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Freedom Socialist Party National Office (Seattle) records, 1976-1998

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Freedom Socialist Party (U.S.)
Title
Freedom Socialist Party National Office (Seattle) records
Dates
1976-1998 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.09 cubic feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number
6293 (Accession No. 6293-001)
Summary
Records of the national office of the socialist feminist worker's organization, the Freedom Socialist Party
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Request at UW

Languages
English
Sponsor
Full processing supported by the Labor Archives Fund and the Labor Archives of Washington State Budget
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Historical Note

The Freedom Socialist party is a revolutionary socialist feminist organization that does intersectional organizing against racism, sexism, homophobia, and labor exploitation. The FSP's political analysis sees women's leadership and political action as decisive to social change and trains women to lead in these campaigns. The immediate forerunner of the Freedom Socialist Party began with the Kirk-Kaye tendency within the Socialist Workers Party, led by Dick Fraser (Kirk) and Clara Fraser (Kaye) who were married at the time. The Kirk-Kaye tendency had a distinct analysis on civil rights, derived from the theory of "revolutionary integrationism," and took a more sympathetic towards China as a worker's state than the SWP.

The Freedom Socialist Party was founded in 1966, and had a differing analysis from the SWP's on black nationalist views of Malcolm X and the SWP's orientation toward the labor leaders rather than rank and file workers, and its relationships to the anti-Vietnam War movement, and its dismissive attitude toward the emerging feminist movement. The FSP advocated class solidarity between black and white workers, centered their revolutionary analysis around women's emancipation, and urged the anti-war movement to support the socialist, anti-colonial aims of the Vietnamese Revolution. FSP leaders Clara Fraser (1923–1998) and Gloria Martin (1916–1995) built on the socialist analysis of women's oppression to create a Leninist party that is "socialist-feminist" in ideology and practice. The party views the liberation struggles of women, people of color and sexual minorities (such as gay people) as intrinsic to working-class revolt, and it looks to these specially-oppressed sectors of society to provide revolutionary leadership. Women comprise a predominant part of the party leadership. Overall, membership is diverse and is composed of all genders and races. The party characterizes its National Comrades of Color Caucus as offering the party's diverse ranks of people of color an opportunity to work together as a team to grow as leaders and provide direction for the party's work in people of color movements.

The party has branches in a number of U.S. cities, as well as one in Melbourne, Australia. The Freedom Socialist newspaper is produced six times a year. Red Letter Press publishes books and pamphlets for the party. The FSP is affiliated with Radical Women, which is an autonomous socialist feminist organization. [Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Socialist_Party]

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Content Description

Records of the national office of the Socialist feminist worker's organization, the Freedom Socialist Party. These records were collected and created by Clara Fraser, who was a co-founder and officer of the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women. Fraser collected, created, and maintained these records as part of her work for the organization.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Freedom Socialist Party National Office (Seattle) records, 6293-001, Box number, folder number

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Helen Gilbert, who is custodian of Clara Fraser's Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party records.

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Radical Women National Office records

Radical Women Seattle Office records

Freedom Socialist Party Seattle Branch records

Related Materials

Clara Fraser papers

Megan Cornish papers

Processing Note

Initial rehousing and inventorying of the collection was completed by Labor Archives of Washington Curatorial Assistant, Chelsea Davies in Fall 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Mailings & Bulletins
    Dates: 1985-1997
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Clara Fraser's Columns
    Dates: 1992-1993
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: Freedom Socialist Party Seattle - Freebie Mailings
    Dates: 1977-1980
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: Freedom Socialist Party Seattle - Organizer's Newsletters 1980-81
    Dates: 1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4
  • Description: Freedom Socialist Party Seattle - Organizer's Newsletters 1979
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/5
  • Description: Freedom Socialist Party Seattle - Organizer's Newsletters 1978
    Dates: 1978
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6
  • Description: Freedom Socialist Party Seattle - Organizer's Newsletters 1977
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box/Folder 1/7
  • Description: Freedom Socialist Party New York - Statement - Murry Weiss and Stephen Kass
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/8
  • Description: "Marxist Analysis of Lesbian-Gay Oppression" - Laurie Morton 1980?
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box/Folder 1/9
  • Description: Radical Women - Seattle - Statements - 1982
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/10
  • Description: Statements - 1980-81
    Dates: 1979-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1/11
  • Description: Seattle Public Relations - 1980
    Dates: 1978-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/12
  • Description: Statements - 1979
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/13
  • Description: Lloyd Cooney Editorial Response -Seattle - Yolanda Alaniz
    Dates: 1976
    Container: Box/Folder 1/14
  • Description: Election Endorsements - 1976
    Dates: 1976
    Container: Box/Folder 1/15
  • Description: "Radical Laborism versus Bolshevik Leadership" - Clara Fraser - Richard Fraser
    Dates: 1976
    Container: Box/Folder 1/16
  • Description: Seattle - Statement - Proposed Seattle City Charter - 1975
    Dates: 1975
    Container: Box/Folder 1/17
  • Description: Seattle - Recall of Mayor Uhlman - 1975
    Dates: 1975
    Container: Box/Folder 1/18
  • Description: Seattle - Freeway Hall Spray Painting - 8/73
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box/Folder 1/19
  • Description: Labor - Seattle - University of Washington Student Strike 1970
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box/Folder 1/20
  • Description: Labor - Val Carlson and Bellevue Schools
    Dates: 1978-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1/21
  • Description: Labor - Max Reigel, Boilermaker - "Gay-rights Stand Debated at Labor Council Meeting"
    Dates: 1978
    Container: Box/Folder 1/22
  • Description: Labor - Libraries and Collective Bargaining
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box/Folder 1/23
  • Description: Labor - Sarah White - Painters Trade
    Dates: 1977-1978
    Container: Box/Folder 1/24
  • Description: Labor - Bellevue Teachers Strike - Fall 1980
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box/Folder 1/25
  • Description: Labor - Seattle Opera Strike - April 1979
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/26
  • Description: Labor - Henry Noble - Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Staff Association
    Dates: 1979-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/27
  • Description: Laura Teague - Firstbank Independent Employees Association
    Dates: 1976-1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/28
  • Description: Hate Mail
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box/Folder 1/29
  • Description: Labor - King County Labor Council
    Dates: 1978-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1/30
  • Description: Labor - Stephen Durham - Restaurant
    Dates: 1970-1980
    Container: Box/Folder 1/31
  • Description: Labor - Susan Docekal versus Buffalo Sanitary Wipers
    Dates: 1977-1978
    Container: Box/Folder 1/32
  • Description: Labor - Trade Union Conference 1977
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box/Folder 1/33
  • Description: Labor - Megan Cornish - Laundry Union
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box/Folder 1/34
  • Description: Labor - Megan Cornish - Laundry Union
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box/Folder 1/34
  • Description: Labor - Madelyn Elder - Communications Workers of America Convention
    Dates: 1981-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/35
  • Description: Labor - Doug Barnes and Laurie Morton - Metro Transit Bus Drivers
    Dates: 1977-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/36
  • Description: Labor - Auto Machinists Strike and Related Activities
    Dates: 1978-1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/37
  • Description: Labor - City Light Fraction 1982
    Dates: 1982-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1/38
  • Description: Labor - Olympia - Jobs and Justice Rally 1982
    Dates: 1981-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/39
  • Description: Labor - Henry Noble - Labor Coordinator
    Dates: 1977-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1/40
  • Description: Labor - Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization Strike
    Dates: 1981-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/41
  • Description: Mass Work - Abortion Rights - Seattle Reproductive Rights Alliance, National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, and others
    Dates: 1982-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1/42
  • Description: Mass Work - Affirmative Action Coalition
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/43
  • Description: Mass Work - Women of Color - Gloria Anzaldua
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/44
  • Description: Correspondence - Radical Women - Clara Fraser and Members
    Dates: 1978-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/45
  • Description: Correspondence - Radical Women - National Correspondence
    Dates: 1981-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/46
  • Description: Correspondence - Seattle - Guerry Hoddersen to Organizers
    Dates: 1981-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/47
  • Description: Correspondence - Radical Women - Clara Fraser
    Dates: 1979-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1/48
  • Description: Correspondence - Clara Fraser & Maryann
    Dates: 1981-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/49
  • Description: Correspondence- Seattle - Clara Fraser and Gloria Martin
    Dates: 1976-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/50
  • Description: Mass Work - Stonewall Committee - Seattle - Gay Pride March 1981
    Dates: 1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1/51
  • Description: Mass Work - Gay News versus Radicals
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box/Folder 1/52
  • Description: Laurie Morton - Position Paper - Northeast Conference of Multinational Lesbian and Gay Male Feminist Socialists 1980
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box/Folder 1/53
  • Description: Mass Work - Analysis of Washington, DC Third World Lesbian and Gay Conference
    Dates: 1979-1980
    Container: Box/Folder 1/54
  • Description: Mass Work - Coalition to Support Iranian People
    Dates: 1979-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/55
  • Description: Mass Work - Sandra Nelson - Native Americans
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/56
  • Description: Mass Work - Prisons
    Dates: 1979-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/57
  • Description: Mass Work - Anti-Nuclear Coalition
    Dates: 1978-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/58
  • Description: Mass Work - Chicanas and Chicanos
    Dates: 1980-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/59
  • Description: Mass Work - Blacks - Institutional Racism
    Dates: 1978-1980
    Container: Box/Folder 1/60
  • Description: Mass Work - Childcare
    Dates: 1982-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1/61
  • Description: Mass Work - Anti-Draft and Anti-Military Intervention
    Dates: 1980-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/62
  • Description: Mass Work - Election Evaluations and Gay Rights
    Dates: 1977-1980
    Container: Box/Folder 1/63
  • Description: Mass Work - Gays - Marches and Demonstrations
    Dates: 1977-1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/64
  • Description: Mass Work - Gays Seattle - Stonewall Committee 1982
    Dates: 1982-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1/65
  • Description: Seattle - Correspondence - Clara Fraser and Guerry Hoddersen - Hall Staff
    Dates: 1979-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/66
  • Description: Correspondence - Specifics on the Minutes of each Branch 6/82
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/67
  • Description: Correspondence - Clara Fraser and Guerry Hoddersen
    Dates: 1981-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1/68
  • Description: Correspondence - Clara Fraser
    Dates: 1977-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/69
  • Description: Correspondence - Condolence letters to Socialist Workers Party - Reed, Hansen, and Kerry 1979
    Dates: 1979-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 1/70
  • Description: Correspondence - Guerry Hoddersen to members
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/71
  • Description: Correspondence - Clara Fraser to Friends, Allies
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/72
  • Description: Correspondence - Between Clara Fraser and Hall Staff
    Dates: 1981-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1/73
  • Description: Correspondence - Radical Women - Fundraiser Information 1985
    Dates: 1985
    Container: Box/Folder 1/74
  • Description: Correspondence - Fundraiser Information 1985
    Dates: 1985
    Container: Box/Folder 1/75
  • Description: Correspondence - Report on Newspaper Staff Retreat 1977
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box/Folder 1/76
  • Description: Associational Privacy Rights - Petition for Supreme Court Review
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box/Folder 1/77
  • Description: Events 1977
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box/Folder 2/1
  • Description: Seattle Fundraising 1978
    Dates: 1977-1978
    Container: Box/Folder 2/2
  • Description: Seattle Fundraising 1982
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/3
  • Description: Correspondence - New Xerox and Hall Ventilation
    Dates: 1980-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/4
  • Description: Seattle Fundraising Prior to 1978
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box/Folder 2/5
  • Description: Seattle - South Branch Agendas, Minutes
    Dates: 1981-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/6
  • Description: Seattle - Joint Meetings Agendas, Minutes
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/7
  • Description: Events 1982
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/8
  • Description: Fall 1982 Forum Series
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/9
  • Description: Seattle - Events 1981
    Dates: 1981
    Container: Box/Folder 2/10
  • Description: Events 1980
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box/Folder 2/11
  • Description: Events 1979
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 2/12
  • Description: Staff Retreat - Westport 2/79
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 2/13
  • Description: Seattle - Events 1978
    Dates: 1978
    Container: Box/Folder 2/14
  • Description: Staff Retreat - Kalaloch Lodge
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 2/15
  • Description: Staff Retreats - Thanksgiving in Westport 1980 - Alderbrook Inn Resort 1981
    Dates: 1980-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 2/16
  • Description: Memos - Recruiting
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/17
  • Description: South Branch Memos 1978-82
    Dates: 1979-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 2/18
  • Description: Seattle - Branch Officers Elections 1981
    Dates: 1981
    Container: Box/Folder 2/19
  • Description: Radical Women - Seattle Comrades of Color Caucus
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/20
  • Description: Seattle - Collective Houses
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box/Folder 2/21
  • Description: Seattle - Clara Fraser's Office Project
    Dates: 1978-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 2/22
  • Description: Correspondence - National Lawyers Guild Conference
    Dates: 1983
    Container: Box/Folder 2/23
  • Description: Seattle - Public and Press Relations 1980-81
    Dates: 1981-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/24
  • Description: Freebie Mailings 1982 (1 of 3)

    A Roundup of Our National/International Activities

    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/25
  • Description: Freebie Mailings 1982 (2 of 3)

    A Roundup of Our National/International Activities

    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/25
  • Description: Freebie Mailings 1982 (3 of 3)

    A Roundup of Our National/International Activities

    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box/Folder 2/25
  • Description: Freebie Mailings 1981 (1 of 2)
    Dates: 1980-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 2/26
  • Description: Freebie Mailings 1981 (2 of 2)
    Dates: 1980-1981
    Container: Box/Folder 2/26
  • Description: Freebie Mailings 1983
    Dates: 1982-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 2/27
  • Description: Correspondence 1997 (1 of 2)
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box/Folder 3/1
  • Description: Correspondence 1997 (2 of 2)
    Dates: 1997-1998
    Container: Box/Folder 3/1
  • Description: Correspondence 1998 - Anti-military intervention in the Middle East
    Dates: 1998
    Container: Box/Folder 3/2
  • Description: Correspondence 1996
    Dates: 1996-1997
    Container: Box/Folder 3/3
  • Description: Correspondence 1995
    Dates: 1994-1995
    Container: Box/Folder 3/4
  • Description: Correspondence 1994
    Dates: 1989-1994
    Container: Box/Folder 3/5
  • Description: Correspondence 1993
    Dates: 1991-1993
    Container: Box/Folder 3/6
  • Description: Correspondence - Secretariat
    Dates: 1983-1993
    Container: Box/Folder 3/7
  • Description: Swabeck Collection Materials
    Dates: 1988
    Container: Box/Folder 3/8
  • Description: Seattle - International District - Bush Asia Center New Offices
    Dates: 1989-1990
    Container: Box/Folder 3/9
  • Description: Comrades of Color Caucus 1997
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box/Folder 3/10
  • Description: Comrades of Color Caucus 1996
    Dates: 1996
    Container: Box/Folder 3/11
  • Description: Comrades of Color Caucus 1995
    Dates: 1995
    Container: Box/Folder 3/12
  • Description: Comrades of Color Caucus - Revolutionary Sisters of Color 1994
    Dates: 1994
    Container: Box/Folder 3/13
  • Description: Comrades of Color Caucus - Revolutionary Sisters of Color 1993
    Dates: 1993
    Container: Box/Folder 3/14
  • Description: Post Convention Publications & Editing Work
    Dates: 1982-1984
    Container: Box/Folder 3/15
  • Description: Donations 1998
    Dates: 1998
    Container: Box/Folder 3/16
  • Description: Freedom Socialist Party International Office - International Executive Committee
    Dates: 1996-1998
    Container: Box/Folder 3/17
  • Description: National Education Coordinator
    Dates: 1987-1993
    Container: Box/Folder 3/18
  • Description: Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women Poets
    Dates: 1985-1996
    Container: Box/Folder 3/19
  • Description: Megan and Heidi paper - Women Workers - Sparkplugs of Labor
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box/Folder 3/20
  • Description: Socialist Feminist Fund Drive 1997
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box/Folder 3/21
  • Description: Socialist Feminist Fund Drive 1995
    Dates: 1995
    Container: Box/Folder 3/22
  • Description: Finances 1995
    Dates: 1995
    Container: Box/Folder 3/23
  • Description: Finances 1994
    Dates: 1994
    Container: Box/Folder 3/24
  • Description: New Freeway Hall - Finances
    Dates: 1993-1994
    Container: Box/Folder 3/25
  • Description: Freeway Hall Committee Agenda - Finances
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box/Folder 3/26
  • Description: Freeway Hall Association - Finances - Karen's Kitchen
    Dates: 1989-1990
    Container: Box/Folder 3/27
  • Description: Freeway Hall Association and Committee
    Dates: 1985-1996
    Container: Box/Folder 3/28
  • Description: Correspondence - Political Committee
    Dates: 1987-1995
    Container: Box/Folder 3/29
  • Description: Correspondence - Publications Committee
    Dates: 1983-1984
    Container: Box/Folder 3/30
  • Description: Race Relations Seminar File
    Dates: 1991
    Container: Box/Folder 3/31
  • Description: Radical Women - Red Letter Press - Revolution, She Wrote (Clara Fraser) - Gay Resistance: The Hidden History (Sam Deaderick and Tamara Turner)
    Dates: 1996-1998
    Container: Box/Folder 3/32
  • Description: Red Letter Press - Gay Resistance: The Hidden History (Sam Deaderick and Tamara Turner) - 1997
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box/Folder 3/33
  • Description: Red Letter Press 1996
    Dates: 1996
    Container: Box/Folder 3/34
  • Description: Red Letter Press - They Refused to Name Names: The Freeway Hall Case - 1995
    Dates: 1995
    Container: Box/Folder 3/35
  • Description: Red Letter Press - Woman Sitting at the Machine, Thinking: Poems by Karen Brodine - The Freeway Hall Case booklet

    Check with bank number

    Dates: 1991-1994
    Container: Box/Folder 3/36
  • Description: Red Letter Press 1992
    Dates: 1990-1992
    Container: Box/Folder 3/37
  • Description: Red Letter Press 1991
    Dates: 1991
    Container: Box/Folder 3/38
  • Description: Red Letter Press 1990
    Dates: 1990
    Container: Box/Folder 3/39
  • Description: Red Letter Press - The Poetry of Karen Brodine
    Dates: 1990-1994
    Container: Box/Folder 3/40
  • Description: Red Letter Press - Bumbershoot - Karen Brodine
    Dates: 1989-1991
    Container: Box/Folder 3/41
  • Description: Red Letter Press - Karen Brodine Publications Fund
    Dates: 1988-1989
    Container: Box/Folder 3/42
  • Description: Correspondence - Secretariat - Political Committee 1997
    Dates: 1994-1998
    Container: Box/Folder 3/43
  • Description: Correspondence - Secretariat
    Dates: 1982-1994
    Container: Box/Folder 3/44
  • Description: Trotskyist Coordinating Committee
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box/Folder 3/45
  • Description: Correspondence - German Embassy on the case of Roisin McAliskey to International Executive Committee
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box/Folder 3/46
  • Description: Freedom Socialist Party -Correspondence - Memo between Clara Fraser and Yolanda Alaniz
    Dates: 1988
    Container: Box/Folder 3/47
  • Description: National Committee, International Executive Committee, and Political Committee Notes and Correspondence
    Dates: 1985-1994
    Container: Box/Folder 3/48
  • Description: Donations 1997

    Bank checks & phone numbers

    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box/Folder 3/49
  • Description: Donations 1996
    Dates: 1996
    Container: Box/Folder 3/50
  • Description: Donations 1995
    Dates: 1995
    Container: Box/Folder 3/51
  • Description: Donations 1994

    Bank check

    Dates: 1994
    Container: Box/Folder 3/52
  • Description: Donations 1993
    Dates: 1993
    Container: Box/Folder 3/53
  • Description: Donations 1992
    Dates: 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 3/54


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