Milwaukee County Historical Society

Socialist Party

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Records, 1897-1980s
Call Number: Mss - 0770
Bulk: 16.71 cubic feet

Abstract:

The records of the Social Democratic Party or, as it was later known, the Socialist Party of America, is composed of correspondence, minutes, reports, publications, and election-related materials.  The bulk is correspondence related to Victor Berger’s association with the Socialist Party and his publishing of the Milwaukee Leader.  This is mainly in the time frame of 1910 to 1919.

See Also:

Socialist Party Collection, Mss 2016
Hammer & Tongs Socialist Party bulletin scattered issues 1986-1990

Contents List:

National and State Conventions

Box

Folder

 

Convention proceedings, 1904

1

1

Convention proceedings, 1912

1

2

Convention proceedings and ballots, 1919

1

3

National convention amended constitution, 1922

1

4

National convention, 1923

1

5

National convention, 1924

1

6

National convention, 1928

1

7-8

National convention, 1932

1

9

National convention, 1934

1

10-11

National convention, 1935

1

12

National convention, 1936

1

13-14

National convention, 1937

1

15-16

National convention, 1938

1

17-18

National convention, 1940

1

19

National convention, 1942

1

20

National convention, 1946

1

21

State Party conventions 1907-1928

1

22

State Party conventions 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938

1

23

Platforms misc. 1916-1933

1

24

Socialist and Labor International SPA reports 1934-1936

1

25

 

Essays, Songbooks, Plays and Misc. Items

Box

Folder

 

Labor unions

2

26

Statement on U.S. Government

2

27

Party plays and speeches

2

28

Socialist songbook 1913

2

29

Essays on Socialism

2

30

School classroom/educational material

2

31

Plays 1932, 1936

2

32

Plays, undated

2

33

War essays 1918-1919

2

34-34A

Notes on the Solution to Unemployment

2

35

WPA Committee 1939

2

36

Resolutions of NY Socialist Party

2

37

Organization methods

2

38

Misc. speeches 1916-1934

2

39

Cooperatives

2

40

National Party bulletins 1937

2

41

Statement on anniversary of Lenin’s death 1938

2

42

Press releases 1939-1940

2

43

City Club address by Thomas Lyons 1914

2

44

Study courses in Socialism

2

45-47

Political science material 1919

2

48

Victor Verger Congressional hearings 1919

2

48A

Hoan’s statement on St. Louis Platform 1918

2

48B

 

Youth Membership Records & Social Activities

Box

Folder

 

Guide for Falcon Leader newsletter March 1935

3

49

Red Falcons material 1935-37

3

50

Falcon Call magazine 1934-37 (not inclusive)

3

51

Falconry newsletter 1936-37 (not inclusive)

3

52

Manual for Red Falcons (3 items)

3

53

Songbooks for the Falcons

3

54

Young Peoples Socialist League statements & constitutions

3

55

Young Peoples Socialist League convention reports 1936-37

3

56

Young Peoples Socialist League convention materials 1932-39

3

57

Young Peoples Socialist League publications 1930s-40s

3

58

Red Sparks newsletter Feb & March 1939

3

59

Membership data 1912 & 1932

3

60

 

Events, Financial Records & Broadcasts

Box

Folder

 

Bazaar Committee office materials 1930-35

3

61

Bazaars/Balls/Concerts publications 1924-1939

3

62

Bazaar Flash newspaper 1934-37

3

63

State Picnics 1935-38, 1942-43, 1947, 1951

3

63A

Socialist Party broadcasts over WTMJ 1934-35

3

64

Misc. financial records and ledger 1934-39

3

65

Misc. financial receipts 1908-1910

3

66

Financial reports 1912-29

3

67

 

Social Democratic Bills Introduced to Legislature

Box

Folder

 

Social Democratic bills 1905

3

68

Social Democratic bills 1907

3

69

Social Democratic bills 1909

3

70

Social Democratic bills 1911-13

3

71

 

Local Female Section of the Socialist Party

Box

Folder

 

West Side Socialist Women’s Club records 1905-10

3

72

West Side Socialist Women’s Club records 1917-43

3

73

 

State and National Party

Box

Folder

 

State Party documents 1905-20

4

74

State Party documents 1912-13

4

75

Biographies of candidates 1934

4

76

National Executive Committee 1915-1930s

4

77

National campaign notes 1912

4

78

National campaign notes & ballot 1935

4

79

National Party material 1933

4

80

Baby Leader publication July 1917

4

81

Rebel Arts Bulletin publication NY

4

82

Wisconsin Beacon publication 1951

4

83

Bulletin of People’s Council of America 1917

4

84

 

Victor Berger’s Speeches and Correspondence

Box

Folder

 

Published speeches of Victor Berger

4

85

Victor Berger speeches & statements

4

86

Speeches & misc. items relating to Berger

4

87

Victor Berger correspondence, undated

4

88

Victor Berger correspondence 1897, 1901-08

4

89

Victor Berger correspondence 1910 Jan-Sept

4

90

Victor Berger correspondence 1910 Oct-Dec

4

91-93

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 Jan-Feb

4

94

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 March

4

95-96

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 April

4

97-100

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 April & undated

4

101

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 May

5

102-106

Public Ownership correspondence 1911 May

5

107

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 June

5

108-110

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 July

5

111-114

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 Aug

5

115-116

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 Sept

5

117

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 Oct

5

118

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 Nov

5

119

Victor Berger correspondence 1911 Dec

5

120-121

Victor Berger correspondence 1912 Jan

6

122-123

Victor Berger correspondence 1912 Feb

6

124

Victor Berger correspondence 1912 March

6

125

Victor Berger correspondence 1912 April

6

126

Victor Berger correspondence 1912 May

6

127

Victor Berger correspondence 1912 June

6

128

Victor Berger correspondence 1912 July

6

129-130

Victor Berger correspondence 1912 Aug-Sept

6

131

Victor Berger correspondence 1912 Oct-Dec

6

132

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 Jan-Mar

6

133

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 April

6

134

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 May

6

135

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 June

6

136

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 July

6

137

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 Aug

6

138

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 Sept

6

139

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 Oct

6

140

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 Nov

6

141

Victor Berger correspondence 1913 Dec

6

142

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 Jan

7

143

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 Feb

7

144

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 Mar

7

145

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 April

7

146

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 May

7

147

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 June

7

148

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 July

7

149

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 Aug

7

150

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 Sept

7

151

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 Oct

7

152

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 Nov

7

153

Victor Berger correspondence 1914 Dec

7

154

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 Jan

7

155

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 Feb

7

156

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 Mar

7

157

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 Apr-May

7

158

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 June

7

159

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 July

7

160

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 Aug

7

161

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 Sept

7

162

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 Oct

7

166

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 Nov

7

164

Victor Berger correspondence 1915 Dec

7

165

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 Jan

7

166

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 Feb

7

167

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 Mar

7

168

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 April

7

169

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 May

7

170

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 June

7

171

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 July

7

172

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 Aug

8

173

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 Sept

8

174

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 Oct

8

175

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 Nov

8

176

Victor Berger correspondence 1916 Dec

8

177

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 Jan

8

178

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 Feb

8

179

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 Mar

8

180

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 Apr

8

181

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 May

8

182

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 June

8

183

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 July

8

184

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 Aug

8

185

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 Sept

8

186

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 Oct

8

187

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 Nov

8

188

Victor Berger correspondence 1917 Dec

8

189

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 Jan

8

190

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 Feb

8

191

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 Mar

8

192

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 Apr

8

193

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 May

8

194

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 June

8

195

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 July

8

196

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 Aug

8

197

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 Sept

8

198

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 Oct

8

199

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 Nov

8

200

Victor Berger correspondence 1918 Dec

8

201

Victor Berger correspondence 1919 Jan

8

202

Victor Berger correspondence 1919 Feb

8

203

Victor Berger correspondence 1919 Mar-Dec

8

204

 

Party Correspondence, Minutes and Financial Material

Box

Folder

 

Socialist Party misc. 1912-19

8

205

Socialist Party correspondence & report 1920

8

205A

Socialist Party correspondence & financial documents 1921

8

206

Financial reports, minutes, & correspondence 1922

8

207

Financial reports & statement 1923

8

208

Financial reports & Congressional Record 1924

8

209

Financial records 1925

8

210

Financial reports & correspondence relating to Edward Buer 1926-27

8

211

Correspondence, reports, & Congressional Record 1928-29

8

212

Correspondence & press release 1930-31

9

213

Correspondence, reports, & financial statements 1932

9

214

Correspondence & minutes 1933 Jan-Mar

9

215

Correspondence, minutes, & Senate bills 1933 Apr-Jun

9

216

Correspondence, minutes, & legislation 1933 July-Dec

9

217

Correspondence & reports 1934 Jan-Feb

9

218

Correspondence 1934 Feb-Mar

9

219

Correspondence, minutes, & resolutions 1934 Apr-May

9

220

Correspondence & convention materials 1934 June

9

221

Correspondence & minutes 1934 Jul-Aug

9

222

Correspondence & radio broadcast 1934 Sept

9

223

Correspondence, legal documents, & article 1934 Oct

9

224

Correspondence & election material 1934 Nov

9

225

Correspondence, financial reports, & misc. 1934 Dec

9

226

Correspondence, reports, resolutions, & misc. 1935

9

227

Correspondence, daily reports & minutes 1935 Jan

9

228

Correspondence 1935 Feb

9

229

Press releases, daily reports, & misc. 1935 Feb

9

229A

Correspondence, campaign material, & misc. 1935 March

9

230

Correspondence, minutes, & election items 1935 Apr

9

231

Correspondence, daily reports, & misc. 1935 May

10

232

Correspondence & daily reports 1935 May

10

233

Correspondence, daily reports, & misc. 1935 June

10

234

Correspondence & misc. 1935 Jul-Aug

10

235

Correspondence & misc. 1935 Sep-Oct

10

236

Correspondence, reports, & misc. 1935 Nov-Dec

10

237

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1936 Jan-Feb

10

238

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1936 Mar-Apr

10

239

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1936 May-Jun

10

240

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1936 Jul-Dec

10

241

Correspondence & misc. 1936

10

242

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1937 Jan-Jun

10

243

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1937 Jul-Oct

10

244

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1937 Nov-Dec

10

245

Correspondence & misc. 1937

10

246

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1938 Jan-Mar

10

247

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1938 April

10

248

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1938 May-Aug

10

249

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1938 Sep-Dec

10

250

Correspondence & misc. 1938

10

251

Correspondence, minutes, reports, & misc. 1939 Jan-Feb

11

252

Correspondence & misc. 1939 March

11

253

Correspondence, minutes, reports, & misc. 1939 Apr-Jun

11

254

Correspondence, minutes, & misc. 1939 Jul-Dec

11

255

Miscellaneous 1939

11

256

Correspondence & misc. 1940

11

257

Miscellaneous 1940s

11

258

Miscellaneous 1950s

11

259

Miscellaneous 1960s

11

260

Miscellaneous 1970s & 80s

11

261

 

Leaflets

Box

Folder

 

Membership promotion/solicitation

11

262

General and Inner-Party issues

11

263

Declaration of Principles

11

264

Financial contributions

11

265

Stories with morals

11

266

Introduction to Socialism

11

267

Employment and labor issues

11

268

Targeted to specific groups

11

269

Foreign policy

11

270

War

11

271

Wisconsin related

11

272

Milwaukee related

11

273

British Labor Party

11

274

Event announcements-Milwaukee

11

275

Event announcements- Wisconsin

11

276

Event announcements-National

11

277

Campaign related-Wisconsin

11

278

Campaign related-Milwaukee

11

279

Campaign related-National

11

280

Misc. topics

11

281

 

Pamphlets, Booklets, Broadsides

Box

Folder

 

Constitutions-Wisconsin & Milwaukee

11

282

Constitutions-National

11

283

Party Platforms-Wisconsin

11

284

Party Platforms-Milwaukee

11

285

Party Platforms-other cities in Wisconsin

11

286

Party Platforms-National

11

287

Publications in German

11

288

Campaign material outside of Wisconsin

11

289

Campaign materials

11

290

Material not issued by SP

11

291

Information on Socialist publications

11

292

Booklets on various topics

11

293

Booklets on various topics

11

294

Program booklets 1927-1951

11

295

 

Newsletters and Periodicals

Box

Folder

 

International Socialist Review journal

12

296

Misc. newsletters

12

297

Public Enterprise Record newsletter

12

298

Documents and Discussions supplement

12

299

Misc. newspapers-Wisconsin

12

300

Misc. newspapers-National

12

301

 

Miscellaneous

Box

Folder

 

Milwaukee Leader statements and correspondence

12

302

Guides and instructions for Party leaders

12

303

Sheet music and lyrics

12

304

Nomination cards

12

305

Sample ballots

12

306

Stationery, ticket, & applications for membership

12

307

Election-related material

12

308

Membership cards and applications

12

309

Articles, stories, and writings

12

310

Miscellaneous

12

311

 

Ledgers                                                                      (Location BV Shelf 329)

 

Bazaar account book, n.d.

Vaudeville shows accounts 1927

Socialist Carnival accounts 1928

Socialist Bazaar accounts 1929

Vaudeville shows accounts 1931-34

Bazaar Committee accounts 1934

Bazaar & Carnival bills payable 1936

Entertainment contracted for 1936

Bazaar Committee accounts 1935

Bazaar ticket records 1936

Exhibitors ledger 1937

Accounts payable 1937

Bazaar accounts receivable 1938

Bazaar accounts payable 1938

Bazaar & Carnival accounts 1937

State record book 1934-35

10th Ward branch minutes 1934-40

Woman’s Social Ethics Club minutes 1912-1914

8th Ward branch accounts 1933-39

2nd Ward branch minutes 1924-1931

2nd Ward branch dues book ? 1905-08

 

Oversize Items

Location

 

Handbill announcing mass meeting for Norman Thomas Socialist candidate for president at Bethany Park, Aug. 14, 1928

MV Drawer F35

Report of Southern States District, n.d

MV Drawer F35

Facts July 1927 monthly published by Socialist Party (2 copies)

MV Drawer F35

 

 

Socialist scrapbooks, 1896-1898, 1904, 1902-04, 1910-40, 1926-29

RC 15, Shelf 5-7, 13

Socialist scrapbooks, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1934-39, 1940

RC 16, Shelf 1 & 11

 

 

Microfilm Clippings

See Rolls A65-A79