Civil Rights Defense Committee Records, 1941-1958
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Title: Civil Rights Defense Committee Records
Inclusive Dates: 1941-1958

Creator:
  • Civil Rights Defense Committee
Call Number: Mss 79

Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Records of the Civil Rights Defense Committee (CRDC), an organization formed in 1941 which unsuccessfully fought the conviction of 18 members of the Minneapolis Teamsters Local 544. In the first conviction under the Smith Act, the defendants were jailed for their membership in the Socialist Workers Party. In addition to files on the above case, sometimes known as the “Minnesota labor case,” there are files on the committee's defense of Local 544 officers Kelly Postal and Carl Skoglund and on three marginally-related cases. Included are correspondence, legal records, publicity, clippings, and financial records.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00079
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