Inventory of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) and Joe Hill Ephemera SPC.2023.024
Karen Clemons
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
2023-10
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) and Joe Hill Ephemera
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2023.024
Physical Description:
1 box
Physical Description:
.42 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1923,1944, 1946, 1963, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1990, circa 1970s; undated
Language of Material:
English
, Hungarian
.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Scope and Contents
The Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W) and Joe Hill Ephemera Collection (1923-1990; undated) contains 26 items related
to I.W.W; and member Joe Hill, a labor activist and songwriter who was accused of murder and executed by firing squad in 1915.
Included in this collection are I.W.W. publications such as an appendix to the general constitution and by-laws, and pamphlets
such as: Historical Catechism of American Unionism"; "One Big Union of All the Workers"; and "The General Strike for Industrial
Freedom". This collection also includes booklets, pamphlets, flyers, paper labels, a zine, and other documents regarding both
the I.W.W., and Joe Hill. Lastly, this collection contains sheet music for Joe Hill's "Workers of the World Awaken"; and reprints
and Joe Hill Memorial editions of I.W.W. songbooks issued after Hill's execution. These songbooks feature a compliation of
tunes, hymns, and songs used by the I.W.W. This collection is arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical
Joe Hill (October 7, 1879-November 19, 1915), born Joel Emmanuel Hagglund was a labor activist, songwriter, and cartoonist.
He was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.)- an international labor union founded in Chicago in 1905.
In November 1915 Hill was convicted of murder in Utah. An international campaign to have Hill exonerated began two months
prior to his trial, but was unsuccessful and Hill was executed by firing squad on November 19, 1915. Hill's life, death, and
songs have gone on to inspire and influence other songwriters and activists around the world.
For more information about Joe Hill see "The Legacy of Joe Hill",
Salt Lake Tribune https://local.sltrib.com/charts/joehill/landingpage.html
"Joe Hill" by Fred Thompson; and "Joe Hill I.W.W. Songwriter" by Dean Nolan and Fred Thompson located in this collection (Industrial
Workers of the World (IWW) and Joe Hill Ephemera" SPC.2023.024)
Related Materials
For more material related to the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W) please consult: American Leftist Organizations and
Labor Unions Stamps and Ephemera; and Holt Labor Library Collections (HLL).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Labor unions
Activism
Protest songs
Industrial Workers of the World
Hill, Joe, 1879-1915
box 1, folder 1
I.W.W. L.W.I.U. Union No. 500, Chicago lumber workers "An Injury to One is An Injury to All" [paper label]
circa before 1920
box 1, folder 2
"Historical Catechism of American Unionism" Published by the Educational Bureau of the Industrial Workers of the World in
Chicago
1923
box 1, folder 3
"Twenty Five Years of Industrial Unionism" Chicago: I.W.W.
1930
box 1, folder 4
"One Big Union of All the Workers: The I.W.W."
1933
box 1, folder 5
"One Big Union of All Workers: The Industrial Workers of the World" 4th Revised Edition, Printed in Chicago: I.W.W.
1944
box 1, folder 6
"One Big Union of the Industrial Workers of the World" 7th Revised Edition [pamphlet]
1979
box 1, folder 7
"Általános Sztrájk: Az Ipari Szabadságért" ["The General Strike for Industrial Freedom", Hungarian Edition]
1944
Language of Material: Hungarian.
box 1, folder 8
"The General Strike for Industrial Freedom" by Ralph Chaplin [pamphlet]
1946
box 1, folder 9
"The Songs of Joe Hill" by Barrie Stavis and Frank Harmon. New York: Oak Publication
1960
box 1, folder 10
"Wobbly" Issue #3. Published by the Berkeley Branch of the General Recruiting Union, I.W.W. Features "Joe Hill Some Notes
on an American Culture Hero" by Zapata Modesto"
1963
box 1, folder 11
"Join the I.W.W. for a New Dawn: 4 Hour Day" [paper label] Published by Glad Day Press
circa 1970
box 1, folder 11
"Industrial Freedom: I.W.W." [paper label] Published by Glad Day Press
circa 1970
box 1, folder 12
"Workers of the World Awaken" (1916) sheet music. Published by Glad Day Press. Reprint.
1970s
General
Belonging to Joe Hill
box 1, folder 13
"I.W.W. Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent: Joe Hill Memorial Edition". Second printing of the 34th Edition
March 1974
box 1, folder 14
"I.W.W. Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent: Joe Hill Memorial Edition". First printing of the 35th Edition
May 1984
box 1, folder 15
"I.W.W. Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent: Joe Hill Memorial Edition" Published by IWW Publishing Bureau in Chicago, IL.
(reprint of 10th Edition, originally published February 1917)
undated
box 1, folder 16
"Joe Hill" by Fred Thompson. San Diego: Fanshe Printing Collective [pamphlet]
1971
box 1, folder 17
"Joe Hill: I.W.W. Songwriter" by Dean Nolan and Fred Thompson. First Edition. Published by Chicago General Membership Branch
1979
box 1, folder 18
"Canadian I.W.W. Songbook" Compiled and edited by Jerzy (George) Dymny. Printed in Toronto, Ontario. First edition. Dedicated
to all musicians who lent their skills to the picket line
May 1990
box 1, folder 19
"Joe Hill: A Commemoration, 1915-1990" Booklet created in conjunction with Salt Lake City's 75th Anniversary Commemoration
of Joe Hill's death by firing squad
1990
box 1, folder 20
"Stop: This Means You" General Recruiting Union of the I.W.W. [pamphlet]
undated
box 1, folder 21
"Pissed off at your Boss?" "Join the I.W.W. and Ruin Your Boss' Day!" [flyer]
undated
box 1, folder 22
"Appendix to the General [I.W.W.] Constitution and By-Laws Adopted by Referendum Since 1946" (Article IX; Section 1-B)
undated
box 1, folder 1
"Building Workers Organize!" "Join the Building Construction Workers Industrial Union No. 330" [paper label]
undated
box 1, folder 23
"Songs for Rebel Workers" Printed by members of Printing and Publishing House Workers Industrial Union Number 450, I.W.W.,
and issued by Chicago General Membership Branch Industrial Workers of the World [pamphlet]
undated
box 1, folder 1
"Your Power Lies in Organization: Build Militant Unionism" I.W.W. [paper label]
undated
