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Communist Party USA collection
HLL.2019.040
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Contributing Institution:
Holt Labor Library at CSU Dominguez Hills
Title: Communist Party USA collection
Creator:
Communist Party of the United States of America
Identifier/Call Number: HLL.2019.040
Physical Description:
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1961-1991, undated
Abstract: The collection documents the history, activities, and beliefs of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), a communist political party
in the United States between the years 1961-1991. It includes pamphlets published by Gus Hall, National Secretary of the CPUSA;
National Convention reports, political resolutions, and discussion bulletins;
Party Builder newsletters;
Dialog newsletters and Pre-Convention Discussion Bulletins;
People's World newspaper; Party programs, election guides, and one Party handbook.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
The collection is alphabetically arranged in one series.
The Communist Party USA collection was donated to 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.
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Allison Ransom processed the collection and wrote the finding aid in April 2022.
The collection includes pamphlets published by Gus Hall, National Secretary of the CPUSA; National Convention reports, political
resolutions, and discussion bulletins;
Party Builder newsletters;
Dialog newsletters and Pre-Convention Discussion Bulletins;
People's World newspaper; Party programs, election guides, and one Party handbook.
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.
The Communist Party USA is a communist political party in the United States that began in 1919.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Communism