Sidney and Clara Solomon Papers
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Sidney and Clara Solomon were New York anarchists and were members of the Vanguard Group in the 1930s and the New Trends Group in the 1940s. The Sidney and Clara Solomon Papers document their interest in and work towards anarchist activities, including the Vanguard Group, the New Trends Group, and the Atlantic Anarchist Circle. Materials in the collection date from the 1920s through 2004.
Biographical Note
Sidney and Clara Solomon were New York anarchists and members of the Vanguard Group in the 1930s, the New Trends Group in the 1940s, and the Atlantic Anarchist Circle in the late 1990s-early 2000s.
Arrangement
Materials in this collection have not been arranged by an archivist.
Scope and Contents
The Sidney and Clara Solomon Papers consist of materials created and collected by Sidney and Clara Solomon between the 1920s and 2004. Materials include correspondence, fliers, and articles on anarchism from the 1920s through the 1980s; meeting minutes, documents of incorporation, and correspondence documenting the creation and activities of the Atlantic Anarchist Circle in the late 1990s and early 2000s; and meeting minutes from the Vanguard Group in the 1930s. The correspondence includes letters from Emma Goldman and John Dewey, letters between the Solomons and others regarding the publication of articles about anarchism in Israel and Spain in the 1970s, and correspondence regarding the creation and activities of the Atlantic Anarchist Circle in the late 1990s.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Sidney and Clara Solomon Papers; TAM 454; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown. The accession numbers associated with this collection are 1996.004, 2006.061, and 2019.075.
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Processing Information
Minutes from several 1939 Vanguard Group meetings were separated from this collection during initial processing and were established as a separate collection, the Vanguard Group Minutes (TAM 389). In 2015, this material was reincorporated into the Sidney and Clara Slomon Papers.
