Dunayevskaya, Raya, 1910-1987

Olive R. Beasley Papers

jruss — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:49:00 -0400

Olive R. Beasley led a career devoted to improving human and civil rights for minority groups. She served as secretary and later as executive director of the Michigan Committee on Civil Rights and was a member of the Fair Employment Practices Commission. She continued to serve its successor, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission as executive director of the Flint office. She also held numerous posts in labor and community organizations in Detroit and Flint including president of AFSCME Local 52, Detroit area; vice-president of AFSCME Council 7, Michigan; executive board member, Michigan AFL-CIO; and secretary of the Detroit League of Women Voters. In 1972 she received the Governor's Award for Distinguished Public Service Employees.

The papers reflect Mrs. Beasley's career with Michigan agencies and organizations concerned with civil rights and, to a lesser degree, her involvement with labor unions and Michigan politics.

James and Grace Lee Boggs Papers

abarker — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:12:23 -0400

James and Grace Lee Boggs played a leading role in organizing radical groups in Detroit and nationally and contributed to the founding of the National Organization for an American Revolution (NOAR). Their papers relate largely to their publications and speaking engagements, reflecting their involvement with radical organizations and in updating radical political theory, as well as their community activism in Detroit.

Raya Dunayevskaya Papers

abarker — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:53:05 -0400

The founder of Marxist-Humanism in the United States, Raya Dunayevskaya, served at one time as secretary to Leon Trotsky, breaking with him at the time of the Hitler-Stalin Pact, to develop the theory of State-Capitalism, ultimately forming the organization, News and Letters Committees. Ms. Dunayevskaya authored three major works: Marxism and Freedom, from 1776 until Today (1958), Philosophy and Revolution: from Hegel to Sartre and from Marx to Mao (1973), and Rosa Luxemburg, Women's Liberation, and Marx's Philosophy of Revolution (1982).

Volumes I-XII as organized and donated by Ms Dunayevskaya, relate the development of Marxist-Humanism, and her concept of the organization of Marxist-Humanist thought. Volumes XIII-XV, donated after Ms. Dunayevskaya’s death, relate her last writings and unfinished works.

Martin and Jessie Glaberman Papers

drice — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:57:31 -0400

Martin Glaberman was active in the labor movement from 1942-1965, primarily in the UAW. He has written extensively on labor both as managing editor of national labor newspaper in the 1950s and as a freelance writer. He also lectured in sociology and political science at several Detroit colleges.

Jessie Glaberman was actively involved in labor and civil rights movements, playing an important role in the women's rights movement in Detroit, particularly at Wayne State University.

Their papers reflect their many years of involvement in the labor, civil rights and women's movements. Material includes correspondence, radical publications, speeches, and interviews on their involvements and interests such as the Correspondence Publishing Committee/Company, C.L.R. James and the Socialist Workers Party.

Alan W. Mather Papers

drice — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:23:03 -0500

Alan Mather was an architect in New York, Detroit, and Chicago, working for various well-known firms. His papers reflect his architectural career and his interest and activity involving unionization of architectural employees.

The Birth, Life, and Legacy of the Johnson-Forest Tendency in the Nettie Kravitz Papers

Public Relations Team — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:42:06 -0400

The Nettie Kravitz Papers join several others at the Reuther Library documenting the activities of the Johnson-Forest Tendency and its members. Before Kravitz was a professor of Women’s Studies and Literature at Oakland Community College, she was a member of the Johnson-Forest Tendency and later iterations. The socialist subgroup was led by CLR James and Raya Dunayevskaya, taking its name from their respective pseudonyms, JR Johnson and Freddie Forest. The Nettie Kravitz Papers are among the most extensive records of read more »

(31987) Trotsky, Hansen, Heijenoort, Dunayevskaya, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:02:04 -0400

Leon Trotsky, with staff in Mexico, Summer 1938.

Left to right: Joe Hansen, English Secretary; Leon Trotsky; Jean Van Heijenoort, French and German Secretary; Natalia Trotsky (Sedova); Raya Dunayevskaya (Rae Spiegel), Russian Secretary.

(31998) Raya Dunayevskaya, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:25:54 -0400

Snapshot of Raya Dunayevskaya, taken in Mexico during 1938.

(31999) Raya Dunayevskaya, Natalia Trotsky, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:27:30 -0400

A snapshot of Raya Dunayevskaya and Natalia Trotsky (Sedova), taken in Cuernavaca, Mexico during 1938.

Caption reads: “Sitting on a swing.”

News & Letters

kchinery — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:12:33 -0400

Processed. Bound volumes: 1955-1977 (Vols. 1:1-22:6).