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American Fund for Public Service records

Title
American Fund for Public Service records, 1922-1941.
Author
American Fund for Public Service.
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r. 36Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 36Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 35Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 35Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 34Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 34Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 33Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 33Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 32Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 32Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 31Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 31Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 30Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 30Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 29Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 29Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 28Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 28Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 27Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 27Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 26Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 26Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 25Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 25Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 24Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 24Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 23Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 23Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 22Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 22Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 21Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 21Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 20Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 20Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 19Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 19Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 18Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 18Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 17Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-314 r. 17Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981.
  • Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley.
  • Foster, William Z., 1881-1961.
  • Garland, Charles.
  • Hillman, Sidney, 1887-1946.
  • Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
  • Kirchwey, Freda.
  • Lovett, Robert Morss, 1870-1956.
  • Magnes, J. L. (Judah Leon), 1877-1948.
  • Nearing, Scott, 1883-
  • Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
  • American Birth Control League.
  • American Civil Liberties Union.
  • Brookwood Labor College (Katonah, N.Y.)
  • Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
  • Commonwealth College (Mena, Ark.)
  • American Fund for Public Service.
  • League for Industrial Democracy.
  • Manumit School (Pawling, N.Y.)
  • Mooney Molders Defense Committee.
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  • Rand School of Social Science.
  • Scottsboro Defense Committee.
  • Southern Tenant Farmers' Union.
  • United Mine Workers of America.
  • Vanguard Press.
Description
  • 31 linear feet (59 boxes).
  • 36 microfilm reels.
Summary
Records of the American Fund include internal and external correspondence of members of the board of directors, treasurer, and legal counsel, 1922-1941; board of directors meeting minutes, 1922-1941; several committee reports and surveys, 1923-1939; memoranda and reports on policy, 1922-1932; auditor's reports, 1922-1941; lists of appropriations and loans, 1922-1941; and application files for each individual or organization requesting assistance.
Uniform Title
  • Daily worker.
  • Liberator.
  • Il Martello.
  • New masses.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
  • Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Collection available on microfilm;
Source (note)
  • Amrican Fund for Public Service, 1933-42
Biography (note)
  • The American Fund for Public Service, also known as the Garland Fund, was created in 1922 by Charles Garland to support radical social and economic causes. The board of directors included prominent leaders of the labor movement, the Socialist and Communist parties, and civil rights and minority groups. From 1922 to 1941 the Fund gave nearly two million dollars to a variety of left-wing organizations and enterprises, such as labor unions, cooperatives, schools for workers, radical publications, bail and legal defense funds, and civil liberties, penal reform, and minority rights groups.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 74
OCLC
NYPW92-A256
Author
American Fund for Public Service.
Title
American Fund for Public Service records, 1922-1941.
Additional Formats
Collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-314
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Access
Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.
Biography
The American Fund for Public Service, also known as the Garland Fund, was created in 1922 by Charles Garland to support radical social and economic causes. The board of directors included prominent leaders of the labor movement, the Socialist and Communist parties, and civil rights and minority groups. From 1922 to 1941 the Fund gave nearly two million dollars to a variety of left-wing organizations and enterprises, such as labor unions, cooperatives, schools for workers, radical publications, bail and legal defense funds, and civil liberties, penal reform, and minority rights groups.
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Added Author
Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981.
Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley.
Foster, William Z., 1881-1961.
Garland, Charles.
Hillman, Sidney, 1887-1946.
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
Kirchwey, Freda.
Lovett, Robert Morss, 1870-1956.
Magnes, J. L. (Judah Leon), 1877-1948.
Nearing, Scott, 1883-
Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
American Birth Control League.
American Civil Liberties Union.
Brookwood Labor College (Katonah, N.Y.)
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Commonwealth College (Mena, Ark.)
American Fund for Public Service.
League for Industrial Democracy.
Manumit School (Pawling, N.Y.)
Mooney Molders Defense Committee.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Rand School of Social Science.
Scottsboro Defense Committee.
Southern Tenant Farmers' Union.
United Mine Workers of America.
Vanguard Press.
Added Title
Daily worker.
Liberator.
Il Martello.
New masses.
Research Call Number
MssCol 74
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