Watt Family Papers 1937-1940s

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Watt Family Papers 1937-1940s

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George Watt served as a political commissar in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War and later as a sergeant in the Army Air Force during World War II. This collection consists chiefly of letters written to and from George Watt during these conflicts.

2.25 linear feet; in 1 record carton, 1 manuscript box, and 1 flat box

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6330937

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Watt, George, 1913-1994

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From an early age, George Watt (b. 1913) was involved in Communist activities, serving as executive secretary of the Communist National Student League. From 1937-1939, he was a political commissar in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. Watt later served as a sergeant in the Army Air Force during World War II. After the war, Watt became an official of the American Communist Party. He was one of a group of party officers convicted of sedition in 1953 ...

Watt, Molly

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Watt, Daniel.

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