Papers of Norbert J. Fleckenstein, 1934-1965, (bulk 1934-1939).

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Papers of Norbert J. Fleckenstein, 1934-1965, (bulk 1934-1939).

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This collection primarily documents the activities and associations of Norbert Fleckenstein as a Communist Party member and an organizer of unemployed and union workers in the 1930s. The collection includes correspondence, mimeograph circular letters, reports, minutes, handbills, newspaper clippings, newsletters, bulletins and membership cards.

5 cubic ft.

University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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Fleckenstein, Norbert J., 1923-....

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Communist and trade unionist, Norbert John Fleckenstein, was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on January 14, 1912. He attended Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne (1926-1930) and the Wilson Jr. College in Chicago (1940-1941) before he served in the U.S. Army (1942-1946). By 1936, Fleckenstein belonged to the Communist Party U.S.A (Opposition), whose members were often called "Lovestoneites" after Jay Lovestone, the founder and theoretician. Fleckenstein continued to adhere to the organization...

Lovestone, Jay

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General secretary, Communist Party, U.S.A., 1927-1929, and Communist Party (Opposition), 1929-1940; executive secretary, Free Trade Union Committee, American Federation of Labor, 1944-1955; assistant director and director, International Affairs Department, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1955-1974. From the description of Jay Lovestone papers, 1904-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870674 Biographical Note...