Series IV. Writings, Lectures, and Interviews, 1919-1989
Extent
Scope and Content Note
Series IV. Writings, Lectures, and Interviews contains correspondence, published and unpublished typescripts, transcripts of speeches and lectures, lists of articles in Trotskyist periodicals, and audio recordings of lectures, interviews, and events.
Subseries B and C contain typescripts relating to Malcolm X and the Black Power and Civil Rights movements, including that of a proposed book, Racism in World War II, and The SWP and the Negro Question; a 1939 typescript by J. R. Johnson (aka C. L. R. James) "Preliminary notes on the Negro Question;" ephemera documenting the Black Liberation movements of the late 1950s - early 1970s, notably the Freedom Now Party; transcripts of speeches, interviews, lectures, and radio broadcasts by Malcolm X; correspondence, including Eldridge Cleaver (see also series I) and James Shabazz; and lists of relevant articles in Trotskyist periodicals.
The series also contains Cannon correspondence, writings and interviews, and Breitman's correspondence regarding the editing and publication of Cannon's writings. It contains a selection of Trotsky's correspondence and writings, as well as several letters from U.S. Trotskyists and Breitman's correspondence regarding his editing and publication of the works of Trotsky.
Breitman corresponded with Carl Skoglund, Minneapolis Trotskyist and Teamster leader, regarding what appears to have been a biography, and the files contain fragmentary portions of the unpublished typescript. Breitman also corresponded with historian Alan Wald, with Trotsky bibliographer Louis Sinclair and others, including Pierre Broue, Trotsky's grandson (four files covering the years 1972-1983). Breitman also accumulated a number of typescripts by other Trotskyists.
Arrangement
This series is arranged into eleven subseries:
Subseries A: Writings, General
Subseries B: Party History
Subseries C: Malcolm X
Subseries D: African-Americans
Subseries E: James P. Cannon
Subseries F: Leon Trotsky
Subseries G: Carl Skoglund
Subseries H: Alan Wald correspondence
Subseries I: Louis Sinclair Correspondence
Subseries J: General Correspondence
Subseries K: Writings by Others
Subseries A: Writings, general, 1953-1978, inclusive
Soviet Union and Stalinism [talk, notes], circa 1953, inclusive
Lesser evil politics, 1964, inclusive
Castroism - revolutionary or centrist?; other Cuba writings, circa 1978, inclusive
George Breitman interviewed by Jon Bloom, January 4, 1979
Part one
Scope and Contents
Breitman discusses his youth, the beginnings of his interest in radical politics, and the Unemployed Workers Movement during the 1930s.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Side 1 has inconsitent audio quality and crackling is heard throughout. Side 2 also has crackling throughout.
Audio
Part two
Scope and Contents
Breitman discusses the Unemployment Movement, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), running for political office, and serving in the Second World War.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The microphone on side 1 was too hot, so there is distortion and the audio is too loud.
Audio
Part three
Scope and Contents
Breitman discusses serving in the Second World War, his activities after the war, the American Radical Movement, and the James Kutcher case.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
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George Breitman - Jon Bloom, January 4, 1979
Part one
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The tape had to be incubated for successful digitization.
Audio
Part two
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: A significant print-through echo can be heard and while it's distracting, it doesn't impact comprehension.
Audio
Part two
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George Breitman on the Left Opposition in the US, January, 1984
Scope and Contents
An educational presentation at the New York branch of Socialist Action
Audio
Jean Jaurès portrait--postcard, 1985
George Breitman on Robert Allen's Book, Undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
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Breitman on the Bill of Rights [talk], undated, inclusive
Breitman on Fiction, undated, inclusive
Lenin reading notes, undated, inclusive
Lists of Breitman Writings, undated, inclusive
Prospects for socialism in the U.S. [talk], undated, inclusive
State capitalism, Bonapartism [lecture notes], undated, inclusive
Workers and farmers government/question, undated, inclusive
World War II era, undated, inclusive
Postcards -- socialist-realist murals, undated, inclusive
Subseries B: Socialist Workers Party History, 1970s-1981, inclusive
Socialist Workers Party Political Comm Meeting, January, 1969
Scope and Contents
Discussion of New York City Mayoral campaign and the transitional program
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George Breitman on the New Radicalization, August, 1970
Scope and Contents
The new radicalization compared with those of the past by George Breitman in Oberlin, Ohio
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Preservation Note: The audio is muffled.
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"The New Radicalization and the Revolutionary Party" by Jack Barnes, Oberlin, 1970
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"Our Opponents and the New Radicalization" by Peter Camejo, Oberlin, 1970
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Socialist Workers Party Organizational Norms by Evelyn Sells, December 11, 1976
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Some audio distortion can be heard on side 1. Some audio distortion and channel shifting can be heard on side 2.
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Party History: Correspondence re compilation of lists of names, chronologies, etc, 1980-1981, inclusive
Party History: The Founding of the Socialist Workers Party - correspondence and notes, 1980-1981, inclusive
Degeneration of the Socialist Workers Party, March 8, 1987
Audio
George Breitman on Socialist Workers Party History, Undated, inclusive
Part one
Audio
Part two
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Organizational Norms of the Socialist Workers Party by Beatrice Hansen, Undated, inclusive
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Organizational Principles of the Socialist Workers Party by Beatrice Hansen with a tribute to Beatrice Hansen, Undated, inclusive
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Party History: "The Expelled", undated, inclusive
Party History: The Founding of the Socialist Workers Party - glossary, undated, inclusive
Party History: The Founding of the Socialist Workers Party - part 6 (2nd convention), undated, inclusive
Party History: The Founding of the Socialist Workers Party - preface, undated, inclusive
Party History: The Founding of the Socialist Workers Party - indexes, lists, other reference tools, undated, inclusive
Party History: "Report to the Political Committee on the character of the present period" (Breitman), circa 1970s, inclusive
PC 32, Undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
PC may stand for Party Conference.
Part one
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Part two
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Part three
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor and crackling is heard throughout.
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Part four
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Subseries C: Malcolm X, 1964-1989, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Malcolm X (1925-1965) was an American Civil Rights activist, and a minister and spokesperson for the Nation of Islam.
Flyers, Posters, and Ephemera, 1960s, inclusive
"The Crisis of Racism" Panel Discussion, May 1, 1962
Scope and Contents
This panel discussion featured James Farmer, William Worthy, and Malcolm X; it was broadcasted by WBAI-FM and raised funds for the Monroe defendants.
Audio
"The Wisdom of Malcolm X: From the Streets of Harlem", August 10, 1963
Scope and Contents
Mo' Soul Records
Part one
Audio
Part two
Audio
Speech at the City College of New York by Malcolm X, November 7, 1963
Scope and Contents
The two cassette copies are largely duplicates, but both were retained due to inconsistent differences in quality and slight differences in content.
Full speech with introduction
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Full speech with additional ending announcement
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Part one
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Part two
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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"Message to the Grass Roots" by Malcolm X, Northern Negro Grassroots Leadership Conference, November 10, 1963
Scope and Contents
Excerpts from an address delivered at King Solomon's Baptist Church, Detroit Michigan, at the Northern Grass Roots Leadership Conference.
Mixed Materials
Audiocassette
Audio
Audio reel
Scope and Contents
There is content from another speaker in addition to Malcolm X's speech.
Audio
Malcolm X Compilation Tape, November, 1963 - April, 1964, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes both "Message to the Grass Roots" November, 1963 (side 1) and "Malcolm X Speaks Again," March-April, 1964 (side 2)
Audio
"Malcolm X Speaks Again", circa March-April, 1964, inclusive
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List of Articles on Malcolm X in The Militant, March 1964 - December 1965, inclusive
"The Ballot or the Bullet" by Malcolm X, Cleveland, Ohio, April 3, 1964
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: This tape was incubated before its digitization.
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Malcolm X Compilation Tapes, April 3, 1964
Scope and Contents
These tapes include "The Ballot or the Bullet," "The Negro Revolt + What's Next," and Louis Lomax Cleveland Core
Parts one and four
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The volume is low.
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Parts two and three
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor and the volume is low.
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Malcolm X and Louis Lomax, Cleveland, April 3, 1964
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"The Black Revolution" by Malcolm X, Militant Labor Forum, New York City, April 8, 1964
Parts one and two
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Parts one and two, followed by discussion of Freedom Now Party
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The discussion following the speech has poor audio quality.
Audio
Part one
Scope and Contents
Side two also includes speaker(s) from the Organization of Afro-American Unity Rallies event.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio on track 1 was recorded and transferred at 7.5 ips. Track 2 was recorded at 15 ips and captured at 7.5 ips and then digitally stretched.
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Part two
Scope and Contents
Side two also includes speaker(s) from the Organization of Afro-American Unity Rallies event.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Track 1 was recorded and transferred at 7.5 ips. From the beginning of track 2 to 00:04:15, the audio was recorded at 15 ips and captured at 7.5 ips and then digitally stretched. On track 2 from 00:09:10 through the end, the audio was recorded and captured at 7.5 ips.
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"The Ballot or the Bullet" by Malcolm X, Detroit, Michigan, April 12, 1964
Scope and Contents
Sponsored by Group on Advanced Leadership (GOAL)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Inconsistent audio quality and crackling sounds throughout.
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Malcolm X Compilation Tape, April - July, 1964, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This tape includes "Ballot of the Bullet" Rally, King Solomon Baptist Church, Detroit and Malcolm X in Cairo interviewed by Milton Henry.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: On track 1, the audio from 00:27:43 through the end has poor audio quality.
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Panel on the Harlem "Hate Gang" Scare, New York City, May, 1964
Scope and Contents
Featuring Clifton DeBerry of the Socialist Workers Party, Quintin Hand of Harlem Action Group, William Reid of New York CORE, and Malcolm X
Audio
Militant Labor Forum Panel with Malcolm X, May 29, 1964
Scope and Contents
Moderated by Robert Vernon, speakers: Quentin Hand, Clifton DeBerry, William Reed, Malcolm X
Speech with Q+A
Audio
Parts one and four
Audio
Parts two and three
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Side 1 has channel shifting and the audio quality is poor at the beginning; track 1 has low volume.
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Malcolm X on The Long John Nebel Show, New York City, June 20, 1964
Scope and Contents
WOR Radio; Guests: Charles Silberman, P.J. Sydney, Martin Berger, Malcolm X
Part one
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Crackling sounds are heard throughout.
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Part two
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Audio quality is poor.
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Organization of Afro-American Unity Meetings, June - November, 1964, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Track 1 - June 28, 1964 Track 2 - November 29, 1964 Track 3 - August 9, 1964 Track 4 - July 5, 1964
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Organization of Afro-American Unity Rallies, June - November, 1964, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes speeches by Malcolm X, Sharon Jackson, and Lez Edmond
Malcolm X speech with Q+A
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Malcolm X with other speakers
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
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Malcolm X speech, Homecoming Rally
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio was recorded at 1.875ips and transferred at 3.75 ips, making it digitally stretched.
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Malcolm X on The Editors Speak, WLIB New York, July, 1964
Scope and Contents
Guests: George Schuyler, Allan Morrion; Moderated by George Goodman
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Audio quality is poor.
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"Malcolm X: The Cairo Interview", July 17, 1964
Scope and Contents
Conducted by Milton Henry; Broadcasted in Detroit, Michigan on the GOAL Show; Interview conducted in Cairo, Egypt shortly after Malcolm presented a memorandum on the conditions of Black people in America to the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Side 2 is blank.
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Malcolm X Compilation Tape, July, 1964 - November, 1965, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This tape includes The Barry Gray Show, "Open Mind," and "Editor Speaks"
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"Racism is the cancer that is destroying America," article by Malcolm X, August, 1964
"Zionist Logic," article by Malcolm X, The Egytian Gazette, September 17, 1964
Panel Discussion on the Congo, The Barry Gray Show, New York City, November 28, 1964
Scope and Contents
Featuring Hugh H. Smythe, Sanford Griffith, Fourth Internationalist Tendency, James H. Robinson, and Malcolm X.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Reception interference is heard throughout.
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Organization of Afro-American Unity Homecoming Rally, Audubon Ballroom, New York City, November 29, 1964
Scope and Contents
While there is some overlap in content, different speakers appear on each recording.
Audiocassette
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is extremely poor, with muffled and muted sound that is difficult to decipher.
Audio
Audio reel
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The overall volume is very low. There's a jump cut on track 2 near the 12 minute mark.
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Malcolm X Compilation Tape, November - December, 1964, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes an appearance on the Les Crane Show (December 2, 1964) and an event at the Audubon Ballroom (November 29, 1964)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The volume is low.
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Malcolm X on The Les Crane Show, December 2, 1964
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality on side 1 is poor. Side 2 is blank.
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The HARYOU-ACT Rally with Guest Speaker Malcolm X, December 12, 1964
Scope and Contents
Rally for Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited + Associated Community Teams
Full event recording
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Side 1 has some audio distortion; side 2 has audio distortion and channel shifting.
Audio
Part two
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor; The audio was captured in two passes at 4 track mono. The recording speed was 1.875 ips and the transfer speed 3.75 ips, so the audio was digitally stretched.
Audio
Part one
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The overall volume is very low and the audio quality is poor; On track 2 at 00:12:12 there's a jump cut.
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Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom, December 13, 1964
Scope and Contents
Featuring Malcolm X, Dick Gregory, Sheik Abdul Rahman Muhammad Babu
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Malcolm X at Harvard Law School Forum (typescript, Edited by Breitman), December 16, 1964
Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom, December 20, 1964
Scope and Contents
Featuring Malcolm X and Fannie Lou Hamer
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Audio quality is very poor.
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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Rally, December 20, 1964
Scope and Contents
A support rally for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party featuring Fannie Lou Hamer, Malcolm X, and Jesse Gray
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Both sides have poor audio quality, though side 2 is not as bad.
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Malcolm X on Community Corner Radio Program, WADO, December 27, 1964
Scope and Contents
Hosted by Bernice Bass
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio has signal distortion.
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"Malcolm X Talks to Young People", December 31, 1964
Scope and Contents
A meeting with SNCC workers from McComb, Mississippi
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Periodic interference with the microphone can be heard.
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Malcolm X Speaks at the Audubon Ballroom, New York City, December, 1964
Malcolm X Compilation Tape, December, 1964 - February, 1965, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This tape includes Harlem Church Rally (December 20, 1964) and Hamer's Rally (February 27, 1965).
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Interviews About Malcolm X -- Elijah Muhammad and Wallace D. Muhammad, 1964
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Malcolm X: The Struggle for Freedom Movie Soundtrack, circa 1964
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Side 2 is blank.
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Articles in The Militant on Malcolm X - list of, 1964-1965, inclusive
Organization of Afro-American Unity, 1964-1965, inclusive
Malcolm X Compilation Tape, 1964-1965, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Side 1: Malcolm X -- Ford Auditorium, Detroit, February 14, 1965 Side 2: Malcolm X -- "The Ballot or the Bullet," Detroit, April 1964; Malcolm X -- Cairo Interview, July 24, 1964
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Malcolm X on The Pierre Berton Show, January, 1965
Malcolm X Speaks to Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Harlem, January 1, 1965
Group on Advanced Leadership Show, Emergency Rally with Fannie Lou Hamer, January 2, 1965
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"Prospects for Freedom in 1965" by Malcolm X, Militant Labor Forum, New York City, January 5-7, 1965, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Chair: Clifford DeBerry
Speech one with Q+A
Audio
Speech one
Audio
Speech two with Q+A
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Malcom X Interviews Young Socialist, January 18, 1965
Part one
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Full interview
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The overall audio quality is poor, but the first 2 minutes of Side 1 is especially bad.
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Malcolm X on Afro-American History, Audubon Ballroom, New York City, January 24, 1965
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Malcolm X Interview, Dartmouth College, WDCR, January 26, 1965
Scope and Contents
Interviewer: Ken Sharpe
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Harry Rine Interview with Malcolm X, WBAI-FM, January 28, 1965
Scope and Contents
A note included with the tape reads "Militant Labor Forum NY - April 8, 1964 - Malcolm X - 1st Copy"
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"Malcolm X: Two Interviews", January, 1965
Scope and Contents
Side One: The Young Socialist Interview by Barnes and Sheppard (January 18, 1965); Side Two: The WBAI Interview by Harry Ring (January 28, 1965).
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"Malcolm X: The Last Message", Detroit, Michigan, February 13, 1965
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Malcolm X at the Ford Auditorium, February 14, 1965
Part one
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The volume is low.
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Part two
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The first 43 seconds of side 1 are very muted and the audio quality is poor. The first 30 seconds of side 2 are very muted and the audio quality is poor.
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Part three
Audio
Full speech
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Malcolm X at Organization of Afro-American Unity Rally, Audubon Ballroom, New York City, February 15, 1965
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Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
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Malcolm X on Contact with Stan Bernard, WINS New York City, February 18, 1965
Scope and Contents
Participants: Malcolm X, Aubrey Barnett, Gordon Hall
Audiocassette
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"The Legacy of Malcolm X" Interview on the Barry Grey Show, New York City, February 28, 1965
Scope and Contents
Featuring Leon Ameer, Percy Sutton, Constance Baker Motley, Bayard Rustin, John A. Morsell
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
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Malcolm X Speaks to Harlem Domestic Peace CORPS, December 12, 1965
Speech at Harvard Law School Forum by Malcolm X, December 15, 1965
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
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Autobiography of Malcolm X uncorrected proof, Breitman notes, 1965, inclusive
Breitman Correspondence -- General, 1965, inclusive
Malcolm X Speaks Edited proof typescript, 1965, inclusive
Assassination of Malcolm X -- Articles, Clippings, Correspondence, 1965-1966, inclusive
Breitman Correspondence -- General, January, 1966 - June, 1966, inclusive
Breitman Correspondence -- General, July, 1966 - August, 1966, inclusive
Breitman Correspondence -- General, September, 1966 - December, 1966, inclusive
Breitman Correspondence -- Cleaver, Eldridge, November, 1966 - November, 1967, inclusive
Breitman Correspondence -- General, 1967, inclusive
Breitman Correspondence -- General, 1968-1982, inclusive
Breitman -- "The Impact of Malcolm X", November, 1966
Breitman -- Untitled manuscript on Malcolm X, circa 1966, inclusive
Breitman -- "Last year of Malcolm X" typescript, 1966-1967, inclusive
"A Tribute to the Revolutionary Impact of Malcolm X on Black Youth", Detroit, Michigan, February 23, 1968
Scope and Contents
Featuring Judy Watts, Bob Higgins, and John Watson; Friday Night Socialist Forum
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Side 2 has a poorer audio quality than side 1.
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Novack, George on "Malcolm X," at Militant Labor Forum, San Francisco, May 1976, inclusive
Lee, Paul -- Correspondence, 1980-1989, inclusive
"Malcolm X and the Black Revolution" by Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, Los Angeles NAM Socialist Community School, October 16, 1981
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"The Politics of Malcolm X," a Radio Documentary by Sheiron Allen, 1981
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Breitman -- Articles and notes about Malcolm X, undated, inclusive
Lomax, Louis E., undated, inclusive
Malcolm X -- Articles and Transcriptions, undated
Malcolm X -- Music by Dennis Brown, Undated, inclusive
Audio
Subseries D: African Americans, 1939-1971, inclusive
Johnson, J. R (C.L.R. James) Preliminary notes on the Negro Question, 1939, inclusive
Parker, Albert (George Breitman) list of articles, 1939-1945, inclusive
Parker, Albert (aka George Breitman) Militant articles, 1940-1943, inclusive
Parker, Albert (George Breitman pseudonym) correspondence, 1941, inclusive
Guerin, Daniel/Negroes on the march 1956: Breitman correspondence, 1954-1955, inclusive
Black organizations - documents, 1960s, inclusive
"Black Struggle Report" by George Breitman, 1963
Scope and Contents
Given at 1963 Socialist Workers Party Convention
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
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Northern Negro Grassroots Leadership Conference -- Detroit, Michigan, November 8-10, 1963, inclusive
Freedom Now Party: Cruse, Harold - letter, 1963, inclusive
Freedom Now Party documents, 1963-1966, inclusive
Breitman - Theory of the Negro struggle (4 classes), 1964, inclusive
Freedom Now Party: Breitman correspondence, 1964, inclusive
Freedom Now Party: Breitman writings, circa 1964-1965, inclusive
Freedom Now Party: Interview with Reverend Cleage (32 pages), circa 1965, inclusive
Breitman "In defense of Black Power", Oct 1966
By any means necessary (proposed magazine), 1967, inclusive
Novack, George - The meaning of the ghetto revolts [22 pages], 1967, inclusive
Panel Discussion on Black Power at Socialist Scholars Conference, September, 1967
Scope and Contents
Speakers: Prof. Raymond S. Franklin, Prof. Gilbert Osasky, James Boggs, Ivanhoe Donaldson
Part one
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The first 47 seconds of side 1 have poor audio quality.
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Part two
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Militant Labor Forum on Black Separatism, New York City, December 1, 1967
Scope and Contents
Featuring Robert S. Browne, John Wilson, and Robert Vernon
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Eldridge Cleaver at San Francisco State, 1968
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"Black Control of the Black Community: Strategy for Liberation" by Tony Thomas, New York City, April 4, 1969
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Breitman "Race prejudice: when it began, when it will end", 1971, inclusive
Yolanda King and Attalah Shabazz Discussion at Black Women's Forum, Los Angeles, January 22, 1983
Audio
Breitman correspondence, undated, inclusive
Breitman "Shifts in the Negro Question", undated, inclusive
Breitman writings, undated, inclusive
The Communist movement and the Negroes 38 page galley proof, undated, inclusive
Lectures on Afro-American History by George Weissmann, Undated, inclusive
Lecture one
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Side 1 has channel shifting and poor audio quality at the beginning.
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Lecture two
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Lecture three
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor overall, but the first 2 minutes of side 1 is especially bad.
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Socialist Workers Party Internal Bulletin - Negro Question (list of articles, 1942-1958), undated, inclusive
Untitled typescript (partial) - for book on Socialist Workers Party and Negro Question?, undated, inclusive
Subseries E: Cannon, James P., 1919-1984, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
James P. Cannon (1890-1974) was an American Trotskyist and a member of the Socialist Workers Party and Fourth International. This series contains Cannon's correspondence, writings and interviews, and Breitman's correspondence regarding the editing and publication of Cannon's writings.
Breitman: correspondence re Cannon, 1974-1985, inclusive
Breitman correspondence - Glotzer, Al, 1977-1981, inclusive
Breitman correspondence - Prometheus research library, 1984-1985, inclusive
Breitman (and others): lists, indexes of Cannon materials, undated, inclusive
Cannon correspondence 1924-1060 - chronological list, 59 pages, undated, inclusive
Cannon correspondence - Dunne, Vincent [letters to], circa 1932-1940, inclusive
Cannon correspondence - Houghton Library, Harvard, 1933-1940, inclusive
Cannon correspondence - Swabeck, Arne (Prinkipo, Turkey), 1933, inclusive
Cannon correspondence/documents, 1922-1927, inclusive
Cannon correspondence/documents - CPUSA Political Committee Minutes, Oct 1928
Cannon correspondence/documents, 1929-1935, inclusive
Cannon correspondence/documents, 1936-1938, inclusive
Cannon correspondence/documents, 1939-1949, inclusive
Cannon correspondence/documents, 1951-1955, inclusive
Cannon correspondence/documents, 1956-1957, inclusive
Cannon correspondence/documents, 1959-1967, inclusive
Cannon correspondence/documents, undated, inclusive
Cannon "The Debs centennial" typescript, 1956, inclusive
Cannon interviews (Dixon/Omari; Emiliano/Miguel), undated, inclusive
Cannon interview (by Harry Ring), 1973-1974, inclusive
Cannon interview (Sidney Lens), 1974, inclusive
Cannon personal papers and library - post mortem inventory, 1974-1975, inclusive
Cannon "The pre-communist revolutionary movement in the US" (2 lectures): Sep-54, Sep 1954
Cannon - Trotsky correspondence [copies from other sources], 1936-1940, inclusive
Cannon: Writings (mainly newspaper articles), 1919-1934, inclusive
Glotzer, Al. "Reminiscences of J.P.C." (typescript), 1975, inclusive
Morgan, Jeanne "The Cannon journal" (typescript), undated, inclusive
Wald, Alan "Cannonites and Shachtmanites" (typescript), 1984, inclusive
Wohlforth, Tim "James P. Cannon: in defense of a great revolutionary" (typescript), undated, inclusive
Subseries F: Trotsky, Leon, 1926-1986, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) was a Soviet Russian politician, socialist, and political theorist. Subseries E contains a selection of Leon Trotsky's correspondence and writings (most are photocopies of archival and published materials), including several letters by leading U.S. Trotskyists, sent from Prinkipo to their American comrades, one small file of Natalia Trotsky correspondence, another of Hansen-Trotsky correspondence, and Breitman's correspondence regarding his editing and publication of the works of Trotsky.
Trotsky, Leon - writings [compiled by John Wright], 1926-1947, inclusive
Shachtman, Max/Trotsky, Leon correspondence, 1929-1932, inclusive
La Verite- indexes 1-255, 1929-1936, undated, inclusive
La Verite- table of contents 1-255, 1929-1936, undated, inclusive
Trotsky/Cannon correspondence, 1929-1940, inclusive
Glotzer, Al correspondence, 1929-1977, inclusive
Trotsky, Leon - letters, memos to American comrades, 1930-1941, inclusive
Reich, Wilhelm, 1931-1935, inclusive
Swabeck, Arne Letters to Cannon, from Prinkipo, March 1933
Swabeck, Arne/Trotsky, Leon: exchange of letters, in Prinkipo, March 1933
Shachtman, Max "Dear comrades..." [from Bujukada, Turkey], June 1933
Trotsky, Leon: Cannon, letters to [compiled by John Wright], 1937-1972, inclusive
Hansen, Joseph/Trotsky, Leon correspondence, 1937-1980, inclusive
Discussion with Lund [Les Trotskyistes] transcript, 28 pages [Les Trotskyistes, Cannon, Dobbs, Hansen, etc.], June 1940
Trotsky, Natalia Sedov, 1948, inclusive
"Trotsky and America" by James Cannon, September 2, 1956
Audio
Breitman correspondence, 1966-1969, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1970, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1971, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1972, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1973, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1974, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1975, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1976, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1977-1979, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1980, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1981, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1985-1986, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1987, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, undated, inclusive
Life of Leon Trotsky [film] reviews, 1972-1974, inclusive
Derry, Felix Louis - Les Trotskyistes, Trotsky et al Question D'Alsace Lorraine, 1974, inclusive
Institute Leon Trotsky (Paris), 1977-1981, inclusive
Writings of Leon Trotsky (1929-1940) - celebration of completion of publication, 1978, inclusive
Evans, Les "An open break with Trotsky's permanent revolution" typescript, circa 1982, inclusive
Catalog of Trotsky's published works - prepared for Pioneer Publishers, undated, inclusive
Lore, Ludwig We Try Again - Chapter 1 "Parting of the ways" typescript, undated, inclusive
Novack, George "How a bureaucracy thinks" [review of Les Trotskyistes manuscript "The philosophical tendencies of bureaucratization"], undated, inclusive
Revolution - table of contents and index, 1935-1939, undated, inclusive
Shachtman at 64 by Tom Kreuger, undated, inclusive
Trotsky/Sedov correspondence, list of letters, undated, inclusive
Trotsky, Leon - writings copies/translations, undated, inclusive
Unser Wort - table of contents, 1-104, 1933-1941, undated, inclusive
Subseries G: Skoglund, Carl, 1942-1982, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Carl Skoglund (1884-1960) was a Swedish-American Trotskyist and Teamster leader based in Minneapolis. Subseries G: Skoglund, Carl include's Breitman's correspondedence with Skoglund regarding a biography, as well as portions of the unpublished typescript.
Alien hearing transcript, 1942, inclusive
Deportation hearing transcript, May 1954
Auto-biographical sketches, 1955, inclusive
Turning point for Labor video project, 1979-1982, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1980, inclusive
Arne Swabeck on Carl Skoglund, November 29, 1980
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio quality is poor
Audio
Ostberg, Kjell correspondence re Skoglund in Sweden, 1980-1982, inclusive
FBI correspondence, 1980-1984, inclusive
Breitman correspondence, 1981, inclusive
Oscar Coover on Skoglund, January 11, 1981
Audio
Breitman correspondence, 1982, inclusive
Carl Skoglund research project, 1982, inclusive
Skoglund centenary, 1984, inclusive
Carl Skoglund Talks, Undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Subjects include Weissman Interviews, religion, social life, Sweden
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio quality is poor
Audio
FBI files, undated, inclusive
Furst, Randy correspondence re Skoglund in Minnesota, undated
Research file, undated
Weissman / Skoglund Interviews and Transcripts, undated, inclusive
Transcripts
Audiocassette
Audio
Subseries H: Wald, Alan, 1974-1986, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Alan Wald (1946-) is an American professor of literature who focuses on communist writers from the 20th century.
Wald, Alan correspondence, 1974-1977, inclusive
Wald, Alan correspondence, Jan 1978-Jun 1978
Wald, Alan correspondence, Jul 1978-Dec 1978
Wald, Alan correspondence, 1979, inclusive
Wald, Alan correspondence, 1980, inclusive
Wald, Alan correspondence, 1981, inclusive
Wald, Alan correspondence, 1982, inclusive
Wald, Alan correspondence, 1983, inclusive
Wald, Alan correspondence, 1984-1986, inclusive
Wald, Alan : Glotzer, Al - interview notes, 1977, inclusive
Wald, Alan (re) Mangan, Sherry, 1976, inclusive
Wald, Alan Morrow, Felix, undated, inclusive
Wald, Alan "Memories of the Dewey Commission: forty years later", 1977, inclusive
Wald, Alan "Sculptor on the left: Duncan Ferguson & the search for wholeness", circa 1981, inclusive
Wald, Alan : Wolfe, Bernard - obituary, 1985, inclusive
Subseries I: Sinclair, Louis, 1968-1986
Scope and Contents
Louis Sinclair (1909-1990) was an author of several bibliographical works on Leon Trotsky and the Fourth International.
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1968, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1969, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1970, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1971, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1972, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1973, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1975-1976, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1977, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1978, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1979, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1980, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1981, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1982, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1983-1984, inclusive
Sinclair, Louis correspondence, 1986, inclusive
Subseries J: General Correspondence, 1972-1983, inclusive
Archer, John correspondence, 1976-1980, inclusive
Broue, Pierre correspondence, 1972, inclusive
Broue, Pierre correspondence, Dec 1975-Dec 1977
Broue, Pierre correspondence, 1978, inclusive
Broue, Pierre correspondence, 1979, inclusive
Broue, Pierre correspondence, 1980-1983, inclusive
Dreyfus, Michel correspondence, 1978-1980, inclusive
Heijenoot, Jean van correspondence, 1975-1976, inclusive
Kofsky, Frank correspondence, 1966-1970, inclusive
London, Nat correspondence, 1975-1980, inclusive
Marazzi, Antonella and Roberto correspondence, 1978, inclusive
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1978-1980, inclusive
Orveillon, Jean-Claude correspondence, 1976-1977, inclusive
Shriver, George correspondence, 1976-1980, inclusive
Subseries K: Writings by Others, 1974-1985
Stapleton on The Today Show, 1957
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Side 1 has poor audio, side 2 is blank.
Audio
"Lecture on Daumier" by George Weissmann, 1958
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Muddy sound.
Audio
"Cuba As I Saw It" by Farrell Dobbs, April 29, 1960
Audio
"The Theory of the Permanent Revolution: The Development of the Theory in Russia" by Joseph Hansen, 1961
Audio
"The Theory of the Permanent Revolution: The Application of the Theory to Cuba" by Joseph Hansen, 1961
Audio
Wright, John G. (Usick Vandler), 1974-1977, inclusive
London, Nathaniel: "The National Question and the Left Opposition in France, 1928-30: the debate on Alsace and Indochina", 1977, inclusive
London, Nathaniel: "Trotsky, Trotskyism and the National Question", 1978, inclusive
"Marxism in Our Time" by Jack Barnes, L.A. Militant Forum, February 16, 1980
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: This tape's cartridge was replaced.
Audio
Bob Lathers Interview, September 16, 1981
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Both sides have poor audio quality, though side 2 is not as bad.
Audio
V. R. Dunne, January 18, 1982
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The tape was reshelled.
Audio
John Enestvedt, February 28, 1982
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The signal is distorted.
Audio
Feeley, Dianne: "What Cannon learned in the early Communist Party", November 1982
"Marx and Engels as Revolutionary Fighters and Thinkers" by Betsey Stone, Los Angeles, November 13, 1982
Audio
"Revolutionary Cuba Today" by Michael Pendas, Los Angeles, November 13, 1982
Part one
Audio
Part two
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: Side 2 is blank.
Audio
Le Blanc, Paul: "Permanent revolution in Nicaragua", September 1983
Camejo, Peter: "Against centrism - the evolution of the Socialist Workers Party, 1978-1983", 1983, inclusive
Workers and Farmers Government by Evelyn Sells, June 24, 1984
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
Audio
Alexander, Robert: The Socialist Workers Party purge of the early 1980s and its aftermath, 1984, inclusive
Le Blanc, Paul: "Revolutionary Marxism against Stalinism: Trotsky on the USSR and world revolution", 1984, inclusive
[Camejo, Peter]: "Fatalism vs critical consciousness, and an addendum on Pedro Camejo's Against sectarianism," by "Y", 1984, inclusive
Flynn, Sean: "The Socialist Workers Party in crisis;" other articles, circa 1985, inclusive
Ben Said Article, August 10, 1986
Audio
Broue, Pierre: "Party opposition to Stalin (1930-1937) and the first Moscow trial", undated, inclusive
Broue, Pierre: "Revolution et contre revolution culturelle en Union Sovietique", undated, inclusive
J. Hansen, Undated, inclusive
Part two
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
Audio
Part one
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: The audio quality is poor.
Audio
Lecture Compilation, Undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes "World Lemt," Israel; Political Report, W.L.; Israel, W.L., Chicano; W.L., Chicano.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation Note: 4 track mono captured in two passes. The audio was digitally stretched. The recording speed was 1.875 ips and the transfer speed was 3.75 ips.
