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Guide to the Frank Lovell Papers
TAM.204
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Lovell, Frank |
| Title: |
Frank Lovell Papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1953-1999 |
| Dates [bulk]: |
Bulk, 1970-1997 |
| Abstract:
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Frank Lovell was born in Illinois in 1913 and attended the University of California
at Berkeley. Drawn into the socialist movement after the San Francisco general strike,
he joined the Workers Party of the United States in 1935 and became a seaman and organizer
for the Sailor's Union of the Pacific. In 1938, Lovell was a founding member of the
Socialist Workers Party, and played a leading role in the organization for more than
five decades. In the early 1950s, Lovell moved to Detroit where he became an auto
worker and ran for Governor of Michigan 3 times from 1954-1964. In the late 1960s,
he moved to New York City where Lovell served as the Socialist Workers Party's trade
union director until Lovell and wife Sarah were expelled from the SWP in 1981. Lovell
died on May 1, 1998. The collection includes: correspondence, the bulk of which pertain
to Lovell's 1981 expulsion from the SWP; manuscripts of Lovell's numerous articles,
reviews, speeches, class lectures, reports for and on the SWP; and topical files that
deal with major labor movement events, controversies, and movements.
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| Quantity: |
10.0 linear feet (10 boxes) |
| Call Phrase: |
TAM.204 |
