Wayne Walden papers
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Scope and Content of the Papers
The Wayne Walden Papers, 1916-1952, are comprised of personal and business correspondence, literary productions, research notes and printed material. The bulk of the correspondence is with members of his family and concerns private family matters. The business correspondence discusses Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) organizing, a book on the IWW and American policy in the Far East during the Korean War. Included is a letter to Walden from William D. Haywood, General Secretary-Treasurer of the Industrial Workers of the World. The Literary productions are mostly essays dealing with education, government, and labor.
Dates
- Creation: 1916-1952
Creator
- Walden, Wayne, -1952 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Oversized Materials stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Biographical Note
Born in Texas, Wayne Walden was a member of the Western Federation of Miners. He joined the Industrial Workers of the World in 1911 and worked as an organizer in the west and midwest. Later he wrote and edited for radical publications. He died in 1952 at age 62.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (in 9 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The Wayne Walden Papers, 1916-1952, are comprised of personal and business correspondence, literary productions, research notes and printed material.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged by record type.
Off-Site Storage
Oversized Materials stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Eleanor Walden, September 1973.
Separated Materials
During processing, materials were separated to other Southern Labor Archives Printed Collections. For pamphlets, see the Southern Labor Archives Pamphlet Collection finding aid (note that this collection has been weeded over time). For periodicals, see the Southern Labor Archives periodicals collection finding aid or catalog.
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Pamphlet Collection
- Eight pamphlets concerning US foreign affairs and anarchist thought
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Periodical Collection
- The Road to Freedom, Vol. 8, No. 3 (November 1931)
- Industrial Worker, Vol. 46, No. 45 (February 1952)
- Our America, Vol. 16, No. 4 (January 1952)
- The Militant, Vol. 16, No. 4 (January 1952)
- Counterattack, No. 154 (May 1950)
- The Canadian Far Eastern Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 33 (July 1950)
Processing Information
Processed by Robert Dinwiddie at the file level, 1973.
This collection guide was created from a legacy finding aid. The inventory's contents and storage locations of separated materials (if applicable) were not verified at that time.
Subject
- Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928 (Person)
- Industrial Workers of the World (Organization)
- Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance (Organization)
- Title
- Wayne Walden:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to His Papers at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- April 19, 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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