Anne Taft Papers Bulk, 1937-1940 1936-1980, (Bulk 1937-1940)

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Anne Taft Papers Bulk, 1937-1940 1936-1980, (Bulk 1937-1940)

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Anne Taft (later Muldavin, 1912-1990) served with the American Medical Bureau to Aid Spanish Democracy in the Spanish Civil War from January 1937 to September 1938. Her unit was the first to leave for Spain. This collection consists largely of correspondence from Taft's stay in Spain as well as correspondence just after her return to the United States. Most notably, there are letters in which Taft describes her experiences as a nurse in Spain to her family. Also included are letters that Taft received from two Spanish nurses as they were held at the Argelles Concentration Camp. Other materials include news clippings, notes that Taft exchanged with Nurse Fredericka Martin, and Taft's U.S. passport.

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Medical Bureau to Aid Spanish Democracy

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Taft, Anne

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Anne Taft (Muldavin), a graduate of Brooklyn Jewish Hospital School of Nursing, served as a nurse with the First American Medical Bureau Unit during the Spanish Civil War. Taft sailed to Spain on January 16, 1937 under the direction of Dr. Edward Barsky and Head Nurse Fredericka Martin. In February 1937, Taft helped set up the first American hospital in Romeral, turning an abandoned schoolhouse into a medical ward. Taft and her unit had the hospital prepared in time to receive wounded from the J...

North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy

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Kraus, David, 1906-

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Medical Bureau and North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy

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