Communist Party USA collection, 1961-1991, undated

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Summary

Title:
Communist Party USA collection
Dates:
1961-1991, undated
Creators:
Communist Party of the United States of America
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.
Extent:
2 boxes
Language:
Materials are in English and Spanish.
Preferred citation:

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Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

The Communist Party USA is a communist political party in the United States that began in 1919.

Custodial history:

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.

Processing information:

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

Arrangement:

The collection is alphabetically arranged in one series.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Communism

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Allison Ransom
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-30 00:39:36 +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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