Darlington Hoopes papers, 1887-1964 (bulk 1923-1964).

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Darlington Hoopes papers, 1887-1964 (bulk 1923-1964).

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The collection contains material chiefly pertaining to the Socialist Party of the U.S. (1917-1968), the Pennsylvania Socialist Party (1921-1952), and the Reading, Pa. Socialist Party (1915-1960), together with legislative files of Hoopes when he was a socialist representative to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Includes correspondence and minutes of the National Executive Committee (1917-1953) and the national chairman's files (1948-1954): minutes of the Pennsylvania State Executive Committee (1931-1943) and general state party files (1921-1952). Reading material includes runs of minute books (1915-1960) of various Reading and Berks County branches of the party from material on the Reading Consumers Cooperative, and correspondence and clippings (1922-1953) of the Socialist Party of Reading and Berks County. Prominent correspondents include Norman Thomas, Powers Hapgood, and Morris Hillquit.

24 cubic feet.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6901811

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Socialist Party of Pennsylvania

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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, ...

Hoopes, Darlington, 1896-

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Darlington Hoopes was a lawyer and Socialist Party official of Reading, Pennsylvania. From the description of Darlington Hoopes papers, 1887-1964 (bulk 1923-1964). (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 156573671 ...

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...

Hapgood, Powers, 1899-1949

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Hillquit, Morris, 1869-1933

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American socialist leader. From the description of Morris Hillquit miscellanea, 1924-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871697 Morris Hillquit (1896-1933) was a socialist leader, lawyer, author and prominent theoretician of the Socialist Pary. He ran twice for mayor of New York City and five times for the House of Representatives, always unsuccessfully. From the guide to the Morris Hillquit Papers, 1906-1959, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives) ...