Papers, 1927-1956.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1934-1975)

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From 1934 to 1937 The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities began as the Special Committee on Un-American Activities and was also known as the McCormack-Dickstein Committee. The Dies Committee, was created on May 26, 1938, with the approval of House Resolution 282, which authorized the Speaker of the House to appoint a special committee of seven members to investigate un-American activities in the United States, domestic diffusion of propaganda, and all other questions relating thereto...

Cannon, James Patrick, 1890-1974.

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McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee

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The Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee (JAFRC) emerged in 1941superseding several earlier committees and organizations that had been developed to secure humanitarian aid for refugees of the Spanish Civil War. Along with providing humanitarian aid, the JAFRC was “dedicated to the rescue and relief of thousands of anti-fascist fighters trapped in Vichy France, and North Africa so that they [could] return to the active fight against the Axis.” Dr. Edward Barsky, leader of American me...

Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley, 1890-1964

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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was an agitator and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a Communist Party (CP) official. Flynn was an organizer in major strikes in Lawrence, Massachusetts and Paterson and Passaic, New Jersey. She saw labor court trials as important extensions of organizing, and participated in trials in Missoula, Montana (1908), and Spokane, Washington (1909-1910). As part of her defense work she created the Workers’ Defense League, an organization to fight for th...

Hairdressers and Cosmotologists Union. Local 506B.

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New York Trade Union Women's Committee for Peace.

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Shachtman, Max, 1903-1972

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Max Shachtman, founding member of Trotskyite Communist League of America and the Militant; active in communist opposition, 1930-1940. From the description of Max Shachtman correspondence with Leon Trotsky, 1930-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84159686 From the description of Max Shachtman correspondence with Leon Trotsky, 1930-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702152214 Max Shachtman was an author, editor and communist leader. Shachtman, a Polish immigrant, ...

National Council of American-Soviet Friendship (U.S.)

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Founded in 1943, the National Council and its various branches promoted educational activities, peace programs and cultural exchanges between American and Soviet citizens, involving peace coalitions from both countries. The Council's purpose was to overcome politicized separations during the period which became known as the Cold War. The Council successfully fought a court case, overcoming assertions that the group was composed of Communist sympathizers. From the description of Colle...

Hotel and Club Employees Union. Local 6.

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Workers' Health Bureau.

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Abern, Martin

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