Spargo, John, 1876-1966

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British socialist, author.

From the description of Reminiscences of John Spargo : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739101

John Spargo was an author and social activist, perhaps best known for his exposé, The Bitter Cry of Children. Born in Cornwall, he apprenticed with a stonecutter and became a lay Methodist minister; he was also an active Socialist in England before emigrating to the United States in 1901, where he became a lecturer for the American Socialist Party. Spargo left the Party in 1917, and helped Samuel Gompers found the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy and the Nationalist Party. He wrote a biography of Karl Marx, and a number of works on Socialism and social causes, earning a comfortable living as a writer. He became director and curator of the Bennington Historical Museum and Art Gallery in Bennington, Vermont, and wrote several books on ceramics.

From the description of John Spargo letter to Walter Goldwater, 1962 April 4. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 243693354

Author; Curator of the Bennington Museum of History and Art Galley, Socialist; books include "The bitter cry of children," "Not guilty," "Karl Marx," "Americanism and Social Democracy," etc.

From the description of Quotation, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49516894

John Spargo was born on January 31, 1876, in Cornwall, United Kingdom. He trained as a stone cutter and later became a lay Methodist minister. Largely self-educated, he was active in the early formation of the Social Democratic Federation, starting local chapters and serving on its National Executive Committee. In 1900 he came to America with his family for a lecture tour and stayed, becoming prominent in Socialist circles and the founding of the Socialist Party of America. He was active as a journalist, author, lecturer, and politician. He broke with the Socialist Party during World War I over the socialist response to the war.

Originally moving to Bennington, Vt., for reasons of health, John Spargo became interested in folk arts and crafts, authoring several books on ceramics. He later became Curator of the Bennington Museum of History and Art Galley. John Spargo died in Bennington, Vt., on August 17, 1966.

From the description of John Spargo papers, 1931-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710046820

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creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. Quotation, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Intercollegiate Socialist Society Records, 1900-1921 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the George N. Caylor Papers, 1903-1973 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities. Suspected radical propaganda file, [ca. 1890-1919]. New York State Archives
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. [Letter] 1911 January 28, New York City [to] Mr. Edwin [Markham], [Staten Island] / J. Spargo. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. [Letter] 1903 March 3, New York City [to] Mr. Edwin [Markham], [Staten Island] / J. Spargo. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Bainbridge Colby Papers, 1863-1950, (bulk 1912-1950) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Weeks, Lyman Horace. Collection of Battle of Bennington and Bennington Monument newspaper articles, 1887-1931 Vermont Historical Society
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. John Spargo papers, 1931-1945. Bennington Museum
referencedIn Fenollosa, Mary McNeil. Letter 1900-1910, New York City [to] Mrs. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Mary McNeil Fenollosa. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Anson Phelps Stokes family papers, 1761-1960, 1892-1958 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Caylor, George N., 1885-1973. George N. Caylor papers, ca. 1930s-1960. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Stokes, Anson Phelps, 1874-1958. Anson Phelps Stokes family papers, 1761-1960 (inclusive), 1892-1958 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn McCullough, Hall Park, 1872-1966. Hall Park McCullough purchase records, 1928-1951. Bennington Museum
referencedIn American Socialist Society. Records, 1905-1955. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
referencedIn Stokes, James Graham Phelps, 1872-1960. James Graham Phelps Stokes papers, 1779-1960, (bulk 1884-1960). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. Reminiscences of John Spargo : oral history, 1950. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Caylor, George Nathan, 1885-1973. Papers, 1903-1973. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. [Letter] 1902, New York City [to] Mr. Edwin [Markham], [Staten Island] / J. Spargo. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Stokes, Rose Pastor, 1879-1933. Rose Pastor Stokes papers, 1900-1993 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. Socialist pamphlet collection.. 1910-1970. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Richard T. Ely papers, 1812-1963 (bulk 1882-1939) Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Intercollegiate Socialist Society Records, 1900-1921 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Bainbridge Colby Papers, 1863-1950, (bulk 1912-1950) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Stokes, Rose Pastor, 1879-1933. Rose Pastor Stokes papers, 1900-1993 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Caylor, George N., 1885-1975. Papers, 1941-1966. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. [Letter] 1905 January 7, Yonkers, New York [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / John Spargo. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn William J. Ghent Papers, 1876-1942, (bulk 1902-1942) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. The reminiscences of John Spargo, 1950, [microform]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Guide to the Rand School of Social Science Records, 1905-1962 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn George N. Caylor papers, ca. 1930s-1960 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Rose Pastor Stokes papers, 1900-1993 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. John Spargo letter to Walter Goldwater, 1962 April 4. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. [Letter] 1906 December 25, Yonkers, New York [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island] / John Spargo. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Spargo, John, 1876-1966. [Letter] 1903 April 8, New York City [to] Mr. Edwin [Markham], [Staten Island] / John Spargo. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Bakhmeteff, Boris Aleksandrovich, 1880-1951. Boris Aleksandrovich Bakhmeteff Papers, 1914-1951. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Ameringer, Oscar, 1870-1943. Socialist pamphlets collection, 1901-1987. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
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Socialism
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