The History of the US Communist Party

Tamiment Library, Center for the United States and the Cold War

Symposium The History of the Communist Party, USA and Progressive Politics Today: Relating the Past to the Present

March 23 (Friday) 4 P.M. – 8 P.M.

The Tamiment Library recently acquired the Archives of the Communist Party, USA and the library of the Reference Center for Marxist Studies. This program will preview these vast collections that are among the most important in the United States documenting the history of American Left.

Barbara Wertheimer Prize

Barbara Wertheimer Prize in Labor History

From Brian Greenberg, [mailto]bgreenbe@monmouth.edu[/mailto]To recognize serious study in labor and work history among undergraduate students, the New York Labor History Association will award the Barbara Wertheimer Prize of $100.00 for the best research paper written during the 2006-2007 academic year. The winning entry will, with permission, be posted on the NYLHA website. Please encourage your best undergraduate students to submit their work.