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Box 1
F.1 Dissent, 1966-1968
F.2 Canada-Vietnam newsletter, 1966-1968
F.3 L.S.A., 1963-1965, leaflets
F.4 L.S.A., 1968-1970
F.5 L.S.A./Youth Socialist Forum, notices and miscellaneous statements, 1968
F.6 L.S.A. notices, 1968
F.7 L.S.A. leaflets, 1969
Box 2
F.1 L.S.A. leaflets, 1968-1970
F.2 L.S.A. leaflets, 1968-1970
F.3 L.S.A. leaflets, 1978-1979
F.4 L.S.A. leaflets, 1979-1981
F.5 L.S.A. leaflets, 1980-1981
F.6 L.S.A. leaflets, 1980-1981
Box 3
F.1 L.S.A. leaflets, 1982-1983
F.2 L.S.A. leaflets, 1983
F.3 Correspondence, John Riddell, 1982
Box 4
League for Socialist Action and New Democratic Party League for Socialist Action
pamphlets including:
F.1 What the League for Socialist Action is, and what it stands for, Toronto, 1961.
The N.D.P., The Marxist View, Toronto, 1973
(both with contributions by Ross Dowson) and other pamphlets.
F.2 L.S.A.
Announcements of meetings, 1971, 1973.
Leaflets "Programme to fight inflation"
"Joan Campana for mayor"
F.3 L.S.A.
Submission to the 1973 L.S.A. -L.S.O. Convention on Women's Liberation by P. Schulz, Feb. 19, 1973.
F.4 L.S.O. (Quebec wing of L.S.A.)
Bulletin Interieur, Jan. 1966.
F.5 L.S.A.
Internal Bulletin, 3 issues, all May 1966.
F.6 L.S.A.
Submissions to the 1966 Convention:
"The Reconquest of Quebec" (2 copies)
"Quebec"
"On LSA./LSO Relations"
"Proposed Constitution of the Canadian Section" (2 copies)
F.7 L.S.A.
Youth Discussion Bulletins. June 1965 (2 copies), July 1965 (2 copies)
April 1966 and May 1966.
F.8 L.S.A.
Young Socialists-various leaflets, pamphlets and circulars, late 1960s
to early 1970s. (for L.S.A. -Y.S. activities see also Toronto University)
F.9 Toronto Women's Caucus
Critique of activities of L.S.A. -Y.S., duplicated typescript, 5pp.
F.10 Young New Democrats
Leaflets:
"Elect an N.D.P. Government, end the War in Vietnam" (2 copies)
"Why we are marching", March 26, 1966.
F.11 Y .N .D .
Notices announcing forthcoming meetings [all 1971].
F.12 N.D.P. Socialist Caucus
Reprints of Tommy Douglas' speech, May 28,1965 (3 copies)
"Speech from the Throne" (by hypothetical N.D.P. Prime Minister) - undated
F.13 N.D.P. Socialist Caucus Bulletin
no.1 Sept. 1965
no.2 Nov. 1965
no.3 Jan.1966
no.4 March (?) 1966
F.14 Y.S.F. [Young Socialist Front?]
Reprints from the works of Marx and Trotsky, classroom instruction outlines, discussion topics [1960s?]
F.15 N.D.P. Left Caucus
Pamphlet, What is Socialism?, 1965
Left Caucus Newsletter, April 1973
F.16 N.D.P. Left Caucus
Leaflets, organizational and programmatic resolutions and circular
Revolutionary Party, Revolutionary Programme [Left Caucus?] by Bob Mills
[Left Caucus?]
F.17 N.D.P. Left Caucus
Forward -N.D.P. Manifestos, 1975
Advertising leaflet, 1974
F.18 Young New Democrats (Y.N.D., N.D.Y.) Metro Area Council
Includes copies of correspondence with and submissions to Toronto Board of Control, 1965.
Minutes of resolutions passed at meetings, 1965-66, and Constitution.
F.19 Y.N.D.
Leaflets, brochures and cuttings including pamphlet published by expelled youth, May 1963.
F.20 Y.N.D. -Metro Area Council
Membership lists, c.1964-5
F.21 Y.N.D. -Left Caucus
Submission to the executive (2 copies) and notice of meeting [1965?]
F.22 Socialist League [former L.S.A. group opposed to R.M.G. extremism and in favour of retaining N.D.P. membership].
Circulars, pamphlets and notices of meetings, 1974 and undated, including one for York University.
F.23 Labour Party Tendency [Founded 1970, L.S.A. group supportive but not within N.D.P.].
Position paper.
F.24 N.D.P. -St. Patrick Riding Association
Agenda and Procedures, Nov. 15, 1972 meeting, annotated.
F.25 N.D.P. of Ontario
Draft Resolutions and Resolutions, Nov.-Dec. 1972
Box 5
Revolutionary Marxist Group
F.l Revolutionary Communist Tendency (later merges into R.M.G.) R.C.T. platform, 1973
Policy statement-annotated photocopy
Questions and reply (by Walter Davis) concerning R.C.T. policies - annotated photocopies.
F.2 Revolutionary Marxist Group (and Red Forum)
Notices of meetings [all 1974]
F.3 R.M.G.
Two general pamphlets [the rest have been sorted according to subject and are contained in the folders following this one].
F.4 R.M.G. - African Liberation
Two leaflets which include references to revolution in the Caribbean.
F.5 R.M.G. - Argentina
One leaflet
F.6 R.M.G. - Artistic Woodwork
Various reports on R.M.G. activities during the strike and supportive leaflet
F.7 R.M.G. - B.C. Militant, Dec. `75 issue.
F.8 R.M.G. - Brazilian Trade Tour, Committee Against "Stop the Tour" leaflets, 1974.
F.9 R.M.G. - C.S.A.O. strike
Leaflet "Vote No"
Leaflet "Reject the Government offer" -3 copies
F.l0 R.M.G. -Central Committee Plenum, Aug. 1974
Minutes and appendices
F.11 R.M.G. - Chile, 1974
Leaflets, news release and open letter
F.12 R.M.G. - Chile
Pamphlet, with introduction by Walter Davis: Predictions of the Founders of Marxism by Luis Vitale, 1974 edition
F.13 R.M.G. - Class Struggle Tendency
Convention submission, 1973
F.14 R.M.G. Conference Documents
Second Conference, Toronto 1974
#1 Political Background and Milieu Report
#2 Tasks and Perspectives
#3 Organization of Toronto RMG (2 copies)
F.15 R.M.G. - Education [see also Toronto and York University files below]
One leaflet "Stop the Cutbacks"
F.16 R.M.G. - Gay Liberation
Motions presented to Toronto branch meeting, June 18, 1975
F.17 R.M.G. - Greece, 1974
One leaflet
F.18 R.M.G. - Indochinese Revolution, 1974
Two leaflets
F.19 R.M.G. - Old Mole
Promotional leaflet for the publication
F.20 R.M.G. - O.F.L. Convention Brochure
F.21 R.M.G. - International Marxist Group
Open letter to I.M.G. by Walter Davis, July 31, 1972, photocopy
F.22 R.M.G. - Portugal
One leaflet
F.23 R.M.G. - Post Office, June 1974
Shop Steward election leaflet by R.M.G. member Tom Heffernan
F.24 R.M.G. - Postal Militant Bulletin, no.1, August 1974
F.25 R.M.G. -Racism/Fascism
Leaflets, 1975
F.26 Revolutionary Marxism -R.M.G. pamphlet
F.27 R.M.G. -Spartacist Debate Proposal, 1974 [see Spartacist response, F.37]
Circular: Spartacist League: Anatomy of a Sect, June 1974
F.28 R.M.G. - Toronto Organization, 1974
Two discussion papers
F.29 R.M.G. - Toronto University
Leaflet [1974]
F.30 R.M.G. -Winnipeg
Revolutionary Strategy in the Advanced Capitalist Countries, Winnipeg branch booklet
F.31 R.M.G. - Women's Liberation
Leaflets [1975] and position papers
F.32 R.M.G. -York University
Leaflets [1971], election circulars, proposals
F.33 R.M.G. publication Jailbreak, Oct. 1974
F.34 Bolshevik -Leninist Tendency
[founded by a founding member of R.M.G.]
Leaflet 5 April 1975,
Policy Statement [c.1970], 33pp.
F.35 Red Circle [branch of R.M.G.]
Position Paper, 1971
F.36 Toronto University
Pamphlets and statements including:
"Free Speech" by Wayne Roberts & Alice Klein (S.D.S. and Socialist League)
U. of T. Young Socialists, 1971
"Racism" [1974]
"Cuban Revolution" , 1965
Publications Received: (1) From Other Trotskyist Groups
F.37 F.C.A.O. (Federation of Workers Alliance Committees, Quebec) [c.1970]
Position Paper on workers' movement in Quebec, 60 pp.
Statement of F.R.A.P. (Front d'Action Politique) in Quebec, [c.1973].
F.38 Socialist Pamphlets and leaflets, no organization named including:
1) Better Housing
2) Postal Workers
3) Green Lake Day [1977]
4) Polish Workers
5) Cuban Politics
6) "Who does the Government serve?" [c.1976]
7) O.F.L. Convention resolution proposal
F.39 Socialist Vanguard League
Circular
F.40 Spartacist League
Reply to R.M.G. [see F.25] April 5, 1974
Issue of Spartacist, May 1, 1975
F.41 Vietnam Mobilization Committee
Leaflets protesting the war and Canada's involvement in it, 1971
[and others undated].
Publications Received: (2) From American Left and Canadian Labour Organizations
F.42 Students for a Democratic Society
Paper The Power of the Poor, W.C. Haggstrom [c.1963]
F.43 S.W.P. [American Trotskyists] discussion paper
F.44 Student (?) publication, "Inflation, Who Gets the Biggest Cut?"
F.45 Resolution for presentation to O.F.L. Conference on inflation
F.46 U.S.W.A. -speech to national policy conference, Montreal, May 1973
Box 6
International Socialists
["conditional and critical support of N.D.P.", established Feb. 1975]
F.l National Bulletin of the Independent Socialists (for members only):
#1 - June 1, 1975 (2 copies)
#2 - August 1, 1975
#3 - September 9, 1975
#4 - October (?) , 1975
#5 - November/December (?) , 1975 (2 copies)
#7 - February 1976
#8 - March 1976
#11 - May 1976
F.2 Executive and National Committee Reports -Tasks and Perspectives
Documents: [1975/76]
Three versions of "Tasks and Perspectives"
One sheet of proposed amendments
"Organizing I.S. work -N.C. Perspectives Document
F.3 Industrialization Statements:
"Industrial Perspectives"
"On Industrialization"
"National Industrialization Priorities"
F.4 Two drafts of statement on National Committee slate
F.5 National Committee Document on Quebec
F.6 National Auto Campaign Report, January 20,1976
F.7 National Committee Document on Immigration and Racism
F.8 Revolutionary Socialist Programme, signed policy statement
[written before formation of I.S.?]
F.9 Open Letters
1) To the Executive Committee of the Canadian I.S. from Marilee
Paulson, March 26,1976.
2) To "comrades in the Canadian I.S.", joint letter of
resignation (3 copies).
3) To "those who have resigned from I.S." from the Executive Committ
F.10 "Perspectives on I.S."
Critique of I.S. policy by three Hamilton dissidents, Dec. 19,1975, 42 pp.
A reply to the critique.
Expulsion of the dissidents-executive committee statement [1976]
F.11 Executive Committee Convention Documents [1976]
1) "Tasks and perspectives for Independent Socialists"
2) "The Women's Question: The I.S. Perspective"
3) "Industrial Perspectives for I.S."
F.12 First I.S. Convention Material [1976]:
Convention Announcement
Convention Agenda (2 copies)
Revised Convention Agenda
Information sheet (2 copies)
Rules of Procedure
Expenditure sheet
Childcare Information
F.13 I.S. Constitution, January 1976 and
proposed changes and amendments
F.14 Special Convention Bulletins and Reports:
Bulletin #1, I.S. Perspectives on the N.D.P.
Bulletin #2, Contains various amendments
Bulletin #3, Amendments, Housing Information, Revised Agenda
Post Convention Report
Post Convention N.C. meeting agenda
F.15 Hamilton [see also F.10 above]
F.16 Kingston
F.17 Saskatoon
F.18 Toronto, including:
"Circular regarding delegates' slate to 1976 Convention" (2 copies)
"Open letter to the Toronto Branch" from Abbie B. for the leadership
"A response to A.B.'s open letter"
Executive Reports to the Toronto Branch [1976] [2 reports; there are 2 copies of one]
Draft job description for branch training/education organizer, Mar. l, 1975
Re-organizing the Toronto Branch [1976]
Toronto East Agenda, Feb. 15, 1976
Branch Expenditures form
F.19 Toronto:
Announcements of educational seminars
F.20 Vancouver
F.21 Meetings Announcements (Hamilton and Toronto)
F.22 Fund raising appeal leaflet (Toronto) [1975]
F.23 Militant Worker [publication and revolutionary group]
Tasks and Perspectives - draft position paper
Tasks and Perspectives - shortened, final version, June 29, 1976
Two leaflets advertising Militant Worker
F.24 Workers' Action, newspaper of the International Socialists, Advertising leaflets and policy statements
F.25 Workers'Action Pamphlets,
Five publications, all undated [c.1976]
F.26 Waffle Pamphlet and Policy Statements [c.1975]
Most discuss the relationship of the independent Waffle with the N.D.P
F.27 Bell Canada
I.S. protest leaflet [1975]
F.28 Canada Packers
Newsletter, 7 issues [1975-1976]
F.29 C.U.P.E.
I.S. protest leaflet
F.30 Hospital Workers
" Various leaflets and newsletters 1975 and 1976
F.31 I.W.A.
I.S. protest leaflet
F.32 National Steel Car
On The Line (Newsletter), 2 copies
Three leaflets
F.33 Neilson's I.S. protest leaflets
F.34 Portugal and Chile Solidarity leaflets, 1975-76
F.35 Postal Workers Solidarity leaflet, Vancouver
F.36 Republica do Trabalhador,
I.S. Portuguese language newspaper, Nov. 1975
F.37 S.E.I.U.
I.S. protest leaflet
F.38 Stelco
I.S. protest leaflet [1975?]
F.39 United Auto Workers
Workers' Action protest leaflet and
Network promotional leaflet [1976]
F.40 Wage Controls
Three I.S. leaflets
F.41 Women's Caucus
Position paper "The Women's Question: The I.S. Perspective",
Perspectives and strategy papers,
Open letter and meetings announcements, 1975-76
F.42 York University
"Analysis of Student Elections by the Independent Socialist Workshop"
F.43 Arabic (?) I.S. leaflets
F.44 Union Leaflets
Three protest leaflets -no union identification [1975-6]
F.45 I.S. in Canada,
A report by Barry G. of the American International Socialists to the U.S. Executive
Committee following a tour of Canada, July 29, 1975, photocopy, 8 pp.
F.46 TLs to Don [Lake] from Jeff [ ]. [From U.S. office?], 5 May 1975
F.47 U.S. International Socialists Convention Agenda [1973?]
F.48 London Library Employees' Union (C.U.P.E.) Newsletter and leaflet
[appear not to be by I.S.]
F.49 Articles extracted from International Internal Discussion Bulletin (Publication of
the United Secretariat of the Fourth International) [See complete issues in serials collection],
and some holograph notes on the articles.
F.50 Various Socialist Periodicals (random issues) and publications:
Against Sectarianism, Sheir, Levi & Jennings, Toronto, [n.d.]
Bulletin of the Liaison Committee for Reconstruction of the 4th International in Canada,
1973 and 1974 (2 issues)
Immigration, Toronto, [n.d.]
Intercontinental Press, Documents, July 1969
International Socialist Review, August 1973
The New Stage in Canada-U.S. Relations, Toronto, [n.d.]
On the Labour Party, Marx & Engels, Toronto, [n.d.]
(Societe d'Edition, Librairie, Informations Ouvrieres, France, [n.d.])
The Tasks of Rebuilding the Fourth International, [no place or date of publication]
The following leaflets and periodicals were not received with the above collection but have been
added here because of their similar content:
F.51 "U.S. Out of Vietnam Now", Canadian Party of Labour [April 1972], 2 pp.
"International S.D.S. Demonstration"[April 1972], 2 pp.
"Long Live the Spirit of Norman Bethune"[Nov.1971], 2 pp.
Mass Line, Journal of the Communist Party of Canada(M-L), July 251971,
together with Constitution of the Communist Party of Canada (M-L), as
adopted in May 1971.
People's Canada Daily News, 2 issues, Nov.26 1971 & Jan.1 1972
American Publications
Students and Revolution, Progressive Labour Party Pamphlet, New York [1972]
Common Sense - America's Newspaper Against Communism, Issue no. 408,
June 1,1963.
Box 7 (Accession 42-2004)
F.1-5 Announcement leaflets issued on behalf of the Militant Labour Forum regarding
Toronto meetings, 2000-2004. The Forum appears to have been part of the LSA.
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