The Social Democratic Federation of the United States of America was a political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by the so-called "Old Guard" faction of the Socialist Party of America. The
Norman Thomas c. 1937
The Socialist Party of New York issued its own dues stamps for several months during the first half of 1936.
The National Executive Committee of the SDF, 1937. Seated (L-R): Carl M Rhodin, Louis Waldman, Sarah Limlach, Darlington Hoopes, Algernon Lee. Standing: David B. Gertler, Edward Charles Thompson, Leo Meltzer, Samuel M. Neistadt. Inset: Jasper McLevy.
Delegates to the National Convention of the SDF, 1937
The Old Guard faction was an organized group in the Socialist Party of America that sought to retain the organization's traditional orientation towards electoral politics by fighting the Militant fact
Social Democratic Federation (United States)
…The Social Democratic Federation of the United States of America (SDF) was a political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by the so-called "Old Guard" faction of the Socialist Party of America. The SDF later merged again with the Socialist Party in 1957 to form the Socialist Party-Social Democratic Federation…
"Comrade Chairman!" Cartoon by Art Young depicting the New York Old Guard at the 1919 Emergency National Convention of the SPA. Left to right: Louis Waldman, Algernon Lee, Abraham Shiplacoff, Jacob Panken, August Claessens, Abraham Beckerman, Charles Solomon, and Alexander Braunstein.