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Jay Lovestone Papers, 1904-1989 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf4q2nb077 No online items Register of the Jay Lovestone Papers, 1904-1989 Processed by Grace M. Hawes and Hoover Institution Archives Staff Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives/ © 2008 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Register of the Jay Lovestone 75091 1 Papers, 1904-1989 Register of the Jay Lovestone Papers, 1904-1989 Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California Contact Information Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives/ Processed by: Grace M. Hawes and Hoover Institution Archives Staff Date Completed: 1980; revised 1995, 2008 Encoded by: Brooke Dykman Dockter and ByteManagers using OAC finding aid conversion service specifications © 2008 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Jay Lovestone Papers, Date (inclusive): 1904-1989 Collection number: 75091 Creator: Lovestone, Jay Collection Size: 895 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 49 envelopes, 2 phonotape reels, 1 framed map (364 linear feet) Repository: Hoover Institution Archives Stanford, California 94305-6010 Abstract: Correspondence, reports, memoranda, bulletins, clippings, serial issues, pamphlets, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to the Communist International, the communist movement in the United States and elsewhere, communist influence in American and foreign trade unions, and organized labor movements in the United States and abroad. Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives Language: English. Access Collection open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Jay Lovestone papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1975. Accruals Register of the Jay Lovestone 75091 2 Papers, 1904-1989 Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Access Points AFL-CIO. American Federation of Labor. Free Trade Union Committee. Communist International. Communist Party, U.S.A. (Opposition) Communist Party of the United States of America. Communism. Communism--United States. Labor movement. Labor movement--United States. Trade-unions. Trade-unions--United States. Trade-unions and communism. United States--Politics and government. United States--Foreign relations. Phonotapes. 1907 or Moved to the United States 1908 1913-1915 Early teens became interested in DeLeonite Socialist Labor Party and shortly thereafter joined Socialist Party 1914-1918 Attended City College of New York and became a member of the Socialist Study Club which was affiliated with the Intercollegiate Socialist Society. In 1917, became president of the society's branch at C.C.N.Y. 1918 Graduated, City College of New York 1918-1920 Held a number of jobs and at various times attended classes at the City College of Accounting, New York University Law School, and Columbia University 1919 Helped to organize the left wing sections of the pro-Communists in New York. Later became delegate to the founding convention of the American Communist Party.* [*The American Communist Party underwent several reorganizations and name changes during the time Jay Lovestone was a member. Please see Series Description for further information]. He was elected to the Program Committee and the First Central Executive Committee 1921 Assistant Secretary, Communist Party 1922 National Secretary, Communist Party 1923 Author of The Government -Strikebreaker, a study of government intervention in the strikes of 1921-1922 1925 Organization Secretary, Communist Party 1927 General Secretary, Communist Party 1929 Ousted from Communist Party by Iosip Stalin 1929-1940 Founder and head of Communist Party Opposition known as Lovestoneites or Lovestone Group.* [*The Communist Party Opposition underwent several name changes during the time Jay Lovestone headed the group. Please see Series Description for further information]. 1942-1944 Committee to Defend America -Citizens for Victory 1944-1956 Director, International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), Political Department Director, International Affairs Department Executive Secretary, American Federation of Labor (AF of L), Free Trade Union Committee 1956-1963 Director of International Publications, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Assistant Director of International Affairs Department, AFL-CIO 1963-1974 Director of International Affairs Department, AFL-CIO 1974-1990 Consultant on International Affairs, ILGWU and AFL-CIO 1990, March Died, New York City 7 Arrangement Register of the Jay Lovestone 75091 3 Papers, 1904-1989 Arranged into two groups: an original accession, boxes 1-695 and an increment of additional materials, boxes 696-899. Within the two groups materials are arranged in series by physical form or topic. Boxes 1-191 PRINTED MATERIAL, 1911-1977 Scope and Content Note Arranged alphabetically by title or author Boxes 192-194 BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1922-1974 Scope and Content Note Material on or about Jay Lovestone, arranged alphabetically by title or subject Boxes 195-229 COMMUNIST PARTY, U.S.A., 1919-1929 Scope and Content Note Correspondence, meeting notes, memoranda, reports, speeches, etc., on the activities and organization of the Communist Party, and relations with the Communist International. During this time the party underwent a number of name changes. In September 1919, two parties were founded, the Communist Party of America (CPA) and the Communist Labor Party (CLP). Forced to go underground in 1920, the two groups split further. In May 1920, a United Communist Party began, and another Communist Party of America was organized in May 1921. The latter split into two parties with the same name in January 1922. In December 1921, the Workers Party of America (WPA) was formed, and in February 1922, the United Toilers of America. In April 1923, a united, legal group became the Workers Party of America. Two further name changes followed in the 1920's: in 1925, the name was changed to the Workers (Communist) Party of America, and in 1929, the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA). Material in this file is from several of the aforementioned groups. In order to keep the organization as straightforward as possible, however, the papers have been arranged under the generic title of the Communist Party, U.S.A. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically.* [*At various times when Jay Lovestone was in the Communist Party and the Communist Party Opposition, he used the following pseudonyms: Bacon, Beets, Birch, Gaynor (Traynor?), William B. Judd, Langley, Edmund J. Lawson, Roger B. Nelson, Powers, John Robertson, George Robin, George J. Thornton, Wheat]. Boxes 230-233 COMMUNIST PARTY (OPPOSITION), 1929-1940 Scope and Content Note Correspondence, financial documents, meeting notes, reports, etc., related to the political group founded by Jay Lovestone after he was expelled from the Communist Party by Iosip Stalin in 1929. Initially, the group was called the Communist Party of the U.S. (Majority Group). The name was changed in 1932 to the Communist Party (Opposition). In 1937, it became the Independent Communist Labor League and in 1938, the Independent Labor League of America. In addition to the official names given to the group, it was also variously known as the Lovestone Group or the Lovestoneites. In this series, it is called the Communist Party, U.S.A. (Opposition) and material from the various groups is found herein. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically.* [*At various times when Jay Lovestone was in the Communist Party and the Communist Party Opposition, he used the following pseudonyms: Bacon, Beets, Birch, Gaynor (Traynor?), William B. Judd, Langley, Edmund J. Lawson, Roger B. Nelson, Powers, John Robertson, George Robin, George J. Thornton, Wheat]. Boxes 234-345 OFFICE FILES, 1944-1966 Scope and Content Note Files of materials, primarily correspondence, from various trade union offices Jay Lovestone held during this period. The organization of material follows as closely as possible the arrangement established by Jay Lovestone. This is a chronological arrangement with the original folder title headings retained Register of the Jay Lovestone 75091 4 Papers, 1904-1989 OFFICE FILES, 1944-1966 Boxes 346-395 CORRESPONDENCE, 1919-1977 Scope and Content Note Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent Boxes 396-589 SUBJECT FILE, 1906-1978 Scope and Content Note Reports,
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