American Labor & Radicalism
This section includes books (both nonfiction and fiction) as well as ephemera related to labor unions and activism, grassroots political organization in fields such as environmentalism and free speech, and the underground press. Our holdings range from academic historical works and labor-themed novels to original leaflets and pamphlets.
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![The Ad Hoc bulletin (Marxist-Leninist) [13 issues of the newsletter produced by the FBI-financed pseudo-faction in the Communist Party, USA]](http://www.bolerium.com/pictures/thumb/201089.jpg?v=1536714665)
Bring the troops home now newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 15 (October 17, 1966)
Cambridge, MA: The Newsletter, 1966. 14p., very good in wraps; 8.5x11 inches. The Newsletter was an early and important anti-war effort by many associated with the Socialist Workers Party and others. Includes discussion of war crimes in Vietnam, the case of the Fort Hood Three, and more. More
Cat.No: 186841
Bring the troops home now newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 8 (April 11, 1966)
Cambridge, MA: The Newsletter, 1966. 19p., staplebound newsletter, 7x8.5 inches, unevenly toned. The Newsletter was an early and important anti-war effort by many associated with the Socialist Workers Party and others. More
Cat.No: 229290
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Bring the troops home now! / Read the newsletter [pinback button]
[Cambridge, MA]: Bring the Troops Home Now Newsletter, [196-]. 1.5 inch pin advertising the Cambridge-based anti-war newsletter; green and white stripes. The Newsletter, established in 1965, was an early and important anti-war effort by many associated with the Socialist Workers Party and others. More
Cat.No: 186424
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Bring the troops home now! [pinback button]
n.p. n.d. 1.5 inch pin depicting a soldier sitting with his head resting despondently in his hands, blue text above and below. Vietnam War-era. More
Cat.No: 207188
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Bring Yanks Home / Yank the Cops from Harlem / Vote Socialist Workers [pinback button]
Richmond Hill, NY: SWP; mfg. by Columbia Advertising, [196-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, black and white, very good. More
Cat.No: 207323
Brooklyn metro times. No. 8 (Winter 1996)
Brooklyn: the newsletter, 1996. 43p., staplebound in wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches. Phone number penned on back cover, otherwise very good. Articles in this issue include coverage of a garment worker strike, dispute over living wage, potential rebirth of the labor movement, and more. More
Cat.No: 194468
Brother: a forum for men against sexism; #4, April 1972,
Berkeley: Brother, 1972. Newspaper. 16p. folded tabloid newspaper, illustrated with photos, drawings, cartoons, articles, poems, essays, resources, ads etc. light wear and toning otherwise very good on newsprint. Combining radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. More
Cat.No: 83277
Buffalo Workers Movement Newsletter, August 1978
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Workers Movement, 1978. 13p,plus Labor Round-Up, 14p, on 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left, articles on affirmative action, the Equal RIghts Amendment, and Coalition for Abortion Rights and against Sterilization Abuse, California's Proposition 13. More
Cat.No: 165864
Buffalo Workers Movement Newsletter, December 1977
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Workers Movement, 1977. 14p, plus special issue on health and safety 17p, all on 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left, articles on abortion rights and the Hyde Amendment, the KKK in Buffalo, a history of Puerto Rico, and a number of articles on workers' health and safety. More
Cat.No: 165836
Buffalo Workers Movement Newsletter, May 1978
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Workers Movement, 1978. 15p,plus Labor Round-Up, 10p, on 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left, articles on redbaiting, cancer in the nuclear industry, Puerto Rican electrical workers, and a follow-up article on workers' health and safety. More
Cat.No: 165853
Building communism in the U.S.S.R., Americans ask questions - Soviet experts answer
New York: Compass Publications, 1968. 159p., slightly shelf worn wraps. Pocket book format. More
Cat.No: 109893
Bulldozer #5 (Winter 1983)
Toronto: PSC Publishers, 1983. 47p., 7.5x10 inches, very good in wraps, paper evenly toned. Prisoner letters and other material about incarceration; much of it from or about Native Americans. More
Cat.No: 210707
Bulldozer #8 (Summer 1985)
Toronto: PSC Publishers, 1985. 47p., 7.5x10 inches, paper toned, otherwise very good in staplebound wraps. Prisoner letters and other material about incarceration and political prisoners; a substantial proportion of it from or about Native Americans. More
Cat.No: 213689
Bulletin in defense of Marxism, no. 1, December, 1983 to no. 131, March-April 1996 Lacking four issues
New York: Buletin IDOM, 1983-1994. Magazine. An almost complete run of the first 131 issues of IDOM, lacking issues 6,14,18 and 117, all 8.5x11 inches in wraps and in very good condition. Issued by expelled members of the Socialist Workers Party in the U.S. The first editor was Frank Lovell... More
Cat.No: 30433
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The Bulletin [later The Communist Bulletin]. (seven issues: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Aberdeen; Edinburgh: Communist Bulletin Group, 1982-85. Seven issues of the staplebound journal published by ex-members of the International Communist Current. 8x11.5 inches, good to very good condition, earier issues more worn with foxing. Some issues include contributions from the US and other countries. More
Cat.No: 216940
Bulletin: weekly organ of the Workers League. Volume 6, nos. 21 and 23 (two issues)
Boston: Workers League, 1970. Two issues of the tabloid-format newspaper, 12p. each, mild edgewear and toning. Headlines are "Nixon uses racism to split workers" and "Pathet Lao shows the way!" Additional items on "Stalinism and the CP youth," "The method of IS and SDS labor," "French police raid Trotskyist youth... More
Cat.No: 190892
Bulletins of the Federal Board for Vocational Education
Washington, DC: Federal Board for Vocational Education, 1919-1920. Bulletins 35 through 54 inclusive, issued October 1919 through June 1920, custom bound in attractive black half-morocco boards lettered gilt, all edges handsomely marbled with marbled endpapers. External letterpress ownership mark of one "R.T. Fisher." Total around 1,100 pages. Fine condition. Each... More
Cat.No: 123516
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Burn baby burn! [pinback button]
n.p. [196-]. Small one-inch diameter pin, red text and flames, IPEU union bug on edge. More
Cat.No: 207255
The Burning world review. Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1967)
Albuquerque: the newspaper, 1967. Four page tabloid format newspaper, paper evenly toned, folded horizontally, otherwise very good. OCLC lists only one holding at the University of New Mexico; unknown whether any later issues were published. Underground newspaper with much coverage of an incident in which students at Albuquerque High School... More
Cat.No: 165937
Butte Barbers' Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. & P.I.U. of A. Scale of Prices
Butte, MT: Butte Barbers' Union, [1960s-?]. Undated stiff board, very good, 8.5x11 inches, listing prices for 24 different procedures, the most expensive being haircut and shave for $3.25. More
Cat.No: 137388
Butte Barbers' Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. & P.I.U. of A. Scale of Prices
Butte, MT: Butte Barbers' Union, [1960s-?]. Undated stiff board, very good, 8.5x11 inches, listing prices for 24 different procedures, the most expensive being a razor cut for $3.50. More
Cat.No: 137390
Butte Beauticians' Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. & P. Int. U. of A. Scale of Prices
Butte, MT: Butte Beauticians' Union, [1960s-?]. Undated stiff board, very good, 8.5x11 inches, listing prices for 30 different procedures; a shampoo and set is $2.50 and the priciest items is a wig cut and set for $25. More
Cat.No: 137392
By-laws of Subordinate Lodge 39, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Welders, Riggers and Helpers of America
Oakland: the Brotherhood, 1941. 7p., staplebound booklet, bottom of front cover lightly creased. More
Cat.No: 219788
Cal Reporter. Vol. 1 no. 4 (March 24, 1958)
Berkeley: SLATE, 1958. Single issue of the newsletter, four pages, very good. The first periodical issued by SLATE, the campus activist group that was a precursor to the wild and woolly 1960s at Berkeley. Features news about campus politics and an effort by SLATE to have student bookstores raise their... More
Cat.No: 181732
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Cal Reporter. [three issues]
Berkeley: SLATE, 1958. Three issues of the newsletter, four pages each, very good. Issues present are vol. 1 nos. 1, 2, and 4. The first periodical issued by SLATE, the campus activist group that was a precursor to the wild and woolly 1960s at Berkeley. In addition to news about... More
Cat.No: 181728
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