Socialists
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
"Ballad of Gene Debs" pamphlet
Collection — Folder S3520
Identifier: S3520
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one pamphlet of the "Ballad of Gene Debs" created by Sarah N. Cleghorn and published by The Driftwood Press in North Montpelier, Vermont in July 1928, regarding the arrest and trial of Eugene V. Debs in 1918 for violating the Espionage Act of 1917 after his criticism of America's involement in World War I.
Dates:
1928
Eugene V. Debs collection
Collection
Identifier: L230
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of correspondence of Socialist Party Executive Secretary Otto Branstertter, with and regarding Debs during 1920–1923, including letters regarding amnesty for Debs and other people imprisoned for their opposition to World War 1, as well as letters regarding Socialist Party politics and Debs role in the party following his release from prison. Also included are Debs’ writings on the labor movement, his essay on Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1922), statements of Debs...
Dates:
1895-1935
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Eugene V. Debs collection
