IWW Newspapers 1906-1946 (maps)

By Kenyon Zimmer

These maps and tables detail the ninety known American periodicals officially affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World in the early decades of the 20th century (excluding single-issue publications). They were published in 19 different languages and, although many were short-lived and claimed tiny circulations, key newspapers lasted into the 1930s, and the Industrial Worker continues today. These data were compiled by Kenyon Zimmer in connection with his book, Immigrants Against the State: Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America (University of Illinois, 2015). Scroll below the visualizations for a full list of newspapers and the sources for these maps. Here are other IWW maps.

These maps and charts are part of the Mapping American Social Movements Through the 20th Century Project

Sources: These lists of titles and circulation figures have been culled from the incomplete lists of IWW publications in the following works, as well as miscellaneous primary sources: De Leon, Solon, ed. American Labor Press Directory (New York: Rand School of Social Science, 1925), Harzig, Christian and Dirk Hoerder, eds. The Press of Labor Migrants in Europe and North America, 1880s to 1930s (Bremen: Publications of the Labor Newspaper Preservation Archive, 1985) Miles, Dione. Something in Common: An IWW Bibliography (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1986).

Research: Kenyon Zimmer.

Database management and maps: James Gregory, Arianne Hermida.