Harriman, the socialist nominee for mayor of Los Angeles in 1911. The settlement was located in California's Ant...

Gilbert, W. A. (William A.)

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Commonwealth College (Mena, Ark.)

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Organized in 1923. Its aim was to provide training for young people to work in the labor movement. It was also an experiment in educational self-support, educational democracy, and cooperative living. It closed in 1940. From the description of Commonwealth College records, 1932. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321528 ...