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Harry Laidler Papers
TAM.047
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Laidler, Harry Wellington, 1884-1970 |
| Title: |
Harry Laidler Papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1902-1970 |
| Abstract:
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Harry Wellington Laidler (1884-1970), was an economist, author, educator and socialist
activist. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University (1907) where he was one of
the founders of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society. He received a LL.B. from Brooklyn
Law School in 1910 and a Ph.D. in political economy from Columbia in 1914. He was
executive director of the League for Industrial Democracy (LID) from 1910 to 1957
and a frequent candidate for political office for the Socialist Party. He served on
the New York City Council from 1940 to 1941, having been elected as a candidate of
the American Labor Party, which he helped to found. The papers include radio scripts,
book reviews, and correspondence (1906-1970) relating to the founding of the Intercollegiate
Socialist Society and to League for Industrial Democracy (LID) activities and LID
relations with the Socialist and American Labor parties, manuscripts of published
and unpublished writings on a broad range of subjects, including the struggle within
the LID caused by Laidler's retirement, an unpublished history of the LID, papers
relating to Laidler's term (1940-1941) as a member of the New York City Council from
Brooklyn, his campaigns for political office (1927-1941), the Socialist Party, the
American Labor Party, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the National Housing
Conference. Includes correspondence of Norman Thomas.
NOTE: A more detailed folder level description is available at the Library. However, this
description does not reflect the creation of box 11a and 15a, and thus the folder
titles are not properly aligned with the box numbers after box 11.
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| Quantity: |
18.25 linear feet (37 boxes) |
| Language of Materials note:
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Materials are in English |
| Call Phrase: |
TAM.047 |
