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Workingmen's Co-operative Publishing Association Records

Call Number

TAM.035

Dates

1906-1920, inclusive
; 1908-1915, bulk

Creator

Workingmen's Co-operative Publishng Association

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

The Workingmen's Cooperative Publishing Association was a socialist organization affiliated with the Socialist Party of New York, and the governing board of New York Call, a socialist daily newspaper, published between 1908 and 1923, which was eventually prohibited from second-class mailing status by the Postmaster General of the United States for violating provisions of the Espionage Law in 1917. The collection consists of correspondence, by-laws, organizational papers and membership lists, and some printed material created by the Association and other Socialist organizations. The material largely relates to pubishing business matters, fund raising schemes, and staff and editorial difficulties. Most of the correspondence is that of financial secretary Julius Gerber. Other correspondents include W. J. Ghent and Algernon Lee.

Historical/Biographical Note

The Workingmen's Cooperative Publishing Association was a socialist organization affiliated with the Socialist Party of New York, and the governing board of New York Call, a socialist daily newspaper, published between 1908 and 1923 (also known as the New York Evening Call). The Call was eventually prohibited from second-class mailing status by the Postmaster General of the United States for violating provisions of the Espionage Law in 1917.

Arrangement

This partially processed collection is arranged as follows: correspondence, printed matter, miscellaneous, constitution and membership lists.

Scope and Contents

The collection primarily consists of correspondence, by-laws, organizational papers and membership lists created by the Association. There is also some printed material created by the Association and other Socialist organizations. The documents span from 1908 to 1920. The material largely relates to business matters concerning the publication of the New York Call, fund raising schemes, and staff and editorial difficulties. Most of the correspondence is that of financial secretary Julius Gerber. Other correspondents include S. John Block, W. J. Ghent, Ben Hanford and Algernon Lee.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Tamiment Library has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1906-1920, are expected to enter the public domain in 2041.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Workingmen's Co-operative Publishing Association Records; TAM 035; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in repository; provenance is unknown. The accession number associated with this collection is 1950.097.

Collection processed by

Tamiment staff

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Language: Description is in English

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