Earl Browder Papers
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm HX84.B6983 - Browder, Earl, 1891-1975. Earl Browder Papers
36 reels.
Description
Browder's correspondence, subject files, legal files, writings files and manuscript copies of his speeches and articles are included in this collection. In addition, the papers contain pamphlets, resolutions, reports and press releases from the Communist Party of the USA, and published and manuscript writings from many important Party members as well as substantial runs of several journals.
The papers are grouped in six series:
- Series I: Correspondence, 1891-1960.
- Series II: Subject Files, 1904-1960.
- Series III: Manuscripts, 1924-1967.
- Series IV: Photographs, 1901-1941.
- Series V: Legal Files, 1938-1958.
- Series VI: Published Material, 1921-1975.
The bulk of the files covers the period when Browder was the head of the Communist Party of the USA, 1930-1945, and the period after his expulsion in 1946. Little mention is made of his early life.
Reels 19-25 contain The Communist for the years 1927-1944, and reels 26-35 contain the journal Political Affairs for the years 1947-1975.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:
- REF HX84.B69E3FOLIO
- Earl Browder Papers, 1891-1975: A Guide to the Microfilm
Edition.
