Emma Goldman papers, 1903-1940, bulk (1919-1940)

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Creator

Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• Originals: 1.2 linear feet (3 boxes).
• Copies: 2 microfilm reels.

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Researchers must use microfilm of the collection.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection contains correspondence, typescripts, address books, scrapbook, photographs, clippings, and printed matter. Correspondence, 1906-1940, of Goldman, Alexander Berkman and Stella Ballantine concerns Goldman's experiences in Russia, Germany and England following WorldWar I, and Spain during the civil war of 1936-1939; letters, 1927-1928, written on Goldman's behalf solicitingfunds to subsidize the writing of her memoirs; and letters,1917-1927, from Goldman to Bayard Boyesen. Typescripts consist of a few chapters of "My Further Disillusionment in Russia" and other writings by Goldman and typescripts of some of Berkman's writings. Also, address books compiled by Goldman and Berkman; photographs of Goldman; scrapbook, 1909-1936, containing letters relating to the periodical Mother Earth, clippings, leaflets, etc.; clippings and other printed ephemera; and one reel of negative microfilm of Goldman materials in the Institute of Historical Sciences in Holland.

Biographical/Historical Note

Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist, feminist, author, editor, and lecturer on politics, literature and the arts. She was born in Lithuania and died in Canada. Her lectures and publications attracted attention throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was associated with the anarchist journal Mother Earth from 1906 to 1917 and was imprisoned for publicly advocating birth control in 1916 and pacifism in 1917. In 1919 she was deported to Russia but had to leave because of her criticism of the Bolshevik government and was allowed to reenter the U.S. for a lecture tour in 1934.

Controlled Access Terms

• Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940.
• Mother earth (New York, N.Y.)
• Aliens -- Political activity.
• Anarchism.
• Communism.
• Government, Resistance to.
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives.
• Germany -- History -- 20th century.
• Germany -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
• Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
• Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
• Soviet Union -- History.
• Soviet Union -- Social conditions.
• Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Personal narratives.
• United States -- Emigration and immigration.
• Address books.
• Microfilms.
• Photographs.
• Scrapbooks.
• Anarchists.
• Authors.

Additional Creator Names

• Baldwin, Roger Nash, 1884-
• Ballantine, Stella.
• Berkman, Alexander, 1870-1936.
• Boyesen, Bayard.
• Crouch, Mabel C.
• Harris, Frank, 1855-1931.
• Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964.
• Kelly, Harry.
• Mannin, Ethel, 1900-
• Perkins, Frances, 1882-1965.