Abstract The People's World Photograph Collection consists of approximately 6,000 photographs used in People's World, a grassroots publication affiliated with the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). The photographs, along with a small selection of cartoons and artwork, highlight social and political issues and events of the 20th century, with the views of the newspaper aligning with the CPUSA's policies on topics such as civil rights, labor, immigration, the peace movement,...

Scope and Content of Collection Consists of the research files of the newspaper People's World, organized by subjects and individual's names and primarily consists of newspaper clippings and ephemera. Some folders do contain primary source materials including speeches, notes, and interviews. Issues addressed include social and political events of local, national and world-wide scope, such as the Communist Party in the U.S., especially California; labor union activities; the Independent Progressive...