Charles Solomon Papers

Call Number

TAM.041

Date

1916-1965, inclusive

Creator

Solomon, Charles

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet

(5 boxes)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

Charles Solomon was a socialist, a New York State Assemblyman, and a New York City magistrate. Contains correspondence, legal papers relating to matters brought before Solomon as magistrate, manuscripts, clippings and scrapbooks.

Historical/Biographical Note

Charles Solomon was a socialist, a New York State Assemblyman (1919-1921) and a New York City magistrate (1936-1945, 1950-1959). He was one of five assemblymen expelled by the New York State Legislature in 1920 for being a Socialist. He was re-elected that same year. He later ran unsuccessfully as a Socialist candidate for governor, senator, and New York City mayor before joining the Liberal Party.

Arrangement

Organized into three series: I, Papers (arranged alphabetically: II, Scrapbooks (arranged alpabetically, then chronologically); Series III, Fragile Originals (arranged by box number).

Scope and Content Note

The papers include correspondence (including individual letters from Morris Hillquit and Harry Laidler), legal papers relating to matters brought before Solomon as magistrate, manuscripts of writings, radio scripts, addresses, published articles, printed debates including one with Scott Nearing, clippings (including some in Yiddish), and scrapbooks.

Subjects

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Tamiment Library has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1916-1965, are expected to enter the public domain in 2034.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Charles Solomon Papers; TAM 041; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Location of Materials

Materials are located at the Tamiment Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated (probably by Charles Solomon's daughters Mildred Clinton and Isabel Moros) in 1965. The accession number associated with this gift is 1965.004. Additional materials related to Solomon were found in Tamiment's collections in 2014. The accession number associated with these materials is 2014.048.

Separated Material

Photographs were separated to the Charles Solomon Photographs (PHOTOS 008)

Collection processed by

Tamiment staff, 2009; Updated in 2014 to include materials found in the repository, 2014

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Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

Series I: Papers

Adultery, 1951-1959

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cassidy, Robert, 1942-1947

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Biographical: Clippings, Memorabilia, Obituaries, 1936-1964

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cases

Box: 1, Folder: 3A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Certificates (Oversize), 1904-1947, inclusive

Box: Shared Tamiment MSOS005, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: Shared Tamiment 006, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1920

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1924

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1927

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1928

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1929

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1940

Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1944

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1945

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1947

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1948

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1950

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1951

Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1952

Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1953

Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1954

Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1955

Box: 1, drawer: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1956

Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1957

Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1958

Box: 1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, 1959-1968

Box: 1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clippings, Yiddish, nd

Box: 1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Confidence" Operations, 1951-1962

Box: 1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1916-1944

Box: 1, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1946-1957

Box: 1, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1958-1962

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Debates, Radio Broadcasts, Speeches: Part 1, 1916-1960, nd

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Debates, Radio Broadcasts, Speeches: Part 2, 1916-1960, nd

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Delinquency, 1957-1958

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General, 1920-1960

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Heat Complaints, 1957

Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Independent Citizens' Committee for the Election of Herbert Lehman as United States Senator, Nov 1949, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 6A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Labor Day, AFL-CIO: Part 1, 1952-1956

Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Labor Day, AFL-CIO: Part 2, 1952-1956

Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Manuscripts, nd

Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Morals, 1954-1957

Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Pornography, Publishing Rights, etc., 1956-1957

Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sabbath Law, 1956-1959

Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Schwartz, Joe, 1939

Box: 3, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tinston, Albert, 1957

Box: 3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Vending Machines, 1941

Box: 3, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Writings, Published, 1924-1950

Box: 3, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series II: Scrapbooks

Scrapbook 1, 1931-1931

Box: 3, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook 2, 1932

Box: 3, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook 3, 1943-1944

Box: 3, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook 4, 1950-1951

Box: 3, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook, Fragile: Part 1, 1935-1938

Box: 4, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook, Fragile: Part 2, 1939-1941

Box: 4, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook, Fragile: Part 3, 1940-1954

Box: 4, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III: Fragile Originals

Fragile Originals from Box 1, 1916, 1920