Elizabeth Gurley Flynn papers
Abstract
Papers (1922-1944) selected from the Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1944) collection, relate to Carlo Tresca (1879-1943), labor, and fascism. Included are correspondence and manuscript papers relating to her efforts to secure justice for labor leaders, anarchists, IWW members, and others deprived of rights during the red scare following World War II. Materials pertain to the First United Committee on Defense of Political Prisoners, the Workers' Defense Union, Harry Weinberger, Atty., the General Defense Committee, and others. Correspondents also pertains to efforts to prevent deportations, and letters from those detained at Ellis Island or in Federal prisons. Photographs.
Dates
- 1922-1944
Creator
- Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley. (Person)
Language of Materials
English and Italian
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
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HISTORICAL SKETCH
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964) was born in Concord, New Hampshire, daughter of Irish immigrant revolutionaries. In 1906, she joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and was active in textile strikes in Lawrence, Massachusetts (1919), and Paterson, New Jersey (1913), the Minnesota Mesabi Range mining strike (1916), and the Passaic, New Jersey, strike of 1926. Gurley was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 1920. In 1937, she joined the Communist Party, and was jailed 1955-1957 for advocating violent overthrow of the United States government. She died in Moscow. Carlo Tresca (1879-1943), a Socialist, was born in Salmona (L'Aquila) Italy. He was active in the socialist workers' movement in Italy and in 1904 came to the United States to avoid a prison sentence. Tresca was editor of Il Proletario, La Pleke, L'Avvenite, and Il Martello. He was an anti-Fascist, member of the Mazzini Society, and an anti-Communist. He was assassinated in New York City.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
- Communists -- United States. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Italian American socialists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Labor leaders. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Strikes and lockouts -- Textile industry. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Textile Workers' Strike, Lawrence, Mass., 1912. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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- IHRC Archives
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- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding Aid in English
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