US-RPRC-mss-0174 Guide to the Socialist Labor Party ephemera and publications collection1901-1977 Finding aid prepared by Rey Plante and Veronica L. Denison. Special Collections
James P. Adams Library Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-9653 email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
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Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-9653 email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
English, Hungarian, Spanish, French 1.2 cubic feet 1901-1977 Socialist Labor Party Ephemera, posters, and published materials from the Socialist Labor Party. Collection information

This collection comprises correspondence, pamphlets, newspapers, and other materials related to the Socialist Labor Party across the globe. Much of the material lacks dates; however, the dated items are predominantly from the World War and Cold War periods.

Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.

The collection is open for research.

Socialist Labor Party ephemera and publications, MSS-0174, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

A portion of this collection is arranged alphabetically, and the other portion is arranged chronologically.

 Administrative information

The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2019.

The collection was initially foldered, arranged, and described by Special Collections staff prior to 2019 and made part of the Alternative and Underground Press collection (MSS-0037) in Special Collections. In 2026, the collection was separated from the Alternative and Underground Press collection and made into its own distinct collection by Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Veronica L. Denison. Special Collections intern Rey Plante described the collection.

 Additional information

Special Collections also holds an Alternative and Underground Press collection (MSS-0037) and a Social and Political Rare Book Collection, both of which include publications by the Socialist Labor Party and other socialist organizations. Additionally, Special Collections holds a Socialist printing block collection (MSS-0173).

This collection was initially part of the Alternative and Underground Press collection (MSS-0037) in the Rhode Island College Special Collections. However, it was separated into its own collection in 2026. This processing decision was made due to distinct material format variations and to consolidate a specific thematic concentration of Socialist Labor Party materials from the general periodical series in the Alternative and Underground Press collection. Books within the collection were separated and cataloged for the Social and Political Rare Book Collection in Special Collections.

This collection has not been digitized and is not available online.

 Names Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 DeLeon, Daniel Petersen, Arnold, 1885-1976 Subjects Politics and government--United States Socialist Labor Party Socialism Labor unions and socialism Labor Unions Types of Materials Pamphlets Press releases Ephemera Newsletters Newspapers Brochures Correspondence Posters After the War, What?11undated Do We Have a Democracy12undated Advertisement: Newspaper advertising mats for Cozzini meetings and broadcasts113undated Abolish Capitalism13circa 1932 A.F of L—C.I.O Unity and National Defense14undated The Alien Red15circa 1925 The Aborted Railroad Strike16undated The Agricultural Worker and Socialism17undated The American Labor Crisis18undated The American Peasant19undated Americanism110undated An Open Letter to Senator Overman1111919 Antisemitism: Cause and Cure112undated Atomic Power: Promise or Menace113undated Automation Crisis114circa 1960 The C.I.O.115undated Calendar of Activities116undated California State Platform117undated Candidates in Rhode Island1181930 Capitalism is Bankrupt119undated The Capitalist System at Work120undated A Case for Socialism: Peace, Abundance, Freedom for All121undated The Chain Store122undated The Church in Politics1231948 Civil Liberties124undated Closed Shop—Open Shop125undated Collapse of Capitalism126undated Communist Heckling127undated The Communist Party and Falsification128undated Connecticut Platform SLP129undated Correspondence: Serial letters sent to subscribers and supporters of the Socialist Labor Party1301928-1952 Declaración de Principios Fundamentales131circa 1940 Declaration132undated De Leon, Daniel133undated Democracy vs Dictatorship in Industry134circa 1940 The Democracy of Socialism135undated The Dog Collar Bill136undated Fact vs Sentiment137undated Fascism138undated The Fascist Menace139undated Foreign Invasion140undated Greatest Robbery in History141undated Hungary "A háború és a munkásosztály"142undated How Get Possession143undated Indiana State Platform144undated Indiana Peonage145undated The Industrial Union146undated Industrial Union Government147circa 1918 Industrial Unionism: Forms, Tactics, and Goals148undated Inflation and Wages; The Truth about Inflation149undated Is Labor a Commodity150undated It Has Happened Here151undated Hand with A Hammer/March of the Workers152undated Junior Pressman Strike153circa 1925 Hungary "A Kapitalizmus próbára téve"154undated Kronfeld, Selma in memoriam155undated Labor's Condition Under Capitalism156undated The Labor Draft157undated The Labor Draft is Slavery158undated Labor Judas159undated Lecture course flyers160undated Letter of Acceptance of Chas. H. Corregan161undated Letter of Acceptance162undated Lewis's Fake Industrial Unionism163undated The Machine and Unemployment164undated Manifesto on War is Issued165undated A Marine Workers Industrial Union166undated Karl Marx memorial meeting167undated A Menace of Militarism168undated Bumper sticker: The Mess We’re In? Its Name Is Capitalism. Vote SLP.111undated Hungary "Mi a Szocializmus?"169undated Michigan State Platform170undated Minnesota State Platform171undated Municipal Platform N.Y.C172undated National Executive Committee SLP Sessions1731901, 1911 No Jobs? Why?174undated N.Y State Socialist Labor Party Platform175undated A $100,000 S.L.P National Campaign Fund176undated The Only Solution177undated Outlawing Strikes178undated Platforms and Candidates179undated Platform of the Socialist Labor Party of the State of Michigan180circa 1936 The Police and the Right of Revolution181undated Political Gangsterism182undated Politician Promise1831970 Post War Crisis184circa 1942 The Presidential Gamble185undated ¿Qué Es El Socialismo?186undated Que Veut Dire Lette Greve187undated The Race Problem188undated Re Australia189circa 1930 Reform Planks in the Platform of Revolutionary Socialism190undated Revolution Gegen Sozialreform191undated Revolution vs Reform192undated Rhode Island SLP Candidates193undated The Russian Soviet Republic of Workers and Peasants194undated Scab-herding AF of L195undated Significance of the Ballot196undated Socialism and Churchianity197undated Socialism and the Flag198undated Socialism Now or Chaos199undated Socialism vs Government Ownership1100undated Socialism vs Stalinism1101undated Socialism vs Technology1102undated El Socialismo1103undated Socialist Labor Party1104undated Bumper sticker: What's Capitalism Done for you Today?1105undated The Socialist Labor Party vs the Socialist Party1106undated Stop Peacetime Conscription1107undated Le Socialisme1108undated Socialist Unity1109undated Survival is the Issue1110undated Hungary "Szervezkedjunk Ipari KurmanyZatert"1111undated Poster: Vote the Socialist Labor Party ticket: Olive M. Johnson Mayor, August Gilhaus for Comptroller, Henry Kuhn for President of Board of Alderman112circa 1929 War—What For1112undated Watch Your Liberties1113undated We Can Abolish Poverty1114undated What is Socialism1115undated What the Socialist Labor Party is and What it Advocates for Mankind1123undated Where do We Go from Here1117undated Whither Society? What Will Replace Capitalism?1118undated Who Pays the Taxes?1119undated Who Speaks for Socialism?1120undated Why These Strikes?1121undated Why Workers Strike1122undated Withdraw From Russia Petition1123undated Woman Suffrage1124undated Women's Emergency Call1125circa 1914 Workers: This is Your Party1126circa 1948 Workers of Illinois1127circa 1940 Workers of Kentucky1128undated Workers, Organize for Industria Government1129undated Workers Party Candidate Crawls1130undated Workingmen! Be on Your Guard Against Your Foes1131undated World War III1132undated Zimmerman, Abraham L. in memoriam1133undated The Industrial Socialist11341921 January War Means Dictatorship1135undated War1136undated The Value of Labor Laws1137undated Hungary "Ut Az Ipari Szarapsághoz"1138undated The Union Label: Twice a Fraud1139undated The Union Jack Built1140undated L'Union Industrielle Socialiste1141undated Unemployment...is War the Cure?1142undated Unemployment: Cause, Effect and Abolition1143undated Ukrainian SLP1144undated Two Enemies of Labor1145undated To the Voters of Passaic County, N.J.1146undated To The Workers of Bridgeport1147undated To the Workers of Iona1148undated To the Workers of Merrill1149undated To the Workers of Minnesota "The Need of Hour"1150undated To the Workers of Ohio1151undated To the Workers of Oklahoma1152undated To the Voters of Massachusetts1153undated To the Voters of Jamestown1154undated To the Voters of the City of Barberton1155undated There Can Be No Peace Without Socialism1156undated May Day Celebration1157undated Our Aim11581916 High Cost of Living11591916 Another Open Letter to President Wilson Regarding Mob Rule and Mob Spirit11601919 The Labor Faker in Panic11611919 Resolutions Adopted by the N.E.C of the Socialist Labor Party in Regular Session11621919 Suspension and Reorganization of Section Cook County, Ill.19-101919 Scandinavian Socialist Labor Federation17-81920 Socialist Labor Party Presidential Candidates11631920 After Thirty Years11641921 Der Sozialist11651921 Union Label Covers Multitude of Sins11661922 Political State Founded on Robbery of the Workers11671924 Hounding the Alien Red11681925 Lincoln the Reviled11691925 Passing of the British S.L.P.15-61925 Capitalist Corruption and Ferocity11701928 Free the Centralia Victims11711928 Platformia Nacional del Socialist Labore Party11721928 Platform of the Socialist Labor Party11731928 Municipal Platform11741929 So-Called S.L.P of Australia Repudiated by Socialist Labor Party of America11751929 Answered! Roman Catholic Political Machine vs. Soviet Russia141930 Workers, Your Hours Has Struck!131931 Norman Thomas Challenged! Savior of Capitalism11761932 City of Louisville Platform11771933 City of Troy Platform11781933 Socialist Labor Party Calendars11791935-1936, 1938-1938 The Goal of Socialism11801936 National Campaign: S.L.P Speakers Stand11811936 N.Y State Socialist Labor Party Platform11821936 Old vs. New Unionism11831936 To the Workers of Washington11841936 The Workshops to the Workers11851936 A Declaration of War11861938 To The Young Workers of America11871938 Lost! 5 billion Dollars11881939 Radio Censorship11891939 Socialism: Champion of Civilized Principles 11901939 Tom Mooney and the Class Struggle11911939 Who Owns America?11921939 Platform11931940 Is Socialism Unamerican?11941940 Workers: Watch Your Liberties11951941 America—Workshop of the World11961942 Socialism: Hope of Mankind11971942 Conscription of Labor11981943 National Campaign11991944 1944 Platform12001944 This is a Story About You/Push Button World – Or War?11-2, 141946 Declaracion Formal de Principos Para12011948 1948 Platform12021948 WahlProgramm12031948 Scientist Einstein Goes Unscientific on Socialism12041949 CT, OR, CO, MN State Platforms12051950 The Threat to Your Liberties12061950 Railroad Workers-Wake Up12071951 Stalinism Exposed: The Greatest Fraud in History12081951 1952 Platform12091952 The Program for Peace, Security, Freedom12101952 Stop UMT12111952 Understanding the World Crisis12121952 The Welfare State US Socialism12131952 New Jersey Platform12141953 Where do we go from here? War or Peace12151953 Loyalty to What?12161954 Unemployment...Why?12171954 What to do about McCarthyism12181954 How to Build a Sane World12191955 Hunter College – Galloping Censorship12201955 Capitalism is No Bargain12211956 Who Speaks for Socialism12221956 How to Build a Real Union12231958 Survival is the Issue12241959 The Promise of Socialism12251960 Not Russia...but NY State12261960 Poverty in the USA12271960 Questions of the Hour12281960 Socialist Industrial Unionism12291960 The Two-Party Hoax12301960 Cast A Labor Vote12311961 Manifesto—SLP of Australia12321961 1964 Platform12331964 Questions of the Hour12341964 The Americanism of Socialism12351967 Politicians Promise and get Things Worse...Why?12361968 Vote for Principles—Not Promises12371968 Vote SLP12381968 Peace Is Possible12391970 Capitalism Can't Last Forever12401972 El Capitalismo no puede durar para siempre12411972 Have You Stopped Listening?12421972 A Campaign for Socialism12431976 Fact Sheet, 197612441976 How Should We Celebrate the Bicentennial12451976 Socialists and Women's Day12461976 What Can be Done About Unemployment12471976 What is Socialism12481976 Government Programs Perpetuate Poverty12491977 Greatest Robbery in History12501977 Healthcare for Profit is Bad Medicine12511977 The Insurance Empire12521977 Politician Promise12531977 What's behind Productivity Drives?12541977 Women's Wages Fall Even Farther Behind12551977 “Cold Feet, Mr. Thomas?”; The Weekly People subscription expiring advertisement1256undated, 1932 Affirmative Action Under Attack: What’s at stake in the Bakke case1257circa 1978 The Workers’ Power, Socialist Industrial Unionism1258undated The S. 1 Menace: Why it can’t be Reformed (Criminal Justice Reform Act)1259circa 1976 Pamphlet: Socialist Labor Party: Position and Program1260undated Pamphlet: The Threat to Elections1261undated Thanksgiving Festival12621930, 1935, 1942, 1944, 1951