Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Solomon, Mark I. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mark Solomon and Robert Kaufman Research Files on African Americans and Communism |
| Dates: | Bulk, 1919-1939 |
| Dates: | 1919-1993 , (Bulk 1919-1939) |
| Abstract: | The collection is comprised of research materials regarding African Americans and communism accumulated by two scholars: Mark Solomon and Robert Kaufman. It contains clippings, articles, printed ephemera, internal documents, published documents (principally from radical organizations), research notes, and government surveillance documents. |
| Quantity: | 4.25 Linear feet (4 boxes) |
| Call Phrase: | TAM 218 |
Historical/Biographical Note
Mark Solomon is the author of The Cry Was Unity: Communists and African Americans, 1917-1936(1988). He taught U.S. history at Simmons College from 1967 to 1997. The late Robert Kaufman created/accumulated his portion of this collection during research at the University of California, Berkeley on his (never completed) doctoral thesis on African American labor and communism.
Return to topScope and Content Note
The collection is organized into two series, each containing topical files arranged alphabetically: I. Mark Solomon Research Files; II. Robert Kaufman Research Files. The collection contains clippings, printed ephemera, internal and published documents, principally from radical organizations, research notes, and some government documents (surveillance of radicals).
Return to topArrangement
The files are grouped into 2 series: I, Mark Solomon Research Files; II, Robert Kaufman Research Files.
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Separated Material
There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.
Return to topRestrictions
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
Kaufman, Robert.Subjects
African American communists--History.African American labor union members--History.
African Americans--Politics and government.
Communism--United States--History.
Labor unions and communism--United States.
Type
Clippings (information artifacts)Documents.
Drafts (documents)
Ephemera.
Government records.
Notes.
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Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of Mark Solomon, 2000.
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.