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1. The Communist Party in California, 1935-1940: From the Political Margins to the Mainstream and Back.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*COMMUNISTS, *LABOR unions & communism, *ELECTIONS, *POLITICAL candidates, CALIFORNIA state politics & government, UNITED States politics & government, 1933-1945, CALIFORNIA state history, 1850-1950
Abstract

The article discusses the history of the California Communist Party. The author reflects on the role of Communist organizer Sam Darcy in broadening the public appeal and profile of the Party through labor activism affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and supporting political candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate. Emphasis is given to communist criticism of U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a fascist and opposition to the New Deal. Other topics include Communist candidates in municipal elections, relations with the Communist Party of the United States of America, voter registration, and anti-union movements.

Published
2010
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2. Prelude to the Popular Front: The Communist Party in California, 1931–35.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*COMMUNIST parties, *COMMUNIST leadership, *STRIKES & lockouts, *DECISION making
Abstract

Discusses the history and evolution of the Communist Party (CP) in California from 1931 to 1935. Extent of local autonomy and of relations among local Communist party of the U.S. leaders, the national party office in New York and the Comintern in Moscow; Involvement of the CP in the coastwise maritime strike, the San Francisco general strike and the state elections of 1934; Overview of the internal decision-making processes of the CP at various levels.

Published
2002
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3. The making of a labor radical: Harry Bridges, 1901-1934.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*LABOR unions & communism
Abstract

Focuses on Harry Bridges, the leftist leader of organized labor in the United States from mid-1930s to the late 1970s. Conversion from capitalist views to radical politics; Family background; Childhood influences; Exposure to the ideas of the Communist Party.

Published
1995
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5. Foreward.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*WOMEN, *SUFFRAGE
Abstract

Introduces a series of articles that deals with women suffrage around the Pacific Area.

Published
2000

6. Treasurer's Report: 2006 Fiscal Year.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*HISTORY associations, *FINANCIAL performance, *INCOME, *DUES, *DEBT, *INVESTMENTS
Abstract

The article reports on the financial performance of the Organization of American Historians (OAH) in the U.S. for 2006. The largest source of income of OAH continues to be membership dues, which totaled U.S.$1,008,187. At the end of the fiscal year, OAH faced an unanticipated debt of about U.S.$179,000 owed to the Indiana University (IU). OAH investments have done better partly as a result of moving them to the IU Foundation and because of a favorable stock market.

Published
2007

7. Fiscal Year July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*HISTORIANS, *SOCIETIES, *INSTITUTIONAL accounting, *FINANCIAL statements, *FINANCE
Abstract

Presents a report from the treasurer of the Organization of American Historians (OAH) for the fiscal year July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003, based on annual accountants' reports and a summary prepared by the OAH business manager. Total assets; Revenue; Endowment fund and investments; Bottom line for the fiscal year; Outlook for fiscal year 2004.

Published
2004

8. Jules Tygiel.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
TYGIEL, Jules
Abstract

The article presents an obituary for Jules Tygiel, a preeminent historian of American baseball.

Published
2008

9. Treasurer's Report: Fiscal Year, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*FINANCIAL statements, *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc., *AMERICAN historians, *ASSETS (Accounting), *INVESTMENTS
Abstract

Examines the financial report of the Organization of American Historians for the period covered July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. Total assets; Revenue; Expenditures; Endowment fund and investments; Audit recommendations; Outlook for fiscal year 2006.

Published
2006

10. Treasurer's Report: Fiscal Year, July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*AMERICAN historians, *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc., *ASSETS (Accounting), *INVESTMENTS, REVENUE
Abstract

Presents a treasurer's report of the Organization of American Historians for the fiscal year from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004. Total assets of the organization; Summary of the total revenue; Outline for the endowment fund and investments.

Published
2005

18. Book Reviews.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
DEMOCRACY Reformed: Richard Spencer Childs & His Fight for Better Government (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Democracy Reformed: Richard Spencer Childs and His Fight for Better Government,' by Bernard Hirschhorn.

Published
1998

19. Book reviews.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
BLOC of One, A (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `A Bloc of One: The Political Career of Hiram W. Johnson,' by Richard Coke Lower.

Published
1994

20. Book reviews.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
REFORMERS, Corporations & the Electorate (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Reformers, Corporations, and the Electorate: An Analysis of Arizona's Age of Reform,' by David R. Berman.

Published
1994

21. Reviews of books.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
HIRAM Johnson (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Hiram Johnson: Political Revivalist,' by Micheal A. Weatherson and Hal W. Bochin.

Published
1997

22. Reviews of books.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
LOST Dream, The (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Lost Dream: Businessmen and City Planning on the Pacific Coast: 1890-1920,' by Mansel G. Blackford.

Published
1994

23. Reviews of books.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
A.P. Giannini & the Bank of America (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `A.P. Giannini and the Bank of America,' by Gerald D. Nash.

Published
1993

26. The Triumph of Ethnic Progressivism (Book Review).

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*NONFICTION, BOSTON (Mass.) politics & government
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Triumph of Ethnic Progressivism: Urban Political Culture in Boston 1900-1925,' by James J. Connolly.

Published
1999

27. Many Are the Crimes (Book Review).

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
MANY Are the Crimes (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America,' by Ellen Schrecker.

Published
1999

28. Reviews of Books: Canada and the United States.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
GOLDBUGS & Greenbacks (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Goldbugs and Greenbacks: The Antimonopoly Tradition and the Politics of Finance in America,' by Gretchen Ritter.

Published
1999

29. The People's Party (Book Review).

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
*GUILDS, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `The People's Party: Victorian Labor and the Radical Tradition, 1875-1914,' by Frank Bongiorno.

Published
1998

30. Reviews of books: United States.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
SHAPING the 18th Amendment (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Shaping the Eighteenth Amendment: Temperature Reform, Legal Culture, and the Polity, 1880-1920,' by Richard F. Hamm.

Published
1996

31. Reviews of Books: United States.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
PUBLIC City, The (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Public City: The Political Construction of Urban Life in San Francisco, 1850-1900,' by Philip J. Ethington. Utilization of San Francisco, California, as a case study; Nature of Ethington's challenges in book; Design of Ethington's study; Details on his central theme.

Published
1996

33. Book reviews.

Author

Cherny, Robert W.

Subjects
LEFT Coast City (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Left Coast City: Progressive Politics in San Francisco, 1975-1991,' by Richard Edward DeLeon.

Published
1994

34. Web Site Reviews.

Author

Bristol, Joan, Miller, Maria R., Myerson, Joel, Hicks, David, Cherny, Robert W., and Jellison, Katherine

Subjects
*HISTORY of colonization, *AMERICAN national songs, *AMERICAN transcendentalism
Abstract

The article reviews the web sites Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas, located at www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/kislak/index/cultural.html, The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag That Inspired the National Anthem, located at http://americanhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/, and American Transcendentalism Web, located at www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism.

Published
2009

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