Richard Winger Collection on Progressive and Radical Political Parties
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Historical/Biographical Note
Richard Lee Winger (1943-), of San Francisco, CA, is the publisher and editor of Ballot Access News (1985- ), and is on the editorial board of the Election Law Journal. He publishes analysis, statistics and legal information and supports more equitable laws allowing access to the ballot for minor parties. In 1985 Winger helped found, along with several minor party representatives, including the Communist Party's Si Gerson, the Coalition for Free and Open Elections (COFOE). The group attempts to co-ordinate action and provide mutual support among the various minor parties for efforts to liberalize and reform ballot access laws.
Scope and Content Note
This small unprocessed collection contains correspondence and writings, internal documents and printed ephemera from progressive and radical political parties, spanning the years 1973-1991, including the Citizens Party, the Green Party, the National Unity Party, the Socialist Party, John Anderson's 1980 Presidential candidacy, and a file from the National Committee for Independent Political Action.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items in the collection; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Richard Winger Collection on Progressive and Radical Political Parties; TAM 560; 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 2010.093.
