William F. Kruse papers ca. 1915-1940s.

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William F. Kruse papers ca. 1915-1940s.

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Scrapbooks, biographical material, newspaper clippings, World War II trade documents, correspondence, and research files of William F. Kruse, secretary of the German-American Anti-Axis League of Chicago, youth coordinator and national secretary of the Young People's Socialist League (YPSL), editor of the Young Socialist's Magazine, and a defendant in the 1918-1919 trial of five Chicago Socialists for alleged violation of the Espionage Act concerning anti-war activities. A majority of the collection is disbound scrapbooks consisting of black and white photographs and newspaper clippings dating from 1915 to the 1940s.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Chicago History Museum

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Chicago History Museum

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Kruse, William F., 1891-1952

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One of five defendants charged in Chicago in 1918 with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Law. Each was found guilty and sentenced to twenty years in prison, but the verdict was later appealed and overturned. Director of the Young People's Department of the Socialist Party's national office and National Secretary of the Young Peoples's Socialist League at the time of indictment. Defeated Socialist candidate for U.S. House of Representative from Illinois 6th District in ...

German-American Anti-Axis League of Chicago.

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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...