Publications by the Industrial Workers of the World

"Unlike orthodox Marxists, we had no revolutionary Bible. Our simple creed was summed up in the Little Red Song Book, the I.W.W. Preamble and a handful of ten-cent pamphlets." Ralph Chaplin, from Wobbly: The Rough-and-Tumble Story of an American Radical. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948

In various legal actions against the I.W.W., the authorities made effective use of the Wobblies' (common nickname for members of the I.W.W.) own publications. The lawyers used these documents to demonstrate the extent to which the Wobblies' political philosophy was radically outside the mainstream of American opinion, and thus arguably dangerous.

The items listed below were used as exhibits in the deposition of John Huhges in Simmons vs. El Paso and Southwestern. The pamphlets and booklets were originally published by the I.W.W. Publishing Bureau. For I.W.W. correspondence and miscellaneous notes consult the correspondence page.

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I.W.W. Publications

Warning: The Deadly Parallel (I.W.W. poster against World War I)
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1, exhibit 2
Preamble and Constitution of the Industrial Workers of the World
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, [1916?], 32 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1A, exhibit 18.
Vincent St. John, The I.W.W. Its History, Structure and Methods
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, 1917, 32 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1A, exhibit 19.
Abner E. Woodruff, The Advancing Proletariat
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, 1917, 32 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1A, exhibit 20.
Austin Lewis, Proletarian and Petit-Bourgeois
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, [no date], 48 pages
Also contains:
- Charles Edward Russel, What Comes of Playing the Game
- Scott Nearing, Those Who Own And Those Who Work
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1A, exhibit 21.
William D. Haywood, The General Strike
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, [no date], 48 pages
Also contains:
- G.B., The Last War
- The Deadly Parallel
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1A, exhibit 22.
Gustave Hervé, Patriotism and the Worker
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, [1912?], 32 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1A, exhibit 24.
Nils H. Hanson, The Onward Sweep of the Machine Process
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, [no date], 32 pages
Also contains:
- T. Glynn, Industrial Efficiency and Its Antidote
- Barbara Lily Frankenthal, The Diesel Motor
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1A, exhibit 25.
Industrial Workers of the World, Proceedings, 10th Convention, 1916
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, 1917, 160 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1A, exhibit 26.
See the original booklet for the text of the document.
Joe Hill, I.W.W. Songs To Fan the Flames of Discontent, Joe Hill Memorial Edition
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, 1917, 59 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 1A, exhibit 27.
Grover Perry, "Do You Want A Contract?"
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 2, exhibit 115.
Grover Perry, "Application for Membership"
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 3, exhibit 125.
Emile Pouget, Sabotage
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, c1913, 130 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 3A, exhibit 127.
See the original booklet for the text of the document.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Sabotage
Cleveland, Ohio: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, 1916, 32 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 3A, exhibit 128.
André Tridon, The New Unionism
New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1917, 200 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 3A, exhibit 129.
See the original booklet for the text of the document.
Joseph J. Ettor, Industrial Unionism: The Road to Freedom
[1913?], 32 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 3A, exhibit 131.
Grover H. Perry, The Revolutionary I.W.W.
Cleveland, Ohio: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, 1916, 32 pages
Also contains:
- B.H. Williams, The Constructive Program of the I.W.W.
- Grover H. Perry, How Scabs Are Bred
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 3A, exhibit 132.
Walker C. Smith, Sabotage: Its History, Philosophy and Function
Chicago: I.W.W. Publishing Bureau, [1917], 32 pages
Special Collections AZ 114, box 1, folder 3A, exhibit 133.

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The General Strike for Industrial Freedom

I.W.W. Stickers

Click on the thumbnails to view the stickers. The exhibit numbers used in the depositions to the Michael Simmons vs El Paso & Southwestern R. R. Co. case are found below the thumbnails.

AZ 114
Box 1
Folder 1 AZ 114
Box 1
Folder 3

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