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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on the National Caucus of Labor Committees

Call Number

PE.038

Date

1968-1980, inclusive

Creator

Tamiment Library

Extent

1 Linear Feet in 1 record carton

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

The National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC) Printed Ephemera Collection is an artificial collection, collected and assembled by the Tamiment Library over the course of several decades. The NCLC, headed by Lyndon LaRouche, was purged from the Students for a Democratic Society in 1968 for supporting the New York Teachers Strike. Eventually the NCLC spawned the U.S. Labor Party, with LaRouche as their candidate for U.S. President, and the North American Unemployed and Welfare Rights Organization. The collection consists of printed ephemera put out by the organization nationally, largely fliers, fact sheets, press releases, and pamphlets. Also in the collection are materials from local NCLC chapters.

Historical/Biographical Note

The National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC) is a political organization headed by Lyndon LaRouche. Originally a caucus within the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) called the Labor Committee, LaRouche and his followers were purged from SDS in 1968 for supporting the Albert Shankar led New York Teachers Strike. The NCLC later went on to attack those on the left in what is known as "Operation Mop Up" as well as to form their own rival organizations, including the National Unemployed and Welfare Rights Organization and the Revolutionary Youth Movement. The NCLC also founded the U.S. Labor Party which supported LaRouche's candidacy for U.S. President in 1976.

Arrangement

The files are grouped in one series; folders are mainly arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Content Note

The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on the National Caucus of Labor Committees consists of printed material generated at both the national and local chapter level, ranging in date from 1969-1978. There are numerous fliers outlining the organization's positions, largely in the form of attack campaigns on New York City and state politicians, the CIA, the Communist Party as well as other groups on the left. There are publicity materials for the NCLC's publications, The Campaigner and New Solidarity. Included are a number a pamphlets put out by the NCLC on topics such as Moscow and the popular front, socialism, labor and psychoanalysis, among other subjects. The collection also contains various printed material from local NCLC chapters.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items in the collection; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date; National Caucus of Labor Committees Printed Ephemera; PE 038; box number; folder number or name;
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu at least two business days prior to research visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials in this collection have been compiled by the Tamiment Library. There is no accession record associated with this collection.

Custodial History Note

The provenance of the materials is varied. Items were obtained through purchases, donations, standing orders with publishers, arrangements with labor unions and other organizations, exchanges with other libraries, and through ongoing collecting by Tamiment staff.

Collection processed by

Adrien Hilton

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:30:10 -0400.
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Language: Description is in English

Processing Information

Materials in this collection were placed in acid-free folders.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012