Ganley-Wellman papers, 1945-1953.

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Ganley-Wellman papers, 1945-1953.

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Clippings, reports, speeches, lecture notes, and election material relating to the Communist Party of Michigan, Detroit, and the national organization--mostly in the 1940s. The college lecture material deals with the relationship between labor and Communism and Marxist-Leninist theory on dialectical materialism and political economy.

2 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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