Socialist Party of New York State Records
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The Socialist Party of New York State was the largest state organization of the Socialist Party (U.S.). The collection consists of two items, a letter book of John C. Chase, the New York state secretary, and a membership roll book.
Historical Note
The Socialist Party of New York State was the largest state organization of the Socialist Party (U.S.).
Arrangement
The folders are arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents
The Socialist Party of New York Records, 1906 1912, consist of two items, a letter book of John C. Chase, the New York state secretary, and a membership roll book. The items contained in the letter book are arranged in chronological order. Unfortunately, the legibility of these items on microfilm is poor. Much of the correspondence in this letter book was written to J. Mahlon Barnes, Upton Sinclair, William Mailly, Morris Hillquit, George R. Kirkpatrick, George H. Goebel, John Work, Algernon Lee, and Julius Gerber. The bulk of this correspondence pertains to routine party matters, such as the formation of state committees, membership dues, speaking tours, subscriptions to socialist publications, and fund raising events. Other materials in the letter book relate to the gubernatorial and congressional elections of 1906 and 1907, the Moyer Haywood Conference of January 1907, and Lena Morrow Lewis' speaking tour in New York.
The membership roll book contains the names and addresses of party members living in each New York State Assembly District from 1908 to 1912.
The researcher should note that an error was made in the targeting for this collection. On each frame, the word "Series" appears adjacent to the frame number. 1his term should actually be interpreted as "Collection".
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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 1906-1912, are expected to enter the public domain in 2033.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Socialist Party of New York State Records; TAM 056.004; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Location of Materials
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Rand School Archives, 1962. The accession number associated with this collection is 1962.018.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Due to the fragile nature of the original materials, researchers must use the microfilmed version; microfilm call number is Film R-7124, Reel 5.
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Processing Information
Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2019 are unknown. In 2019, materials were rehoused in new acid-free folders and boxes in preparation for offsite storage.