Elias Begelman Papers Bulk, 1938 1937-1944, (Bulk 1938)

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Elias Begelman Papers Bulk, 1938 1937-1944, (Bulk 1938)

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Elias Begelman (1912-1959) served in the International Brigades as a volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Briagde in Spain from January 1937 through October 1938, during which time he saw heavy action and served as translator and interpreter for Brigade headquarters. The collection includes letters Begelman wrote from Spain; letters from Artur Dorf to Leona Beal, Begelman's wife, during World War II; a typescript about a battle in Spain; and a letter from Begelman's commander during World War II.

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Dorf, Artur

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

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Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade

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Beal, Ellis

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Begelman, Elias, 1912-1959.

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Elias Begelman (1912-1959) was born in Riga, Latvia and grew up in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Telling his mother he was going to Chicago, Begelman joined the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and went to Spain in January 1937. He saw heavy action on several fronts, and also served for a stint as translator and interpreter for Brigade headquarters (he spoke eight languages). He returned to the United States in October 1938. Begelman later served in World War II. Alternate spellings for...

Beal, Leona

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Spain. Ejercito Popular de la Republica. Abraham Lincoln Battalion.

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