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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Bowditch Review [nos. 1 and 2]
Berkeley: Unitas, the Interseminary Council and the Campus Ministery Association, 1967. First two issues of the journal, missing the third and last issue; lightly worn staplebound wraps; 73 and 75 pages respectively. Anti-war radical Christian journal, with articles on going to prison for draft refusal, antiwar activism, the Vietnam Tribunal..... More
Cat.No: 199508
Bowditch Review. Summer-Fall 1967, No. 1
Berkeley: Unitas, the Interseminary Council and the Campus Ministry Association, 1967. Magazine. 73p., yellow staplebound wraps with some toning at edges, illus., second printing - revised edition, some toning to newsprint pages inside, bit of rust to staples, else very good. Anti-war radical student journal, nominally Christian, with articles on..... More
Cat.No: 239711
Bowl Nica-II [four items related to a bowling fundraiser for Sandinista construction]
New York: NY/Nicaragua Construction Brigade, [1986]. Four 8.5x11 inch handbills, including a two-sided announcement letter explaining the purpose of the fundraiser, a blank pledge sheet, a blank reply form, and a certificate with name filled in to commemorate participation, though the number of points is left blank. More
Cat.No: 210495
Boycott Coors. Coors workers are on strike! Which side are you on? [poster]
n.p. [1977-?]. 17x22 inch poster, printed in red and black on white background, depicting defiant male and female workers connected to a lie detector machine while a malevolent-looking boss prepares to plug it in. The use of the lie detector for screening employees was one of the points of contention..... More
Cat.No: 151827
Boycott Eastern and Continental [handbill]
San Francisco: International Association of Machinists and Aerosace Workers, 1990. 8.5x11 inch handbill, printed both sides. Issued during the Machinists' strike against the airlines, asking the reader to join a picket line at San Francisco International Airport. More
Cat.No: 251408
Boycott Farah pants / Viva la huelga [pinback button]
[California]: n.p., [1973-?]. 1.25 inch diameter pin, woman with raised fist, black text on yellow background. Very good. More
Cat.No: 200142
Boycott Farah pants / Viva la huelga [pinback button]
[California]: n.p., [1973-?]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, woman with raised fist, black text on yellow background. Very good. More
Cat.No: 204476
Boycott Farah pants / Viva la huelga [pinback button]
[California]: n.p., [1973-?]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, woman with raised fist, black text on mustard background. Very good. More
Cat.No: 229763
Boycott Gallo (pinback button)
n.p. [UFW], n.d. 1.5 inch diameter pin with UFW eagle and purple outline of wine bottle; union bug on edge indicates manufacture in East Bay. Very good. More
Cat.No: 132283
Boycott grapes [pinback button]
Hempstead, NY: Larry Fox, [197-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin with UFW eagle on orange field. More
Cat.No: 224149
Boycott Lucky's Lucky's is Unfair! Please DO NOT Shop Lucky Stores
Oakland: 1992. Leafet printed on one side, 8.5 x 10 inches, mild wear at corners, leaflet prints a headline from 19 August 1992 Oakland Tribune newspaper announcing that Lucky Markets guilty of "widespread sex discrimination", union bug at bottom. The early 1990s were a rough time for Lucky Markets. There..... More
Cat.No: 172039
Boycott Morton: maker of nuclear weapons
Baltimore: Campaign for a Nuclear Free America, 1988. Six-panel brochure, with cover image a parody of a Morton salt advertisement (the girl is carrying a warhead). Receipt date penciled on an interior corner. Asks consumers to boycott Morton salt to protest the company's production of solid rocket boosters for missiles..... More
Cat.No: 250179
Boycott scab soda! (The real thing) [handbill]
San Francisco: Workers Action Movement, [1972]. 8.5x14 inch handbill, horizontal fold crease, printed one side, date penned in corner. Progressive Labor Party was the main group active in the Workers Action Movement. Asks the reader to support striking Teamster soft drink bottlers and drivers. More
Cat.No: 251364
Boycott Shell [pinback button]
Philadelphia: Horn Co., [197-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, shell motif. More
Cat.No: 208031
Boycott War Toys [pinback button, together with "Don't buy war toys"]
New York: Stop War Toys Campaign; distributed by Donnelly/Colt, [199-]. 2.25 inch diameter pin, motif of breaking gun with a flower, very good. The smaller pin is made by Donnelly/Colt, without mention of the Campaign. More
Cat.No: 241441
Boycott, Baby, Boycott! [pinback button]
n.p. n.d. 1.5 inch diameter pin, metal reverse somewhat oxidized. This chant was used by supporters of the UFW grape boycott, but may also have had other applications. More
Cat.No: 235719
Brazilian Information Bulletin [3 issues]
Berkeley: American Friends of Brazil, 1972-1973. Three issues of the bulletin from 1972 to 1973. Issues present are Numbers 7, 9, and 11. 8.5 x 11 inches, 11, 19, and 19 p. respectively, illus., all with worn wraps, some soiling, Numbers 7 and 9 with rusted staples and 3 holes..... More
Cat.No: 242469
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Brick [magazine]: Art is a Weapon, No. 4, Fall 1989
New York: Brick, 1989. unpaginated (approx 60p.), wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, stapled binding, art tipped onto front cover, photocopied original. More or less anarchist mix of art, essays, poetry, reviews, collages, fiction, etc. More
Cat.No: 150604
Bridge Over the Border/Puente: cross-border bulletin/boletino informativo transfronterizo; vol. 1, #2, May, June, July/1985
Chula Vista & Tijuana: Bridge over the border/Puente, 1985. [10p] 8.5x11 inches, texts in English and Spanish bound dos-a-dos, photos, news, resources, very good newsletter in unbound wraps. Newsletter/bulletin for Latino workers on both sides of the border. Articles on the Hollywood-based Film Processing Co,, Superior Industries in Van Nuys..... More
Cat.No: 204324
The Bridge: Roman Catholic-Episcopal Social Justice Newsletter [five issues]
San Francisco: the newsletter, 1970-73. Five issues of the 8.5x11 inch newsletter, six to eight pages per issue, folded with address label on rear panel. Numbers present are vol. 2 nos. 3, 4; vol. 3 no. 3, vol. 4 no. 7, and vol. 5 no. 1. Includes discussion of organizing..... More
Cat.No: 249762
The Bridge: Roman Catholic-Episcopal Social Justice Newsletter. vol. 2 nos. 3 (Nov.-Dec. 1970)
San Francisco: the newsletter, 1970. Single issue of the 8.5x11 inch newsletter, six pages, folded with address label on rear panel. Includes discussion of organizing a Catholic Worker House, draft counseling for clergy, affiliated local groups such as Amigos of La Raza, and more. More
Cat.No: 249763
Bring all the troops home now! [poster]
[Berkeley]: Vietnam Moratorium, [1969]. 10x13 inch mini-poster, very good, promoting November actions against the war. More
Cat.No: 250360
Bring the troops home now newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 10 (May 23, 1966)
Cambridge, MA: The Newsletter, 1966. 23p., staplebound wraps; 8.5x11 inches. Very good. The Newsletter was an early and important anti-war effort by many associated with the Socialist Workers Party and others. More
Cat.No: 223515
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! / 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