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Title: Benjamin Gitlow papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1963
Collection Number: 67031
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
18 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope
(7.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, minutes of meetings, clippings, and other printed matter, relating to communism and socialism in
the United States and Europe.
Creator:
Gitlow, Benjamin, 1891-1965
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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[Identification of item], Benjamin Gitlow Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1891, Dec. 22 | Born, Elizabethport, New Jersey |
| 1909 | Joined Socialist Party |
| 1917 | Elected to New York State Legislature |
| 1919 | Expelled from Socialist Party. Founding member, Communist Labor Party (later merged into Communist Party). Convicted under New York criminal syndicalism law and imprisoned |
| 1921 | Communist candidate for mayor of New York City |
| 1922 | Released from prison |
| 1924, 1928 | Communist candidate for Vice President of the U.S. |
| 1926-1941 | Member, board of directors, American Fund for Public Service (Garland Fund) |
| 1928 | Elected alternate member, Executive Committee, Communist International |
| 1929 | Elected secretary-general, Communist Party. Expelled from Communist Party. Founding member, Communist Party (Majority Group) (later known as Communist Party [Opposition]) |
| 1933 | Expelled from Communist Party (Opposition) |
| 1933-1934 | Founding member and principal leader of three successive small organizations: Workers Communist League, Labor Party Association, and Organization Committee for a Revolutionary Workers Party |
| 1934 | Rejoined Socialist Party. Subsequently resigned |
| 1939 | Anti-communist witness before U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee |
| 1940 | Author, I Confess: The Truth about American Communism |
| 1948 | Author, The Whole of Their Lives: Communism in America: A Personal History and Intimate Portrayal of Its Leaders |
| 1965, July 19 | Died, Crompond, New York |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Communism -- United States
Socialism -- United States
Socialism -- Europe
Communism -- Europe