Abstract

Consists of 154 pamphlets related to the socialist movement in the United States, circa 1889-1934. The collection has a particular depth of materials created by the Socialist Party of the United States and affiliated but independent publishers, such as Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company. Topics represented in this collection include anti-capitalism, class struggle, incarceration, the Tom Mooney case, monetary reform, anti-fascism, and collective farming.

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection is print material, primarily pamphlets and newsletters relating to the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The earliest item is the pamphlet, "The Pullman Strike," by Rev. William H. Carwardine, 1894. The most contemporary is the minutes of the Twenty-Second Constitutional Convention of the Industrial Workers of the World, Chicago, Nov. 9-16, 1936.

Scope and Contents The Pinsky Pamphlet Collection contains printed material such as pamphlets, booklets and convention proceedings published by the CIO and affiliated unions including the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union; Marine Cooks' and Stewards' Association of the Pacific Coast; and International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers primarily during the...