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Political poetry, American.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Harold Leventhal proletarian archive, 1885-1978

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-003
Scope and Contents

This archive, and its accompanying library, were acquired by Guy Logsdon, then Library Director, in 1977. It is ascribed to Harold Leventhal, who was a folk music manager, handling such musicians as the Weavers, Woody Guthrie, Peter, Paul and Mary and Joan Baez. This archive includes an selection of correspondence of the noted activist Ammon Hennacy as well as biographical materials.

Dates: 1885 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1902 - 1975

Lenin Lives!, Undated

 Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.70
Scope and Contents

"I'm so weary of watching Little Lenin/ Shadow-box the bourgeoisie/Each day he fights our revolution/There's nothing left to do for me...." A 14-line poem, author unknown.

Dates: Undated

The Little White Hand, 1935

 Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.74
Scope and Contents

A poem by Kittie Sporgo Hulse, based on an original poem of the same name by G.L. Flynn, in which Hulse encourages voting the Socialist ticket.

Dates: 1935