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Pamphlet Collections in the Tamiment Library
Overview Overview of the Pamphlet Collections
In her introduction to the Tamiment Library's Radical Pamphlet Literature collection on microfilm, former Tamiment Librarian Dorothy Swanson described pamphlets as ephemeral publications with value as raw research materials since "they are frequently the only authentic source that social and political scientists have for the study of the experiences of people on the fringes of society, as well as for the formal study of political and economic progress." Pamphlets in the Tamiment Library's collections include thousands of titles in print and on microform. Subject coverage spans the role of women in socialism and in the labor force, civil rights, labor union strikes, the Sacco-Vanzetti case, trade unionism, anti-Semitism, the Scottsboro case, the McCarthy Era, anarchism, communism, socialism, radicalism, and other topics. The pamphlets are arranged in either distinct thematic collections or in the general pamphlet collection. The majority of the pamphlets are not cataloged individually. Descriptions of the various collections below indicate the level of access available. Abraham Lincoln Brigade Pamphlet CollectionThis collection consists of more than 300 pamphlets on various topics related to the Spanish Civil War and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. These ALBA pamphlets have been cataloged at the item level in BobCat, and may be found with an author, title, or subject search. Call numbers for the ALBA pamphlets begin with "PAMALBA." To search for individually cataloged ALBA pamphlets, choose the Advanced search option in BobCat. Then choose "Call Number" from the drop down menu in the first box. Leave "Contains" in the second box and type "PAMALBA" in the third box. Click on "Go" to find results. Then, refine search results by choosing from the options under Subject, Author/Creator, Language, Call Number Group, Genre, and Publication Date on the left side of the screen. To browse the ALBA titles by pamphlet call number, click on the link for BobCat Standard in BobCat, choose the Call Number index from the drop down menu under "Browse an Alphabetical List of" and type the collection prefix "PAMALBA" in the "Beginning with" box. You will then see a list of all the cataloged ALBA pamphlets beginning with PAMALBA 1. Anarchist Pamphlets, 1830-1935. Radical Pamphlets in American Collections. Part 1 (microfiche)Nearly 2,000 pamphlets from the Labadie Collection, University of Michigan, and 360 pamphlets from the Anarchism Collection in Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Tamiment Call #: Microfiche 83. A published guide to the microfiche set contains title and author lists of the pamphlets in the collection. There is no subject access to the set. The guide is available in the Tamiment Library's reference collection, shelved at HN 90 .R3 R33 Pt. 1. Communist Pamphlets. Radical Pamphlets in American Collections. Part 2 (microfiche)The collection consists of 1,245 titles from the Labadie Collection, University of Michigan. ProQuest, the publisher of this set, describes the collection as follows: "Like most radical political groups, the Communist Party of the United States relied heavily on pamphlets both to educate members about its policies and to present its views to the general public. The Party and its front organizations issued thousands of pamphlets on every conceivable topic ranging from Communist relations with the church and interpretations of American history to transcripts of meetings of the Communist International and accounts of what a Soviet America would look like. Some pamphlets were produced to rally activists for a particular protest demonstration, others contained important theoretical pronouncements from Soviet leaders." Tamiment Call #: Microfiche 83. A published guide to the microfiche set contains a title list of the pamphlets in the collection. There is no author or subject access to the set. The guide is available in the Tamiment Library's reference collection, shelved at HN 90 .R3 R33 Pt. 2. Communist Party of Great Britain Pamphlets, 1920-1991 (microfilm)The collection consists of all the pamphlets published by the British Communist Party from its inception to 1991. It therefore provides much invaluable source material on the history of Communist and left-wing ideas and activity over the last 50 years. 53 reels of microfilm. The library has neither a title list nor an index to the set. Call #: Film R-7022. House Un-American Activities Committee Pamphlets Collection. Radical Pamphlets in American Collections. Part 3 (microfiche)3,504 titles from the HUAC Collection housed in the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress. Tamiment Call #: Microfiche 83. A published guide to the microfiche set contains title and author lists of the pamphlets in the collection. There is no subject access to the set. The guide is available in the Tamiment Library's reference collection, shelved at HN 90 .R3 R33 Pt. 3. Radical Pamphlet Literature (microfilm)The collection of 8,762 pamphlets was assembled by the Rand School of Social Science, now New York University's Tamiment Library. The greater portion of the material appeared between 1900 and 1945. The focus of the collection is the pamphlets and leaflets issued by the Socialist Labor Party, Socialist Party, League for Industrial Democracy and the Communist Party, but there are also many pamphlets issued by anarchist groups, Trotskyists and labor organizations. Pamphlets are arranged alphabetically by author in a numbered sequence on 89 reels of microfilm and accompanied by a published guide. Approximately 2,000 of the pamphlets in the collection have been cataloged in BobCat and may be found by an author, title, or subject search. Researchers should consult the published guide to find uncatataloged pamphlets in the collection. The guide offers author access only; there is no title or subject access to the uncataloged pamphlets using the guide. A card catalog available in the reading room provides limited subject access to these pamphlets. Microfilm Call #s: Film R-1743 to Film R-1831. Microfilm Guide Call #: Tam Ref HN 90 .R3 T323. Reference Center for Marxist Studies Pamphlet CollectionThis collection consists of more than 10,000 pamphlets and includes nearly every pamphlet published by the Communist Party, USA as well as those published by the European and Latin American parties. The pamphlets cover over 800 classified subject areas - Communist Party activities in the 1910s and 1920s, the Spanish Civil War, labor, peace, civil rights movements, and the struggle against McCarthyism. These pamphlets have not been cataloged at the item level in BobCat, but they are accessible by subject headings assigned by the Reference Center library. Consult the online list of subject headings. Tamiment Library Pamphlets CollectionIn addition to the pamphlets included in the various sets of microfilm and microfiche mentioned elsewhere in this guide, the Tamiment Library holds a large collection of pamphlets, both cataloged and uncataloged. Individually cataloged pamphlets may be found in BobCat by an author, title, or subject search. Call numbers for Tamiment Library Pamphlets begin with the designation PAM. These individually cataloged pamphlets cover a broad range of subjects including socialism, communism, anarchism, labor unions, the working class, the Soviet Union, World War I, antisemitism, world politics, women, strikes and lockouts, wages, collective bargaining, education, African Americans, taxation, pacifism, and many other topics. The majority of the pamphlets are in English but there are also pamphlets in French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Italian, Dutch, Yiddish, Portuguese, and other languages. To search for individually cataloged pamphlets in this collection, choose the Advanced search option in BobCat. Then choose "Call Number" from the drop down menu in the first box. Leave "Contains" in the second box and type "PAM" in the third box. Click on "Go" to find results. Then, refine search results by choosing from the options under Subject, Author/Creator, Language, Call Number Group, Genre, and Publication Date on the left side of the screen. To browse the Tamiment titles by pamphlet call number, click on the link for BobCat Standard in BobCat, choose the Call Number index from the drop down menu under "Browse an Alphabetical List of" and type the collection prefix "PAM" in the "Beginning with" box. You will then see a list of all the cataloged Tamiment pamphlets beginning with PAM 1. Uncataloged pamphlets are currently being processed. Many of them are in the library's Vertical File collection. Researchers may consult the electronic finding aids for the Individuals and Subjects series of the Vertical File separately or search all the finding aids together. Please note that the vertical files are currently being processed. The Trade Unions series is CLOSED to researchers until 2010. See the Vertical Files Research Guide for more information. Twentieth Century Political Pamphlets (microfiche)A collection of approximately 4,000 political pamphlets from the collections of Cornell University, New York University's Tamiment Library, the State University of New York at Buffalo, and the State University of New York at Albany. Accompanied by a guide listing pamphlets alphabetically by author. No subject indexing. Microfiche Collection Call #: Microfiche 82. Microfiche Guide Call #: Tam Ref Z 691 .T97 1994. Bound Pamphlets & Pamphlet SetsThe Tamiment Library also holds several series of pamphlets in bound sets. Only scattered pamphlets within these sets have been cataloged at the pamphlet level in BobCat. Bound sets of pamphlets include:
New York Public Library Pamphlets on MicrofilmThe Tamiment Library holds six sets of pamphlets on microfilm from the collections of the New York Public Library. The microfilm reels contain selections from NYPL's vast holdings of pamphlets rather than complete sets. The six sets are:
Digitized Pamphlets from the Internet ArchiveThe Internet Archive, a free and open access digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form, includes numerous pamphlets in its nearly two million texts. Search the collection of Texts by author/creator or subject. Pamphlets by such individuals as Jay Lovestone, Eugene Debs, Norman Thomas, Scott Nearing, organizations such as Students for a Democratic Society, the Communist Party, League for Industrial Democracy, and subjects including anarchism, socialism, and communism turn up numerous hits. Download or view full text or PDFs. Haldeman-Julius: Pocket Series and the Little Blue BooksThe website Haldeman-Julius.org is devoted to the history, identification and collecting of the various 3½ × 5 inch volumes published by Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (and his son) via Appeal to Reason, Appeal Publishing Company, Haldeman-Julius Company, Haldeman-Julius Publications, and The Little Blue Book Company. These series include: The Appeal's Pocket Series, People's Pocket Series, Appeal Pocket Series, Ten Cent Pocket Series, Five Cent Pocket Series, Pocket Series, and the most popular and prolific series title, the Little Blue Book. Historical notes, collector resources, and preservation information are currently available on the site and a database of the Haldeman-Julius Pocket Series and Little Blue Book titles is underway. Bibliography of 20th Century PamphletsThe American Left, 1955-1970: A National Union Catalog of Pamphlets Published in the United States and Canada / edited and compiled by Ned Kehde. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1976. 515 p. This reference source contains 4,018 library catalog style entries (including subject headings) with abbreviations indicating the libraries holding the items, arranged alphabetically, with an index. Coverage of both the New and Old Left. Call #: Tam Ref Z7165.U5 K43 Updated 11/17/09 |
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