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Ernest C. and Jessie M. Dillard Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000500

Abstract An active member of United Auto Workers Local 15, Ernest Dillard was the first African American elected to a succession of UAW leadership posts. Jessie Dillard was one of Detroit’s leading block club organizers and civil rights activists. Both Mr. and Ms. Dillard played prominent roles in the Detroit NAACP and held leadership positions in the Michigan Democratic Party.Part I of the papers of Ernest and Jessie Dillard reflect the broad range of their professional and political...

Dates: 1936 - 1999

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Frances D. and G. Lyman Paine Papers

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Identifier: LP001439

Abstract 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."

Dates: 1953 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1960

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Genora and Sol Dollinger Papers

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Identifier: LP000633

Abstract A highly active union advocate, Genora Dollinger was a charter member of the Flint Socialist Party and organized Flint Women's Auxiliary #10 and the Women's Emergency Brigade, which played a crucial role in the success of the Flint Sit-down Strike of 1937. Her husband, Sole Dollinger was an organizer for the Socialist Workers Party. The papers of Genora and Sol Dollinger relate largely to Ms. Dollinger's involvement in the Flint Sit-down Strike, and to a lesser extent, the Dollinger's...

Dates: 1914 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1989

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

George Lavan Weissman Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP001347

Abstract A founding member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and the Fourth International, George Lavan Weissman served as a branch organizer, as director and editor of Pioneer Publishing and Pathfinder Press, as manager of Mountain Spring Camp and as the editor and writer of various SWP publications. Following his expulsion from the SWP, Mr. Weissman helped to form the Fourth Internationalist Tendency and served on the editorial board of the Bulletin in Defense of Marxism. Mr. Weissman’s papers...

Dates: 1935 - 1985

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Helen Schiff Papers

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Identifier: LP001172

Abstract The Helen Schiff Collection consists of materials documenting the 1940 split in the Socialist Workers Party and the founding of the Young Socialist Alliance and the Young Socialists (Canada) in the early 1960's. In addition, it contains miscellaneous reports, bulletins, and newsletters of the Socialist Workers Party and the Fourth International.

Dates: 1940 - 1967

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

International Socialists Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001225

Abstract 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...

Dates: 1943 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1980

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

John Dwyer Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP001039

Abstract John Dwyer was active in the labor movement as an organizer for numerous labor unions, including the International Ladies Garment Workers, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, and the Retail Clerks union. Mr. Dwyer worked as the New York State Organizer for the Socialist Party and served as State Secretary of the Massachusetts State Council of Industrial Organizations (CIO).As a Trotskyist, Mr. Dwyer was expelled from the Socialist Party, after which he joined the Socialist Workers Party...

Dates: 1920 - 1987

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Oscar Paskal Collection

Collection

Identifier: LP000066

Overview Part 2 of the Oscar Paskal Collection consists 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.

Dates: 1932-1980

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Radical Unionists Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH000540

Abstract In 1971, Roger Keeran interviewed seven radical auto workers and labor organizers for his book The Communist Party and the Auto Workers Unions. Collection consists of interview recordings with these auto workers and labor organizers on their perspectives on or involvement with communism and the radical left, and its influence on the development of the UAW. Audio quality on some recordings is poor.

Dates: 1971-07-26 - 1971-08-21

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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