Lorenzo Torrez papers, 1959-2000.

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Lorenzo Torrez papers, 1959-2000.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50685148

The Lorenzo Torrez papers span the years 1959-2000, with the bulk the materials dating from 1975-1991. The collection contains personal information about Torrez, publications, clippings, newsletters, correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs.

5 linear ft.

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spa,

New Mexico State University

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New Mexico State University

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Communist Party of the United States of America

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The Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), a Marxist-Leninist party aligned with the Soviet Union, was founded in 1919 in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution by the left wing members of the Socialist Party USA. These split into two groups, with each holding founding conventions in Chicago in September 1919: one which established the Communist Labor Party, and a second which established the Communist Party of America. In a 1920 Joint Unity Convention, a minority faction of t...

Hall, Gus

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Perlo, Victor

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Torrez, Lorenzo.

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Miner and labor organizer. Born in Gila, New Mexico. Worked as a miner in the Southwest for 25 years and was a participant in the Empire Zinc Strike in the early 1950s. Was the head of the Arizona district for the Communist Party, USA. From the description of Lorenzo Torrez papers, 1959-2000. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 50685148 ...