MIC FLM HX 84 B69 E37X GUIDE

Browder, Earl, 1891-1973. Earl Browder Papers, 1891-1975.  Glen Rock, N.J.: Microfilming Corporation of America, 1976.  

SCOPE:

            Earl Browder (1891-1973) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the United States from 1930-1946, the "years of its largest membership and greatest influence." Mr. Browder, whose father had been active in the Populist movement, broadened the Communist Party's appeal, supporting many of President Roosevelt's domestic policies and helping to organize trade unions. In 1946, encouraged by the Russian Communist Party, the Communist Party of the United States expelled him.
            This collection, microfilmed from the original held in the George Arents Research Library, Syracuse University, includes Mr. Browder's papers and manuscripts as well as copies of the Communist Party periodicals, the Labor Herald, 1922-1924;  The Workers Monthly, 1924-1927; The Communist, 1927-1944; Political Affairs, 1945-1975; and pamphlets and other works published by the Communist Party of the United States.

      ARRANGEMENT:

            Reels 1-2: Correspondence, 1891-1966, both incoming and outgoing, arranged alphabetically by correspondent and then             chronologically.

            Reels 3-6: Subject titles, 1904-1960.

            Reels 7-10: Manuscripts, 1924-1967.

            Reel 11: Photographs, 1901-1941; and legal files, 1938-1958.

            Reels 12-36: Published materials, 1921-1975.

MIC FINDING AIDS:

Earl Browder Papers, 1891-1975: A Guide to the Microfilm Edition, edited by Jack T. Ericson, Glen Rock,  N.J.: Microfilming Corporation of America, 1976. Includes a detailed list of the contents of the collection.

      SUBJECTS:
            Browder, Earl Russell, 1891-1973--Archives
            Communist Party of the United States of America--History--Sources