International Workingmen's Association records, 1882-1887.

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International Workingmen's Association records, 1882-1887.

Include circulars and form letters written by B.G. Haskell, Division Secretary; correspondence, including letters from Charles F. Keller to Charles F. Burgman; B.G. Haskell's diary, 1883-1884, containing membership lists with code; reports of meetings; applications and membership cards; minute book, 1884-1886, kept mainly by James John Martin, Secretary.

1 box.Minute book, 1884 June 27-1886 April 4 : 1 microfilm reel (48 exposures) : negative (Rich. 89:2) and positive.

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Haskell, Burnette G., 1857-1907

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Burnette Gregor Haskell was born in Downieville, California, June 11, 1857. A printer and attorney, in 1882 he abandoned the Republican Party, embraced socialism, and began publishing the International Workingmen's Association journal Truth. He organized (1882) the Socialist Labor Party in San Francisco, and on the Pacific coast, the Knights of Labor, as well as the Sailors' Union (1885), Musicians', and other unions. Haskell married Anna Fader about 1883. A founder of the short-lived Marxist Ka...

Working Men's Association

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The International Workingmen's Association (IWA) was organized in London at a mass meeting of European trade unionists in 1864. Karl Marx was elected to the General Council and he organized the International as a propaganda vehicle for international socialism. Until about 1869 the International concentrated on organizing trade unions. After that the International became interested in gaining support for itself in the United States. It found support in two rival factions of American socialists, t...

Burgman, Charles F.

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Keller, Charles Ferdinand, 1846-1937.

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Martin, James, 1845-1931

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Non-commissioned officer in Co. H, 11th Michigan Infantry during the Civil War. From the description of James Martin letters, 1861-1864. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420972 ...