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Richard Winger "Communist Party Candidates for Public Office, 1921 to 1986" Manuscript

Call Number

TAM.341

Date

1988, inclusive

Creator

Winger, Richard
Gerson, Deborah (Role: Donor)

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet 1 Box

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This typescript, approximately 250 leaves, was compiled in 1988 by Richard Winger of San Francisco, Calif., from official election returns and the Communist Party press. It lists, by year, national, state, and local candidates for public office who publicly represented themselves as communists, whether or not they were so identified on the election ballot.

Historical/Biographical Note

This typescript, approximately 250 leaves, was compiled in 1988 by Richard Winger of San Francisco, Calif., from official election returns and the Communist Party press.

Arrangement

The pages are organized chronologically by year, and within each year, alphabetically by state.

The files are grouped into one series:

Missing Title

  1. I, Communist Party Candidates for Public Office, 1921 to 1986

Scope and Content Note

This typescript lists, by year, national, state, and local candidates for public office in partisan and non-partisan elections who publicly represented themselves as communists, whether or not they were so identified on the election ballot. The listings including the following information: office sought, candidate's name, votes received, percentage of votes received.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

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 1988, are expected to enter the public domain in 2108.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder number;
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were donated by Deborah Gerson in 2005 with the Simon W. and Sophie Gerson Papers, TAM 330. The accession number associated with this collection is 2005.003.

Related Material at the Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

Simon W. and Sophie Gerson Papers (TAM 330)

Richard Winger Progressive and Radical Political Parties Collection (TAM 560)

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Edition of this Guide

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Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012