Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Association of Lithuanian Workers (Lietuviu Darbininku Susivienijimas) |
|---|---|
| Title: | Association of Lithuanian Workers Records |
| Dates: | 1940-1971 |
| Abstract: | The Association of Lithuanian Workers, commonly known by its Lithuanian acronym, LDS (Lietuviu Darbininku Susivienijimas), a progressive fraternal organization, was founded in 1930. From 1953 to 1957 the LDS was on the U.S. Attorney General's list of subversive organizations. As of 2003, the LDS continued to administer an insurance program, and in 2006 the LDS was merged into the Royal Arcanum, a non-ethnically-based fraternal organization. The records contain yearbooks, legal materials and correspondence relating to the placing of the LDS on the Attorney General's list, printed ephemera, and articles about the 1926 trial of Anthony Bimba, later a leading member of the LDS. |
| Quantity: | 0.5 Linear feet (1 box) |
| Call Phrase: | TAM 397 |
Historical/Biographical Note
The Association of Lithuanian Workers, commonly known by its Lithuanian acronym, LDS (Lietuviu Darbininku Susivienijimas), a fraternal organization politically oriented toward the Communist Party of the United States of America, was founded in 1930. From 1953 to 1957 the LDS was on the U.S. Attorney General's list of subversive organizations. As of 2003, the LDS continued to administer an insurance program, and in 2006 the LDS was merged into the Royal Arcanum, a non-ethnically-based fraternal organization.
Return to topScope and Content Note
The records contain yearbooks, legal materials and correspondence relating to the placing of the LDS on the Attorney General's list, printed ephemera, and articles about the 1926 trial of Anthony Bimba, later a leading member of the LDS.
Return to topArrangement
The folders are arranged alphabetically.
The files are grouped into one series:
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Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-2630
Fax: (212) 995-4225
E-mail: peter.filardo@nyu.edu
Access Points
People
Bimba, Anthony.Subjects
Communism--United States.Communist trials--United States.
Communists--United States.
Lithuanian Americans.
Organizations
Lietuviu Darbininku Susivienijimas.*Type
Correspondence.Legal documents.
Printed ephemera.
Yearbooks.
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Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of Edward L. Bell, 2007.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder number;
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.