Charles A. Barker Annotated Bibliography for Henry George
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Charles A. Barker (1904-1993) was a pacifist and historian at Johns Hopkins University, 1945-1972. The author of several books, he is best known for Henry George (1955), a biography of Henry George (1839-1897). Henry George was a politician and political economist who was the most influential proponent of the land value tax, also known as the "single tax" on land. In 1886 Henry George campaigned for mayor of New York City as the candidate of the United Labor Party, the short-lived political society of the Central Labor Union.
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The collection contains Charles A. Barker's annotated bibliography (on 3x5 index cards) for the book Henry George (1955; Oxford University Press, 696 pp.) The bibliography also covers related subjects, including socialism.
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Materials are open without restrictions.
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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive 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 1867-1951, are expected to enter the public domain in 2071.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Charles A. Barker Annotated Bibliography for Henry George; TAM 557; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown. The accession number associated with this collection is 2010.081.
