Louise Todd Lambert oral history, 1958-1976 1976.

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Louise Todd Lambert oral history, 1958-1976 1976.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/762167654

Contains a transcript and sound recording of Lucille Kendall's 1976 interviews with Louise Todd Lambert; an interview history; and a few miscellaneous papers, including a photocopy of Lambert's 1958 letter of resignation from the Communist Party. The interviews document Lambert's early years as an official for the Communist Party in California, including her participation in major labor actions and strikes of the 1930s; her involvement in local and statewide elections as a Communist Party candidate and campaign manager; her arrest and imprisonment in the Tehachapi correctional institute for women (1935-1938); her experiences "underground" as a member of the national Communist Party's reserve leadership (1950-1955); and, finally, her resignation from the Party in 1958. The final portion of the interview is devoted to Lambert's memories of fellow activist Anita Whitney.

Transcript and papers: 2 folders (0.2 linear ft.)Tapes: 20 audiocassettes.

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8150973

California historical society

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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...

Lambert, Louise

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Louise Todd Lambert was active in the Communist Party in California and nationally from 1929 until her resignation in 1958. From the description of Louise Todd Lambert oral history, 1958-1976 1976. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 762167654 ...

Whitney, Anita, 1867-1955

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California Institution for Women (Tehachapi, Calif.)

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Kendall, Lucille,

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