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Finding aid to Lloyd Anne Van Dycke pamphlet Collection, 1889-1934
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  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Preferred Citation
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Arrangement
  • Biographical
  • Historical Note
  • Scope and Contents

  • Title: Lloyd Anne Van Dycke pamphlet collection
    Date (inclusive): 1889-1934
    Source: Knight, Jennifer
    Creator: Van Dycke, Lloyd, 1905-1958
    Extent: 1.25 Cubic Feet (1 carton)
    Collection number: larc.pam-0016
    Accession number: 2021/007
    Repository: Labor Archives and Research Center
    J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
    San Francisco State University
    1630 Holloway Ave
    San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
    (415) 405-5571
    larc@sfsu.edu
    Abstract: Consists of 154 pamphlets related to the socialist movement in the United States, circa 1889-1934. The collection has a particular depth of materials created by the Socialist Party of the United States and affiliated but independent publishers, such as Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company. Topics represented in this collection include anti-capitalism, class struggle, incarceration, the Tom Mooney case, monetary reform, anti-fascism, and collective farming.
    Physical Location: LARC workroom.
    Physical Location: Collection is available onsite.
    Language of Material: English .

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Lloyd Anne Van Dycke pamphlet collection, larc.pam.0016, Labor Archives and Research Center.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Donated by Jennifer Knight in 2021, accession number 2021/007.

    Arrangement

    Arranged alphabetically by publisher. Multiple titles from a single publisher are arranged chronologically.

    Biographical

    Lloyd Anne Van Dycke (also known as Anne Lewington) was born in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1905, to Dr. Mabel Bolam Lewington and Dr. Frederick Eimert. Lloyd attended UCLA and earned a Master of Science in statistics from CSU-LA. She appeared in small roles in movies under the name Anne Lewington, worked in a ceramics factory, and worked as a press operator for the Columbia Recording Corporaion during World War II. During her time at the Columbia Recording Corporation, she served as the Chief Shop Steward and later the President of the United Electrical Workers Local 1421. Her husband, Tom Van Dycke, ran a radio show for the CIO and wrote screenplays for Hollywood studios until he was blacklisted during the Red Scare. Although she was not openly a member of the Communist or Socialist Party, her daughter Miriam noted that she and Lloyd were washed down the steps of Los Angeles City all during a demonstration against the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). In 1958, Lloyd Anne Van Dycke died of breast cancer in Pasadena, California.

    Historical Note

    In 1901, The Socialist Party of American formed under the banner "Workers of the World Unite" after the Socialist Labor Party of America merged with the Social Democratic Party of America. The Party supported candidates for political office, social reform, and political education centered around a Marxist critique of economics. The headquarters of the Socialist Party of America in Chicago, Illinois published or promoted a variety of pamphlets often sold at Party meetings that discussed contemporary political debates and campaigns. There were branches of the Party throughout the United States that held their own political leanings, activities, and campaigns. Groups such as the Young People's Socialist League (YPSL) were formed under the umbrella of the Party to encourage targeted outreach to specific demographics and engage in smaller subject-based campaigns such as the Youth Committee Against Fascism.

    Scope and Contents

    Consists of 154 pamphlets related to the socialist movement in the United States, circa 1889-1934. The collection has a particular depth of materials created by the Socialist Party of the United States and affiliated but independent publishers, such as Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company. Topics represented in this collection include anti-capitalism, class struggle, incarceration, the Tom Mooney case, monetary reform, anti-fascism, and collective farming.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Socialists -- United States.
    Pamphlets
    Socialist literature
    Social movements
    Anti-capitalist movement
    Knight, Jennifer