Weinstone, William W. (William Wolf), 1897-1985

Founder of the Communist Party of the United States of America.

From the description of William W. Weinstone papers, 1898-1985 (bulk 1937-1985). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983834

Biographical Note

• 1897, Dec. 15: Born, Vilnius, Lithuania
• 1898: Immigrated to United States
• 1916 - 1919 : Attended City College of New York, New York, N.Y.
• 1919: Founder, Communist Party of the United States of America
• 1920: Elected to Central Committee of the Communist Party, became full-time functionary of the party
• 1922: Founder, Workers School, New York, N.Y.
• 1924 - 1929 : Secretary, New York and New Jersey district, Workers Party Helped organize unions and strikes among garment, subway, and textile workers
• 1925 - 1932 : Unsuccessful candidate in New York elections for city comptroller, mayor, and United States Senate
• 1929 - 1930 : Representative of the Communist Party of the United States of America to the Communist International in Moscow, USSR
• 1932: Editor, The Daily Worker
• 1934 - 1938 : Secretary, Michigan Communist Party Helped organize sit-down strike of automobile workers, Detroit, Mich.
• 1939 - 1942 : Director, Workers School, New York, N.Y.
• circa 1943: Divorced Gertrude Haessler
• 1944: Married Monette Solataroff
• circa 1945 - circa 1950 : Educational director, Communist Party of New York State
• 1951 - 1953 : Arrested, tried, and convicted for violation of Smith Act
• 1955 - 1956 : Served two-year prison sentence, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Mo.
• 1957 - 1959 : Educational director, Communist Party of New York State
• circa 1965: Editor and Director, New Outlook Publishers and Distributors
• 1968 - 1969 : American representative, Preparatory Commission for International Conference of Communist and Workers' Parties, Moscow, USSR, 1969
• 1970: Awarded Lenin Medal by Supreme Council of Soviets of the USSR
• 1981: Appeared in motion picture, Reds
• 1985, Oct. 22: Died, Queens, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the William W. Weinstone Papers, 1898-1985, (bulk 1937-1985), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)