Communist and Workers Parties collection, 1930-1936, 1982-1987, 1991

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Summary

Title:
Communist and Workers Parties collection
Dates:
1930-1936, 1982-1987, 1991
Creators:
Communist League of America (Opposition), International-Communist League, League of Communist Internationalists, and Workers Party of the United States
Abstract:
The collection reflects the activities and political sentiments of the Communist League of America (Opposition), the International Communist League, the League of Communist Internationalists, and the Workers Party of the United States. It comprises internal, information, and international bulletins.
Extent:
2.08 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

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Background

Scope and content:

The Communist and Workers Parties collection, 1930-1991, undated comprises internal, information, and international bulletins that reflect the activities and political sentiments of the Communist League of America (Opposition), the International Communist League, the League of Communist Internationalists, and the Workers Party of the United States.

Biographical / historical:

The Communist League of America (Opposition) (CLA) was founded in 1929 by James P. Cannon, Max Shachtman, and Martin Abern after they were expelled from the Workers Party after aligning with the Russian Left Opposition which supported Leon Trotsky over Stalinism. The CLA was officially established at a convention in Chicago held on May 17-19, 1929, and originally intended to align itself as a faction of the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA) with the hopes of influencing the CPUSA with Trotskyist theory. However, the CLA remained independent until 1934 when the organization merged with the American Workers Party (AWP) after the CLA's Third National Convention in New York City on November 28-30, 1934.

Custodial history:

The Communist and Workers Parties collection was donated to the Holt Labor Library in San Francisco, California between 1992 and 2019, and were acquired by the Gerth Archives and Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills, in 2019.

Processing information:

The collection was processed by Allison Ransom in August 2020.

Arrangement:

The collection is alphabetically arranged in one series.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Allison Ransom
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-28 17:54:23 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

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:

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

Location of this collection:
University Library, 5th Flr (5039)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747, US
Contact:
(310) 243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
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