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Pamphlet. Mimeographed 8.5x11 inch sheet; evenly toned else very good condition. Simple form asking mainly about other organizations to which the applicant belonged. The LSL rejected Stalinism but was otherwise broad, incorporating democratic socialists as well as some left anarchists. Some members were close to the Socialist Party.
Published by Libertarian Socialist League, New York, 1954
Magazine / Periodical
Single issue of the mimeographed discussion bulletin of the LSL, 8.5x11 inches, 17 pages, folded and stapled for mailing with postal markings, postage due stamp and notations indicating it was returned to sender. Also thrown in is a damaged copy of issue 13. The LSL rejected Stalinism but was otherwise broad, incorporating democratic socialists as well as some left anarchists. Some members were close to the Socialist Party. Includes material on McCarthy-era suppression and investigation of the group, several of whose members, such as Thomas Stone, had been in the Communist Party USA back in the 1930s. Authors include Stone, Frank Smith, and John Loeb.
Published by Libertarian Socialist League, New York, 1952
Single 8.5x11 inch sheet, mimeographed text both sides, light wear and chipping else good condition. Announces that the NEC had decided to hold the conference in New York rather than Chicago; this appears to have been a touchy subject as about half of the announcement is dedicated to assuaging the Chicago members and urging them to respect the vote of the NEC. The organization's full budget ($45) is pledged to the travel expenses of Chicago delegates. The reverse of the sheet is a draft program for the conference. The LSL rejected Stalinism but was otherwise broad, incorporating democratic socialists as well as some left anarchists. Some members were close to the Socialist Party.
Newsletter. Single issue of the internal bulletin, undated but from late 1952; 17p., mimeographed 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at left, paper toned and somewhat brittle. The LSL rejected Stalinism but was otherwise broad, incorporating democratic socialists as well as some left anarchists. Some members were close to the Socialist Party.The longest single article in this issue is Thomas Stone's "Worker and Capitalist concepts of the approaching Spanish Revolution," discussing the Stalinist liquidation of revolutionary forces in Spain in the late 1930s and the lessons to be learned for contemporary Spanish organizing, written after his trip to Europe where he met with exiled Spanish activists.
Published by LSL, Los Angeles, 1951
Magazine / Periodical
Single 8.5x11 inch sheet mimeographed both sides, faint fold crease. Published by the LA branch of the LSL. Critical of the Korean War.
27p., mimeographed 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at left, minor edgewear, very good. Resolutions and votes from the conference. The LSL rejected Stalinism but was otherwise broad, incorporating democratic socialists as well as some left anarchists. Some members were close to the Socialist Party.
Published by Libertarian Socialist League, New York, 1951
Magazine / Periodical
Magazine. 18p., wraps slightly chipped in the margins and toned, rear wrap detached but present, paper toned else good condition, mimeographed, 8.5x11 inches. Articles include Julian Gorkin's "Problems of socialism our time," Joseph Brandon's "The apathy of labor," Peter Meyer's "The role of the League," and more.
24p., mimeographed 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at left, staples rusted, paper evenly toned else good condition. Only 2 copies found in OCLC as of 11/2020. Resolutions and votes from the conference, held at the end of December, 1951. The LSL rejected Stalinism but was otherwise broad, incorporating democratic socialists as well as some left anarchists. Some members were close to the Socialist Party.
Published by Libertarian Socialist League, New York, 1953
Magazine / Periodical
Four issues of the mimeographed discussion bulletin of the LSL, all 8.5x11 inches, average length 14 to 18 pages each. Issues present are 10, 11 (with a blank page), 13, and 14. Paper toned, minor edge chipping, no. 14 has postal markings and has been folded for mailing. The LSL rejected Stalinism but was otherwise broad, incorporating democratic socialists as well as some left anarchists. Some members were close to the Socialist Party. Includes several pieces on McCarthy-era suppression and investigation of the group, several of whose members, such as Thomas Stone, had been in the Communist Party USA back in the 1930s. Authors include Stone, Frank Smith, John Loeb and others.
Mimeographed minutes from six meetings, all including additional materials stapled together with them. Dates of meetings are Feb. 9, March 8, June 21 and June 28 1952 (stapled to the former); another version of June 21 with different internal bulletin stapled to it; and March 7 and April 17 1954. Generally toned and fragile, some edge chips. The LSL rejected Stalinism but was otherwise broad, incorporating democratic socialists as well as some left anarchists. Some members were close to the Socialist Party. Topics of discussion include the dispatching of agents to become members of competing left groups, preparations for and aftermath of Thomas Stone's trip to Europe where he met with Third Campers from France, Spain, and Vietnam (his passport was confiscated upon his return), and the effects of FBI visits on members who decided to cease poltical activity rather than endure investigation. The April 17 minutes include a page discussing the change of the organization to League for a Workers' World.