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Additional authors

1. Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981.
2. Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley.
3. Foster, William Z., 1881-1961.
4. Garland, Charles.
5. Hillman, Sidney, 1887-1946.
6. Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
7. Kirchwey, Freda.
8. Lovett, Robert Morss, 1870-1956.
9. Magnes, J. L. (Judah Leon), 1877-1948.
10. Nearing, Scott, 1883-
11. Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
12. American Birth Control League.
13. American Civil Liberties Union.
14. Brookwood Labor College (Katonah, N.Y.)
15. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
16. Commonwealth College (Mena, Ark.)
17. American Fund for Public Service.
18. League for Industrial Democracy.
19. Manumit School (Pawling, N.Y.)
20. Mooney Molders Defense Committee.
21. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
22. Rand School of Social Science.
23. Scottsboro Defense Committee.
24. Southern Tenant Farmers' Union.
25. United Mine Workers of America.
26. Vanguard Press.

Description

1. 31 linear feet (59 boxes).

Summary

1. 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

1. Daily worker.
2. Liberator.
3. Il Martello.
4. New masses.

Subject

1. Socialism
2. Civil rights
3. Communism
4. Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
5. Labor movement
6. Minorities
7. Labor unions
8. Working class > Education
9. Publishers and publishing
10. Imperialism
11. Birth control
12. Endowments
13. Social problems
14. Political prisoners
15. American Fund for Public Service

Call number

1. MssCol 74

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;
2. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.

Additional formats (note)

1. Collection available on microfilm;

Source (note)

1. Amrican Fund for Public Service, 1933-42

Biography (note)

1. 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)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. American Fund for Public Service.

Title

1. American Fund for Public Service records, 1922-1941.

Additional formats

1. Collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-314

Restricted access

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

Access

1. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.

Biography

1. 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.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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1. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981.
2. Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley.
3. Foster, William Z., 1881-1961.
4. Garland, Charles.
5. Hillman, Sidney, 1887-1946.
6. Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
7. Kirchwey, Freda.
8. Lovett, Robert Morss, 1870-1956.
9. Magnes, J. L. (Judah Leon), 1877-1948.
10. Nearing, Scott, 1883-
11. Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
12. American Birth Control League.
13. American Civil Liberties Union.
14. Brookwood Labor College (Katonah, N.Y.)
15. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
16. Commonwealth College (Mena, Ark.)
17. American Fund for Public Service.
18. League for Industrial Democracy.
19. Manumit School (Pawling, N.Y.)
20. Mooney Molders Defense Committee.
21. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
22. Rand School of Social Science.
23. Scottsboro Defense Committee.
24. Southern Tenant Farmers' Union.
25. United Mine Workers of America.
26. Vanguard Press.

Added title

1. Daily worker.
2. Liberator.
3. Il Martello.
4. New masses.

Research call number

1. MssCol 74