Geoffrey White papers, 1939-1965

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Summary

Creators:
White, Geoffrey, 1927-
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, reports, resolutions, minutes, discussion bulletins, and printed matter, relating to American Trotskyist politics, the Socialist Workers Party, and the formation of the Spartacist League. Includes a few items relating to the Communist Party of the United States and the Independent Socialist League.
Extent:
16 manuscript boxes, transmissive media (6.9 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Geoffrey White Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1939
Joined the Communist Party of the United States
1957
Resigned from the Communist Party and subsequently joined the Socialist Workers' Party
1963
Supported James Robertson who split the Socialist Workers' Party and established a new Marxist group, Spartacist
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1978.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Geoffrey White Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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