Marxism

Alex Baskin Papers

drice — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:45:39 -0500

Dr. Alex Baskin is a professor at State University of New York at Stony Brook; among his main
research interests is social history of the late 20th century, especially with regard to the 1960s and 1980s. Dr. Baskin also attended Wayne State University during the 1960s where he studied various left-wing social movements. Among his published works include The Woman Rebel and The Masses.

The materials in this collection reflect a wide variety of subjects that Dr. Baskin researched and mostly pertain to various social movements of the late 20th century. Included are posters and flyers related to Marxism, the anti-war movement, the women’s movement, Jewish issues, the labor movement, foreign policy under the Reagan Administration, and much more. The collection also contains various essays, some written by Dr. Baskin, as well as newspaper clippings and newsletters related to his interests.

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.

Arthur W. Calhoun Papers

drice — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:16:07 -0500

Arthur Calhoun was an author of many published books, a scholar, and a teacher at a large number of American universities, focusing largely on economics and sociology. His papers reflect both his personal and professional interests and are mainly comprised of manuscripts of his writings on subjects as diverse as religion, history, workers education, gerontology, and the humanities.

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.

Nat Ganley Pamphlets

drice — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:32:06 -0400

Nat Ganley was a lifelong Communist and labor activist. His pamphlet collections reflects his personal and professional interests.

International Socialists Records

aorchard — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:58:02 -0400

The International Socialists existed from 1968 -1986 in the U.S. with national headquarters in Detroit, and branches in 14 other cities. It was preceded by the Independent Socialist Club, established in Berkley in 1964, which then formed an International Socialist Committee. The International Socialist Club appealed to radical student and Maoist groups. Kim Moody, contributor of several pivotal writings to the socialist cause, helped to establish a branch of the Independent Socialist Club in New York. The Independent Socialist Club became the International Socialists at the 1969 convention, where a formal political platform was established to address the working class movement. Internal disagreements developed around degrees of radicalization and basic philosophy throughout the 1970's. These disagreements led to the formation of other organizations such as the Revolutionary Tendency and Workers Power. In 1986, International Socialists merged with Workers Power and Socialist Unity to become known as Solidarity.

The records in this collection illustrate the evolution of the political principles and internal workings of the International Socialists, mainly through the 1970’s. It shows their struggle for the rights of the working class, to reap the recognition and rewards it felt it deserved for providing the sweat of industrial production, the basis of the nation's wealth.

Frances D. and G. Lyman Paine Papers

drice — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:16:50 -0500

Frances D. and G. Lyman Paine enjoyed a forty-four year political and personal partnership. Their papers reflect their radical political interests and activities and include material related to the newspaper "Correspondence. "

Oscar Paskal Collection

drice — Wed, 14 May 2014 11:48:33 -0400

Mr. Paskal served on the editorial board of the UAW Local 227 newspaper.

Part 1 documents Local 227, which services the Chrysler-Imperial Plant in Detroit. Records consist of minutes, grievances, Chrysler Corporation notices, agreements, and by-laws collected by Paskal. Part 2 is unprocessed material consisting of publications by the Socialists Workers Party, a Trotskyite political party. These include weekly bulletins published by the party, conference proceedings, and Marxist educational materials which span the years 1932-1952. Also included are a series of cassette tapes entitled “Voices of Labor” which feature excerpts of speeches by various labor leaders.

Nemmy Sparks Papers

drice — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:40:21 -0400

Nemmy Sparks was a Communist Party member and leader. His papers reflect the internal struggles of the Party in the latter half of the 1950s and late 1960s and include several of his unpublished manuscripts on the subject of Communism.

Tom Mooney Papers

dgolodner — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:33:53 -0400

Tom Mooney was born September 12, 1954 in Albany, New York. Mooney attended Guardian Angel’s Catholic School and McNicholas High School in Cincinnati and then Antioch College from 1970-1973 focusing on political science and teaching. In high school, Mooney became involved in the United Farm Workers boycott committee in Cincinnati, becoming one of the lead volunteers. This exposed him to social justice and radical political ideas. At Antioch he set up a boycott office and surrounded himself in radical political thought, especially with Marxist-Leninist ideologies.
During the mid to late 1970s Mooney was involved in Marxist-Leninist organizations, especially with the New American Movement and the Organizing Committee for an Ideological Center. After the OCIC folded in 1981, Mooney aligned himself with the Democratic Party.
Mooney was hired as a full time teacher at Bloom Junior High in late 1974 early 1975. He immediately joined the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers Local 1520 (CFT) and was elected as building representative for the school. He was then transferred to Crest Hill Middle School. Mr. Mooney then was elected as the Area 6 coordinator in 1977-1978. Mooney was elected president of the CFT in 1979 at the age of 24.
As president of the CFT, he led the local into the national spotlight by bargaining education reform programs. Under his leadership the local negotiated the 2nd Peer Assistance and Evaluation Program in the country and the 1985 contract secured more control for teachers over grading and promotion standards. With the next round of bargaining in 1988 the CFT and board of education used a “win-win” style of negotiations in which they achieved unique career ladder system called Career in Teaching Program. In 1991 Mooney helped negotiate a new student discipline code that brought more order to the classroom, protecting teachers and students. Mooney became president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers in 2000.
Mooney began attending AFT conventions siding with the more radical fringes of the AFT political arena, which was the United Action Caucus but by 1981 joined the Progressive Caucus. In 1988, the AFT asked Tom to be apart of the a labor delegation to go to Chile to be an observer of the Plebiscite in which he reflected that it was “one of the most moving experiences of my life.” In 1990 he was elected to the AFT executive council and sat on the human and community relations committee. In 1998 he was asked to serve on the AFT executive committee and chair the AFT K-12 Program and Policy Council. He later resigned the position of chair over the stance that the AFT took on No Child Left Behind.
Tom Mooney died of a heart attack on December 3, 2006 at his apartment in Columbus, Ohio.

David Herreshoff Papers

cwesterman — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:24:51 -0500

David Herreshoff, an English professor at Wayne State University, was interested in the issue of workers in America. His papers reflect his research on organizations and issues involved in the 'New Left' movement of the 1960s.

General Gordon Baker, Jr.: A Detroit Revolutionary to the Core

ljones — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:45:45 -0400

There is a select group of people who place the needs of others above their own, do so against formidable forces and at great risk to their own welfare and well-being. They take these risks never knowing exactly how they will fare, but recognizing that their convictions demand that they cannot do otherwise. General Gordon Baker, Jr., a Detroit revolutionary, was among this select group of people. On May 24, 2014, a packed audience at Dearborn, Michigan’s UAW Local 600 memorialized his life that ended six days before. It was there that attendees gave tribute to a man whose impact did not pass with his death. read more »

(31986) Trotsky, Hansen, Heijenoort, Dunayevskaya, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:00:35 -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.

(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.

(31988) Leon and Natalia Trotsky, Frida Kahlo, Mexico, 1937-1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:04:01 -0400

Leon Trotsky, Natalia Trotsky (Sedova) and Frida Kahlo pose for a snapshot.

Photograph courtesy of John Dwyer

(31989) Natalia Trotsky, Frida Kahlo, Mexico, 1937-1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:06:18 -0400

Natalia Trotsky (Sedova) and Frida Kahlo pose for a snapshot.

Photograph courtesy of John Dwyer

(31991) Leon Trotsky, France, 1934

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:10:27 -0400

Leon Trotsky plays fetch with two dogs, Barbizon, France.

Caption on the back of the photograph reads: “This is the first picture of Leon Trotsky on the grounds of his heavily guarded villa. This has since been raided by French officials. The one time Soviet commisar or war is playing with his faithful dogs, Beno and Stella. The villa is surrounded by walls of barbed wire. Since the raid, Trotsky is rapidly approaching the status of a man without a country. He is in exile from Russia."

(31992) Leon Trotsky, Portrait, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:13:46 -0400

A snapshot of Leon Trotsky, taken in Mexico during the summer of 1938.

Photograph courtesy of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection

(31993) Leon Trotsky, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:15:54 -0400

A snapshot of Leon Trotsky playing with a ball, taken in Mexico during the summer of 1938.

Photograph courtesy of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection

(31994) Leon Trotsky, Portrait, Mexico, 1930s

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:17:52 -0400

An inscribed portrait of Leon Trotsky.

Photograph courtesy of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection

(31995) Leon and Natalia Trotsky, Norway, 1936

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:20:24 -0400

Leon Trotsky, Natalia Trotsky (Sedova) and an unidentified man pose for a photograph.

Photograph courtesy of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection

(31996) Leon and Natalia Trotsky, Rivera, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:23:02 -0400

Leon Trotsky, Natalia Trotsky (Sedova) and Diego Rivera relax in the shade. The snapshot was taken in Mexico during the summer of 1938.

(31997) Natalia Trotsky, Portrait, Mexico, 1937

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:24:39 -0400

Portrait of Natalia Trotsky (Sedova), taken in Mexico during 1937.

(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.”

(32637) Kenneth Cockrel, Hibbitt Trial, Detroit,1969

eclemens — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:01:21 -0500

Portrait of Attorney Kenneth Cockrel, taken after he was tried in contempt of court for an outburst against Judge Maher during the Alfred Hibbitt trial.

Marxist Quarterly

kchinery — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:57:13 -0400

Processed. Vol. 1.