Career
Myra Tanner was recruited to the American Trotskyist movement in 1935, while at the university in Salt Lake City. They were living and working for the Party in Los Angeles, and Myra Tanner ran for the mayor of Los Angeles in 1945 and 1949. As a result of this the leadership around Farrell Dobbs found themselves in conflict with the Weisses over the infamous Bustelo Incident.
Myra Tanner Weiss was the SWP"s vice-presidential candidate in 1952, 1956 and 1960, with Farrell Dobbs running for President of the United States.
Melba Windoffer Papers. 1933-1990. 7.42 cubic feet (8 boxes).
At the Labor of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Contains correspondence between Windoffer and Weiss.