Scope and Contents Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Founded as Springfield Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (SDSOC) in 1980. Name changed due to the national merger of New American Movement and Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee in 1982. Activist and educational group. Members included John Williams, David Lasley and Chet Brandt. Issues of SDSOC's newsletters, Capitol Socialist, 1980-1981, and Capitol Conscience, 1981-1982, discussing local and national...