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Collection Overview

Title: Spanish Civil War collection, 1936-1989

ID: 01/MSS00056

Primary Creator: Spain. Ejercito Popular de la Republica. Abraham Lincoln Battalion

Extent: 18.0 Cubic Feet

Subjects: Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939

Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Created by the American writers of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. The collection is the result of individual supplementary purchases of Spanish Civil War memorabilia. It contains correspondence, broadsides, photographs, and periodicals.

Subject/Index Terms

Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939

Administrative Information

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

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Books],
[Series 2: Broadsides],
[Series 3: Clippings],
[Series 4: Correspondence],
[Series 5: Documents],
[Series 6: Manuscripts],
[Series 7: Miscellaneous],
[Series 8: Periodicals],
[Series 9: Photographs],
[Series OS: Oversize materials],
[All]

Series 1: Books

Note: See Spanish Civil War collection of books and pamphlets, 1936-1989

ID: SCW

Series 2: Broadsides

Note: Contains 55 posters.

Item 068: Francais, voudrais-tu que ceci soit possible demain?, undated
Item 069: Il fouit que je lutte jusqu'a la victoire Francais! Sois en persuade., undated
Item 070: Cant que moi Republique d'Espagne je vivroi, nul ne les franchira Francais! Sois tranquille., undated
Item 071: Guernica. En verite je vous le dis. Celui qui fait faire cela n'est pas avec moi mais contre moi, undated
Item 072: La guerre d'Espagne contre le Fascisme international. Le castillan qui a perdu son fils, soldat au maroc, a vu, un jour d'angoisse, la place de son village... *, undated
Item 074: Homenaje a Madrid, Madrid, asesinados sus hizos, arrasados sus monumentos, en llamas sus tesoros de arte!... la misma excelsitud de su martirio lleva este drama..., undated
Item 075: 18 Julio, 1936 1937, undated
Item 076: 1936 18 Julio 1937, undated
Item 077: Ediciones de las brigades internationales, los internationales unidos a los Espanoles, luchamos contra el invasor, undated
Item 078: Poesia y critica al servicio de la causa popular. Hora de espana revista mensual enero, 1937, 1937
Item 079: Ayudad a Madrid sufrito y herioco, undated
Item 080: Partido comunista, el comisario nervio de nuestro ejercito popular, undated
Item 081: Crim!..., undated
Item 082: Partido comunista, industria de guerra potente polanca de la victoria, undated
Item 084: Todos los pueblos del mundo estan en las brigadas internationales al lado del pueblo espanol, undated
Item 085: Homenaje a las brigadas internationales el frente popular Madrid al frente popular del mundo, undated
Item 086: Para liberar aragon servicio miltar obligatorio ejercito poular, undated
Item 087: Basta de "ensayos" y "proyectos"!, undated
Item 088: Espana libre, sabado 31 de Julio de 1937, C.T.M. no. 1, 1937 June 31
Item 089: Espana libre domingo 1o agosto de 1937 C.T.M. : 1933-1937 2 anos de reaccion y trania, 1937 August 10
Item 090: Espana libre num. 3 lunos 2 de agosto de 1937 : triune a el pueblo!, 1937 August 2
Item 091: Espana libre num. 3 lunos 2 de agosto de 1937 : triune a el pueblo!, 1937 August 2
Item 092: Espana libre, No. 5 Miercoles 4 de agosto de 1937 : Asesinos, 1937 August 4
Item 093: Espana libre No. 6 Jueves 5 de agosto de 1937, 1937 August 5
Item 094: Espana libre, No. 7 Viernes 6 de agosto de 1937 : Viva la Espana Republicana! !Muera el fascismo!, 1937 August 6
Item 095: Dar ejemplo de abnegacion y sacrificio *, undated
Item 096: Colaborar en la Labor de Milicias de la Cultura, undated
Item 097: Acudir con entusiasmo a las ordenes de movilizacion del gobierno, undated
Item 098: Apoyar con Entusiasmo al Gobierno del Frente Popular, undated
Item 099: Incrementar el Trabajo Escolar, undated
Item 100: La F.E.T.E. Senala a los Profesionales de la Ensenanza el Camino en la Lucia Contra el Fascismo, undated
Item 101: Almanaque F.E.T.E. 1938 *, 1938
Item 101a: Almanaque F.E.T.E. 1938 *: Enero 1938: Ascenso de 27.000 Maestros. El Gobierno del Frente Popular suprime del escalafon del Magisterio el sueldo de 3.000 pesetas., 1938 January
Item 101b: Almanaque F.E.T.E. 1938: Febrero 1938: La F.E.T.E. agrupa a sus afiliados y pone a contribucion todo su esfeurzo por el triunfo del Frente Popular, 1938 February
Item 101c: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Marzo 1938: Un grupo de companeros funda la F.E.T.E., incorporando a los Trabajadores de la Ensenanza a las filas de la U.G.T., 1938 March
Item 101d: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Abril 1938: La presion revolucionaria de la F.E.T.E. consigue el abono de las cantidades que por clases de adultos, 1938 April
Item 101e: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Mayo 1938: La F.E.T.E. desarrolla activisima campana para denunciar publicamente la situacion angustiosa del Magisterio, 1938 May
Item 101f: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Junio 1938: Congreso de la F.E.T.E. Maestros y Profesores se reunen para concretar en acuerdo y resoluciones laas aspiraciones de losâ?¦, 1938 June
Item 101g: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Julio 1938: La F.E.T.E. lucha desde el primer momento contra los facciosos, 1938 July
Item 101h: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Agosto 1938: La F.E.T.E. asiste a los Congresos Internacionales y propugna la unificacion de los profesionales de la ensenanza en defensa..., 1938 August
Item 101i: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Septiembre 1938: Se fundenen una sola organizacion - F.E.T.E. - las distintas Asociaciones de Profesionales de la Ensenanza, 1938 September
Item 101j: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Octubre 1938: En Asturias, la Seccion de la F.E.T.E. lucha al lado de los mineros y campesinos contra toda mediatizacion de la Republica., 1938 October
Item 101k: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Noviembre 1938: Se constituye el "Batallon Felix Barzana" que combate al fascismo en las trincheras de Madrid, 1938 November
Item 101l: Almanaque F.E.T.E. Diciembre 1938: La F.E.T.E. organiza el servicio "Cultura del Miliciano", antecedente de las Milicias de la Cultura, que tan acertadamenteâ?¦, 1938 December
Item 102: 1 Congres Nacional d'Estudiants Catalans; 1,2,3, Agost [1937], 1937 August
Item 103: Festival, undated
Item 104: De Comiat a les Brigades Internacionales organizat per la Federacio Nacional de Pioners., undated
Item 105: Apoyo incondicional al gobierno de Frente Popular, undated
Item 106: Alerta esta. Contra el feixiome, undated
Item 107: Acogela, undated
Item 108: Campesino! Tus enemigos te hicieron trabajar de sol a sol para alimentarlos. Ahora que la tierra es tuya, trabaja de sol a sol para aniquilarlos, undated
Item 109: Para ganar la guerra ayudad a Madrid, undated
Item 110: Ajudue els caiguts!, undated
Item 111: Per a aixafar el feixisme ingresseu a l'Aviacio, undated
Item 112: Ayudad!! : a la cruz Roja que ella asiste a nuestros heridos, undated

Series 3: Clippings

Note: Contains 3 items.

Box-Folder 001: Review ofÂ The Aura of the Cause in the Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Box-Folder 002: St. Louis nurse [Grace Margolis] back from service in Spain, undated
Box-Folder 003: Letters from the front [review of Madrid 1937, Chicago Tribune, 7/21/1996], 1996

Series 4: Correspondence

Note: Contains 55 letters.

Box-Folder G1-001: From: Abad, Marcelino Camacho To: Rosenstein, Herman, 1978
Box-Folder G1-002: From: Abt, John J. To: Rubenstein, Bruce D., 1989
Box-Folder G1-002b: From: Anderson, Glenn M. To: Various individuals, 1975
Box-Folder G1-003: From: Aronson, James To: Jon, 1975
Box-Folder G1-004: From: Baker, Carlos To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1966
Box-Folder G1-005: From: Bessie, Alvah To: Various individuals, 1966-1970
Box-Folder G1-006: From: Burton, John L. To: Herman Rosenstein, 1975
Box-Folder G1-007: From: Carnovsky, Morris To: Bessie, Alvah, 1938
Box-Folder G1-008: From: Channick, Herbert To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1972
Box-Folder G1-009: From: Church, Frank To: Friend, undated
Box-Folder G1-009a: From: Clennon, David To: Rubenstein, Bruce D., undated
Box-Folder G1-010: From: Cohen, Saul To: Malbin, Virgina, 1937
Box-Folder G1-010a: From: Corman, James C. To: Mr. and Mrs. William G. Wheeler, 1975
Box-Folder G1-010b: From: Cranston, Alan To: Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Wheeler..., 1975
Box-Folder G1-011: From: Fartousse, Marie To: Bessie, Alvah, undated
Box-Folder G1-012: From: Fishman, Moe To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1961-1971
Box-Folder G1-013: From: Giesmar, Maxwell To: Wolff, Milton, 1977
Box-Folder G1-014: From: Harris, Abe To: Wolff, Milton, 1970
Box-Folder G1-015: From: Ibarruri, Dolores, 1989
Box-Folder G1-016: From: Jerome, V.J. To: Bessie, Alvah, 1938
Box-Folder G1-017: From: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1961-1979
Box-Folder G1-018: From: Kranes, Paula G. Uda de To: Rosenstein, Herman, 1970
Box-Folder G1-019: From: Landis, Arthur To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1968
Box-Folder G1-019a: From: Leader, Lennie To: Greene, Joseph L., 1942
Box-Folder G1-019b: From: Lloyd, Jim To: Henry Giler, 1975
Box-Folder G1-020: From: Magnunson, Warren G. To: Reed, Robert L., 1975
Box-Folder G1-021: From: Martin, Fredericka To: Malbin, Virgina, 1971
Box-Folder G1-022: From: Mora, Constancia de la To: Heller, A.A., 1938-1939
Box-Folder G1-023: From: Moran, Mark To: Herman, undated
Box-Folder G1-024: From: Nelson, Steve To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1971-1979
Box-Folder G1-025: From: Ossa, Antonia de la To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1961
Box-Folder G1-026: From: Paddock, Robert L. To: Libby, Frederick J., 1936-1937
Box-Folder G1-027: From: Pell, Claiborne To: Rosenstein, Herman, 1976
Box-Folder G1-028: From: Rees, Thomas M. To: Rosenstein, Herman, 1975
Box-Folder G1-029: From: Renna, Ruben To: Malbin, Virginia, undated
Box-Folder G1-030: From: Rosenstein, Herman To: Roman, 1978
Box-Folder G1-031: From: Schilling, Edna Van der To: Rosenstein, Herman, 1970
Box-Folder G1-032: From: Scott, Adrian To: Rubenstein, Bruce, 1971, 1989
Box-Folder G1-033: From: Smith, Harold To: Wolff, Milton, 1970
Box-Folder G1-034: From: Stamm, Morris To: Carrillo, Santiago, 1977
Box-Folder G1-035: From: Tanz, Al To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1978
Box-Folder G1-036: From: Tunney, John V. To: Various individuals, 1975-1976
Box-Folder G1-037: From: Urich, Walter K. To: Besse, Daniel, 1951
Box-Folder G1-038: From: Wallach, Hy To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1979
Box-Folder G1-039: From: Wellman, Saul To: Rosenstein, Herman, 1970
Box-Folder G1-040: From: Whittemore, Mickey To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1957-1961
Box-Folder G1-041: From: Williams, Harrison A. To: Lloyd, Thomas, 1974
Box-Folder G1-042: From: Wolff, Anne Lenore To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1969
Box-Folder G1-043: From: Wolff, Milton To: Keller, Frederick P. Jr., 1966-1970
Box-Folder G1-044: From: Wunderlich, Rudolf To: Rosenstein, Herman, 1966
Box-Folder G1-045: From: Wyden, Peter To: Keller, Fred, 1979
Box-Folder G1-046: From: Unknown To: Rosenstein, Herman, 1966
Box-Folder G9-001: From: Gellhorn, Martha To: Wolff, Milton, 1994-1997
Box-Folder G9-002: From: Gellhorn, Martha To: Wolff, Milton, 1997
Box-Folder G9-003: From: Gellhorn, Martha To: Keller, Fred, 1946-1991

Series 5: Documents

Note: Contains 1 document, "Spain: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy".

Box-Folder 001: Spain: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy, 1976

Series 6: Manuscripts

Note: Contains 11 manuscripts.

Box-Folder 1: An album of original drawings and manuscripts, produced by Republican artists and writers in honor of the Duchess of Athol, [1938?]
Box-Folder MS-001: Alvah Bessie's Spanish Notebooks, 1949
Box-Folder MS-002: Alvah Bessie's "The Last Volunteer" - 1st Draft, 1974
Box-Folder MS-003: Len Fox - They Shall Not Pass, 1937
Box-Folder MS-004: Virginia Malbin speech - typed with annotations, [1985?]
Box-Folder MS-005: "Edwin Rolfe Collected Poems" design & typescript, 1993
Box-Folder MS-006: "Edwin Rolfe Collected Poems" folded and gathered, undated
Box-Folder MS-007: "Edwin Rolfe Collected Poems" master galley, 1993
Box-Folder MS-008: "Edwin Rolfe Collected Poems" galleys, 2nd copy., 1993
Box-Folder MS-009: "Edwin Rolfe Collected Poems" - typescript as sent, undated
Box-Folder MS-010: Play by Gellhorn, Martha and Cowles, Virginia, 1945

Series 7: Miscellaneous

Note: Contains 140 items, including medals, pamphlets and leaflets, cards, cassettes, mixed and other formats.

Box-Folder 1: Poster sized collage of photos and clippings of American participants in the Spanish Civil War, undated
Box-Folder G1-001: "Comision Mixta de Refugios" receipts, "No. 102364" and "No. 107364", undated
Box-Folder G1-002: Collection of 116 Propaganda stickers/stamps., 1936-1937
Box-Folder G1-003: Full-color card (19 x 12.5 cm), reproducing a painting title "Evacuad Madrid" by Jose Luis Benlliure, aged 9., undated
Box-Folder G1-004: (International Brigades). Debt of Honour Week, Collection Envelope., undated
Box-Folder G1-005: Greeting card, produced for the A.I.A. pledging support for the International Brigades, with envelope bearing a pre-printed address to the International Brigades Base in Spain., undated
Box-Folder G1-006: 5 Postcards: French post card depicting a popular Front demonstration, another different shot of the same demonstration, "Alborache (Valencia)", "Socialist Youth Militia", and "Loyal Mountain Militia"., undated
Box-Folder G1-007: Booklet of ten postcards by Paco Ribera B.A.G.., 1937
Box-Folder G1-008: Two postcards with drawings made by children: "Un Barco Bombardeado en Benicasn," and "Bonbar deo en Oropesa", undated
Box-Folder G1-009: Four business cards, two bearing "American Friends Serivice Committee," one bearing "Servicio Internacional de los Amigos Cuaqueros," and one bearing "Comite Nacional de Refugiados." There is writing on the back of two of the cards., undated
Box-Folder G1-010: Five postcards showing photographs of children., undated
Box-Folder G1-011: Leaflet announcing a "Candlelight vigil to end the secret agreement signed by Nixon in 1970 which guarantees U.S. intervention against the overthrow of Franco's dictatorship by the Spanish people...", undated
Box-Folder G1-012: Invitation to the inauguration of a monument to the International Brigades, in Madrid, Spain, on the 25th of July, 1981., 1981
Box-Folder G1-013: "Que 1983 sea un ano de paz y seguridad para el mundo y de solidaridad can la lucha liberadora de los pueblos", with one envelope addressed to Hermann "G". Rosenstein, 1145 Yale St. #8, Santa Monica, Ca.Â 90403., 1983
Box-Folder G1-014: "50 Aniversario del Triunfo del Frente Popular 1936-1986", 1986
Box-Folder G1-015: "34th Anniversary of the Veterans Abraham Lincoln Brigade Gala Fiesta!" for February 21, 1971., 1971
Box-Folder G1-016: Red flag with "C E S" in white., undated
Box-Folder G1-017: "97th Congress 1st Session H.R. 1251" bill providing entitlement to veterans' benefits of Americans who fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. With various other writings and edited by Milton Wolff., 1981
Box-Folder G1-018: Booklet with writings and drawings from children, 32 pages., 1938
Box-Folder G1-019: "Songs of the Lincoln Battalion", undated
Box-Folder G1-020: "Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade 40th Anniversary Banquet Honoring The Premature Anti-Fascist Women", Sunday, February 6., 193x February 6
Box-Folder G1-021: "La Conferencia Juvenil de Valencia...", undated
Box-Folder G1-022: Various leaflets in Spanish., undated
Box-Folder G1-023: "Joseph North 1904-1976", [1976(?)]
Box-Folder G1-024: Leaflet showing the effects of bombing in Spain by the fascists, pictures of dead children, etc., undated
Box-Folder G1-025: "El Bombardeo de Almeria por la Escuadra Alemana", lealflet showing effects of fascist bombing., undated
Box-Folder G1-026: "La destruccion de Guernica- The Destruction of Guernica", undated
Box-Folder G1-027: "Ajut Infantil de Reraguarda", undated
Box-Folder G1-028: 37th Anniversary Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade., undated
Box-Folder G1-029: Six leaflets showing: "Destruction and Flight" (2), "Making Their Home Self-Sufficient," "Study, Play, and Health," "Homes and the New Life" (2)., undated
Box-Folder G1-030: "Brigadas Internacionales - Abraham Lincoln Brigade 1937-1967", 1967
Box-Folder G1-031: 34th, 35th, and 36th VALB Anniversary Dinner Invitations., 1967
Box-Folder G1-032: 39th Anniversary of the Struggle for a Democratic Spain held on February 16, 1975., 1975
Box-Folder G1-033: 39th Anniversary VALB pamphlet, 1976
Box-Folder G1-034: Abraham Lincoln Brigade 40th Anniversary Celebration, 1977
Box-Folder G1-035: VALB 40th Anniversary pamphlet, 1976
Box-Folder G1-036: Abraham Lincoln Brigade 41st Anniversary Celebration, 1978
Box-Folder G1-037: VALB 44th Anniversary Celebration, 1981
Box-Folder G1-038: VALB 45th Anniversary Celebration, 1982
Box-Folder G1-039: VALB 46th Anniversary Celebration, 1983
Box-Folder G1-040: VALB 47th Anniversary Celebration, 1984
Box-Folder G1-041: VLAB 50th Anniversary Invitation and program, 1987
Box-Folder G1-042: "In Loving Memory - John T. Bernard, March 6, 1893 - August 6, 1983", 1983
Box-Folder G1-043: "Max Parker, April 25, 1912 - November 5, 1983", 1983
Box-Folder G1-044: "John Day - 'A Passion for Justice - Decomber [sic] 8, 1991" with flier., 1991
Box-Folder G1-045: "In Memoriam Ben 'Butch' Goldstein, Member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, April 15, 1909 - April 1, 1985", 1985
Box-Folder G1-046: "In Memoriam Irving Goff, Member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, August 27, 1911 - May 17, 1989", 1989
Box-Folder G1-047: "National Memorial Fund Appeal. British Volunteers in Spain. They Fight for Freedom., 1938
Box-Folder G1-048: Stanley Richardson - "Air Raid Over Barcelona" - A poem, [1938]
Box-Folder G1-049: "National Memorial Fund [english pounds]50,000 Appeal - British Volunteers in Spain", undated
Box-Folder G1-050: "Decleration on Spain" issued by the Surrealist Group in England., undated
Box-Folder G1-051: "Vote for the Duchess of Atholl" - Bye-election address., 1938
Box-Folder G1-052: La Guerra Civil Espanyola - Exposicio organitzada per la direccio general del patrimoni artistic, arxius i museus ministeri de cultura, 1981
Box-Folder G1-053: Report - "The Worker in Spain Today, March 30, 31 / April 1, 1973", 1973
Box-Folder G1-054: Report - "Canadian Conference for Amnesty in Spain, October 22-24, 1971", 1971
Box-Folder G1-055: "The Cambridge Exhibition Against War and Fascism", [1935]
Box-Folder G1-056: "A Visit With Eight Spanish Women Political Prisoners of Franco" - Albert Prago, undated
Box-Folder G1-057: "Por el frente de la juventud trabajadora revolucionaria...", undated
Box-Folder G1-058: Espagne 1930-1937. No Pasaran!! Exposition., 1937
Box-Folder G1-059: "Spain Revisited - by members of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade", [1977]
Box-Folder G1-060: "Palabras !NO! !Hechos!", undated
Box-Folder G1-061: Memorandum from the Foreign Service of the United States of America for "Miss Constance Kyle Regarding Telegraphic Expenses to and from Department of State Washington...", 1937
Box-Folder G1-062: Certificate from the League of Nations to Madame Virginia Cavici Mallein, dated 14 December 1938", 1938
Box-Folder G1-063: Fred Keller - Drafts, letters (removed), ret. carbons. 1960's/1970's, circa 1960s
Box-Folder G1-064: Morris Carnovsky items, playbills, clippings, review, etc., 1964
Box-Folder G1-065: The Madrid Pact - miscellaneous papers relating to the Madrid Pact, 1970, 1974-1975
Box-Folder G1-066: Various autographed slips of paper, undated
Box-Folder G1-067: "Codigo del Tribunal Infantil...", undated
Box-Folder G1-068: Uncut jacket proof for Rolfe's "Collected Poems", undated
Box-Folder G1-069: VALB Constitution/by-laws, 1979
Box-Folder G1-070: Movie related material - "Spain Again" and "Fight the Good Fight", 1982, 1984
Box-Folder G1-071: VALB miscellaneous fliers, leaflets, 1960, 1966, 1970-1971
Box-Folder G1-072: Rosenstein, Herman - Drafts, letters (removed), reatined carbons, 60's and 70's, 1962, 1976-1979
Box-Folder G1-073: VLAB, 1961-1979, fliers, circular letters, reports, 1961-1962, 1966, 1970-1971, 1973, 1978-1979
Box-Folder G1-074: "Political Prisoners in Spain, 1961." Four receipts., 1961
Box-Folder G1-075: "Re: Ernest Hemingway", undated
Box-Folder G1-076: Presentation case for the Hans-Beimler-Medaille for Hernmann Rosenstein (no medal)., 1966
Box-Folder G1-077: Clippings from newspapers and magazines pasted to black paper., undated
Box-Folder G1-077a: VALB notes concerning opposition to Vietnam war., 1968
Box-Folder G1-078: Photo book of 50th Anniversary Commemoration for April 27, 1986 with signatures of guests in the front, 1986
Box-Folder G1-079: Red cloth embroidered with "Casal Erijon Medrano al 58 Battalion" presented to the 58th batallion May 1, 1938 by trade unionists in Spain (May Day), 1938
Box-Folder G1-080-1: Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade 30th Anniversary pin., 1966
Box-Folder G1-080-10: Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad 1936-1937, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-11: Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad 1936-1939, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-12: Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad 1936-1939 (3/4" diamater), undated
Box-Folder G1-080-13: Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad 1936-1939 (2" diameter), undated
Box-Folder G1-080-14: Abraham Lincoln Brigade [obverse] / Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad 1936-1939 [reverse] (1 3/4" in diameter, almost 1/4" thick; high relief), undated
Box-Folder G1-080-15: En homenatge a les Brigades Internacionales Guerra Civil Espanyola, 1936-1939 Barcelona Octubre, 1986 [reverse] / raised relief of children playing in a circle holding hands [obverse], 1986
Box-Folder G1-080-16: Asociacion de Ex-Presos y Represaliados Politicos Libertad 1977, 1977
Box-Folder G1-080-17: Porulstra Libertad y la Nuestra XIII BI 1936-1939, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-18: Cincuentenario de las Brigades Internacionales 1936-1986 [obverse] / ... y, amando el obro de la paz floreza !Salud! "Pasionoria" [reverse], 1986
Box-Folder G1-080-19: Voluntarios Interncaionales de la Libertad 1936-1939 [obverse] / Pro Meritas B.I. - I.B. [reverse] (with cloth ribbon attached), undated
Box-Folder G1-080-2: Voluntaros Internacionales de la Libertad 1939-1939 pin., 1960s
Box-Folder G1-080-20: Kampfer Gegen Faschismus [obverse] / Vorwarts und Nicht Vergessen 1933-1945 [reverse], undated
Box-Folder G1-080-21: Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad 1936-1939, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-22: Solidaridad 40 Pasaremos Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad 1936-1939, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-23: Solidaridad XXX Pasaremos Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad 1936-1939, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-24: Ring of Nationalist air personnel (pilot or other crewman), undated
Box-Folder G1-080-25: Wings given to Milton Wolff by Jaiml Mata, head of ADAR (Asociacion de Aviadoses de la Republica), the Republican air vets group.Â Mata was a flying ace in the Ebro offensive, 1938., undated
Box-Folder G1-080-26: Brigadas Internacionales patch (usually worn on the beret), undated
Box-Folder G1-080-27: Milton Wolff's C.B.I. insignia (China-Burma-India theater), undated
Box-Folder G1-080-28: Friends Abraham Lincoln Brigade - 1939, 1939
Box-Folder G1-080-29: Spanish Refugee Appeal, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-3: Veterans Abraham Lincoln Brigade 35th Anniversary pin, 1972
Box-Folder G1-080-30: Lieutenant's insignia, Republican army, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-31: Lincoln Veterans Auxilary, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-32: Belt - purple, yellow, and red with buckle, undated
Box-Folder G1-080-4: Veterans Abraham Lincoln Brigade 1937-1974 [with four characters in Chinese]., 1974
Box-Folder G1-080-5: Libertad / Asociacion de Expresos y Represaliados Politicos 1975 medal, 1975
Box-Folder G1-080-6: 40th Anniversario Brigate Internazionali 9-10 Octubre 1976 Firenze, 1976
Box-Folder G1-080-7: A.D.A.R. Asociacion de Aviadores de la Republica VIII Comid de Confraternidad Barcelona Mayo 1980, 1980 May
Box-Folder G1-080-8: Veterans Abraham Lincoln Brigade U.S.A. International Brigades 1983 Return to Spain, 1983
Box-Folder G1-080-9: International Brigade insignia and red star with hammer and sickle on obverse; inscription in Cyrillic alphabet, ending in "1936-1939," on reverse., undated
Box-Folder G1-081: "For Frieda [Wolff] for all you have done for and with us in the fight for a Free Spain. The Bay Area Post of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Feb. 27, 1983" signed by the veterans., 1983
Box-Folder G1-081-1: Cassette recording of Vets' Meeting for Feb. 20, 1972, Hariam, WI, 1972
Box-Folder G1-081-2: Magnetic tape (in plastic case) entitled "Frank (?)", undated
Box-Folder G1-081-3: Magnetic tape labeled "Vets", undated
Box-Folder G1-081-4: Magnetic tape labeled "Thayer", undated
Box-Folder G1-082-1: Magetic tape lalbeled "Moe's Speech KPFA 10/5/62". On rear of box: "San Francisco KPFA 10/5/62 Interview of Moe Fishman 1 hour", 1962
Box-Folder G1-082-2: Magnetic tape of meeting at the Sheraton-Atlantic Hotel - New York City on 3/24/68, Mono - Half Track - 3 3/4 i.p.s., 1968
Box-Folder G1-082-3: Magentic tape labeled "Miss Pat Geenly". On reverse of box: "at Vets dinner, N. Cali?", undated
Box-Folder G1-083-1: Unmarked cassette in case (1 of 2)., undated
Box-Folder G1-083-10: Cassette marked "Frieda", undated
Box-Folder G1-083-11: Cassette marked "1-VALB 27 February 1983", 1983
Box-Folder G1-083-12: Unmarked cassette., undated
Box-Folder G1-083-13: Cassette marked "Milt Wolff, et al / Bay Area Post 50th Anniversary", [1986]
Box-Folder G1-083-14: Cassette marked "VALB 4/86 50th Anniversary", 1986
Box-Folder G1-083-15: Cassette marked "MW at Rotary Club May, 1986", 1986
Box-Folder G1-083-2: Unmarked cassette in case (2 of 2)., undated
Box-Folder G1-083-3: Cassette marked "Sp Delegation Hy Wallach Dec. 8 on Bk Room", undated
Box-Folder G1-083-4: Cassette marked "41st Reunion of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade San Leandro Ca. March 5, 1978", 1978
Box-Folder G1-083-5: Cassette marked "Letter to Peter", undated
Box-Folder G1-083-6: Cassette marked "Ron Dellums Vets Dinner 2/2/80", 1980
Box-Folder G1-083-7: Cassette marked "Ron Dellums Vets Dinner 2/2/80", 1980
Box-Folder G1-083-8: Cassette marked "Pete Seeger/Spain '36", undated
Box-Folder G1-083-9: Cassette marked "Bender-Wolff Bermak int.", undated
Box-Folder G1-084: Black and white lino cut design, depicting peasant family with donkey fleeing bombers and burning town. Reminiscent of treatments of the flight of the Holy Family. Produced by Gwen Raverat for the Cambridge branch of Medical Aid for Spain. 34 x 39 cm., undated
Box-Folder G1-085: "Congreso Continental Americano Por La Paz / Mexico 5-10 de Septiembre de 1949 [American Continental Congress for Peace / Mexico City 5-10 September 1949]", 1949
Box-Folder G1-245: The Fallen Sparrow, undated

Series 8: Periodicals

Note: Contains 21 items.

Box-Folder 001: Alas Gloriosas, 1978
Box-Folder 002: Anarchy: A Journal of Anarchist Ideas, 1961
Box-Folder 003: Communist Review, 1936-1939
Box-Folder 004: Information Bulletin - Canadian Committee for a Democratic Spain, 1972, 1973, 1975
Box-Folder 005: Irish Freedom, 1939
Box-Folder 006: Juvented: Press Information On the Youth of Spain, 1937
Box-Folder 007: Left Review, 1937
Box-Folder 008: Libertad, 1974-1975
Box-Folder 009: Life and Letters Today, 1938
Box-Folder 010: Mundo Obrero, 1972, 1976
Box-Folder 011: Nuestra Bandera, 1938
Box-Folder 012: Picture Post, 1938-1939
Box-Folder 013: Shmate: A Journal of Progressive Jewish Thought, 1983
Box-Folder 014: Spain, 1937-1939
Box-Folder 015: Spanish Revolution: Bulletin of the Worker' Party of Marxist Unification, 1937
Box-Folder 016: U.S Committee for a Democratic Spain / Information Bulletin, 1975-1976
Box-Folder 017: Umbral, 1938
Box-Folder 018: Vanguard-a libertarian communist.., 1936-1938
Box-Folder 019: Viva, 1978
Box-Folder 020: Volunteer for Liberty, 1939-1947, 1957-1958, 1961, 1966
Box-Folder 021: War in Spain: A Weekly Summary, 1938-1939

Series 9: Photographs

Note: Contains 228 items.

Box A1-001

Item 001
Item 002
Item 003: 1937
Item 004: 1937
Item 005: 1937
Item 006
Item 007
Item 008
Item 009
Item 010
Item 011
Item 012
Item 013
Item 014
Item 015
Item 016
Item 017
Item 018
Item 019
Item 020
Item 021
Item 022
Item 023
Item 024
Item 025
Item 026
Item 027
Item 028
Item 029
Item 030
Item 031
Item 033
Item 034
Item 035
Item 036
Item 037
Item 038
Item 039
Item 040
Item 041
Item 042
Item 043
Item 044
Item 045
Item 046
Item 047
Item 048
Item 049
Item 050
Item 051
Item 052
Item 053
Item 054
Item 055
Item 056
Item 057
Item 058
Item 059
Item 060
Item 061
Item 061a

Box A2-001

Item 001
Item 002
Item 003
Item 004
Item 005
Item 006
Item 007
Item 008
Item 009
Item 010
Item 011
Item 012: 1937
Item 013
Item 014
Item 015
Item 016
Item 017
Item 018
Item 019
Item 020
Item 021
Item 022
Item 023
Item 024
Item 025
Item 026
Item 027
Item 028
Item 029
Item 030
Item 031
Item 032
Item 033
Item 034
Item 035
Item 036
Item 037
Item 038
Item 039
Item 040
Item 041
Item 042
Item 043
Item 044
Item 045
Item 046
Item 047
Item 048
Item 049
Item 050
Item 051
Item 052
Item 053
Item 054
Item 055
Item 056
Item 057
Item 058
Item 059
Item 060
Item 061
Item 062
Item 063
Item 064
Item 065
Item 066
Item 067
Item 068
Item 069
Item 070
Item 071
Item 072
Item 073
Item 074
Item 075
Item 076
Item 077
Item 078
Item 079
Item 080
Item 081
Item 082
Item 083
Item 084
Item 085
Item 086
Item 087
Item 088
Item 089
Item 090
Item 091
Item 092
Item 093
Item 094
Item 095
Item 096
Item 097
Item 098
Item 099
Item 100
Item 101
Item 102
Item 103
Item 104
Item 105
Item 106
Item 107
Item 108
Item 109
Item 110
Item 111
Item 112
Item 113
Item 114
Item 115
Item 116
Item 117
Item 118
Item 119

Box A3-001

Item 1650
Item 1651
Item 1652
Item 1654
Item 1655
Item 1657
Item 1658
Item 1659
Item 1660

Box B1-001

Item 062
Item 063
Item 064
Item 065
Item 066
Item 067
Item 068
Item 069
Item 070
Item 071
Item 072
Item 073
Item 074
Item 075
Item 076
Item 077
Item 078
Item 079
Item 080
Item 081
Item 082
Item 083
Item 084
Item 085
Item 086
Item 087
Item 088
Item 089
Item 090
Item 091

Box C1-001

Item 092
Item 093
Item 094
Item 095
Item 096
Item 097
Item 098

Series OS: Oversize materials

Note: 1 pamphlet binder and 1 box in Oversize

Sub-series 1: SCW General, undated

Item 1: Original Battle or Parade Flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, late 1930s: A 48-star United States flag, 89 cm x 108 cm (34.5" x 42.5"), n.d. "LINCOLN BATT^N" stenciled in black on center red stripe. "Property of Joseph Wotczic" [?] written vertically in blue ballpoint pen along canvas border verso. Battles written on six white stripes: "Jarama-Brunet," Pingarron Hill," "Aragon-Quinto," "Ebro River," "Mosquito Ridge-Teruel," and "Hill 666." Note 1: Purchased October 2015 from Lorne Bair via unidentified Pittsburg bookseller's purchase from the Estate of Robert Colodny (1915-1997). Note 2: Conserved 2019-2021 and housed on a cylinder in custom-made box. Note 3: Consult with curator for display.