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Holt Labor Library audiovisual recordings collection HLL.2019.009
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Custodial History
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Processing Information
  • Arrangement
  • Biographical / Historical

  • Contributing Institution: Holt Labor Library at CSU Dominguez Hills
    Title: Holt Labor Library audiovisual recordings collection
    Creator: Holt Labor Library
    Identifier/Call Number: HLL.2019.009
    Physical Description: 1,246 items 295 audiocassettes, 90 audio reels, and 375 computer discs, 10 film reels, 52 video discs, and 424 videocassettes.
    Date (inclusive): 1935-2009, undated
    Date (bulk): 1960-2009
    Language of Material: English .

    Preferred Citation

    For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material  guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

    Custodial History

    The Holt Labor Library audiovisual recordings collection was collected by the Holt Labor Library in San Francisco, California between 1992 and 2019, and was acquired by the Gerth Archives and Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills, in 2019.

    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.

    Processing Information

    Allison Ransom processed the collection and wrote the finding aid in April 2022.

    Arrangement

    The collection is arranged in two series: Series I. Audio Recordings; Series II. Video Recordings.

    Biographical / Historical

    The Holt Labor Library was a library in San Francisco from 1992 to 2019 that collected and made accessible primary and secondary source material related to labor history and the history of the radical left, with an emphasis on the activities of American Trotskyist political organizations. The Library also collected materials related to various anti-war movements, the women's movement, gay liberation, the African American Civil Rights Movement, among other social justice causes.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Communism
    Socialism
    Marxism -- United States
    Trotskyism -- 20th century
    Labor unions
    Protest movements