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 political issues; and by-laws, correspondence, logos, flyers, monthly reports, and posters regarding the local DSA chapter's sponsorship of events and projects, 1982-1984. Also includes collected literature from the national organizations, and on socialist topics and other socialist organizations.