Radical literature collection, 1886-1957.

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Radical literature collection, 1886-1957.

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The collection consists of printed materials, primarily pamphlets and other ephemera about political and social activism, specifically communism, anarchism, socialism, and labor unions. Most materials concerned with labor unions describe or are published by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). There are a few items about the Centralia conspiracy in Washington State, and some items promoting industrial democracy. In addition to the ephemera, there are newspapers with articles concerning socialism and labor unions.

5 linear feet.

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Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7999751

Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Industrial Workers of the World

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The IWW is a labor organization dedicated to uniting laborers around the world into a single large union. From the description of Collection 1916-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701431 Established in Chicago in 1905 by sponsors of socialism and the remnants of previous labor unions, including the Knights of Labor, Western Federation of Miners and the American Labor Union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or "Wobblies", evolved into a radical industrial unio...