Papers, 1932-1970; bulk: 1950-1970.

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Papers, 1932-1970; bulk: 1950-1970.

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Collection consists primarily of personal documents, manuscripts, notes, letters, press releases, programs, flyers and clippings. The folders are arranged alphabetically and the materials are in chronological order. The Clara Colón papers are a valuable resource for examining the relationship between the Communist movement in the United States and the independence of Puerto Rico as well as Puerto Rican participation in the CPUSA. They also contain information about feminism and leftist politics in the United States.

1.44 cubic ft.

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Communist Party of the United States of America

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The Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), a Marxist-Leninist party aligned with the Soviet Union, was founded in 1919 in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution by the left wing members of the Socialist Party USA. These split into two groups, with each holding founding conventions in Chicago in September 1919: one which established the Communist Labor Party, and a second which established the Communist Party of America. In a 1920 Joint Unity Convention, a minority faction of t...

World Congress on Women.

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Colón, Jesús, 1901-

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Writer, activist and organizer. Colón was born in Puerto Rico in 1901 and arrived in New York in 1917. He was a founder of the first Puerto Rican organizations in New York such as the Alianza Obrera Puertorriqueña and La Liga Puertorriqueña e Hispana. He was also head of the Spanish section of the International Workers Order (IWO), the Sociedad Fraternal Cervantes. Colón was a prolific writer and published one of the first books on the Puerto Rican migration experience in the English languag...

Women's International Democratic Federation

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Pacifist organization From the description of Women's International Democratic Federation records 1945-1979 (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 465482515 ...

Colón, Clara, 1908-1970.

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Clara Colón (also known as Bertha Teplow) was a feminist writer of Ukrainian Jewish origins. Colón was born in Kiev in the Ukraine on May 1, 1908. She was a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) for approximately thirty seven years and served on the Party's National Committee. She also participated in numerous feminist and labor organizations and was active in the struggles for civil rights and for women's rights in New York City as well as at national and inter...

Teplow, Bertha, 1908-1970.

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