Summary Information
Political and Social Activist Movements Collection
AIS.1975.17
1968-1975
3.3 linear feet (5 boxes)
Language: English
Abstract: Collection contains leaflets, flyers, newsletters, brochures and miscellaneous literature of national and local organizations active in progressive left movements such as the Communist Party, the Gulf Action Project, the Peace and Freedom Center, the Revolutionary Socialist Union, Students for a Democratic Society, and the United Farm Workers.
ULS Archives Service Center
University of Pittsburgh Library System
7500 Thomas Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA, 15260
412-648-3232
archives-ref@mail.pitt.edu
Spring 2003
Finding aid prepared by ASC staff. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process on April 11, 2003.
July 1, 2006:
Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to EAD Version 2002
Biography
Geoffrey Bauman was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 24, 1941 and moved to Pittsburgh with his parents ca. 1951. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1972 where he proceeded to earn a M.A. in history, and then began to pursue a Ph.D. He was a member of the Pittsburgh Peace and Freedom Center, Vets for Peace, and Students for a Democratic Society(SDS). In 1969, he was instrumental in effecting the split within the SDS which resulted in the formation of the Revolutionary Socialist Union. As of January, 1976, he had withdrawn from the Ph.D. program to work for a textile union in New York City. Geoffrey Bauman collected materials from organizations that he was either a member of or interested in, and this group of materials reflect both his involvement and the political climate of the time.
Collection Scope and Content Notes
This collection contains materials collected by Geoffrey Bauman who was an activist during the 1970's. The materials relate to the organizations that were involved in progressive movements such as the Communist Party, the Gulf Action Project, the Peace and Freedom Center, the Revolutionary Socialist Union, Students for a Democratic Society, and the United Farm Workers. The organizations were located both in Pittsburgh and other areas of the United States including Washington, D.C. The materials include flyers that were distributed for events such as anti-war protests, the freeing of Angela Davis, and abortion. Other materials include brochures about the organizations, newsletters that they distributed and publications from local and national groups. The collection is arranged by series into folders of local and non-local organizations and publications. Additional scope notes are included at the series level.
Subject Terms
- Labor unions -- Pennsylvania
- Political activists -- Pennsylvania
- Student movements -- Pennsylvania
- Communist Party of America.
- Peace and Freedom Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
- Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.).
- United Farm Workers of America.
- Labor
- Politics
- Social action
Access and Use
No restrictions.
Gift of Geoffrey Bauman, October 21, 1975.
Political and Social Activist Movements Collection, 1968-1975, AIS.1975.17, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
This collection was processed by ASC staff in February 1976.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Deirdre A. Scaggs in April 29, 2003. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 1421184
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Collection Inventory
Series I. Pittsburgh
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Scope and Content Notes: Folders 1-18 contain political materials relating to organizations located in Pittsburgh. The materials range from flyers, announcements, brochures and other miscellaneous literature relating to the ideas and events planned by these activist organizations. Folders 17 and 18 contain publications from the Pittsburgh Peace and Freedom Center and miscellaneous radical newspapers.
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Box 1
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1 |
Carnegie-Mellon; Chatham
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| Folder |
4 |
Gulf Action Project
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| Folder |
6 |
Peace and Freedom Center
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| Folder |
7 |
Pittsburgh Area Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
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| Folder |
8 |
Revolutionary Socialist Union
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| Folder |
10 |
South of the River
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Box 2
| Folder |
12 |
United Farm Workers
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| Folder |
13 |
University of Pittsburgh
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| Folder |
14 |
Vietnam Conflict
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| Folder |
17 |
Pittsburgh Peace and Freedom News
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| Folder |
18 |
Radical Newspapers
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Series II. Non-local
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Scope and Content Notes: Materials relating to activist organizations outside of Pittsburgh including Washington, D.C. can be found in Folders 19-29. This information includes flyers, brochures, and miscellaneous materials. Folders 30 through 42 contain publications from organizations located outside of Pittsburgh. These publications include materials from Boston, New York, and Washington D.C. Folder 43 contains a publication from the Thomas Merton Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Folder 44 contains miscellaneous petitions from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, these materials were added to the collection in 1976.
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19 |
Committee of Returned Volunteers
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| Folder |
20 |
Computer People for Peace
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| Folder |
21 |
Human Services Movement
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| Folder |
22 |
Labor Information Center
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| Folder |
23 |
New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
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Box 3
| Folder |
25 |
Peoples' Coalition for Peace and Justice
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| Folder |
26 |
Revolutionary Socialist Union
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| Folder |
27 |
SDS up to June, 1969
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| Folder |
28 |
United Farm Workers
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| Folder |
30 |
Dollars and Sense
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Box 4
| Folder |
31 |
G.I. Newspapers
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| Folder |
32 |
International Socialists
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| Folder |
33 |
Maoist Newspapers
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| Folder |
34 |
New America Movement
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37 |
Progressive Labor Party WSA-SDS, etc.
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| Folder |
38 |
Revolutionary Youth Movement
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| Folder |
39 |
Socialist Labor Party and other De Leonists
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Box 5
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40 |
Socialist Workers Party, YSA, SMC, etc.
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| Folder |
41 |
Miscellaneous Trotskyite Groups
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