California Labor School Collection, 1944-1950

Summary

Creator:
California Labor School.
Abstract:
Printed material including programs, course bulletins, pamphlets.
Extent:
1 folder (SC)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

California Labor School Collection,

Background

Scope and content:

The California Labor School Collection consists of a program for a 1950 performance by the chorus of "Trial by Jury" and several course bulletins.

Biographical / historical:

The California Labor School was originally founded as the Tom Mooney School in June of 1942. Its purpose was to train the huge influx of new workers into a wartime economy in trades and in various aspects of labor relations ranging from dues to union representation. The school was immensely successful and attracted talented and dedicated faculty, including George Hitchcock. The school's mission was to foster a unique "worker's culture" by passing on not only trade union methods and Marxist ideology, but also fine art, dance, and music. The school closed in the late 1950s.

Acquisition information:
Libretto purchased from the Peter Graham Fund for Radicalism in Literature and Art, 2008.
Arrangement:

One folder.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

California Labor School Collection,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu