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