Collection of Socialist Party material, ca. 1924-1946.

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Collection of Socialist Party material, ca. 1924-1946.

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Collection consists of material concerning the Socialist Party in the US and CA, mainly during the 1930s and 40s, collected by Hyman Weintraub and William Goldberg in the course of their activities as local and national party officials. Includes local and national party publications, many of the Young People's Socialist League (YPSL), proceedings of conventions, minutes of committee meetings, press releases, membership records and dues books, financial reports and bulletins, chiefly in mimeographed form, and correspondence between Weintraub and Goldberg. Documents the struggle between the Party's radical and more conservative elements for control of the YPSL, and the heated internal debate over the Party's stand on World War II.

26 boxes (13 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7425389

University of California, Los Angeles

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Young People's Socialist League

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The Young People’s Socialist League (YPSL) has been the name of the youth section of the Socialist Party USA (SP). It originated in New York City in 1907 as the Young People's Socialist Federation, however, by 1918 it became known as the YPSL (members were often referred to as Yipsels). In the 1930s, the majority of the YPSL membership sided with the Militant faction within the Socialist Party, led by Norman Thomas, against the more moderate "Old Guard" linked to the garment industry unions, the...

Goldberg, William B.

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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, ...

Weintraub, Hyman.

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