"Labor Spies in the NMU", circa 1940

The material within the Local Dayton Socialist Party Collection is divided into Five series: Administrative Records, Financial Records, State & National Socialist Party Materials, Socialist Party Literature, and Miscellaneous materials.

Series I, Administrative Records, is composed of the Minutes of the Campaign Executive Committee, April November 1901; Minutes of the City Campaign Committee, 1905 1906; Minutes of the Genera] Membership Meetings, 1910 1912 and 1914 1919; Minutes of the County Central Committee, 1912 1916; Minutes of the Executive Committee, 1920 1924; General Membership Minutes, 1933 1937; and a records of new members, which includes the name, age, address, and occupation of those who joined the Local Dayton Socialist Party from 1906 1908 and 1912 1917. Span dates for this series are 1901-1937.

Series II, Financial Records, has the dues and cash books for the Local Dayton Socialist Party for the years 1907 1909, 1910 1911, and 1916 1929. The series also contains a record of Local Dayton's real estate sales for the years 1921 1924.

Series III, State & National Socialist Party Materials, includes a constitution for the Socialist Party of Ohio, 1932; a ballot for the election of the State Committee, 1912; a secretary's report to the State Convention, 1932 1933; portions of the minutes of the 1933 34 State Convention of the Socialist Party of Ohio; Handbook of the State Convention of 1935; a National Platform of the Socialist Party, USA for 1936; and a State Platform of the Socialist Party of Ohio, 1932. Span dates for this series are 1912-1936.

Series IV, Socialist Party Literature, covers such topics as strikes, industrial and trade unionism, anarchy, militarism, pacifism, socialist philosophy and communism. Also included in this series are several issues of Socialist Party newspapers and copies of the Debs Memorial Edition of the American Appeal. Span dates for this series are 1905 1956.

Series V, Miscellaneous Materials, contains Socialist Party notices, petitions, handbills, announcements, resolutions, miscellaneous correspondence and three photographs of a Socialist Party outdoor meeting. Span dates for this series range from 1906 1936.