The nine boxes of pamphlets,
handbills, and booklets that make up this collection were mainly produced by radical
Left organizations, including the League for Industrial Democracy, the
Students for A Democratic Society (SDS), and the Weathermen. Most of
the material dates from the time period 1945-1975, with the greatest concentration from the Vietnam era. Much of the
material contained in this pamphlet collection originated in Seattle,
and was acquired from E.W. Pfeiffer and Bill Walker.
The collection is arranged by subject and contains a number of mimeographed ephemeral items
produced for internal circulation by SDS and other groups, as well as
outreach material. There is also material produced by the
governments of the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of
China.
