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Finding Aid for the Alternative Press Collection, 1969-1992

MS 73

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives


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Collection Overview

Title: Alternative Press Collection, 1969-1992
Creator: University at Buffalo, University Archives
Extent: 17 manuscript boxes (7 linear feet)
Language of Material: Collection material in English and Spanish.
Repository: State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Abstract: A collection of local and national news sources related to labor, anti-war, student unrest, and free speech issues spanning the years 1969-1992.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Description and dates], Box/folder number, MS 73, Alternative Press Collection, 1969-1992, University Archives, The State University of New York at Buffalo.

See the Archives' preferred citations instructions for additional information.

Acquisition Information

Collection was donated in 2002.

Terms of Access

The Alternative Press Collection, 1969-1992 is open for research.

Copyright

Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.

Processing Information

Processed by Archives staff, 2003.

Accruals and Additions

No further accruals are expected to this collection.


Historical Note

This collection contains publications of the Marxist-Leninist party of the United States spanning the years 1969-1995. Major publications represented:

The Workers' Advocate (Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois)

The Guardian (New York, New York)

Proletarian Internationalism (Chicago, Illinois)

Buffalo Red Star (Buffalo, New York)

Buffalo Workers Voice (Buffalo, New York)

Buffalo Student (Buffalo, New York)

Buffalo Anti-Imperialist Newsletter (Buffalo, New York)

Workers' Daily (Boston, Massachusetts)

North American News (Boston, Massachusetts)


Scope and Content Note

A collection of material related to labor, anti-war, student unrest, and free speech issues. Marxist-Leninist periodicals issued nationally and locally are included. Pamphlets are also included. The collection contains mimeographed statements and other material issued by the Buffalo Branch of the Marxist-Leninist Party U.S. and the Union of Buffalo Anti-Imperialist Students. Student newsletters are produced at the State University of New York at Buffalo.


Arrangement

Collection is arranged into four series:

Collection is arranged alphabetically and then chronologically.


Container List

I.     Newspapers

Runs of radical newspapers The Worker's Advocate (1969-1993) and The Guardian (1985-1992).

I.A     The Workers' Advocate, 1969-1993 (Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois)
Newspaper of the" Central Organization of U.S. Marxist-Leninists," then of the "Marxist-Leninist Party."
Box-folder Contents
1.1
1969-1974: December 1969 (v.1, no.4), November 1972 (v.3, no.1), January-May 1973 (v.4, no.1-4), December 1974 (v.5, no. 1)
1.2
1975: May-June (v.5, no.2-3), December (v.6, no.1)
1.3
1976: February-November (v.6, no.2-9)
1.4
1977: March-December (v.7, no.1-7)
1.5
1978: January-November (v.8, no.1-10)
2.1
1979: January-March (v.9, no.1-3)
2.2
1979: May-December (v.9, no.4-11), Special Supplement (v.9, no.7)
2.3
1980: January-August (v.10, no.1-6), Special Supplement (v.10, no.6)
2.4
1980: October-December (v.10, no.7-11), Special Supplement (v.10, no.10)
2.5
1981: January-May (v.11, no.1-6)
2.6
1981: June-July (v.11, no.7-8), September-December (v.11, no.11-14)
2.7
1982: January-June (v.12, no.1-6)
2.8
1982: July-December (v.12, no.7-12)
3.1
1983: January-December (v.13, no.1-8)
3.2
1984: January-May (v.14, no.1-6)
3.3
1984: June-December (v.14, no.7-13)
3.4
1979-1985: Reprints and special bulletins
3.5
1975: December news supplement
4.1
1985: January-April (v.15, no.1-4)
4.2
1985: May-August (v.15, no.5-8)
4.3
1985: September-November (v.15, no.9-11)
4.4
1986: January-May (v.16, no.1-5)
4.5
1986: August-December (v.15, no.8-12)
5.1
1987: January-April (v.17, no.1-4)
5.2
1987: May (v.17, no.5), August-December (v.17, no.8-12)
5.3
1988: January-May (v.18, no.1-5)
5.4
1988: July (v.18, no. 7, 9-11), September-December (v.18, no.9-11)
5.5
1989: January (v.19, no.1), April (v.19, no.4), June-July (v.19, no.6-7), October (v.19, no.10)
5.6
1991: January (v.21, no.1), December (v.21, no.12)
5.7
1993: July (v.23, no.5)
Box-folder Contents
6.1
1985: January-December (v.1, no.1-10)
6.2
1986: January-December (v.2, no.1-9)
6.3
1987: January (v.3, no.1), March (v.3, no.3), August-September (v.3, no.8-9), November-December (v.3, no.11-12)
6.4
1988: January-February (v.4, no. 1-2), April-August (v.4, no.4-8), December (v.4, no.12)
6.5
1989: January-February (v.5, no.1-2), April (v.5, no.4)
6.6
1991: October-December (v.7, no. 8-9), April-December (v.2, no.3-6)
I.B     The Guardian 1985-1992 (New York, New York)
"Independent Radical Newsweekly" published by the Institute for Independent Social Journalism, Inc.
Box-folder Contents
7.1-7.8
December, 1985 - July, 1986
8.1
October, 1988: supplement
8.2-8.7
January - June, 1989
Box-folder Contents
9.1
January (v.42, no.11-14)
9.2
February (v.42, no.15-18)
9.3
March (v.42, no.19-22)
9.4
April (v.42, no.23-26)
9.5
May (v.42, no.27-31)
9.6
June (v.42, no.32-35)
10.1
July (v.42, no. 36-37)
10.2
August (v.42, no.38-40)
10.3
September (v.42, no.41-43)
10.4
October (v.42, no.44-46, v.43, no.1-2)
10.5
November (v.43, no.3-6)
10.6
December (v.43, no.7-10)
Box-folder Contents
11.1
January (v.43, no.11-14)
11.2
February (v.43, no.15-18)
11.3
March (v.43, no.19-22)
11.4
April (v.43, no. 24)
11.5
May (v.43, no.25, 28-29)
11.6
June (v.43, no. 30-33)
12.1
July (v.43, no.34, 36)
12.2
August (v.43, no.37-38)
12.3
September (v.43, no.39-41)
12.4
October (v.43, no.42-44, v.44, no.1)
12.5
November (v.44, no.3-6)
12.6
December (v.44, no.7-8,10)
Box-folder Contents
13.1
January (v.44, no.11-14)
13.2
February (v.44, no.15-18)
13.3
March (v.44, no.19-22)
13.4
April (v.44, no.23-27)
13.5
May (v.44, no.28-31)
13.6
June (v.44, no.32-33)
13.7
July (v.44, no.36-39)
II.     Pamphlets, 1974-1986

Independently published political pamphlets.

Alphabetical by title.

Box-folder Contents
14.1 Against the Reactionary Idealism and Metaphysics of the Communist League (1974)
14.1 Build the Marxist-Leninist Party (1979)
14.1 Can the Chinese Revolution Be Called a Proletarian Revolution? (1979)
14.1 Carta (1978)
14.1 Carter Bares His Fascist Fangs (1978)
14.1 Carter's Energy Fund (1977)
14.1 The Citizens Party Is Nothing but Warmed-over Carter Stew (1980)
14.1 The Class Essence of the Inflation in the Capitalist and Revisionist World (1978)
14.1 Combat the Fascist Anti-Busing Movement with Active Resistance (1978)
14.1 Contra el Pensamiento Mao Zedong (1981)
14.1 Dialectics of the Development of Nelson Perry's Head (1974)
14.1 How to Advance the Struggle Against Social-Chauvinism (1978)
14.2 Joint Communiques of the PCT and the MLP (1981)
14.2 Joint Statement of Marxist-Leninist Parties of Latin America (1976)
14.2 The Kennedy Alternative Is the Same Program of Starvation, Fascism, and War (1980)
14.2 Letter (1978)
14.2 Mao, Browder and Social-Democracy (1980)
14.2 Mao Tse-toung and Mao Tse-toung Thought Are Anti-Marxist-Leninist and Revisionist
14.2 Mao Tse-toung Thought Versus Opportunism (1976)
14.2 Nicaraguan Workers, You Are Not Alone! (1986)
14.2 Nixon's Wage-Price Controls Were a Fascist Anti Working Class Measure Prepared for and Applauded by the Democrats and Labor Traitors (1978)
14.2 No to U.S. Imperialist War Preparations! (1980)
14.2 People's War in the Philippines (1974)
14.2 Soaring Profits Show How Inflation Impoverishes the Poor for the Benefit of the Rich (1979)
14.2 Sobre la Lucha Revolucionaria del Pueblo de Nacionalidad Mexicana en los EEUU (1981)
14.2 Step Up the Fight Against the Nuclear Program of U.S. Imperialism! (1979)
14.2 Theory and Practice of Communism (1976)
14.2 The Theory and Practice of the Revolution (1977)
14.2 U.S. Imperialism, Get Out of El Salvador (1981)
14.2 U.S. Marxist-Leninists, Unite in Struggle against Social-Chauvinism (1977)
III.A     Proletarian Internationalism, 1979-1982 (Chicago, Illinois)
"A journal to bring the ideas of the International Marxist-Leninist Communist Movement to the American proletariat and revolutionaries" published by the Central Organization of U.S. Marxist Leninists.
Box-folder Contents
15.1
1979: January-February (v.1, no. 1-2)
15.2
1979: May-August (v.1, no. 3-5)
15.3
1979: November-December (v.1, no.6-7)
15.4
1980: February-November (v.2, no. 1-4)
15.5
1981: November (v.3, no.1)
15.6
1982: March (v.4, no.1-2)
III.B     Buffalo Red Star, 1973-1975 (Buffalo, New York)
"Organ of the Buffalo Branch of the Central Organization of U.S. Marxist-Leninists."
Box-folder Contents
16.1
1973: July (v.2, no.6), 1975: February-April (v.3, no.1-2)
III.C     Buffalo Workers Voice, 1979-1991 (Buffalo, New York)
"Organ of the Buffalo Branch of the Central Organization of U.S. Marxist-Leninists."
Box-folder Contents
16.2
1979-1991; includes v.1-2, v.4 no.2, special issues.
III.D     Buffalo Student, 1976 (Buffalo, New York)
"Organ of the Buffalo Student Movement, under the leadership of the Central Organization of U.S. Marxist-Leninists" published by students at State University of New York at Buffalo.
Box-folder Contents
16.3
1976: February-November (v.3, no.1-5)
III.E     Buffalo Anti-Imperialist Newsletter, 1980-1985 (Buffalo, New York)
"Union of anti-imperialist students" newsletter published by students at State University of New York at Buffalo.
Box-folder Contents
16.4
1980-1985; includes issues 1-2, 6-12, 14-26, special issues.
16.5
Club announcements, undated
III.F     Workers' Daily, 1973-1974 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Produced under the leadership of the central organization of U.S. Marxist-Leninists.
Box-folder Contents
16.7
September 12-October 31 (v.1, no.1-37)
16.8
November (v.1, no.38-47)
16.9
December (v.1, no.48-66) (v.1, no.48-66)
Box-folder Contents
16.10
January (v.2, no.1-13)
16.11
February (v.2, no.15-24)
16.12
March (v.2, no. 25-34)
16.13
April (v.2, no.35-38)
III.G     North American News, 1972-1973 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Marxist-Leninist publication produced by Advance News.
Box-folder Contents
17.17
December 1971-August 1972
17.18
May-September, 1973
III.H    Other newsletters, 1970-1992
National and local publications dealing with Marxist-Leninist interests.
Box-folder Contents
16.14
1970-1992: Mass Line (1970), Boston Worker, Challenger (1990), Chicago Anti-Imperialist Newsletter (1980-1985), Chicago Worker (1976).
16.15
1970-1992: Detroit Worker (1975), Emancipation (1974), Louisville Red Banner (1976), People's American Daily News (1970), Prensa Proletaria (1984), Revolutionary Worker (1992), Voice of Revolution (1982), The West Indian Voice (1984), The Worker (1973), Worker's World (1985, 1991).
IV.A    Buffalo Branch, 1975-1986
Materials are specific to Buffalo Branch of the Marxist-Leninist Party.
Box-folder Contents
17.1-17.12
1975-1986
17.13
Copies of annotated statements, 1975-1986
17.14
Other material, 1975-1986; includes statements and announcements.
16.6
Other related material, 1975-1992; includes printed materials from Workers' Mass Action Slate and election information for the Buffalo Local #303 union.
IV.B    Other United States branches, 1975-1986
Materials are announcements and statements from other branches of the Marxist-Leninist Party of the United States.
Box-folder Contents
17.15-17.16
1975-1986

Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog.

Contributors

Buffalo Student
Buffalo anti-imperialist newsletter
Buffalo red star
Buffalo workers voice
Guardian (New York, N.Y.)
Marxist-Leninist Party, USA
Marxist-Leninist Party, USA. Buffalo Branch
North America news (Boston, Mass.)
North America news service (Boston, Mass.)
Political and Social Issues and the Alternative Press in Buffalo and Western New York Collection (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Proletarian internationalism
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Worker's advocate
Worker's daily (Boston, Mass.)

Subject Terms

Anti-imperialist movements--New York (State)--Buffalo
Anti-imperialist movements--United States
College students--New York (State)--Buffalo--Political activity
College students--United States--Political activity
Communism--United States--Periodicals
Labor movement--New York (State)--Buffalo
Labor movement--United States
Marxist-Leninist Party, USA. Buffalo Branch
Marxist-Leninist Workers Organization
Peace movements--New York (State)--Buffalo
Peace movements--United States
Philosophy, Marxist--New York (State)--Buffalo--Periodicals
Radicalism--New York (State)--Buffalo--Periodicals
Radicalism--United States -- Periodicals
Social movements--New York (State)--Buffalo
Social movements--United States
State University of New York at Buffalo--Archives
State University of New York at Buffalo--Students--Political activity--History--20th century
Student movements--New York (State)--Buffalo
Student movements--United States
Student protesters--New York (State)--Buffalo
Student protesters--United States
Students--United States--Political activity--Periodicals
Underground press--United States--Periodicals Contributors

Genre Terms

Newsletters
Newspapers
Pamphlets
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