Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on The Socialist International
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Abstract
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on The Socialist International is an artificial collection, collected and assembled by the Tamiment Library over the course of several decades. The Socialist International is the worldwide organization of social democratic, socialist, and labour parties. The collection consists of printed matter ranging in date from 1950-1986. Contained within the files are press releases, bulletins, publications, and a selection of circulars put out by the Socialist International, both general circulars as well as ones published for bureau members. There is also material from the Congresses both in Albufeira, Portugal (1983) and Madrid, Spain (1980). A portion of the collection comes from various sections of the Socialist International, including the Socialist International Women and its predecessor, the International Council of Social Democratic Women, and the International Council of Socialist Youth.
Historical/Biographical Note
The Socialist International is the worldwide organization of social democratic, socialist, and labour parties. Its origins go back to the early international organizations of the labour movement, and has existed in its present form since 1951, when it was re-established at the Frankfurt Congress. Since then it has been increasingly active and grown considerably in membership, more than doubling the number of its members in recent years. Labour, social democratic, and socialist parties are now a major political force in democracies around the world, with numerous member parties of the Socialist International leading governments or representing the main opposition force.
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Material is arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on The Socialist International contains public printed material published by the Socialist International and its women's section, the Socialist International Women, as well as its youth section, the International Union of Socialist Youth. The materials in the collection range in date from 1950-1986. Contained within are press releases, bulletins, publications, and a selection of circulars. The circulars are labeled as either "general" or for "bureau members." There is one poster from the Socialist International Women pertaining to their 1979 "International Year of the Child."
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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; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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
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. A majority of this collection was separated from the Democratic Socialists of America Collection (TAM 105).
