Mildred Rackley Simon Papers 1937-1938

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Mildred Rackley Simon Papers 1937-1938

Mildred Rackley Simon (1906-1992) was a secretary/interpreter and hospital administrator during the Spanish Civil War, working for the American Medical Bureau to Aid Spanish Democracy. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence between Rackley, Doctors Edward Barsky and Irving Busch, and other medical personnel. Also included are administrative reports and documents from the Spanish Civil War era.

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Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Brigada Internacional, XV.

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Busch, Irving

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Barsky, Edward K., 1895-1975

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Dr. Edward K. Barsky was a prominent surgeon who led a group of American medical volunteers during the Spanish Civil War. For further biographical information on Edward Barsky, and to review the scope and contents of his manuscript collection see, The Guide to the Edward K. Barsky Papers, ALBA 125. The images in this collection were either taken by Barsky and his assistant or accrued in the course of his work as a surgeon in Spain. From the guide to the Edward K. Barsky Photographs, ...

North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy

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Medical Bureau to Aid Spanish Democracy

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Simon, Mildred Rackley, 1906-2003

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Mildred Rackley Simon (1906-1992) was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico into a ranching family. After attending for one year at the University of Texas in Austin, Rackley received a teaching degree from the Las Vegas Normal School. In 1927, Rackley moved to Taos where she taught high school. She also began painting and drawing with the encouragement of Walter Ufer, prominent German painter and member of the Taos Society of Artists. Rackley became involved in the artists' colony, and the ...

Medical Bureau and North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy

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