Constitution of the Socialist Workers Party; as amended by the convention of October 1942

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Papers of Jock Haston, including records of the revolutionary Communist Party and other Trotskyist groupsU DJH

Communist League (British Section - International Left Opposition Bolshevik - Leninists)U DJH/1

Bolshevik - Leninists (mainly Militant Group)U DJH/2

Militant Labour LeagueU DJH/3

Marxist LeagueU DJH/4

Marxist GroupU DJH/5

Revolutionary Workers LeagueU DJH/6

Socialist Workers GroupU DJH/7

Revolutionary Socialist Party, EdinburghU DJH/8

Revolutionary Socialist Party, DublinU DJH/9

Militant Workers Federation, GlasgowU DJH/10

Building Workers Campaign CommitteeU DJH/11

Colonial Marxist League (Trotskyist)U DJH/12

Revolutionary Socialist LeagueU DJH/13

Workers International LeagueU DJH/14

Revolutionary Communist PartyU DJH/15

Movements in the United States of AmericaU DJH/16

Communist OppositionU DJH/16/A

Socialist Workers PartyU DJH/16/B

'Internal Bulletin': no. 4, N.Y., Organising Committee for the Socialist Party ConventionU DJH/16/B/1

Minutes. Pre-conference. All American Pacific BureauU DJH/16/B/2

'Supplementary Labour Party statement', by Glen Trimble; Article submitted by L. Kogan [pp. 50 - 51: 2 paragraphs only]U DJH/16/B/3

Speech on the Russian question, by J. P. Cannon. New York Membership meeting, and 'Report on the Russian question', by Max ShachtmanU DJH/16/B/4

'The crisis in the American Party: an open letter in reply to Comrade L. Trotsky', by Max Shachtman; 'From a scratch, to the danger of gangrene, by Leon Trotsky'U DJH/16/B/5

'From "science" to slander', by Joseph HansenU DJH/16/B/6

'The truth about the auto crisis', by George ClarkeU DJH/16/B/7

'The Abern clique', by Joseph HansenU DJH/16/B/8

Pre-convention action program, circular no. 1, from J. P. CannonU DJH/16/B/9

Constitution of the Socialist Workers Party; as amended by the convention of October 1942U DJH/16/B/10

First phases of the coming European revolution; report to plenum (Socialist Workers Party)U DJH/16/B/11

Perspectives and tasks of the coming European revolution; resolution adopted by the fifteenth anniversary plenumU DJH/16/B/12

PublicationsU DJH/16/B/13

[pp. 13 - 25 of bulletin?] The conclusion of the militant sub campaign: the next steps.U DJH/16/B/14

'City Convention bulletin' no. 1 Pre - convention discussion: City Convention reportU DJH/16/B/15

A letter from Natalie (defence of the U.S.S.R. [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics], Soviet bureaucracy, etc.) DuplicatedU DJH/16/B/16

A letter from Martin [concerning Natalia's letter]U DJH/16/B/17

[pp. 35 - 39 of bulletin?] containing Party education and party discussion, by Bernard Forrest, pp. 36 - 39U DJH/16/B/18

A letter from Albert Gates (copy) to Grant enclosing: Carbon copy of letter from the Auslandskomitee der internationalen Kommunisten Deutschlands to the National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party [concerning Draft Resolution of the National Committee on 'The European revolution and tasks of the Revolutionary Party', 'Internal Bulletin' v.6 no.3 September 1944]U DJH/16/B/19

pp. 36 - 37 (2 sheets) [policy of F.I. in the Yugoslav affair: the 'renegades' of Belgrade]U DJH/16/B/20

pp. 37 - 38 (2 sheets) [a critique of Comrade Stein's conception of organisation: the Party's attitude to Shachtman's arguments. 'Comrade Stein criticises Comrade Morrison's remarks about the emancipating spirit of Bolshevism']U DJH/16/B/21

Table showing comparative votes of (the SP, SLP, SWP, WP) in the 1945 [New York] Mayoralty election as against 1941, [by boroughs] and [table showing votes by assembly districts in 1945]U DJH/16/B/22

On the slogan of the republic of Italy and its discussion in the Socialist Workers Party by Daniel Logan. [Carbon copy]. AnnotatedU DJH/16/B/23

'Answers to Comrade Cannon's questions', by Albert Goldman [with covering letter to Haston from Goldman, 1 May 1945]U DJH/16/B/24

'A Stalinist attitude to revolutionary intellectuals', by Albert Goldman [lacks p.9]. [Reply to 'Notes on the Party Discussion' in the 'Internal Bulletin' of April 1945]U DJH/16/B/25

'The English elections and the Fourth International', by A. A. ArlinsU DJH/16/B/26

'Some arguments heard against the slogan of the republic in Italy', by Felix MorrowU DJH/16/B/27

Letter from Workers Party on question of unification of the Workers Party and the Socialist Workers PartyU DJH/16/B/28

Letter from Natalia'. . . concerning 'events' which have taken place in our party in recent days. . .'. DuplicatedU DJH/16/B/29

p. 17 only ['International sections will help Brit. section...taking up fundamental positions of the Fourth International against empiricism']U DJH/16/B/30

'Letter from the Workers Party to the Socialist Workers Party ... on the question of unification...' DuplicatedU DJH/16/B/31

Again: on 'Unity with the Shachtmanites', by James P. Cannon; speech at New York membership meetingU DJH/16/B/32

'The British labor victory, its meaning for the American workers. Mass meeting . .' [printed notice of meeting]U DJH/16/B/33

[Minority] Resolution on unity [17 numbered paragraphs only. Remainder? lacking]U DJH/16/B/34

'Letter from the Workers Party to the S.W.P... [Socialist Workers Party] summarise here the views...on the question of unification...'. DuplicatedU DJH/16/B/35

Plenum resolution on unity with the Workers Party, submitted by the Minority of the Political CommitteeU DJH/16/B/36

Resolution on the unity proposal of the Workers Party, adopted by the Plenum, 6 October - 7 October, 1945U DJH/16/B/37

Statement of Plenum minority on the Cannon - Stein - Frank resolutionU DJH/16/B/38

Letter from Genova, in hospital after beating up, to Comrade Morris. DuplicatedU DJH/16/B/39

October recruitment recordU DJH/16/B/40

Letter to Comrade Morrow [from J. Haston?] concerning split perspectiveU DJH/16/B/41

Resolution on the fusion question in the U.S.A. [United States of America] 'The R.S.P. considers . . .' [fusion of the W.P. and S.W.P. (Socialist Workers Party)] (copy)U DJH/16/B/42

Two items together - latter half of 'Internal Bulletin'? Duplicated.U DJH/16/B/43

Correspondence with the Socialist Workers Party on the Nuremberg trialU DJH/16/B/44

News release on Trotsky's Biography of Stalin and unauthorised alterationsU DJH/16/B/45

Recruitment report for JanuaryU DJH/16/B/46

Letter from C. C. [Central Committee], Revolutionary Communist Party] and reply, concerning fusion of Workers Party and Socialist Workers Party], and danger of S.W.P. split. DuplicatedU DJH/16/B/47

[M. Stein] to all locals and branches: Workers Party letters to Party branches [contrary to decisions of October plenum]U DJH/16/B/48

Resolution on unity between Socialist Workers Party and W.P. in America [from the F.I.O.S.A.]U DJH/16/B/49

Resolution of Labour Socialist Group (Australia) (endorsing attitude of Socialist Workers Party majority)U DJH/16/B/50

A bulletin of reports of conferences, campaigns, etc. starting with Steel conference report, by Farrell DobbsU DJH/16/B/51

'To all locals and branches: Put recruitment on a campaign basis! For a thousand new members from the eleventh convention to the twelfth'. [Duplicated letter and report]U DJH/16/B/52

Socialist Workers Party to Workers Party [a list of alleged differences, and a request for discussion]U DJH/16/B/53

Copy. S.W.P. [Socialist Workers Party] to Workers Party [a list of alleged differences, and a request for discussion], as DJH/16B/53, and the replyU DJH/16/B/54

'Petition for a public investigation...of...conditions...murder of the Ferguson brothers, Long Island' [form for endorsement - no signature]U DJH/16/B/55

'Protest murder of Ferguson brothers: mass meeting' [printed broadsheet]U DJH/16/B/56

Fight Jim Crow lynch law in New York. [printed folder]U DJH/16/B/57

'The S.W.P. [Socialist Workers Party] political committee's principal mistake in Trade Union policy during the strike wave', by F. MorrowU DJH/16/B/58

Militant Institute. [Second institute proposed in New York in June, to discuss the Militant]U DJH/16/B/59

Fourth International Subscription CampaignU DJH/16/B/60

May Day Rally, Hotel Diplomat, New York: speaker E. J. Ferguson [printed broadsheet]U DJH/16/B/61

A 'discussion' to prevent unity: statement of the National Committee minority... by A. Goldman, L. Bennett, F. MorrowU DJH/16/B/62

'N. C. Bulletin': the new imperialist peace and the building of the parties of the Fourth International; resolution adopted by the International Conference, April 1946 [for discussion at plenum]U DJH/16/B/63

To all locals and branches: [contents list of 'Internal Bulletin' v. 8 no. 6 and order form]U DJH/16/B/64

To all members of the N.C.: Draft resolution on wages, prices, profits and the struggle against inflation, and The Political Committee's principal mistake in trade union policy during the strike wave, [both to be discussed at plenum]U DJH/16/B/65

Resolution: In support of the slogan 'wage raises without price increases', submitted for the vote of plenum by F. MorrowU DJH/16/B/66

National recruiting campaign report: AprilU DJH/16/B/67

Draft resolution on the World Conference of the Fourth International, adopted by the Political CommitteeU DJH/16/B/68

Resolution on wages, prices, profits and the struggle against inflation, adopted by Political Committee and Amendments recommended by P.C.U DJH/16/B/69

Report of the National Control Commission on actions of indiscipline and disloyalty committed by N.C. members Goldman and Morrow and other Party members associated with their sectionU DJH/16/B/70

Statement to the plenum on the report of the Control Commission, May 1946U DJH/16/B/71

Minutes of the National plenum, New York City, May 19 - May 22, 1946 [lists N.C. members and alternates present and absent, branch organisers present, etc]U DJH/16/B/72

To all locals and branches: Campaign for a conference of laborU DJH/16/B/73

Statement of Bayonne branch on removal of Comrade Morrow from party payroll and An Answer . . . by the Political CommitteeU DJH/16/B/74

To all locals [etc]: F. I. subscription campaignU DJH/16/B/75

To all locals etc.: 'Pre-convention Internal Bulletin' no.1 [contents list, order form, and table showing branch indebtedness to National Office]U DJH/16/B/76

To all relief directors, from Rose Karsner [leave of absence]U DJH/16/B/77

American Committee for European Workers' Relief: to all A.C.E.W.R. directors; appeal for help for AustriaU DJH/16/B/78

To all locals [etc]: National Recruiting Campaign ReportU DJH/16/B/79

Militant Fund DriveU DJH/16/B/80

'Party Builder' v.3 no. 2 and 'Pre - convention Internal Bulletin' no. 2 contents list and order formsU DJH/16/B/81

Militant Subscription workU DJH/16/B/82

'The international resolution of the Fourth: a critique', by Dave JeffriesU DJH/16/B/83

Notice of new pamphlet by George Clarke: 'Build a labour party now'U DJH/16/B/84

Broadsheet: Four lively discussions, 5 July - 26 July. Militant Labor ForumU DJH/16/B/85

'The fight to defend the workers' standard of living', by the Secretariat of the Workers Party. (Published in the 'Militant')U DJH/16/B/86

New release ... petitions ... Jim Crow conditions ... Ferguson brothersU DJH/16/B/87

To all locals and branches: National recruiting campaign report [July]U DJH/16/B/88

Contents of 'Internal Bulletin' v.8, no.10 and 'International information bulletin' v.1 no.1U DJH/16/B/89

Trotsky memorial, 6th anniversary: address and film [broadsheet]U DJH/16/B/90

Twelfth Party convention - [organisational details] and membership report formsU DJH/16/B/91

News releases: withdrawal of Communist (Stalinist) party from New York ballot for governor; abolition of courts martial; and Seamen's and truckdriver's strikesU DJH/16/B/92

Socialist Workers Party election folder [portraits of five candidates, ten platform points, etc]U DJH/16/B/93

An open letter to the members ... of the Communist Party: Reject Wall Street's anti-Soviet candidatesU DJH/16/B/94

To all locals and branches [recruitment campaign goal and report for August]U DJH/16/B/95

Organisational letter asking for trade union reports for Party ConventionU DJH/16/B/96

Stalinist Russia, a capitalist state, by John Fredericks and John Hudson, and covering letterU DJH/16/B/97

Toledo: Monopoly- created meat famineU DJH/16/B/98

Organisational: asking for reports on violations of Party discipline; political committee motion on unity proposal; contents lists of 'Internal Bulletin' v.8, nos.11 and 12; recruiting campaign report [September]U DJH/16/B/99

Bolshevik politics versus neo-economism; a programmatic statement of the minorityU DJH/16/B/100

Membership campaign. List of 81 new members in October 1946U DJH/16/B/101

Against the political committee's 'Theses on the American Revolution' and 'Tasks of the S.W.P. [Socialist Workers Party] in the present political situation', resolution submitted by F. Morrow to November 1946. Convention of the S.W.P.U DJH/16/B/102

Resolution on the Russian question, submitted to the November 1946 Convention, by the minority of the Socialist Workers Party? (2 copies)U DJH/16/B/103

Pioneer publishers, report to the 12th Convention, November 1946, by Duncan ConwayU DJH/16/B/104

Decisions adopted by the 12th National ConventionU DJH/16/B/105

Constitution of the S.W.P. [Socialist Workers Party?], as amended by the Convention of November 1946U DJH/16/B/106

Letter from F. Morrow to the French party: for the information of Party membersU DJH/16/B/107

Pioneer Publishers [pre - publication information on a new edition of the suppressed testament of Lenin]U DJH/16/B/108

Request for Educational report etc. from branchesU DJH/16/B/109

Campaign for 1,000 subscriptions before March 15U DJH/16/B/110

E. R. Frank for Fourth International: delay in publishing E. Grant's articleU DJH/16/B/111

Marxist Labor School [New York]: Winter sessions 1946 - 1947 [printed folder]U DJH/16/B/112

New membership for December 1946, and January 1947U DJH/16/B/113

The tasks of the party in the fight to defend the trade unions, adopted by the Political Committee [with covering letter to locals and branches]U DJH/16/B/114

M. Stein to G. Carlson, and reply, with covering letter [the fight to defend the trade unions]U DJH/16/B/115

To National Committee members and alternates: informational material for the plenum, to be held February 15 -16, by MartinU DJH/16/B/116

Resolution on unification with the Workers Party, adopted by the National Committee of the Socialist Workers PartyU DJH/16/B/117

Procedural steps toward unification with the W.P. (James P. Cannon)U DJH/16/B/118

Shachtman, to all members of the Workers Party, and [another copy of] Informational material for the plenum, [DJH/16B/116]U DJH/16/B/119

Unity negotiations (Cannon)U DJH/16/B/120

Contents list of 'Party Builder' v.4 no. 2; new membership for February and March 1947U DJH/16/B/121

Directives on co-operation with the Workers Party (Cannon)U DJH/16/B/122

Report on unity negotiations with the Workers Party (Wm. F. Warde) and copy of Newark Branch of the Workers Party [program of Forums for discussion]U DJH/16/B/123

From a propaganda group to a party of mass - action: tasks of the S.W.P. [Socialist Workers Party] in the present political situation; draft resolution adopted by a Political Committee [2c]U DJH/16/B/124

Resolution adopted by the Plenum of the International Left Opposition on 26 September 1933 allegedly written by Comrade Trotsky, concerning the position of communists working in unions; and covering letter from M. SteinU DJH/16/B/125

The application of our Labor Party slogan today (F. Dobbs, to all locals...) [New members in May and June, 1947]U DJH/16/B/126

The split in the Workers Party [application of Johnson-Forest minority to join Socialist Workers Party]U DJH/16/B/127

Statement on unity with the Socialist Workers Party and the Extraordinary Party Convention, by the Political Committee of the Workers PartyU DJH/16/B/128

Letter to G. Tobin and R. O'Neill from W. F. Warde for secretariat, S.W.P. [Socialist Workers Party?] and letter to George from Freddie, both concerning article submitted by Tobin and O'Neill for the 'Internal Bulletin', against agreement.U DJH/16/B/129

A century's balance sheets, by Jean Vannier, trans. by Felix Giovanelli. First appeared in 'Partisan review', March 1948U DJH/16/B/130

Statement of the National Committee [on the Johnson split]U DJH/16/B/131

Appeal by the Minority to all sections of the movement. UnityU DJH/16/B/132

Call for the thirteenth National Convention of the Socialist Workers PartyU DJH/16/B/133

The Workers Party and the Fourth InternationalU DJH/16/B/134

Yugoslav events and the world crisis of Stalinism (statement by the Political Committee of the Socialist Workers Party)U DJH/16/B/135

Socialist Workers Party correspondence. Correspondents include A. Goldman, G. Healy, Daniel Logan, Felix Morrow, M. SteinU DJH/16/B/136

Socialist Workers Party correspondence. Correspondents include J. Forrest, J. Fredericks, E. Garrett, D.D. Harber, F. Morrow, Max Shachtman. (c. 52). Includes: 'It is time to grow up. The infantile sickness of the European secretariat', by F. MorrowU DJH/16/B/137

Socialist Workers Party correspondence. Correspondents include Farrell Dobbs, John Fredericks, A. Goldman, J. R. Johnson, J. Lyons, F. Morrow, M. Shachtman, M. Stein, W. F. Warde (c.30)U DJH/16/B/138

Workers Party of the United States of AmericaU DJH/16/C

Minneapolis Sedition Trial, June 1941 - May 1944U DJH/16/D

Fourth International: General and internationalU DJH/17

Trotsky Defence CommitteeU DJH/18

Anti - Labour Laws Victims Defence CommitteeU DJH/19

Education and the National Council of Labour CollegesU DJH/20

CLR JamesU DJH/21

Anti - fascismU DJH/22

Independent Labour PartyU DJH/23

Labour PartyU DJH/24

Communist Party of Great Britain, and communismU DJH/25

IndustryU DJH/26

Africa/Racial discriminationU DJH/27

AutomationU DJH/28

Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians, 10th Weekend SchoolU DJH/29

Miscellaneous parties and groupsU DJH/30

MiscellaneousU DJH/31