Guide to the Papers of Joseph Dallet, Jr., 1926-1946

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Guide to the Papers of Joseph Dallet, Jr., 1926-1946

1926-1946

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Joseph Dallet, Jr. (1907-1937) was a labor organizer and Communist Party activist. He volunteered with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War and was killed in action in October 1937. The bulk of the collection is correspondence from Dallet to his family during the 1920s and early 1930s, describing his political and labor-movement work. Also included are political materials and sympathy correspondence to the family after his death in Spain.

0.75 Linear Feet in 2 manuscript boxes

eng, Latn

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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