Founded in Europe, headed by Karl Marx and dedicated to sweeping labour reform, the International Workingmen's Association gained its American faction in 1867. Though short-lived, the American IWA furthered important reforms in women's rights, labour practices, education and currency issues, making its Papers extremely valuable for nineteenth-century political, economic and social research.

The correspondence, organizational records and conference reports reproduced in this microfilm edition of the Papers throw light not only on the formation and development of the IWA and its battles for worker's rights but also on the many factional disputes which finally tore it apart.

Microfilm 2 reels with printed guide

Guide: The Papers of the International Workingmen's Association. Guide to a Microfilm Edition
Edited by Carolyn J. Mattern
1972 15pp. 232x150mm paperbound