George Wood Papers on the Democratic Socialists Organizing Committee (DSOC)
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Abstract
George Wood is a former member of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC), having served on the organization's National Board while living in Illinois. The George Wood Papers on the Democratic Socialists Organizing Committee (DSOC) (dated 1977-1981) consists of materials documenting the activities of DSOC from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Materials include correspondence (including correspondence between Wood and DSOC founder Michael Harrington), memoranda, and ephemera documenting organizational elections, conventions, conferences, and the formation of DSOC's international committee and education policy task force. The collections also includes issues of the DSOC newsletter Downstate Left. The collection documents the evolution of democratic socialist ideals and organizations in the late 20th century.
Biographical Note
George Wood is a former member of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC), having served on the organization's National Board while living in Illinois.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
The George Wood Papers on the Democratic Socialists Organizing Committee (DSOC) (dated 1977-1981) consists of materials documenting the activities of the Democratic Socialists Organizing Committee (DSOC) from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Materials include correspondence (including correspondence between Wood and DSOC founder Michael Harrington), memoranda, and ephemera documenting organizational elections, conventions, conferences, and the formation of DSOC's international committee and education policy task force. The collections also includes issues of the DSOC newsletter Downstate Left. The collection documents the evolution of democratic socialist ideals and organizations in the late 20th century.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; George Wood Papers on the Democratic Socialists Organizing Committee (DSOC); TAM 822; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by George Wood in April 2023; the accession number associated with this gift is 2023.045.
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At the time of accessioning materials were rehoused in archival boxes and folders, and described on the collection-level with a folder-level inventory.
