New York State Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities Investigation Subject Files

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series of records generated or collected by the committee, known as the "Lusk Committee" for its chairman Clayton R. Lusk, includes correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, testimony, news clippings, and other records on individuals and organizations. Topics center on anarchism, birth control, African-American activities, the 1919 Steel Strike, and the investigation of Socialist Party members elected to the State Assembly.
Title
Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities investigation subject files
Quantity
14 cubic feet; 28 microfilm rolls 35mm
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
L0039
Creator
Arrangement

Alphabetical by subject.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains material on various topics of concern to the committee which were collected as part of their investigation into suspected radical groups and individuals. These records include correspondence, testimony, investigative reports, copies of legislation, journal articles, pamphlets, broadsides, clippings, photographs, and other material.

Topics with the most material in the records include: birth control (with significant amounts of material about Margaret Sanger), events in India and Ireland, anti-seditious legislation in other states, African-American activities, the 1919 Steel Strike and 1920 Railroad Strike, the trial of Socialist members of the New York State Assembly, and various anti-radical activities of the United States government. Photographs of many socialists are included.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm is available at the New York State Archives.

Custodial History

This series was originally accessioned as box 7 of old collection #281, accessions -236 and -237.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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