Robert Steck Audio Recordings on Spanish Civil War Prisoners of War

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Robert Steck Audio Recordings on Spanish Civil War Prisoners of War

1970-1989

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In January 1937, Robert Steck, actor and social activist, sailed to Europe to volunteer for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. He was taken prisoner by Nationalist forces in April 1938 and held for seventeen months. After serving in World War II, Steck became a history teacher and lectured widely on his experience in Spain. He was active the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (VALB) and assisted Carl Geiser, another Lincoln Brigade veteran, in a VALB research project that collected reminiscences of veterans who had been prisoners in Spain. The audiotapes in this collection were conducted as part of that project, or are reports on the project.

0.5 linear feet; (10 audio cassettes)

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6331013

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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