Daniel Bell Research Files on U.S. Communism, Socialism, and the Labor Movement
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Abstract
Sociologist Daniel Bell (1919-2011) was a writer and teacher of the history of the American left and of American Labor. He was managing editor of the New Leader in the 1940s, labor editor of Fortune from 1948 to 1958 and is the author of several books and monographs. The papers represent materials gathered by Bell for his writing and research. They include correspondence, clippings, minutes, pamphlets, research notes, articles, reports, congressional testimony and interviews.
Historical/Biographical Note
Sociologist Daniel Bell (1919-2011) was a writer and teacher of the history of the American left and of American Labor. A 1939 graduate of City College (CUNY), where he was a member of the Young Peoples Socialist League, Bell was managing editor of the New Leader (a social democratic journal of opinion) in the 1940s, labor editor of Fortune magazine from 1948 to 1958 and author of several books and monographs, including The End of Ideology (1962), The Birth of Post-Industrial Society (1974), and The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1976). Daniel Bell's life and ideas are described in Arguing the World (1997) a documentary film about three notable City College graduates: Bell, Irving Howe, and Nathan Glazer.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged alphabetically within each box or subseries.
The files are grouped into seven series:
Series I. The Communist Party, U.S.A.: Organization and Policy Development
Subseries I:A: Organization, Policy Development, Political Activities
Subseries I:B: Earl Browder Materials
Subseries I:C: Communist Party Influence in the CIO and in Government re Labor
Subseries I:D: Government and Industry's anti Communist campaign
Series II. The Communist Party, U.S.A. and the American Labor Movement.
Subseries II:A: Distributive, Processing and Office Workers of America; Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
Subseries II:B: International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers.
Subseries II:C: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (U.E.)
Subseries II:D: Cloth, Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union
Subseries II:E: Joint Board of Cloak, Skirt, Dress and Reefer Makers Unions of N.Y. (ILGWU) & Needle Trades Workers Industrial Union
Subseries II:F: Miscellaneous Unions
Series III. American Labor Unions and Industrial Relations.
Subseries III:A: General studies of the labor movement
Subseries III:B: Labor and Government (articles, news reports, pamphlets, etc.)
Subseries III:C: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen
Subseries III:D: United Auto Workers
Subseries III:E: International Ladies Garment Workers Union (articles & news reports)
Subseries III:F: United Mineworkers of America (articles & news reports)
Subseries III:G: Miscellaneous Articles and News Clippings on Other Unions Subseries III:H: A.F.L. C.I.O. (articles, clippings, notes)
Series IV. The American Socialist Party.
Subseries IV:A: The Socialist Party before World War I
Subseries IV:B: The Socialist Party: 1920s
Subseries IV:C: The Socialist Party: 1930-1933
Subseries IV:D: Young People's Socialist League: 1930-1940
Subseries IV:E: The Socialist Party: 1934-1935 ("Old Guard" - "Militant" split)
Subseries IV:F: The Socialist Party: 1936 ("Old Guard" - "Militant" split)
Subseries IV:G: The Socialist Party: 1937
Subseries IV:H: The Socialist Party: 1938-1939
Subseries IV:I: The Socialist Party and the United Auto Workers, 1937-1941
Subseries IV:J: The Socialist Party: 1940-1941
Subseries IV:K: The Socialist Party: 1942 present
Subseries IV:L: International Socialism
Series V. Princeton Conference on Socialism and American Life.
Series VI. The Communist Party and Its Relations with the American Labor Movement.
Series VII. Addendum: Miscellaneous Writings and Research Materials.
Subseries VII:A: Writings; Research Correspondence & Materials.
Subseries VII:B: Writings; Research Correspondence & Materials.
Scope and Content Note
The Daniel Bell Research Files on U.S. Communism, Socialism, and the Labor Movement represent materials gathered by Bell for his writing and research. It includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, proceedings, reports, resolutions, circulars and other internal documents; articles, research notes, pamphlets, congressional testimony and interviews. Notable individuals represented herein, sometimes by biographical studies, correspondence, manuscripts, and oral history interview notes include: John Brophy, Earl Browder, Sam Darcy, James Carey, Sidney Hillman, George Meany, H.L. Mitchell, Philip Murray, Norman Thomas, and fellow researcher William Goldsmith.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Daniel Bell was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; Daniel Bell Research Files on U.S. Communism, Socialism, and the Labor Movement; TAM 080; box number; folder number;
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Daniel Bell in 1969 and 1982. The accession numbers associated with these gifts are 1969.001 and 1969.003.
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Processing Information
Folder titles usually reflect Daniel Bell's research interests, which may or may not coincide with the overall topical focus and/or provenance of the documents therein.
Photographs separated from this collection during processing were established as a separate collection, the Daniel Bell Photographs (PHOTOS 189). In 2014, the photograph collection was reincorporated into the Daniel Bell Research Files on U.S. Communism, Socialism, and the Labor Movement (TAM 080).
