Found 3 collections related to Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century

This collection consists of ten letters from George Padmore (1903 - 1959) to his friend and confidant Cryil Ollivierre, MD, a fellow Trinidadian. The letters are informal and warm, summarizing some of the major events taking place in Padmore's life at that time. His views of the world and people are also expressed in his letters. The collection includes a booklet, The Voice of Coloured Labour: The Speeches and Reports of Colonial Delegates to the World Trade Union Conference, 1945. less

Vivian Gornick (born 1935) is an American feminist critic, author, and memoirist who is known for her involvement with the second-wave feminist movement while reporting for The Village Voice. Her papers, dated 1965 to 2021, detail her writing process and published output after leaving the Voice, with an emphasis on her book projects. The collection holds typed and handwritten drafts, research files, reviews, correspondence, and interviews. less

Gerald Horne (1949-) is an African American historian, professor, radio host, political commentator, a 1992 California Senate candidate, and the author of Fire This Time: The Watts Uprising and the 1960s (1995), as well as over thirty other books. He is the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. The collection contains 112 audio recordings and eleven videos relating to Horne's career, including interviews about his scholarship; interviews he conducted as a radio host as well as research for his books; appearances he made as a Senate candidate; and appearances at academic conferences, dating from 1970 to 2003. less