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Revolutionary Marxist Group fonds. – 1947-1980; predominant 1973-1978. – 2 m of textual records.

Series 1:
Records of the Revolutionary Marxist Group including in-house bulletins. -- 1973-1980. -- 67 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of the series.
Note to researchers: When acquired, this series contained several journals and periodicals such as Proletarian Unity, L.S.A/L.S.O. Internal Information Bulletin, and Canadian Sociological Bulletin. Since these are available elsewhere, they have been discarded.

Box 1
File 1: National Office, 1974-5
File 2: Toronto Branch, 1973-7
File 3: Winnipeg Branch, 1973-5
File 4: Vancouver Branch, 1975
File 5: Brazilian Trade Tour, [1974-5?]
File 6: Iberian Work, 1975-9
File 7: Fourth International, 1972-5
File 8: Groupe Marxiste Revolutionaire - French material, 1975-6
File 9: Press, 1975-1977
File 10: Trade Union Work, 1973-4
File 11: Anti-Racist Work, 1975-6
File 12: Student Work, 1974-5
File 13: Trade Union Commission, 1973-6
File 14: Convention Documents, 1975
File 15: Constitutional Questions, 1975-6
File 16: Political Committee Minutes, 1975-7
File 17: Central Committee Plenums, Notes, and Mandates, 1973-5
File 18: Plenum Resolutions, 1975-6
File 19: Post Office, 1974-6
File 20: Newspaper Clippings Concerning October 14, 1976
File 21: Miscellaneous Papers, 1974-6
File 22: Ephemera and Other Assorted Papers ( Papers found loose among R.M.G. files, not classified by the organization), 1973-80

Box 2
Files 1-5: Information on other Marxist Groups
File 1: Red Circle, 1973-4
File 2: International Marxist Groups, 1975
File 3: League for Socialist Action/Ligue Socialiste Ouvrière, Young Socialists, 1970-6
File 4: Revolutionary Workers League, 1977
File 5: Socialist Workers Party, International Tendencies, 1974-6
Files 6-9: R.M.G. Bulletins
File 6: The Internal Bulletin, 1973-7
File 7: The Internal Bulletin (continued), 1974-7
File 8: The National Bulletin, 1977
File 9: The Joint Internal Information Bulletin, 1977
File 10: Leaflets and Papers, 1976
File 11: Miscellaneous Papers (Found loose among bulletins), 1974-9

Series 2:
Reference Materials of the Revolutionary Marxist Group. -- [1947-1980]. -- 1.33 m of textual records. – Title based on content of the series.

Box 3
File 1: Birch Bark Alliance, 1978-80
File 2: Culture and Recreation, 1974-9
File 3: Soviet Union, 1967-76
Files 4-14: International Affairs
File 4: International Affairs, 1973
File 5: United States Leftist Groups, 1947-72
File 6: Europe - France, 1971-3
File 7: Europe - Greece and Cyprus, 1974
File 8: Asia, [197-?]
File 9: China, 1971-4
File 10: South-East Asia, 1965-77
File 11: Indian Sub-Continent, [1972?]
File 12: Africa, 1974
File 13: South Africa, [197-?]
File 14: Africa - Angola, [197-?]
Files 15-21: Leaflets
File 15: Toronto, 1975
File 16: Vancouver, 1974-75
File 17: Winnipeg, 1974
File 18: Regina, 1976
File 19: League for Socialist Action, 1974-5
File 20: Groupe Marxiste Revolutionaire - French Material, [197-?]
File 21: Other, 1972-5
Files 22-32: Marxism
File 22: Marxism, 1966-9
File 23: Philosophical Underpinnings, [197-?]
File 24: The State, 1970-3
File 25: The Party, [1970?]
File 26: The Bureaucracy, [1970?]
File 27: Marxist Economies, [197-?]
File 28: State Capitalism, 1973
File 29: The National Question, 1973-6
File 30: Stalinism, [1973?]
File 31: The Fourth International, 1963-72
File 32: Maoism, 1970
Files 33-36: Newspaper Excerpts
File 33: Labour Newspapers, 1969-76
File 34: Black Fly, 1973-4
File 35: Old New Left Newspapers, 1970-4
File 36: Miscellaneous Campus Newspapers, 1974-6

Box 4
Files 1-38: Politics
File 1: Canadian Politics - Bibliographies [1969?-72?]
File 2: Class Structure, 1972
File 3: Canadian State, 1962-75
File 4: Canadian State and History, [19-?]
File 5: Canadian State - Social Services and Expenditures, 1975
File 6: Social Services and Cutbacks, 1975-6
File 7: Canadian State - Citizenship, 1975
File 8: Elections, [1974?]
File 9: 1974 Federal Elections, 1972-4
File 10: Immigration, 1975
File 11: Labour, 1975
File 12: Traditional Parties - Liberal Party, 1970
File 13: Right Wing Parties - Western Guard, [197-?]
File 14: Right Wing Parties - Citizen’s Coalition, 1976
File 15: Radical Parties - History, 1972-4
File 16: Student Union For Peace Action, 1965
File 17: Canadian Union of Students, 1969
File 18: New Left Caucus, [1970?]
File 19: Red Morning, 1971
File 20: Partisan Party, 1972
File 21: Workers’ Group, [1972?]
File 22: New Tendency, 1972-5
File 23: Radical Parties - Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist), 1972-3
File 24: Communist Party, [197-?]
File 25: Revolutionary Marxist Group, 1971
File 26: Left Nationalists - Waffle, etc, [1972?]
File 27: Trotskyist League, 1962-73
File 28: Maoist Collectives and Groups, [19-?]
File 29: Maoist Groups in Struggle, 1977-8
File 30: Native Struggles, 1964-75
File 31: Nationalism, 1971-5
File 32: Ecology, 1970
File 33: Racism, 1974-6
File 34: Housing, 1975-81
File 35: Senior Citizen Housing, 1979-80
File 36: Nova Scotia, 1966-71
File 37: New Brunswick, 1970
File 38: Prairies, 1971-5

Box 5
Files 1-6: Politics Continued
File 1: Toronto, 1975-7
File 2: Quebec, 1970-7
File 3: Class Structure, 1956-77
File 4: Class Structure Continued, 1963-75
File 5: Quebec Government, 1969-72
File 6: Municipal Politics, 1976-8
Files 7-20: Legislation, Technology, Education, and Unions
File 7: Government Policy, Attitudes, and Legislation, 1966-75
File 8: Political Action and Education, 1966-70
File 9: Trade Union Education, 1972-5
File 10: Labour Legislation, 1968-72
File 11: Right to Strike, 1968-9
File 12: Bill 167, 1970
File 13: Bill 186, [1967?]
File 14: Automation and Technological Change, 1962-6
File 15: Industrial democracy and Workers’ Control, 1969-70
File 16: Wage Restraints, 1975-6
File 17: Rand Report, 1969
File 18: Compulsory Arbitration, 1973
File 19: Benefits, 1973
File 20: Autonomy Issue, 1966-70

Box 6
Files 1-38: Legislation, Technology, Education, and Unions Continued
File 1: Railway Workers, 1971-8
File 2: Canadian Union of Public Employees, 1971-8
File 3: Other Public Service, 1972-6
File 4: Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Letter Carriers’ Union of Canada, 1972-7
File 5: Construction Workers, 1969-75
File 6: Rubberworkers, 1975
File 7: Dockworkers, 1972-5
File 8: Aircraft Workers, 1971-5
File 9: Pulp and Paper Workers, 1975
File 10: Federal Civil Servants, 1975
File 11: Ontario Provincial Civil Servants, 1975
File 12: Nurses and Hospital Workers, 1975
File 13: Autoworkers, 1970-3
File 14: Food and Allied Workers, 1975
File 15: Office Workers, 1973
File 16: Teachers, 1974-5
File 17: Police, Prison Guards, etc., 1975
File 18: Campus Workers, 1974-6
File 19: Association of University and College Employees, 1974
File 20: Steelworkers, 1973-6
File 21: Manitoba Government Employees Association, 1974-5
File 22: Plumbers and Steamfitters, 1975
File 23: Trade Union Personalities, 1973
File 24: Canadian Labour Congress, [197-?]
File 25: Canadian Labour Congress - General Positions, 1969-76
File 26: Canadian Labour Congress - Political Divisions, [19-?]
File 27: Toronto District Labour Council, 1970
File 28: Winnipeg District Labour Council, 1973
File 29: Trade Unions - Strikes and Demonstrations, 1975
File 30: Textpack, 1971
File 31: October 14th, 1976
File 32: Other Strikes, 1974-5
File 33: Strikebreaking, [197-?]
File 34: New Democratic Party and the Trade Unions, 1975
File 35: Trade Unions - Pamphlets, Bulletins, Journals, 1962-74
File 36: Quebec Unions, 1975-6
File 37: United States’ Unions, 1975
File 38: British Unions, 1974-5
File 39: Loose files found among Series 2, 1969-74

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