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Title: Milton Felsen papers, 1937-1945Add to your cart.

ID: 01/01/MSS00079

Primary Creator: Felsen, Milton

Extent: 3.0 Cubic Feet

Subjects: Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939, Spanish Civil War Collections (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)

Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian

Scope and Contents of the Materials

A volunteer in the Spanish Civil War from 1937 through most of 1938, serving first as a machine gunner and later an ambulance driver. Not long after the December 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor, he was one of the half dozen American veterans of the Spanish Civil War to be recruited for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner of the CIA. His experiences in Spain included guerilla warfare and familiarity with current German and Italian military equipment and field strategy. Strong anti-fascist loyalties made him an ideal candidate for the new American intelligence service.

Subject/Index Terms

Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939
Spanish Civil War Collections (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)

Administrative Information

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.

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Fonds 1: FelsenAdd to your cart.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1937-1945Add to your cart.
Box-Folder F1-001: From: Felsen, Milton To: Mother, 1937Add to your cart.
1 ALS
Box-Folder F1-002: From: Felsen, Milton. To: White, David McKelvy., 1938Add to your cart.
1 ALS
Acquisition Information: K-042151 (A-02)
Date Inputted: 5/9/1995
Other Information: Folder: F1-002  Cutter: F339. Address/Location: G.E.S. #1  S.R.I. Barcelona, Spain.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Item(s): no. 1.
Box-Folder F1-003: From: Felsen, Milton. To: Felsen, Sabina., 1938Add to your cart.
1 APS
Acquisition Information: K-042151 (A-03)
Date Inputted: 5/9/1995
Other Information: Folder: F1-003. Cutter: F339.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Item(s): no. 1.
Box-Folder F1-004: From: Felsen, Milton. To: Felsen, Roberta., 1943-1944Add to your cart.
26 ALS, 14 APS
Acquisition Information: K-042151 (A-10)
Date Inputted: 5/9/1995
Other Information: Folder: F1-004. Cutter: F339.
Physical Description: Pieces: 40. Item(s): no. 1-40.
Box-Folder F1-005: From: Felsen, Milton. To: Felsen, Roberta., 1944-1945Add to your cart.
42 ALS
Acquisition Information: K-042151 (A-10)
Date Inputted: 5/9/1995
Other Information: Folder: F1-005. Cutter: F339.
Physical Description: Pieces: 42. Item(s): no. 1-42.
Box-Folder F1-006: From: Felsen, Roberta. To: Felsen, Milton., 1943-1945Add to your cart.
20 ALS, 4 TLS
Acquisition Information: K-042151 (A-11)
Date Inputted: 5/9/1995
Other Information: Folder: F1-006. Address/Location: 101 W. 60th St. NYC 23, New York.
Physical Description: Pieces: 24. Item(s): no. 1-24.
Box-Folder F1-007: From: Felsen, Sabina. To: Felsen, Milton., 1944-1945Add to your cart.
3 ALS
Acquisition Information: K-042151 (A-11)
Date Inputted: 5/9/1995
Other Information: Folder: F1-007. Address/Location: 2437 E. 23rd St. Brooklyn, New York.
Physical Description: Pieces: 3. Item(s): no. 1-3.
Box-Folder F1-008: From: Rolfe, Edwin. To: Felsen, Milton., 1943Add to your cart.
1 ALS
Acquisition Information: K-042151 (A-08)
Date Inputted: 5/9/1995
Other Information: Folder: F1-008. Address/Location: California.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Item(s): no. 1.
Series 2: Photographs, 1937-1945Add to your cart.
Box A1-001Add to your cart.
Item 001Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-001. Item: 001. Memo: "far rt - Myers, head of ambulance driver group."
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 10 cm x 6.8 cm.
Item 002Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-001. Item: 002. Memo: "Spain - Ken Graeber, youngest American ambulance driver, on right"
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 9.2 cm x 7.1 cm.
Item 003Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-001. Item: 003. Memo: "Villapaz or Murcia?"
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 7.4 cm x 7.8 cm.
Item 004Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-001. Item: 004. Memo: "Ambulance drivers"
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 7.2 cm x 10.0 cm.
Box A1-002Add to your cart.
Item 005Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-002. Item: 005. Memo: "K. Graeber, et al"
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 7.0 cm x 8.3 cm.
Item 006Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-002. Item: 006. Memo: "Spain" - Photo of 19 men, most wearing leather jackets.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 6.7 cm x 9.7 cm.
Item 007Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-002. Item: 007. Memo: "Spain" - Photo of 8 men sitting on a rock raising their right arms in a salute.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 6.3 cm x 8.9 cm.
Item 008Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-002. Item: 008. Memo: "K. Graeber" - Photo of two men standing in front of an ambulance.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 9.0 cm x 6.1 cm.
Box A1-003Add to your cart.
Item 009Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-003. Item: 009. Memo: "Spain" - Blurry photo of a group of individuals standing around in a street.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 6.2 cm x 9.0 cm.
Item 010: 1937Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-003. Item: 010. Memo: "Hospital [huete?] probably Aug. 37. Left to Right, Welshman, Maurice Levine english, Danny Gibbons english, American (Des Moines)"
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 6.3 cm x 8.9 cm.
Item 011Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-003. Item: 011. Memo: "Benicasim" - Photo of four men standing around.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 7.2 cm x 9.7 cm.
Item 012Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-003. Item: 012. Memo: "Spain Ken Graebner"
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 8.8 cm x 6.3 cm.
Box A1-004Add to your cart.
Item 013Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-004. Item: 013. Memo: "Hospital at [indescipherable]"
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 8.5 cm x 11.4 cm.
Item 014Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-004. Item: 014. Memo: Photo of several vehicles stopped on a road with a group of men standing nearby.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 8.4 cm x 10.4 cm.
Item 015Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-004. Item: 015. Memo: "Oliver Law Lincoln Jarama[?]" - Photo of three men behind a machine gun.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 8.2 cm x 11.0 cm.
Box A1-005Add to your cart.
Item 016: 1942Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-005. Item: 016. Memo: "OSS training 1942" - Photo of interior of plane and three individuals.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 8.0 cm x 11.4 cm.
Item 017: 1942Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-005. Item: 017. Memo: "OSS 1942" - Photo of interior of plane and four or five men standing around in gear.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 8.0 cm x 11.4 cm.
Box A1-006Add to your cart.
Item 018: 1942Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-006. Item: 018. Memo: "OSS  1942" - Photo of a group of men standing in front of large tree.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 8.0 cm x 11.3 cm.
Item 019Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: A1-006. Item: 019. Memo: Photo of two unidentified men.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 8.8 cm x 12.6 cm.
Box B1-001Add to your cart.
Item 001Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: B1-001. Item: 001. Memo: Photo of 13 men standing and kneeling in a field.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 12.9 cm x 17.7 cm.
Box C1-001Add to your cart.
Item 001: 1938Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: C1-001. Item: 001. Memo: On front of photo: "Barcelona, Spain June-1938". On back of photo: "AMBULANCE DRIVER, JUNE 1938. Seasoned soldier, and, having no doubt read an early Hemingway novel, striving for the sultry look."
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 25.3 cm x 20.1 cm.
Box C1-002Add to your cart.
Item 002Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: C1-002. Item: 002. Memo: Photo of Felsen holding a mug with a tray of food in front of him. Same as photo C1-003-003.
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 25.4 cm x 20.6 cm.
Box C1-003Add to your cart.
Item 003: 1945Add to your cart.
Photograph
Acquisition Information: F-57778
Date Inputted: 1/22/1996
Other Information: Box: C1-003. Item: 003. Memo: "Mid May, 1945, NY Times foto. First returned prisoners disembarking Staten Island NY. Skinny, sloppy, and happy."
Physical Description: Pieces: 1. Image Properties: b & w, 25.4 cm x 20.6 cm.
Series 3: ClippingsAdd to your cart.
Folder 008Add to your cart.
Series 4: DocumentsAdd to your cart.
Box-Folder D1-003: Felsen's Seperation Qualification Record - United States Army, 1945Add to your cart.
Box-Folder D1-004: Documents relating to Felsen being a POW, 1943Add to your cart.
Box-Folder D1-005: Documents relating to Felsen's service in the OSS, 1942Add to your cart.
Box-Folder D1-006: Documents relating to Felsen's seaman's rating in the U.S. Merchant Marine, 1939Add to your cart.
Box-Folder D1-007: Documents relating to Felsen's service in SCW, 1938Add to your cart.
Series 5: ManuscriptsAdd to your cart.
Box-Folder MS-001: Spain Revisited, 1982Add to your cart.
Series 6: MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Box-Folder 002: John Tisa - American Veterans of Spanish Civil War International...Add to your cart.
Box-Folder 009: Cuidado Con lo Que Haces el Espia Ve., c.1938Add to your cart.
Box-Folder 010: VALB 53rd Anniversary Dinner Invitation., 1990Add to your cart.
Box-Folder 011: Jornades Internacionales: Per la Pau, la libertat i la democracia 1938-1988., 1988Add to your cart.
Box-Folder 012: U.S. Political Culture of the 1930 and the American Response to the Spanish Civil War., 1989Add to your cart.
Box-Folder 013: Spain Remembered 1936-1986:  An Address by Robert G. Colodny., 1986Add to your cart.

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