Military life; Military maneuvers; Military occupations; Military training; Signals & signaling; Telephones; Children's parties; Cigarettes;
Paul describes the International Brigade's offensive maneuvers to force the fascists out of Madrid. Paul discusses some of the men he has met while in Spain. He is busy doing telephone work with the signal corps, as well as continuing his military...
Convalescent hospitals; Military life; Theater programs; Musical revues & comedies; Military maneuvers; Military hospitals;
Harry writes from a military hospital, recovering from the typhus shot he received. He discusses the kindness and compassion of the British doctors. Describes military life: no drinking or fraternizing with the women. Harry writes that everyone...
Correspondence; Military life; Activists; Military officers; Military personnel; Military scouts;
Herman thanks Uncle Marty for hes letter and is glad to hear that there is much support for the Lincoln Brigade back in the states. He asks Marty to "square" him with his father, to try to sway his opinion of Herman's service in Spain. He offers...
Military life; Consulates; Military training; Military camps;
Jim writes to his mother that he spent four days in Barcelona and can see that there is no chance of him getting into an artillery unit. He says the International Brigade is very disorganized, as they have just moved north, from Albacete. He...
Military officers--American--1850-1860; Military personnel--American--1850-1860
24-page roster of ca. 1,500 names of individuals who served under military Captains Seth Wilmarth, Isaac Hall Wright, Evans, Cass, Whorf, Granger [probably David Granger of Boston], McKenny, McCafferty, Young, Charles O. Rogers, Henshaw, Cooley,...
Relations between the sexes; Cultural relations; Military life; Military training; Military facilities; Homesickness;
Harry tells Mim that he is grateful to get so many letters from her and is very upset that he does not receive letters from his friends at the Youth Theatre. Describes his new quarters, which he shares with two friends. The three roommates...
Correspondence; Military maneuvers; Military tactics; Military life; Fascists;
Herman describes his first taste of battle. He explains that the troops dig gun trenches under the cover of darkness at night. He discusses a success over the fascists near Teruel. He encloses a picture of himself and a Spanish lieutenant in his...
Parades & processions; Flowers; Farewells; Military air shows; Military parades & ceremonies; Military discharges;
Bill describes the parade in Barcelona given in honor of the International Brigaders. He describes the music, the people, the flowers and outpouring of graciousness. He is still waiting to hear when he will be able to leave the country.
Correspondence; Military hospitals; Convalescent hospitals; War; Military mobilizations; Military training; Bombardment; Air warfare; Social classes; Farming;
Bill tells Marjorie that the IB has regained some of the land they lost in the retreats from the previous spring. In the action, Bill was hit by shrapnel and was evacuated to a hospital, where he is currently recovering. Bill gives Marjorie the...
Cigarettes; Military maneuvers; Military mobilizations; Military camps; Photographs;
Bill describes his joy at receiving one of Marjorie's letters, aside from getting cigarettes. He wants to meet her when he gets home and will picket her house if she doesn't send him a photograph soon. He says that he is waiting to take a shower...
Military life; Military maneuvers; Military training; Censorship; Fascists;
Jim describes his daily routine and training to his mother. Mentions that he has seen Jimmy Sheean, Joe North, and Leigh White and they have brought him two letters, one of which is from Mrs. Lardner. He asks his mother to stop asking him to come...
Military life; Postal service; Newspapers; Champagne (Wine); Parties; Military training; Military education;
Jim writes to his mother that mail is slow and it is better for him to read the Daily Worker newspaper to get news about the International Brigade. Jim has written an article in the Volunteer for Liberty about what families in the United States can...
Military training; Correspondence; Military officers; Military medicine; Typhoid fever; Vaccinations;
harry says that he has been trained so well on the rifle that he has no doubt they will conquer Franco. He has been reunited with his friends, and one of them is his sergeant. Harry just had his typhoid shot and his fever is making it hard to...
Songs; Cursing; Military training; Rifles; Communism; Anarchism; Anarchists; Military occupations; Military regimes;
Harry is glad to have received Mim's letter and is touched that she thinks his cursing has increased since going to Spain. He writes about his good marksmanship and that he is a natural. He believes that his time is Spain will "straighten him...
Unsinged manuscript list of ca. 115 "military actors" in the trial of Anthony Burns, copied from the Boston Courier. Includes names, military title, and occupation with some addresses.
