Register of the Carl Gershman Papers, 1962-1984
Register of the Carl Gershman Papers, 1962-1984
Hoover Institution ArchivesStanford University
Stanford, California
- Hoover Institution Archives
- Stanford University
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- Email: archives@hoover.stanford.edu
- Prepared by:
- Dale Reed
- Date Completed:
- 1982
| 1943 | Born |
| 1965 | B.A., Yale University |
| 1965-1967 | Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) worker, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1968 | M.Ed., Harvard University |
| 1969-1974 | Director of Research, Co-Chairman, and Executive Director, successively, Youth Committee for Peace and Democracy in the Middle East |
| 1970-1974 | Vice Chairman, Co-Chairman, and Chairman, successively, Young People's Socialist League |
| 1975-1980 | Executive Director, Social Democrats, U.S.A. |
| 1981- | Counsellor to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations |
Series Description
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1965-1971.
Scope and Content Note
SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1967-1974.
Scope and Content Note
SUBJECT FILE, 1962-1978.
Scope and Content Note
Container List
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE.
Clippings, printed matter, letters, and miscellany, 1965-1971
SPEECHES AND WRITINGS
"The A. Philip Randolph Institute: Putting Progressive Ideas into Practice," n.d. (co-author with Norman Hill)
"America's Stake in Israel's Security," n.d.
"An Appeal by Jewish Youth to Defeat Bella Abzug," 1972 (co-author with others)
"Between War and Peace: The Issues in the Middle East Conflict," Crossroads, June 1971
"Black and White: Some Cause for Hope," n.d.
"The Black Panthers," n.d.
"CORE: The Ultimate Absurdity," n.d.
"CP: Unity 'Midst Diversity," New America, Aug. 25, 1968
"Cambodia Statement," 1970
"Communists: What Are They Up To?" Pittsburgh Point, Aug. 1, 1968
"Confusion in the Student Movement," Pittsburgh Point, Oct. 24, 1968
"Conservatism + Isolationism = Fulbrightism," Crossroads, May 1971
"Continuity, Evolution, and Community in the Thought of Charles S. Peirce," Dec. 14, 1967 (college paper)
"Countering Anti-Israel Propaganda on the Campus," Jan. 31, 1970
"Cultural Factors in Cognitive Growth," Dec. 18, 1967 (college paper)
"Currents of Reform in the Building Trades," n.d.
"Decentralization: A Solution?" Jan. 15, 1967 (college paper)
"The Dilemma Facing Higher Education," n.d.
"Down with SNCC: Up(?) with the Panthers," Pittsburgh Point, Sept. 19, 1968
"Education is Still for the Elite," n.d.
"Egypt and Russia: A Tremor but Not a Quake," n.d.
"An Encounter with the American Press in Israel," American Zionist, May 1972
"The Failure of the Fedayeen," n.d.
"Fulbright's 'Humbuggery,' " [American Jewish] Congress Bi-Weekly, May 21, 1971
"Game of the Name," Village Voice, Jan. 20, 1972 (letter to the editor)
"George Ball's Policy," Newsweek, July 17, 1972 (letter to the editor)
"Gunter Grass: Our Contemporary Prophet," n.d.
"Henry Clay Frick," n.d. (college paper)
"Isolation of the New Left," Nation, May 26, 1969
"Israel and American Labor: An Enduring Friendship," n.d.
"Israel and the Big Power Triangle," [American Jewish] Congress Bi-Weekly, Jan. 14, 1972
"Israel and the Elections," 1972
"Israel and Vietnam: A Shaky Comparison," n.d.
"Israel: The New Left Is Not The Enemy," Sh'ma, Oct. 22, 1971
"Israel's Fate," Alternative, Jan. 1974
"The Issues in the Jarring Talks: 'Peace on the Cheap,' " [American Jewish] Congress Bi-Weekly, Apr. 30, 1971
"Jackson and the Jews," University [of Texas] Jewish Voice, Jan. 23, 1972
"Jackson: 'Talking to the Common People,' " ADA World, Feb. 1972
"Jewish Youth and the New Left," n.d.
"Jews and Blacks: The Need for Unity," Keeping Posted, Feb. 1971
"The Jews and the Elections," American Zionist, Sept. 1972
"The Jews and the Left," n.d.
"Labor and the Elections," 1972
"Labor's Stand on McGovern," New Leader, Sept. 4, 1972
"The Lessons of the 1970 Elections," 1970 (co-author with Norman Hill)
"The Lessons of the Primaries," 1970
Letter to the editor, Commentary, Jan. 14, 1970
Letter to the editor, New Republic, Mar. 27, 1969
Letter to the editor, New York Review of Books, Oct. 1, 1968
Letter to the editor, New York Times, May 5, 1969
Letter to the editor, New York Times, Jan. 12, 1970
Letter to the editor, New York Times, May 20, 1970
Letter to the editor, New York Times, Aug. 26, 1970
Letter to the editor, New York Times, Sept. 9, 1973
Letter to the editor, New York Times Magazine, June 24, 1969
Letter to the editor, Wall Street Journal, May 21, 1969
"Maple Lodge Camp: A Success Story," Pittsburgh Point, July 13, 1967
"The Middle East," n.d.
"The New Face of Anti-Zionism," American Zionist, Dec. 1971
"New Ideology in the New Left," Pittsburgh Point, Sept. 5, 1968
"The New Left in the Nixon Era," Pittsburgh Point, Jan. 2, 1969
"The New Left, Israel, and Jewish Youth," Workmen's Circle Call, July 1971
"A New Look at Marx," n.d. (review of David McLellan, Karl Marx: His Life and Thought)
"New Stirrings among Young People," n.d.
"The New YPSL," 1973
"The 1970 Elections," Sept. 1970 (co-author with Norman Hill)
"Nixon's Strategy and the Liberal Dilemma," n.d.
"The Op. Ed. Page: Both Ends against the Middle," n.d.
"The Origins of 'Self-Determination,' " n.d.
"Pacification Not School Reform at Heart of Lindsay's Strategy," New America, Nov. 15, 1968
"The Panacea of a Palestinian State," n.d.
"A Perspective on Jewish Youth," ADL Bulletin, May 1972
"Pitfalls of a Palestine State," New Leader, Nov. 2, 1970
"The Plight of Soviet Dissidents," n.d.
"Politics in the Cambridge Schools," Apr. 30, 1968 (college paper)
"The Politics of Education," Pittsburgh Point, Sept. 7, 1967 (review of Peter Schrag, Village School Downtown)
"The Problem of Black Nationalism," n.d. (review of Theodore Draper, The Rediscovery of Black Nationalism, Addison Gayle, Jr., The Black Situation, and Arnold Schuchter, Reparations)
"Problem of the Aged," May 1970
"A Problem for American Youth," n.d.
"Race and Other Matters," n.d.
"A Radical Defense of Israel," n.d.
"The Real Threat to Israel," n.d.
"Republican Contradictions," n.d.
Review of David Caute, The Fellow Travellers: A Postscript to the Englightenment, 1973
Review of Mordecai S. Chertoff, ed., The New Left and the Jews, Jewish Frontier, Nov. 1971
Review of Kirkpatrick Sale, SDS, n.d.
"Review of the Press," n.d.
"Revising Orwell and Solzhenitsyn," Social Democrat, Fall 1973
"Rowland Evans' Complaint," n.d.
"SDS, or the New Thermidor," Pittsburgh Point, June 5, 1969
"Senator Henry M. Jackson: Israel's Dependable Friend," n.d.
"Senator Jackson and the Jews," American Zionist, Feb. 1972
"A Short History of SDS," n.d.
"Some Thoughts on YPSL and the American Working Class," n.d.
"The Soviet Dissidents and the West," n.d.
"Soviet Jews as Political Hostages: An Interpretation," [American Jewish] Congress Bi-Weekly, Oct. 23, 1970
Speech, Board of Governors, B'nai B'rith, Jan. 9, 1971
"The State of the Anti-Israel Left," [American Jewish] Congress Bi-Weekly, Jan. 22, 1971
"The State of the Democrats," 1972
"A Study of Negro Separatism," Dialogue, 1971 (review of Theodore Draper, The Rediscovery of Black Nationalism)
"Teachers' Values: An Overview and a Study," May 15, 1968 (college paper)
"Terror and Democracy," Workmen's Circle Call, Nov.-Dec. 1972
"Tom Mboya's Death: A Loss to His People and to the World," n.d.
"The UFT in Crisis," May 22, 1968 (college paper)
Untitled, n.d.
"Vietnam War Kills Pgh. Poverty War Gains," n.d.
"Wallace, 'the White Hope,' Exploits Fear," New America, Sept. 30, 1968
"Which Way American Jewry?" Apr. 18, 1972
"Who Teaches American Chidren?" n.d. (college paper)
"Why I'm for Scoop Jackson, Coalition Politics, Social Justice and Peace (and against Know-Nothingism)," 1972
"The YPSL after Five Years," 1971
"Young Radicals Seek their Place in History," Pittsburgh Point, Feb. 2, 1967
"Young Workers and the Unions," n.d.
"Youth and Group Identity: Toward Dialogue between Jewish and Non-Jewish Youth," n.d.
"Youth and Israel," n.d.
"Youth and Politics," n.d.
SUBJECT FILE
Affirmative action programs. See Afro-Americans.
Africa. See also Slavery; South Africa; Sudan
General. Writings, memoranda, reports, press releases, and bulletins, 1968-1975
Clippings, 1967-1975
Printed matter, 1967-1973
Afro-Americans. See also Black Panther Party; Rustin, Bayard.
General. Writings, notes, letters, memoranda, and press releases, 1968-1975
Clippings, 1968-1975
Printed matter, 1963-1975
American Federation of Teachers. See Shanker, Albert
Arab countries - Relations (general) with Africa. See Africa.
Asia. Clippings, 1969-1971
Australia. See Socialism in Australia
Black Panther Party. Clippings, printed matter, notes, memoranda, press releases, and interview transcript, 1968-1972
Blacks - Relations with Jews. See Afro-Americans
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America. Newspaper issues, 1967-1969
Brown, Sam. Letters, press releases, and clippings, 1976
Evans, Rowland, and Robert Novak. Newspaper columns, and clippings, 1968-1971
Germany, West. See Socialism in West Germany
Harrington, Michael. See Social Democrats, U.S.A.; Socialist Party, U.S.A.
Institute for Policy Studies. Memoranda, press releases, printed matter, clippings, and issuances of the Institute for Policy Studies, 1965-1976
Ireland. Pamphlets, leafets, printed matter, and notes, 1972-1974
Italy. See Socialism in Italy
Jackson, Henry M.
General. Press releases, writings, notes, letters, and memoranda, 1971-1972
Clippings, 1970-1972
Printed matter, 1970-1972
Speeches and writings by Henry M. Jackson
General. Printed and mimeographed copies, 1970-1973
Typescripts, 1971
Jews - Relations with Blacks. See Afro-Americans
Jews in Russia. Clippings, printed matter, press releases, leaflets, and statement, 1966-1972
Military service, Compulsory. Clippings, 1971-1973
Near East. Letters, notes, speeches, writings, and printed matter, 1969-1977. See also Slavery
Novak, Robert. See Evans, Rowland, and Robert Novak
Radicalism - U.S. See also Black Panther Party; Students for a Democratic Society.
General. Notes, memoranda, leaflets, and writings, 1968-1973
Clippings, 1967-1973
Issuances of radical organizations, 1967-1978
Printed matter, 1966-1973
Printed matter, 1966-1973
Randolph, A. Philip. See Rustin, Bayard
Russia. See Jews in Russia
Rustin, Bayard
General. Letters, notes, memoranda, speeches, writings, and printed matter, 1968-1972
Speeches and writings by Bayard Rustin
Mimeographed copies, 1969-1971
Printed copies, 1968-1972
Typescripts, 1969-1971
Shanker, Albert
General. Clippings, printed matter, memorandum, and study, 1968-1975
Speeches and writings by Albert Shanker
Printed copies, 1969-1975
Typescripts, 1971-1974
Slavery. Pamphlets, printed matter, reports, and letter, 1966-1974
Social Democrats, U.S.A. See also Socialist Party, U.S.A.; Young People's Socialist League
Undated notes, leaflets, and statements
1973. Minutes, reports, statements, letters, press releases, writings, lists, leaflets, newsletters, pamphlet, clippings, and printed matter
1974. Lists, notes, and memoranda
1975. Agenda, list, and financial report
Socialism in Australia. Campaign manual, 1976
Socialism in Italy. Serial issues, campaign literature, and printed reports, 1973-1977
Socialism in Spain. Serial issues, 1977-1978
Socialism in West Germany. Serial issues, pamphlets, brochures, and other printed matter, 1969-1977
Socialist Party, U.S.A. See also Social Democrats, U.S.A.; Young People's Socialist League
Undated notes, lists, resolutions, statements, press releases, writings, clippings, and leaflets
1968. Constitution, statement, leaflet, and clippings
1969. Notes, statements, reports, clippings, and printed matter
1970. Correspondence, writings, reports, resolutions, press releases, leaflets, discussion bulletins, clippings, and printed matter
1971. Minutes, reports, resolutions, statements, discussion bulletins, press releases, newsletters, letters, memoranda, clippings, and printed matter
1972. Minutes, reports, resolutions, statements, constitution, writings, newsletters, press releases, printed matter, clippings, and printed matter
South Africa. Clippings, pamphlets, and newsletters, 1967-1973
Spain. See Socialism in Spain
Students for a Democratic Society
General. Writings, letters, clippings, and printed matter, 1968-1970
Issuances of the Students for a Democratic Society
General. Leaflets, bulletins, and statements, 1964
New Left Notes, 1967-1969
SDS Bulletin, 1962-1965
Sudan. Writings, and clippings, 1968-1972
U.S. - Economic conditions. Clippings, serial issues, pamphlets, statements, and printed matter, 1963-1977
U.S. - Politics and government. Clippings, writings, notes, and printed matter, 1969-1976
World politics. Notes, pamphlets, and printed matter, 1969-1977
Young People's Socialist League. See also Social Democrats, U.S.A.; Socialist Party, U.S.A.
Undated writings, notes, memoranda, questionnaires, resolutions, and leaflets
1966. Letters, memoranda, financial records, and printed resolution
1967. Writings, letters, financial records, lists, and notes
1968. Letters, notes, lists, and financial records
1969. Minutes, discussion bulletins, reports, resolutions, statements, letters, speech, and leaflets
1970. Minutes, correspondence, discussion bulletin, reports, resolutions, memoranda, lists, and printed matter
1971. Minutes, discussion bulletins, letters, memoranda, resolutions, statements, notes, financial records, and clippings
1972. Minutes, discussion bulletins, letters, memoranda, resolutions, statement, notes, financial records, newsletters, writings, and printed matter
1973. Minutes, discussion bulletins, letters, memoranda, resolutions, statements, notes, financial records, newsletters, and clippings
1974. Minutes, letters, memoranda, resolutions, statements, notes, financial records, newsletters, and clippings
1975. Minutes, statements, letters, and printed matter