Mark Rauschwald Papers 1896-1980

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Mark Rauschwald Papers 1896-1980

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Mark Benjamin Rauschwald (1908-1985) was a graphic artist who sailed for Spain in March 1937. He served in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, where, after being wounded at Brunete, he worked with the Cultural Commission and in the Censors Office before returning to the States in December 1938. He worked as an artist throughout his life. The collection includes military and other documents from the Spanish Civil War, correspondence with International Brigades veterans, reproductions of artwork, and family correspondence and documents.

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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