Subject File, 1665-1994
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General
Miscellany
1665-1871
Correspondence, decrees, maps, drawings, and printed matter, 1665-1871, relating to miscellaneous aspects of French governmental administration under the Bourbon and Orleanist monarchies and to the Paris Commune of 1871. Includes original decrees issued by Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis Philippe. In French
1912-1947
Bulletins, newspaper issues, and printed matter, relating to various social and cultural conditions in France. Includes copies of the statutes of the Federation Nationale des Syndicats Maritimes, 1912, and of the annual report of the Chambre Consultative des Associations Ouvrieres de Production, 1925. Mainly in French
Freemasons. Clippings, serial issues, pamphlets, bulletins, and election campaign material, 1807-1947, relating to Freemasonry in France, Freemasons in politics, French politics and international relations in the 1920s and 1930s, the Popular Front, rightist movements in France, and occupied France during World War II. In French
Socialism. Clippings, newspaper and periodical issues, bulletins, pamphlets and leaflets, issued by communist, socialist, syndicalist and trade-union organizations in France, 1888-1947, relating to the international and French communist, socialist, syndicalist and trade-union movements. Includes resolutions of the third national congress of Syndicats et Groupes Corporatifs Ouvriers de France, 1888. In French
Communism. Articles from leftist French newspapers, 1917-1919, relating to the movement for a Third International and to the mutiny of French sailors in the Black Sea. Translations of articles from French and Russian newspapers, 1919-1920, relating to the development of a French communist party and to its adherence to the Third International
1870-1940
Post World War I reparations. Table, 1924, indicating French war reparation expenditures and internal and foreign debt for 1923, and budget for 1924
Souvarine, Boris. Photocopies of Jeannine Verdes-Leroux's articles on Boris Souvarine and reviews of her book A ContreCourant, Ecrits 1925-1939, 1983-1985
Miscellany
Flyer scattered over Paris by airplane, October 1938, urging Frenchmen to subscribe to defense bonds. In French
Sheet music of song written for French reservists, 1939. In French
1945-1958
Communist Party
Speech delivered by Secretary Jacques Duclos at the Marigny Theater, Paris, on March 20, 1946. English translation
Anti-American flyer, 1951. In French
Elections - 1956. Flyers, leaflets, postcards, ballots, and stamps put out by "Paix et Liberte" and the "Parti republicain radical et radical-socialiste" for the 1956 general elections
1958-
General. Miscellaneous election leaflets, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, and government documents, 1958-1981, relating to political conditions in France. In French
Bi-Centennial celebration of the Revolution of 1789. Correspondence, articles, flyers, circulars, newsletters, and stickers, 1989, issued by the Association 15 Août 1989 and relating to the demonstration held in Paris on August 15, 1989, protesting the celebration of the French Revolution. In French
Economy. Booklet by Morvan Duhamel, 1987, relating to the French industry since 1955. In French
Education
Leaflets and stickers denouncing the government's education policies, gathered at a demonstration which took place at Versailles on March 4, 1984
Newsletters and flyers, 1989-1991, issued by various education syndicates
Elections
1968. Material relating to the general elections of June in Toulouse
1974. Miscellany relating to the Presidential election of May 5
1985. Material relating to the local elections of March
1986. Material relating to the legislative and regional elections of March 16
1988. Material relating to the Presidential elections of April 24 and May 8, and to the legislative elections of June 5 and 12
1992. Material relating to the local and regional elections of March 22
Immigration
General. Study on the immigration question in France, n.d., and racist and xenophobic newsletters, magazines, and flyers, 1990. In French
Nationality code. Pamphlet, 1987. In French
Miscellany. Brochures, 1983-1990, relating to economic development in the island of La Reunion. In French
Political parties
General. Broadsides, leaflets, and election campaign material, 1950-1961, consisting of electoral and other propaganda from various political parties. In French
1950-1961
1993
Communist Party
General. Brochures and leaflets, 1990.
Excerpt from the resolution of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party, published in l'Humanite of December 26, 1990
Generation Ecologie. Miscellany, 1990-1991
Front National. Five posters issued as part of the Front National's two-phase propaganda campaign launched in February 1991, with the message "Le Pen, fast" written in French, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian.
Mouvement des Democrates. Miscellany, 1993
Socialist Party
General. Printed matter, 1993
Stickers, 1968
Newsletter and ephemera, 1990. In French
Union Pour la Democratie Francaise. Miscellany, 1993
Public opinion - Gulf War of 1991. Correspondence, newsletters, and flyers, 1991, relating to the Gulf War of 1991 and mostly calling for demonstrations against it
Student Revolt, 1968
General. Pamphlets, leaflets, and serial issues relating to the student-worker revolt of May 1968. In French
Miscellany relating to the student-worker revolt of May 1968. In French
Photocopies of political tracts, flyers, and broadsides relating to the student-worker revolt at the University of Toulouse in May-June 1968. In French
Postcards reproducing posters and slogans of the student-worker revolt gathered in booklet form, 1988
Circulars and newsletters issued by various student organizations during the student-worker revolt of 1968
Audi-Visual Material, 1958-1988.
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8 phonotapes of interviews of personalities involved in the events of May 1968; 2 videotapes relating to the legislative elections of June 5 and 12, 1988
17 microfilm reels of newspaper issues from the French and Algerian press analyzing the legislative elections of 1958
8 phonotape cassettes of interviews of various political personalities, conducted by Radio France, 1970-1978
1 phonotape cassette relating to the legislative elections of June 5 and 12, 1988
Incremental Materials 2000-2007, 1918-2007
Newsletters, 1997-2000
Newsletters, 2000
Election campaign literature, 2001-2002
Printed matter and memorabilia (4 folders) 1918 and n.d.
Election campaign literature (17 folders), 2005-2007
Election campaign literature, 2007
Incremental Materials
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