Guide to the Chicago Communist Party Records 1925-1944


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Table of Contents

• Descriptive Summary
• Information on Use
• Access
• Citation
• Historical Note
• Scope Note
• Related Resources
• Subject Headings
• INVENTORY
• Series I: Organization and Administration
• Series II: Financial Records
• Series III: Publications and Advertisements
• Series IV: Miscellaneous Notes
• Series V: Oversized

Descriptive Summary

Information on Use

Access

This collection is open for research.

Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Chicago Communist Party. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Historical Note

The Workers (Communist) Party was founded in 1919 and was located in Chicago until 1927, when its headquarters were moved to New York, alongside its daily newspaper the Daily Worker. The Communist Party membership was spread throughout 36 neighborhoods and union groups in various industries, including metal, printing, railroad, and food industries.

Scope Note

This collection is organized into 5 series:

Series I: Organization and Administration

Series II: Financial Records

Series III: Publications and Advertisements

Series IV: Miscellaneous Notes

Series V: Oversized

The Communist Party of Chicago Records contain correspondence, interparty announcements and meeting agendas, materials related to election campaigns, membership cards and lists of members, section reports, financial statements, book and journal publications, miscellaneous invitations, flyers, and brochures, as well as miscellaneous notes.

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Subject Headings

• Communism -- Leninism
• Labor unions and communism (Chicago, Ill.)
• Racial integration (Chicago, Ill.)

INVENTORY

This series contains correspondence, announcements, meeting agendas, membership cards, member lists, article drafts, and party section reports. The materials date from 1925 to 1944 and are arranged by type and then chronologically.

This series contains financial statements, invoices, receipts, stamps, tickets, and miscellaneous handwritten financial records. The materials date from 1927 to 1940 and are arranged by type and then chronologically.

This series contains books, journals, bulletins, invitations, flyers, and miscellaneous brochures and

This series contains miscellaneous handwritten notes, meeting notes, reading notes, and reading lists. The materials date from 1928 to 1929 and are arranged by type and then chronologically.

This series contains oversized handwritten notes and member lists. The materials are dated from 1928 and are arranged by type and then chronologically.