Camp Wo-Chi-Ca Records
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Historical/Biographical Note
Camp Wo-Chi-Ca, also known as Workers Childrens Camp, was a summer camp for children located in New Jersey. Established in 1934, and politically associated with the Communist Party, the camp was distinct from other summer camps of the time in that it was co-educational and attracted an extremely diverse population.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mostly of printed circulars from the 1940's such as the Daily Wo-Chi-Can and the Wo-Ki-Mag, some of which document visits of figures such as Paul Robeson and Woody Guthrie. Songbooks and Benefit Concert programs are also included.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection, which were created in 1937-1976, are in the public domain. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Camp Wo-Chi-Ca Records; TAM 206; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were found in repository; provenance is unknown. The accession number associated with this collection is 1950.160.
