Series V. Tamiment Institute Tapes, circa 1955-1965, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
This series contains a collection of tapes held by the Tamiment Institute that predated the establishment of the Oral History of the American Left. These tapes include recordings of meetings, speeches, panel discussions, and interviews recorded during the 1950s-1960s.
Bohn, Frank -- Original Audio Recording, March 1958, inclusive
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0224 (Material Type: Audio)
Scope and Content Note
Recording regarding the Socialist Party, the Industrial Workers of the World from 1900-1920, and the church and socialism.
Brazier, Dick, et al. -- "Memorial Meeting", November 18, 1960
Access Copies
Box: 83, audiocassette: 1A-1D (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recordings
Box: 89, audiocassette: 1A-1D (Material Type: Audio)
Call Association, undated
Extent
3 sound tape reels
Dimensions
1/4"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Format: 1/4" open reel audio, Duration: 45 min.
Audio
Call Association
Original Audio Recordings
Box: 55, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: cuid1604A, cuid1604B, cuid1604C (Material Type: Audio)
Clarence and Ruth Senior on Norman Thomas, February 4, 1962, inclusive
Access Copy
Box: 83, audiocassette: 11 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 89, audiocassette: 11 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0213 (Material Type: Audio)
Fleischman, Harry Regarding Norman Thomas, April 23, 1964, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Harry Fleischman on Norman Thomas: A Biography.
Access Copy
Box: 83, audiocassette: 8 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 89, audiocassette: 8 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0214 (Material Type: Audio)
Industrial Workers of the World, April 11, 1959, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Tamiment Institute discussion, including a memorial meeting featuring speakers Dick Brazier, Herbert Mahler, and Sam Weiner.
Access Copy
Box: 83, audiocassette: 13A-13B (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recordings
Box: 89, audiocassette: 13A-13B (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0215, 002.0212 (Material Type: Audio)
Industrial Workers of the World -- Finances and Decline -- Unidentified IWW Representative, circa 1950-1960, inclusive
Access Copy
Box: 83, audiocassette: 14 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 89, audiocassette: 14 (Material Type: Audio)
Panken, Judge Jacob, June 21, 1960
Scope and Content Note
Recording regarding Meyer London.
Access Copy
Box: 83, audiocassette: 2 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 89, audiocassette: 2 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0126 (Material Type: Audio)
Randolph, A. Philip, undated, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Recording of a speech.
Access Copy
Box: 83, audiocassette: 3 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 89, audiocassette: 3 (Material Type: Audio)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Duration: 16 minutes
Audio
Master audiocassette
Original Audio Recordings
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0221-002.0223 (Material Type: Audio)
Shactman, Max -- Original Audio Recording, December 31, 1966
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0218 (Material Type: Audio)
Scope and Content Note
Recording of a speech titled "The Social Development of Communism."
Sinclair, Upton, October 15, 1958, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Speech at a League for Industrial Democracy Meeting.
Access Copy
Box: 83, audiocassette: 4 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 89, audiocassette: 4 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0227 (Material Type: Audio)
Souchy, Antonin, February 29, 1960
Custodial History
As of February 2025, the item is missing.
Tamiment Discussion with the Children of Norman Thomas, 1959, inclusive
Access Copies
Box: 83, audiocassette: 7A-7B (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recordings
Box: 89, audiocassette: 7A-7B (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0215-002.0216 (Material Type: Audio)
Thomas, Norman, 1956-1964, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Recording of a speech.
Access Copy, November 14, 1956
Box: 83, audiocassette: 10 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording, November 14, 1956
Box: 89, audiocassette: 10 (Material Type: Audio)
Access Copies, 1964
Box: 83, audiocassette: 9A-9B (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recordings, 1964
Box: 89, audiocassette: 9A-9B (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording, 1964
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0226 (Material Type: Audio)
Trachtenberg, undated, inclusive
Access Copy
Box: 83, audiocassette: 5 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 89, audiocassette: 5 (Material Type: Audio)
Walling, Anna Strunsky, June-July 1960, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
This interview was originally taken as part of a Tamiment Institute oral history series.
Interview by Melvin Drimmer and Melvyn Dubofsky.
Audio
Anna Strunsky Walling
Access Copy
Box: 25, CD: Walling 1-4 (Material Type: Audio)
Access Copies
Box: 83, audiocassette: 12A-12B (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recordings
Box: 89, audiocassette: 12A-12B (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recordings
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0219-002.0220 (Material Type: Audio)
Weiner, Sam -- Original Audio Recording, 1962, inclusive
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0225 (Material Type: Audio)
Scope and Content Note
Recording regarding the Industrial Workers of the World from a WCKR Broadcast.
Wolfe, Bertram, July 12, 1960, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Recording of a speech titled "Has the Soviet Union Changed?"
Access Copy
Box: 83, audiocassette: 6 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 89, audiocassette: 6 (Material Type: Audio)
Original Audio Recording
Box: 42, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 002.0217 (Material Type: Audio)
