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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: New York Workers School materials
Identifier/Call Number: MS.M.019
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1926-1935
Abstract: This collection contains printed material relating to instructional courses offered by the Communist Party U.S.A. (C.P.U.S.A.)
New York Workers School. This material includes outlines for courses on Marxism; supporting readings by Eugen Varga, Vladimir
I. Sorin, and the Labor Research Association; memoranda; pamphlets; and position papers distributed by the C.P.U.S.A. The
collection also contains files relating to the scope and function of the C.P.U.S.A., and material produced by affiliated national
and international organizations including Communist International, Red International of Labor Unions, and Young Communist
International.
Language of Material:
English
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Collection is open for research. Access to fragile originals is restricted when preservation photocopies are available.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
New York Workers School Materials. MS-M19. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquired, 1974.
Processed by Adrian Turner, 2001.
The Communist Party, U.S.A. opened its New York Workers School at 48-50 East 13th St. in October 1923. Students were provided
with an education aligned with the Party's goals, emphasizing an understanding of Marxism and an awareness of affiliated organizations
involved in the American communist movement. By 1927, the School offered a wide array of courses such as "History of the American
working class," "Fundamentals of communism," and "Labor journalism," taught by David Saposs, Floyd Dell, Arthur C. Calhoun,
John Dos Passos, and others. In 1944 the School was incorporated into the Jefferson School of Social Science.
For further information about the School, see Marvin E. Gettleman, "The New York Workers School, 1923-1944: Communist Education
in American Society," in
New Studies in the Politics and Culture of U.S. Communism, Michael E. Brown et. al, eds. (New York: Monthly Review Press, 1993), 261-280.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains printed material relating to instructional courses offered by the Communist Party U.S.A. (C.P.U.S.A.)
New York Workers School. This material includes outlines for courses on Marxism; supporting readings by Eugen Varga, Vladimir
I. Sorin, and the Labor Research Association; memoranda; pamphlets; and position papers distributed by the C.P.U.S.A. The
collection also contains files relating to the scope and function of the C.P.U.S.A., and material produced by affiliated national
and international organizations including Communist International, Red International of Labor Unions, and Young Communist
International.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Working class -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources
Labor movement -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources
Labor unions and communism
Communist education -- New York (State) -- New York
Communism -- New York (State) -- New York
Socialism and youth
Marxian historiography
Young Communist International -- Archives
Communist Party of the United States of America (New York). New York Workers School -- Archives
Communist International. Executive Committee -- Archives