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INVENTORY OF THE POLITICAL NEWSPAPERS COLLECTION,
1953-1994, bulk 1969-1992
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Title: Political Newspapers Collection,
Dates: 1953-1994,
Dates: bulk 1969-1992
Collection Number: Consult repository.
Collector:
Zweig, Martha
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Extent:
30 boxes
[42.74 linear ft]
Repository: California State University, Dominguez Hills
Archives and Special Collections
Archives & Special Collection
University Library, Room G-145
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, California 90747
Phone: (310) 243-3013
URL: http://www.csudh.edu/archives/csudh/index.html
Abstract:
This collection consists of 113 alternative newspaper and journal titles whose primary focus is from an ethnic,
leftist, socialist, or communist perspective. A large number of the collection consists of issues of The
Guardian, though it also includes publications such as La Raza, The Black Panther, Chinese Literature, and The
Realist. Collection also consists of other publications and leaflets relating to topics such as the Anti-War
Movement, the Feminist Movement, and the Student Movement.
Language: Collection material is in English
and Spanish.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Title of item], Political Newspapers Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University
Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
Most of this collection was donated by Martha Zweig in 2009. Other portions of the collection were
collected by Archives and Special Collections throughout the years 1990-2008.
The collection was processed by Erin Kurinsky, 2010.
The collection consists of 113 newspaper and journal titles, published between 1953 and 1994, though the
majority of the collection was published between 1969 and 1992. The newspapers all report from a leftist
perspective and many of the publications espouse a Communist ideology. Topics relating to many of the major
movements of the late 20th Century are covered, including the Anti-War Movement, the Black Movement, the
Chicano Movement, and the Feminist Movement. As many of the publications relate to Communist ideology, there
is a great focus on labor issues and the plight of the working class in the United States. These Communist
publications largely report on issues in the United States, though they also report on world happenings,
including coverage of Cuba. Many of the journals offered extensive coverage relating to the death of Mao Zedung in 1976.
This collection consists of 113 newspaper titles. Some journals report from a national perspective,
while others focus on local news and politics. These journals all focus on politics from a leftist point of
view, and a large number of publications in the collection espouse a Marxist viewpoint. The collection spans
from the early 1950s through the early 1990s, though the majority of newspapers were published in the late
1960s and 1970s. The bulk of the collection is comprised of issues of The Guardian, though there are also
larger collections of Berkeley Barb/Berkeley Tribe, Black Panther, The Call, Chinese Literature, People's World,
Ramparts, La Raza, The Realist, and World Magazine. The majority of journal titles are represented by a single
issue or a few issues. There is also a collection of flyers, leaflets, and other publications a variety of
topics including the Anti-War movement, the Black movement, Feminism, the Labor movement, and the Student
movement.
Arrangement
Arranged in 3 series:
- Series I. The Guardian, 1968-1992
- Series II. Other Substantial Newspaper Collections
- Series III. Miscellaneous Publications
Chicano movement--United States--Newspapers.
Communism--United States--Newspapers.
Conspiracy theories--United States--Newspapers.
Feminist theory--United States--Newspapers.
Labor movement--United States--Newspapers.
Labor unions--United States--Newspapers.
Liberal perspectives.
Marxist criticism--United States--Newspapers.
Marxist-Leninist theory.
Marxist pamphlets.
Peace movements--United States--Newspapers.
Philosophy, Marxist--United States--Newspapers.
Student movements--California--Berkeley--Newspapers.
Student movements--United States--Newspapers.
Underground newspapers--United States.
Underground press publications--United States.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998
Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
Newton, Huey P.
Reagan, Ronald
Seale, Bobby, 1936-
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976
Black Panther Party
Communist Party of the United States of America
Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
Weather Underground Organization
Gidra Collection, a Los Angeles, California publication relating to issues of Japanese Americans between 1969-1974.