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Series II: Subjects

Subject Files

Box: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, Beffel memorandum to A.C.L.U., 1931;

BROTHERHOOD OF UTILITY EMPLOYEES OF AMERICA, BROOKLYN LOCAL No. 102, RE: Brooklyn Edison Company 1934 35, 1939;

CENTRALIA (12 Folders):

Affidavits (photostats);

Correspondence: No. 1: 1920, 1922-1924, undated,

Correspondence No. 2: 1925-1926, 1932;

Mailing lists;

Miscellaneous;

Newspaper clippings (4 Folders);

Printed material re: Centralia;

Review bv Beffel of The American Legion Story by Moley, Jr.;

Statement and articles;

CHICAGO DAILY NEWS;

COLONIAL TIMES

CONFEDERATED SPANISH SOCIETIES (Espana Libre);

(7) CONTRACT PRISON LABOR;

(8) CONTROCORRENTE – MEMORIAL ISSUE (3 Folders): Articles, Correspondence with Ateo Felicani, Correspondence, General;

(9) CONVICTION OF INNOCENT PEOPLE;

(10) CREMATION

Contains:

Box: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

DRAFT RIOTS CIVIL WAR; "ELEPHANTS AND IRISMEN," A vaudeville type act put on by Beffel at various times;

FEDERATED PRESS Correspondence, 1921;

FERRER SCHOOL: Correspondence re: Harry Kelly book and research by various people on Kelly and the Ferrer School; also "A Tribute to Harry Kelly" by Abe Bluestein, given at the Rand School, 1953;

SUHR, Richard Ford and Herman Suhr Case, 1913-1914, re: Wheatland, California riot during the hop pickers strike;

INDUSTRIAL WORIMS OF THE WORLD, Includes: "An Open Letter to President Harding – General Defense Committee, 1922 ?";

"Who Were the Wobblies?" by Westbrook Pegler;

"Concerning the lynching of Wesly Everest and Frank Little" a statement by Beffel;

JOBS AND JOB-HUNTING: Includes letter to and from various editors, etc. about inquiries made by Beffel about positions available;

KENTUCKY MINERS DEFENSE (2 folders): Correspondence, 1937 – 39; Statements and articles;

LEAGUE FOR MUTUAL AID (LFMA), 9 Folders: LFMA 1930s; LFMA 1940s; LFMA 1950s; LF14A 1960 – 63; Anniversary Dinner Celebration, 1969 – 70; LFMA Executive Committee; LFMA Executive Committee, Finances 1940s; LFMA History by Beffel

Contains:

Box: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

LIBRARIES: Letters generally pertaining to gifts given by Beffel to various libraries

MARY CELESTE: Material relating to the mysterious disappearance of the crew of the ship the Mary Celeste;

MENTAL ILLNESS Material about conditions in (state) mental institutions, including personal accounts by various people;

O.R.T.A. for Dem Com (Democratic Communications)

POSTAL WORKERS

SACCO and VANZETTI (9 Folders):

Notes, general items and correspondence (late 1960s) with Decker, Ann Folger; Ehrmann, Herbert B; Musmanno, Hon., Michael A.;

Printed material re: Sacco and Vanzetti;

Bibliographies;

Correspondence No. 1: 1921-1929, 1937 Correspondence No. 2: 1947, 1959–1970 Correspondence No. 3: Memorial, 1967 (Including press releases and articles)

Re: Plays and musicals based on Sacco and Vanzetti;

Francis Russell's reply to Fred Cook re: Sacco and Vanzetti;

Gus Tyler's speech at the Sacco and Vanzetti Memorial

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Box: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

TERZANI CASE (4 Folders): Affidavits; Correspondence, 1933 – 34; Newspaper clippings; Press releases, Memorandum;

CARLO TRESCA (10 Folders):

Tresca Memorial Committee:

Correspondence No. 1: 1944 – 46;

Correspondence No. 2 1947 – 48,

Correspondence No. 3 – 1949,

Correspondence No. 4 – 1950,

Correspondence No. 5 1952 – 53,

Correspondence No. 6 with Hon. Frank Hogan, 1949—50;

Undated material:

Draft of a pamphlet on Tresca, "Murder in the Dim out" by Beffel,

Articles, miscellaneous;

Un American Activities Committee correspondence, 1949;

TUNNELS

UNUEMPLOYED UNION OF NEW YORK – 1931

UNITED LIBERTARIAN ORGANIZATION: Statements and correspondence of Walter Starrett, 1937;

UNITED OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL WORKERS OF AMERICA, Including a Local 16 flier and one letter from "M" (Margaret);

THE WEST

RE: Writing -- Letters pertaining to Beffel's writing; compiled by name of magazine or publication

MISCELLANEOUS MAILING LISTS

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012