Overview
Documents of the Second International, a federation of socialist parties and trade organizations founded in Paris in 1889.
Dates
- Creation: 1893-1914
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in French, German, and English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Contains printed and mimeographed documents issued by the Second International, including reports, ca. 1904-1906, of the Secretariat from Camille Huysmans, correspondence of Vladimir Ilich Lenin, memoranda, circulars, manifestos of the International Socialist Bureau, resolutions, clippings and pamphlets.
Biographical / Historical
The Second International was founded at a congress in Paris in1889. It was a loose federation of national socialist parties and trade unions and influenced the European labor movement until the beginning of World War I.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Documents raportant aux Congres Socialistes Internationaux
- II. Periodiques
- III. Rapports du Secretariat Socialiste International
- IV.Ciculaires, manifestes du Bureau Socialiste International
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*63M-199. Purchased with the Modern Russian History fund from Georges Ch. Haupt; received: 1961.
- Title
- International Socialist Congress. International Socialist Congress documents, 1893-1914: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00362
Repository Details
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