MINNESOTA RADICALISM PROJECT:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota Radicalism Project, creator.
	Title:	Radicalism Project records.
	Dates:	1985-1993.
	Language:	Materials in English and Swedish.
	Abstract:	Research and administrative files created by the Minnesota Radicalism Project (MRP), a project operated under the auspices of the Minnesota Historical Society from 1986 to 1989, which culminated in the publication of the bibliography Radicalism in Minnesota, 1900-1960, a survey of Minnesota Historical Society holdings (The Radical Press in Minnesota, 1900-1960), and a symposium.
	Quantity:	5.0 cubic feet (5 boxes), 16 master audio files: WAV (4.8 GB), and 16 user audio files: MP3 (641 MB).
	Location:	See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

The Minnesota Radicalism Project (MRP) operated under the auspices of the Minnesota Historical Society from 1986 to 1989 and culminated in the publication of a bibliography, Radicalism in Minnesota, 1900-1960; a survey of Minnesota Historical Society holdings, The Radical Press in Minnesota, 1900-1960; and a symposium, Voices of Dissent: The Minnesota Radical Press, 1910-1920, An Open Forum. A pamphlet describing the project states that it was "an opportunity to focus on an important subject that has been neglected by historians and needs to be better represented in the collections of the MHS and other research centers." The goals of the project were to conduct oral history interviews with "participants in radical organizations and movements"; to document primary resources related to Minnesota radicalism, such as leaflets, photographs, periodicals, books, etc.; to encourage research, discussion, and publication on the topic; and to create a bibliographic database. To those ends, the project would "gather information on the origins, social and ethnic background ideologies, ambiance and culture of these radical movements as they relate to the issues and political atmosphere of the times," with emphasis on the Depression, labor organization, and World War II and its effects up to 1960. Participation by scholars, laypersons, and historical and educational institutions was encouraged.

The MRP was first proposed by Carl Ross, in a memo sent to Russell Fridley, Nina Archabal (respectively, director and assistant director of the Minnesota Historical Society), and Hyman Berman (professor of labor history at the University of Minnesota) in December 1985, according to a proposal draft submitted by Ross on October 24, 1986. This draft also states that the project was to be a "three year program to research and document more thoroughly the history of radicalism in Minnesota during the Twentieth Century." Ross explained that radicalism would be "defined in broad inclusive terms embracing the full spectrum of the 'left wing' in the labor, farmer, ethnic, and political movements and, for that matter, in the arts and cultural milieu within the state."

Carl Ross, a radical himself as well as a self-taught scholar, continued to be the driving force behind the project as its director. A part time research associate/project coordinator was also hired. Working with Deborah L. Miller, the project supervisor for the Minnesota Historical Society, and an advisory committee composed of MHS staff, a project steering committee was established and project associates ("individuals from various disciplines and institutions, independent scholars, and non-academic scholars or resource persons") were recruited. The symposium, Voices of Dissent, was held May 20, 1989, at the Landmark Center in St. Paul. The Radical Press in Minnesota, 1900-1960, the typescript survey of Minnesota Historical Society holdings, was finished in 1989, and the bibliography, Radicalism in Minnesota, 1990-1960, was published in 1994 by the Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Historical information on the Minnesota Radicalism Project was taken from the project's brochure, the introduction to Radicalism in Minnesota, 1900-1960, and from the collection.

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The Minnesota Radicalism Project (MRP) records consist of correspondence, reports, research notes, and other related material documenting the process of researching the book, Radicalism in Minnesota, 1900-1960, and the survey, The Radical Press in Minnesota, 1900-1960. Records are arranged in two major series: Administrative records documenting the organization and coordination of the project, and research files consisting of the actual data gathered in the process.

The administrative records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, and other related papers. Also included are audio recordings of steering committee meetings and recorded minutes, recordings from the 1988 Northern Great Plains History Conference, and an interview of Carl Ross.

The research records include background files on a variety of radicalism topics and on individuals involved with radical organizations and movements, files containing related articles and manuscripts, and bibliography files.

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ARRANGEMENT

These records are organized into the following sections:


		Project Administration
		Research Files

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Radicalism Project Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number:MHS990-19; MHS991-13; MHS991-16; MHS992-21; MHS993-22; MHS993-34; MHS993-38; MHS994-2; 16,414

Location of Master Files:

Digital masters of audiocassettes are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.

The original audiocassettes were disposed after the material was digitally reformatted into wav files.

Processing Information:

Legacy Amendment logo

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processed by: Candice L. Hart, April 2000; Shelby Edwards, August 2011

Digitization and encoding by April Rodriguez, April 17, 2026.

Digital audio transferred from the master audiocassettes by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (April 2026).

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990017367100104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

Location

148.F.11.7B

General files:

Associates:

Correspondence with individual associates, 1987-1989. 7 folders.

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1988-1989.

Bibliography: Memos and discussions.

Conferences:

Miscellaneous papers, 1988-1989.

Northern Great Plains History Conference, 1988:

Miscellaneous papers.

Location

Internet

Carl Ross and Pat Coleman discussion, Clarke Chambers, September 23, 1988 1 master audio file (1 hour, 34 minutes): WAV (475 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (60.2 MB).

Digital audio

Contacts:

Non-radicals: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1987-1989.

Radicals: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1982-1989.

Correspondence of project administrators, 1987-1989. 6 folders.

County Historical Societies: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1987-1989.

Location

Internet

Discussion between Carl Ross and Sal Salerno, 1988.

Carl Ross interview with Sal Salerno, tape 1, February 2, 1988. 1 master audio file (1 hour, 1 minute): WAV (310 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (38.5 MB).

Digital audio

Carl Ross interview with Sal Salerno, tape 2, February 2, 1988. 1 master audio file (17 minutes, 54 seconds): WAV (90.3 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (11.2 MB).

Digital audio

Location

148.F.11.7B

Duluth Radical/Labor History Proposal:

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1988-1989.

Proposals and grants, 1988-1989.

Location

Internet

Interview with Carl Ross, October 6 and 11, 1988. 1 master audio file (4 hours, 28 minutes): WAV (1.3 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (173 MB).

Digital audio

Location

148.F.11.7B

Jewish Sub-topic: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1988-1989.

Mailing lists and forms, 1988.

Minnesota History articles and memos, 1988.

Minutes of staff meeting, 1988-1989.

Names and addresses, undated.

Personnel: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1988-1989.

Reports, summaries, and proposals, 1985-1988.

Publicity articles, press releases, and brochures, 1987-1988.

Requests for information: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1987-1989.

Steering Committee:

Correspondence, agendas, minutes, 1987-1989.

Location

Internet

Meetings and minutes, 1986-1987.

Steering Committee, part 1, September 25, 1986. 1 master audio file (1 hour, 2 minutes): WAV (316 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (40.2 MB).

Digital audio

Steering Committee, part 2, September 25, 1986. 1 master audio file (32 minutes, 38 seconds): WAV (164 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (20.8 MB).

Digital audio

MNRAD Steering Committee, tape 1, October 6, 1987. 1 master audio file (1 hour, 3 minutes): WAV (320 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (20.8 MB).

Digital audio

MNRAD Steering Committee, tape 2, October 6, 1987. 1 master audio file (1 hour, 3 minutes): WAV (318 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (41.2 MB).

Digital audio

Location

148.F.11.7B

Swedish Sub-project: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1988.

Volunteers:

Active or potential: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1988-1989.

Inactive: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1987-1988.

Voices of Dissent files:

Audience evaluations, 1989.

Conference planning: Miscellaneous papers, 1989.

Correspondence: Cosponsors and presenters, 1988-1989.

Curricula vitae of participants, 1988.

Final report, 1989.

Invitation list, 1989.

Logistics: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1988-1989.

Minnesota Humanities Commission grant: Correspondence, proposal, and miscellaneous papers, 1988-1989.

Planning Committee: Correspondence, agendas, and minutes, 1988-1989.

Program: Drafts and printed version, 1989. 2 folders.

Publication of papers, 1989.

Publicity: Printed matter and miscellaneous papers, 1989. 2 folders.

Location

123.E.12.6F

Adminstration of project, 1987-1990.

Associates list, 1988.

Conferences, 1988-1990.

Correspondence:

General, 1988-1989. 2 folders.

Deborah Miller, 1985-1987.

Betsy Raasch-Gilman, 1992-1993.

Sal Salerno, 1988-1990. 2 folders.

With donors, 1991-1993.

Donors of manuscripts.

Interest list.

Oral history:

Style guides.

Tape lists.

John Haynes/John Blatnik.

Completion party.

Printed materials.

Publicity.

Research planning.

Carl Ross project files, 1987-1991. 5 folders.

Includes periodic and final reports and correspondence.

Sources (bibliography).

Steering Committee, 1985-1989. 2 folders.

Voices of Dissent book.

Voices of Dissent Conference, 1989.

Includes correspondence, publicity, text of papers given, and participant releases.

Location

Internet

Voices of Dissent Conference, Carl Ross and Hyman Berman, 1989. 1 master audio file (42 minutes, 29 seconds): WAV (318 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (27.7 MB).

Digital audio

Voices of Dissent Conference, Auvo Kostiainen and Dick Hudelson, 1989. 1 master audio file (51 minutes, 59 seconds): WAV (262 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (34.2 MB).

Container note: Auvo Kostianinen on socialist/industrialist, Dick Hudelson on labor leader/truth.

Digital audio

Voices of Dissent Conference, John Haynes and Odd Lovoll, 1989. 1 master audio file (58 minutes, 55 seconds): WAV (297 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (38.3 MB).

Container note: John Haynes on new times, Odd Lovoll on Gaa Paa.

Digital audio

Voices of Dissent Conference, Michael Brook, 1989. 1 master audio file (1 hour, 4 minutes): WAV (324 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (41.8 MB).

Container note: Michael Brook on Allarm, audience.

Digital audio

Voices of Dissent Conference, Nancy Roberts, 1989. 1 master audio file (59 minutes, 54 seconds): WAV (302 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (39.5 MB).

Container note: Nancy Roberts comments summary.

Digital audio

Voices of Dissent Conference, Susanna Frenkel, 1989. 1 master audio file (50 minutes, 54 seconds): WAV (256 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (32.7 MB).

Container note: Susanna Frenkel on Two Harbors socialist, audience discussion.

Digital audio

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RESEARCH FILES

Location

148.F.11.8F

Articles and manuscripts:

Annals of Iowa.

Auerback, Laura K. DFL History Highlights: 1944-1984.

Bengston, Henry. Chicago's Swedish Book Cabin.

Berkowski, Gerry and Reilly, Nolan. 1919 The Winnipeg General Strike: A Driving and Walking Tour.

Blanck, Dag. Swedes and Other Ethnic Groups in American Urban Settings.

Brook, Michael. Radical Literature in Swedish America: A Narrative Survey.

Brown, Peggy Ann. Edward Bellamy: An Introductory Bibliography.

Chambers, Clarke A. Toward a Redefinition of Welfare History.

Chrislock, Carl. On Guard: The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety in the Great War.

Cochran, Bert .Two Radical Decades in American History

Creel, Warren .The Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party.

Dennis, Peggy. : A Half-View of History Is Not Good Enough.

Duffus, R. L. Free or Fascist.

Duffus, R. L. You Can't Lump Human Beings.

Dyson, Lowell K. Radical Farm Organizations and Periodicals in America, 1920-1960.

Fossum, Syd. Militant Minnesota Artists.

Frenkel, Susanna L. A Case Study in Midwestern Small Town Socialism: The Two Harbors Cooperative Association.

George, Harrison. The Red Dawn: The Bolsheviki and the I.W.W.

Gerstle, Gary. Mission from Moscow: American Communism in the 1930s.

Gieskie, Millard. Untitled manuscript on third party political movements.

Gilman, Rhoda R. Eva McDonald: Minnesota Populist.

Gutman, Herbert G. The International Socialist Review: Chicago, 1900-1918.

Haynes, John E. Communists and Anti-Communists in the Northern Minnesota CIO.

Haynes, John E. The Progressive Era.

Haynes, John E. Revolt of the Timber Beasts: IWW Lumber Strike in Minnesota.

Hoerder, Dirk. The Press of Labor Migrants from the Nordic Countries: Introduction.

Hokanson, Nels. Swedes and the I.W.W.

Holden, D. A Clarification of the Role of the DDSP in the Formation of the NPL.

Horne, Gerald. Communist front?: The Civil Rights Congress, 1946-1956 Pages 287-289.

Isserman, Maurice. The Half-Swept House: American Communism in 1956.

I.W.W. pamphlets and leaflets, 1920s.

Johnson, Collette. Andy Johnson: Mesabi Iron Range Communist.

From Indifference to Reliance: The New Times of Minneapolis and the Socialist Foreign Language Federation Locals .

Keillor, Steven J. Franklin Cooperative Creamery: A Workers' Cooperative, 1919-1939.

Klein, Frederick C. Candidate Factory: Minnesota Produces Multitude of Runners for National Office.

Koettgen, Ewald. One Big Union in the Textile Industry.

Kornbluth, Joyce L. A New Deal for Workers' Education: The Workers' Service Program, 1933-1942. Assorted pages.

Krosch, Penelope. Upton Sinclair and the University of Minnesota: Sources for Goose-Step.

Kuzbaz: Miscellaneous articles.

Larson, Bruce L. Swedish Americans and Farmer-Labor Politics in Minnesota.

LeSueur, Meridel. What Happens in a Strike.

Levinson, Edward. Bill Hutcheson's Convention.

Lipset, Seymour M. Radicalism or Reformism: The Sources of Working-Class Politics.

Lovin, Hugh T. The Fall of Farmer-Labor Parties, 1936-1938.

Maasch, Jay. The Formation of the Communist Party of Minnesota.

Marks, Gary and Burbank, Matthew. Immigrant Support for the American Socialist Party, 1912 and 1920.

Nordstrom, Byron J. The Sixth Ward: A Minneapolis Swede Town in 1905.

Pahl, Thomas L. G-String Conspiracy, Political Reprisal, or Armed Revolt?: The Minneapolis Trotskyite Trial.

Pittenger, Mark. Evolution, Woman's Nature and American Feminist Socialism, 1900-1915.

Pratt, William C. Critics, Scholars, Scribes, and Partisans: Reflections upon Intellectuals in Our Era.

Pratt, William C. The Farmers Union and the 1948 Henry Wallace Campaign.

Pratt, William C. The Fox and the Hounds: FBI Surveillance of Communist Party Activity in the Upper Midwest.

Pratt, William C. Glenn J. Talbott, the Farmers Union, and American Liberalism after World War II.

Pratt, William C. Midwest Farm Protest: Then and Now.

Pratt, William C. Organized Labor, Historians, and Today's Labor History Projects.

Pratt, William C. The Socialist Party, Socialist Unionists, and Organized Labor, 1936-1950.

Radical Historians newsletter: Assorted issues.

Reynolds, Terry S. Corporate Paternalism and Labor-Management Relations on the Michigan Iron Range.

Ross, Carl. The Utopian Vision of Finnish Immigrants: 1900-1930.

Rubinstein, Annette T. The Radical American Theatre of the Thirties.

Scott, Franklin D. Literature in Periodicals of Protest of Swedish-American.

Scoville, James G. and Nugent, Peter D. Company Towns and Planned Worker Communities: The Employer's Strategy toward Housing the Workforce.

Smith, Gordon. History of the United Farmer's League in Roberts County.

A reference to the article.

Sofchalk, Donald. Organized Labor and the Iron Ore Miners of Northern Minnesota, 1907-1936.

Spielman, Jean E. The Stool Pigeon and the Open Shop Movement.

Starr, Joseph. Labor and Farmer Groups and the Three-Party System.

Topp, Michael. Class and Ethnicity: The Priorities of Immigrant Radicals in the Debsian Era.

Trimble, Steven. Interviews with Strikers.

Tuff, Nielson. Who Were These Farmer Radicals?: The Douglas County, Minnesota Farm Holiday.

Tweton, D. Jerome. The New Deal at the Grassroots: Programs for the People in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

Varney, Harold L. Industrial Communism: the I.W.W.

Virtanen, Keijo. The Atlantic Connection: An Investigation of American Culture, Its Relation to, and Impact on Europe 1776-1917.

Walker, Charles R. A Militant Trade Union: Minneapolis: Municipal Profile.

Weber, Laura E. Minneapolis Jews and Employment: 1930-1950.

White, Bruce M. Minnesota Votes. Assorted pages.

White, John Franklin. The Minnesota Artists Union and the New Deal: A Symbiotic Relationship.

White, Richard. Outlaw Gangs of the Middle Border: American Social Bandits.

Youngdale, James M. Clio on the Dissecting Table

Youngdale, James M. Looking at Our Radical Roots.

Youngdale, James M. Miscellaneous articles.

Youngdale, James M. Vote as You Would Strike: The Story of the Minnesota Working People's Non-Partisan Political League.

Bibliography:

Center for Socialist History: Miscellaneous papers.

Collections outside Minnesota: Correspondence and miscellaneous articles.

Cottrell, Robert. Twentieth Century American Radicalism: A Bibliographical Essay.

Minneapolis Public Library materials: Notes.

Minnesota Historical Society:

Library's vertical file: Multiple copies of list with notes.

Location

148.F.11.9B

Manuscripts and archives collections: Miscellaneous lists.

Manuscript collections labor history material: Miscellaneous papers.

Newspapers: Miscellaneous papers.

Photograph collection: Photocopies of photographs.

New York Times Index: Entries on Communist Party.

Research sources: Miscellaneous papers.

Reviews of recent scholarship: Miscellaneous papers.

Supplemental guides: Miscellaneous papers.

Tamiment Institute:

Miscellaneous papers.

Research by Virginia Hyvarinen.

University of Michigan Labadie Collection: Miscellaneous papers.

University of Minnesota:

Socialist Party Collection: Letter from the Politsecretariat of the Executive Committee of the Communist International.

Swedish American collections: Guide to To North America: An Exhibit from the Tell G. [Dahll?f] collection of Swedish Americana and Library Guide to Swedish-American Studies.

Wisconsin Historical Society's Socialist Labor Party papers:

Miscellaneous papers.

Individuals:

Akin, Sabrie G.: Serfdom or Freedom? manuscript by Mary C. Pruitt.

Benson, Elmer A.: Politics in My Lifetime manuscript by subject.

Blatnik, Frank: Correspondence, 1988.

Broms, Allen S.: Newspaper articles.

Brust, Bill: Memorial flyer.

Butler, Pierce: Correspondence, 1988.

Cooley, John H.: John Cooley seemed to be motivated by some unknown force journal article by Steve Polman.

Darcy, Samuel: Miscellaneous material from the Tamiment Library.

Davis, Sam. K.: Flyer.

Dirba, Charles: Chapter from The Whole of Their Lives, by Benjamin Gitlow.

Dunne, Vincent R.: Obituary.

Emme, Julius: Obituary.

Field, Fred: The Blueblood Who Turned Red, article by Steven Kaplan.

Fine, Fred: Press release.

Foley, Alma: Miscellaneous material.

Geldman, Max: Newspaper articles.

Genis, Sander: Newspaper article and biography.

Georgian, Alexi[u]s: Miscellaneous material.

Hall, E. G.: Obituary.

Hall, Gus: Miscellaneous material.

Hamel, Charles: Obituary.

Haney, Lloyd J.: Newspaper article.

Hanson, Victoria Lindesmith: Memorial service program.

Hathaway, Clarence: Miscellaneous material.

Keikkila, William: Obituary.

Hemenway, Ray: Newspaper articles.

Hess, Robert E.: Newspaper articles.

Jacobsen, John: Eulogy.

Johnson, Clyde L.: Letter regarding.

Johnson, Nellie Stone: Miscellaneous material.

Leonard, George B.: Autobiography and obituary.

McEwan, Anne G.: Obituary and newspaper article.

Naumoff, George: Newspaper article.

Nielsen, Marius: Obituaries.

Norman, Vera: Interview in Swedish.

No citation.

Nygard, Emil C.: Correspondence and articles regarding.

Olson, Floyd B.: Newspaper articles.

O'Hare, Kate Richards: Manuscript by Erling N. Sannes and journal articles.

Ross, Carl: Articles and miscellaneous papers.

Owen, Robert: Final Decline or Natural Progression?: Robert Owen and Spiritualism paper by Richard A. Voeltz.

Petersen, Hjalmar: Review of Hjalmar Petersen of Minnesota: The Politics of Provincial Independence by Steven J. Keillor.

Robeson, Paul: Letter regarding.

Sharp, Clarence: Program for 90th birthday, invitation and program for memorial service.

Sibley, Mulford: Articles and memorial service program.

Stageberg, Susie W.: Articles and miscellaneous papers.

Taylor, Ralph: Newspaper article.

Teigan Henry G.: Obituary.

Townley, Arthur C.: Obituary and newspaper articles.

Valesh, Eva McDonald: Review of Lady Knight, a play based on her life.

Wentz, Ray F.: Newspaper article.

Wier, Roy: Obituary and newspaper article.

Young, Martin: Autobiography and letter to supporters.

Topics:

Abraham Lincoln Brigade:

Brandeis University Collection: Correspondence and miscellaneous material.

List of veterans and 51st anniversary program.

Miscellaneous material.

Anarchism: Paul Avrich Collection at the Library of Congress.

Arts, The: Articles and miscellaneous papers.

Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born: Torch of Liberty: Twenty-five Years in the Life of the Foreign Born in the U.S.A., by Louise Pettibone Smith. Pages 331-333, 383-393.

Communism:

Anti-communism:

Miscellaneous articles.

Red baiting: Are They Communists or Cats-paws? by Ray P. Chase, and refutations.

Communist Labor Party: Newspaper articles.

Communist Party:

Miscellaneous material.

Professional workers: The Professional View.

Communist Party USA: Newspaper articles.

Historians of American Communism: Miscellaneous papers.

Labor World, The: Articles.

Location

148.F.12.2F

Cooperatives: Miscellaneous material.

Democratic Farmer-Labor Party: Script for 40th anniversary presentation and mockup for a history of the party.

Farm Holiday Association: Miscellaneous papers.

Films: Brochure for Seeing Red and photocopy of invitation to "Good Man in the Woods."

Farmer-Labor Party: Miscellaneous articles.

Finnish: Miscellaneous papers.

Hotels and restaurants: Newspaper articles and memo regarding research on Local 665.

Human rights, Minneapolis: Report and Recommendations of the Civic Organizations Committee of the Minneapolis Community Self-Survey on Human Relations.

Jewish: Miscellaneous papers.

Mesabi: Newspaper articles.

Norwegian: They Chose Minnesota: A Survey of the State's Ethnic Groups. Pages 223-225.

Office Workers' Union (New York, New York): Outline for speakers.

Rural radicals: Rethinking the Farm Revolt of the 1930s by William C. Pratt, and newspaper articles.

Socialism:

German-inspired socialism: Charles McCarthy and Frederic C. Howe: Their Imperial German Sources for the Wisconsin Idea in Progressive Politics; and Imperial German Inspired Socialism in Mayor Frank Zeidler's Milwaukee, 1948-1960 by LaVern J. Rippley, and program from event honoring Zeidler.

Scandinavian Socialist Labor Federation: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers.

Socialist Labor Party:

Correspondence and reports.

Debates, national: Miscellaneous papers.

Faribault Referendum: Correspondence.

Socialist Party: Miscellaneous papers.

Socialist Workers Party: Notice of the acquisition of the Socialist Workers Party Collection by Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, Los Angeles.

South Slavs: Portraits of Herstory: An Oral History of Four Midwest Women Who Survived the Great Depression by Louise Clements Clapp, and miscellaneous papers.

Soviet Karelia: Newspaper articles.

Strikes:

Great Northern Railway, St. Paul, 1894: Newspaper articles.

Home builders, 1939: Newspaper articles.

Honeywell C.I.O. and A.F.L. organization campaigns, 1941: Newspaper articles.

Hurst-Citizen Alliance v Typographical Union, 1922: Newspaper article.

Miller's Cafeteria, 1941: Newspaper articles.

Minnesota, Dakota and Western railway, 1919: Newspaper articles.

Montgomery Ward, 1938: Newspaper articles.

Pro-labor decision, 1916: Newspaper articles.

Pullman, St. Paul, 1894: Newspaper articles.

Street car workers:

1889:

Community reaction: Newspaper articles.

General events: Newspaper articles.

Arranged by city.

Workers: Newspaper articles and miscellaneous papers.

1893: Newspaper articles.

1917-1918: Newspaper articles.

Telegraphers, St. Paul, 1883: Newspaper articles.

Teamsters (General Drivers Union 544, Minneapolis), 1941: Newspaper articles.

Theater workers, 1927: Newspaper articles.

Timber workers, 1937: Newspaper articles and article from Timber Producers Bulletin.

Truck drivers, Minneapolis, 1934: Miscellaneous papers.

Surveillance of radicals: Miscellaneous papers.

Swedish:

Good Templar Center catalog cards.

Miscellaneous papers.

Some in Swedish.

Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center: Correspondence and newsletter.

United Units: Miscellaneous papers.

Women: "A New Deal for Workers' Education: The Workers' Service Program 1933-1942," by Joyce L. Kornbluh, miscellaneous pages; "Other Socialists: Native-Born and Immigrant Women in the Socialist Party of America, 1901-1917; miscellaneous papers.

W.P.A.: Memo.

Work Peoples College: Miscellaneous articles.

Youth and student movements: Miscellaneous articles.

Location

123.E.12.6F

Biographies of radicals.

Duluth labor history project.

Finnish-American miscellaneous.

Walter Liggett/Maida Woodbury.

Lincoln Brigade.

Norwegians.

Vernon Pedersen/Emil Nygaard.

Mark Soderstrom.

Swedes.

John F. White.

Gerald Zahavi.

Biographical data cards on individual radicals.

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RELATED MATERIALS

Papers presented at the Voices of Dissent conference in 1989 are cataloged separately in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections under the heading: Voices of Dissent.

Oral history interviews with 37 Minnesotans active in left-wing radicalism up to 1960 are available in the Minnesota Historical Society's oral history collections under the heading: 20th Century Radicalism in Minnesota Oral History Project.

Pamphlets and other ephemeral materials collected during the project are available in the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection.

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Agriculture and State -- Minnesota.; Anarchism -- Minnesota.; Communism -- Minnesota.; Cooperation -- Minnesota.; Depressions -- 1929 -- Minnesota.; Finnish Americans -- Minnesota -- Social conditions.; Jewish Radicals -- Minnesota.; Labor unions -- Organizing -- Minnesota.; Left-wing extremists -- Minnesota.; Radicalism -- Minnesota.; Socialism -- Minnesota.; Strikes and lockouts -- Minnesota.; Swedish Americans -- Minnesota -- Social conditions.; Voices of Dissent (Conference) (1989 : Saint Paul, Minn.).; Women radicals -- Minnesota.

Persons:: Miller, Deborah L., 1948-.; Ross, Carl, 1913-.

Organizations:: Communist Party of the United States of America.; Farmer-Labor Party (Minn.).; Industrial Workers of the World.

Types of Documentation:: Papers (Document genres).; Sound recordings.; Interviews.

Occupations:: Radicals -- Minnesota.

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