The Russian Soviet Bureau was set up by the Bolshevik government to act as its representative in the United States. These files, seized in raids by the Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities (known as the "Lusk Committee" for its Chairman Clayton R. Lusk) contain information on the activities of the bureau, correspondence between bureau head Ludwig C.A.K. Martens and bureau contacts, mailing lists of supporters and companies doing business with the Russian government, and transcripts of lectures given by Socialist supporters.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities
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Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities hearing testimony and executive session transcripts
Series Number
L0026
Summary
The series consists of testimony related to an investigation of individuals and organizations suspected of violating the State's criminal anarchy law. The majority of the testimony relates to organizing activity and publications aimed at overthrowing the United States government and replacing it with a Socialist government. Witnesses included the Attorney General his staff, state and local police; local district attorneys; foreign language translators; and individuals familiar with conditions within Russia or with immigrant agencies.
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New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities
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Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities investigation subject files
Series Number
L0039
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.
Creator
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
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