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.

Scope 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.

Restrictions

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 Archive
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-2630
Fax: (212) 995-4225
E-mail: gail.malmgreen@nyu.edu

Administrative Information

Provenance

Gift of Edward L. Bell, 2007.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Association of Lithuanian Workers; Tamiment 397; box number; folder number; New York University Libraries ;New York University Libraries

Container List

[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]