Guide to the Daniel B. Schirmer papers

Transcription

1 Page 1 of 10 Guide to the Daniel B. Schirmer papers Box A Brown University Providence, RI Telephone: Manuscripts: ; University Archives: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu Published in 2014 Brown University Library

2 Page 2 of 10 Collection overview Title: Daniel B. Schirmer papers Date range: Creator: Schirmer, Daniel B. Extent: Abstract: Language of materials: Repository: Collection number: 0.5 Linear feet Materials collected during Daniel Boone Schirmer's research for his book "Republic or empire : American resistance to the Philippine war." English Scope & content This collection contains materials used during Daniel Boone Schirmer's research on the history of the Philippines and the writing of his book "Republic or empire : American resistance to the Philippine war" which was published in The original artwork created by Leonard Baskin for the cover of Schirmer's book is in Series 2. The collection also includes 3 reel-to-reel audio tapes; 4 posters; 1 broadside; 2 photographs; and copies of articles from books and periodicals. Arrangement The collection is arranged in 3 series: Series 1: Articles and documents Series 2: Images Series 3: Audio

3 Page 3 of 10 Biographical/Historical note Daniel Boone Schirmer was an activist author, scholar and historian who devoted his life to human rights, social justice, anti-fascism, anti-imperialism and Philippine solidarity work. He was born in He attended Harvard University during the 1930s and was a key figure in the radical student movement. Boone was elected executive secretary for the Boston district of the American Student Union during its national convention in December He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, primarily fighting in Italy. After the war he was a prominent leader of the Communist Party USA. In 1949 and 1951, he represented the CPUSA in legal challenges to "loyalty oath" laws in Massachusetts that barred Communists from holding state, county or municipal office, or practicing law in the state. He soon gained national notoriety as newspapers across the country published accounts of the "Red Trials" of the McCarthy era. He spent four years living underground, finally turning himself in voluntarily in October 1955 to face "sedition" charges under the Smith Act. The trials of he and other "Bay State Reds" continued through Learning of Stalin's horrific abuses in Russia, Boone became disillusioned with the CPUSA, but not with socialism, and returned to graduate school in the 1960s to become a New Left historian. He received a Ph.D. from Boston University in His thesis was called Republic or Empire: American Resistance to the Philippine War." It was published as a book in After Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines in September 1972, Boone and 60 other concerned Americans founded Friends of the Filipino People, to campaign for the end of U.S. support for the Marcos regime, release of political prisoners and removal of U.S. military bases. Daniel Boone Schirmer died on April 21, 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the age of 91. Access & use Access to the collection: Use of materials: There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. All researchers seeking to publish materials from the collections of the John Hay Library are requested to complete a Notice of Intent to Publish, prior to

4 Page 4 of 10 reproducing, quoting, or otherwise publishing any portion or extract from this collection. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. Preferred citation: Daniel B. Schirmer papers,, John Hay LibraryUniversity Archives and Manuscripts Contact information: Administrative information About the collection Box A Brown University Providence, RI Telephone: Manuscripts: ; University Archives: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu Aquisition: Donated by Daniel B. Schirmer. About the finding aid Author: Encoding: Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff. This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Additional information Separated material: Daniel B. Schirmer also donated a large collection (983 titles) of rare books and pamphlets on U.S. imperialism to the John Hay Library. That collection is called the Daniel B. Schirmer Collection on the History of American

5 Page 5 of 10 Imperialism and can be seen by searching the Brown University Librayr catalog for "Schirmer Collection (Brown University)." Search terms Names: Baskin, Leonard, New England Anti-Imperialist. Subjects: Anti-imperialist movements Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War,

6 Page 6 of 10 Inventory Series 1, Articles and documents, Container Description Date Free Russia: The organ on the "Society of Friends of Russian Freedom" Arguments again the adoption of a socalled imperial policy - Anti-Imperialist Broadside No.2 published by The Anti- Imperialist, Washington, DC Testimony of Brig. Gen. Charles A. Whittier, U.S.V. before the United States Peace Commission at Paris 1898 Trip through the Island of Luzon by Paymaster W.B. Wilcox and Naval Cadet L.R. Sargent Report of the Second Annual Meeting Free America, Free Cuba, Free Philippines: Addresses at a Meeting in Faneuil Hall, published by the New England Anti-Imperialist Debate on the Spooner Amendment in the Senate , The Unlawful and Unjustifiable Conquest of the Filipinos by Francis A. Brooks 1901 Ministers' Meeting of Protest Against the Atrocities in the Philippines. 1902

7 Page 7 of 10 Addreses of Rev. E. Winchester Donald, Rev. B.F. Trueblood, Rev. Scott F. Hershey, Rev. Francis H. Rowley, Rev. A.A. Berle, Rev. Frank O. Hall, Rev. Charles Fleischer, Rev. Robert J. Johnson, Rev. Paul R. Frothingham Report of the Fourth Annual Meeting The Principles of the Founders by Edwin D. Mead , Reconcentration in the Philippines and statistical table showing results of "Benevolent Assimilation" on population, production and prosperity in the Philippines by H. C. Wilson 1906 The Moro Massacre by Moorfield Storey Comments on the killing of six hundred Moros by Mark Twain Report of the Eleventh Annual Meeting Report of the Twelfth Annual Meeting Report of the Thirtieenth Annual Imperialist

8 Page 8 of 10 Report of the Fourteenth Annual Imperialist The Anti-Imperialist by Erving Winslow, The Filipino People, Vol. 1, No. 1 Report of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting Report of the Sixteenth Annual Meeting Report of the Seventeenth Annual Imperialist Report of the Eighteenth Annual Imperialist Report of the Nineteenth Annual Imperialist Report of the Twentieth Annual Meeting Report of the Twenty-first Annual Imperialist Opposition of negro newspapers to American Philippine policy, by George P. Marks, III September

9 Page 9 of 10 Rabbi Fleischer 1985 For a Philippines free of foreign military domination Respect Okinawan Democracy: a public appeal to President Clinton Karl Schurz an Senator Foraker: Ein offener Brief uber die Philippinen-Frage undated Series 2, Images, Container Description Date Moro Massacre 1906 All-America Anti-Imperialist showing women selling Sandino postage stamps to support the Nicaraguan revolutionary. Leonard Baskin - original artwork for the cover of the book Republic or Empire 4 posters depicting murals painted by Philippine artist Carlos "Botong" Francisco at the Manila City Hall and accompanying explanatory pamphlet published by Kilusan Publicationsm, San Francisco, CA circa circa 1970 Series 3, Audio, Container Description Date Anti-Imperialist Movement and Colonial Policies circa 1973

10 Page 10 of 10 Scope and Contents note Reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape Boone Schirmer #1 Scope and Contents note undated Reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape Booner Schirmer edited in 3 parts: 1) Spanish period, Filipinos response, US aid given ; 2) outbreak of war, military policy ; 3) reaction of people, imperialists, anti-imperialists Scope and Contents note undated Reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape