Series III. Photographs and Printed Materials, 1909-1953

Scope and Content Note

Series III contains 26 photographs (XIV:D) that are arranged in chronological order and include portraits of August Claessens, group photographs, photographs of Claessens with other socialist figures, and photographs of Claessens teaching at the Rand School. Each photograph has been labeled with a number in the lower right-hand corner of the picture. These numbers correspond with the description of the photographs in the complete reel list. There are also approximately 20 photographs of Claessens and his family and friends which have not been microfilmed.

The printed matter in this collection (XIV:E) is organized into the following seven subject files: (1) Claessens legislative bills, New York State Assembly; (2) election campaigns; (3) lecture announcements; (4) miscellaneous; (5) pamphlets; (6) socialist legislative bills, New York State Assembly; and (7) testimonials. Each subject file has been assigned a frame number, including each item in the pamphlets file.

The legislative bills constitute the largest bulk of materials in the printed matter series. These bills are divided into two files: (1) 16 bills drafted by Claessens from 1918 to 1919 (XIV:E:1); and (2) 74 bills drafted by the five socialist assemblymen during the period, January-April 1918 (XIV:E:6). The bills drafted by the five socialist assemblymen include legislation on the regulation of municipal street railway fares, municipal ownership of public utilities, repeal of the state police department, abolishment of the death penalty, regulation of child labor, reorganization of the City College of New York, expansion of workmen's compensation, free university education, and the establishment of municipal day nurseries.

This series also includes five pamphlets which were written by Claessens (XIV:E:5). A bibliographical citation for each pamphlet in this file can be found in the complete reel list.

Photographs 1- 9. Portraits of August Claessens nd
Photograph 10. Four of the five Assemblymen expelled by the New York State Assembly during the Red Scare. L-R: Charles Solomon, Louis Waldman, Samuel Orr, August Claessens ca. 1920
Photograph 11. Socialist agitators who toured the United States and spoke at Socialist meetings in many states, 1921. L-R, front: Isidore Goldstein and Norman Goldstein. L-R, rear: Sylvia Claessens, Hilda Claessens, August Claessens. ca. 1921
Photograph 12. August Claessens in his office at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Federation, New York City. 1935.
Photograph 13. August Claessens, center in the second row, at an outing of the Young People's Socialist League. 1935.
Photograph 14. August Claessens conducting a class in economics and public speaking at Local 62 of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. 31 March 1936.
Photograph 15. August Claessens speaking at an "Open Air" meeting in New York City. nd.
Photograph 16. August Claessens speaking at an "Open Air" meeting and encouraging workers to read socialist publications. nd.
Photograph 17. Part of a crowd attending a Socialist Party rally in New York City. nd.
Photograph 18. August Claessens, center in the second row, with other Socialists and union members. nd.
Photographs 19-21. August Claessens giving a lecture. nd.
Photograph 22. August Claessens, far left, and one of his numerous Rand School classes nd.
Photograph 23. August Claessens teaching a class in public speaking at the Rand School, January 1932.
Photograph 24. August Claessens addressing a group of trade union representatives, nd.
Photograph 25. August Claessens giving an address, nd.
Photograph 26. August Claessens, center of the photograph, attending a dinner, nd., ca.1920-1940, inclusive

Box: Shared Tamiment A001, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General note

(Socialist Collections Reel 56) Frame XIV: D

Claessens, General, undated

Box: Shared Tamiment A001, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Items not microfilmed.