George Chaikin Papers 1937-1940

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George Chaikin Papers 1937-1940

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George Chaikin (1908-1992), from New York City, graduated from Princeton University and worked as a mechanical engineer. He was also a member of the Young Communist League and active in numerous strikes and demonstrations. Chaikin joined the International Brigades as a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in 1937. After a crippling wound to his arm, he organized aid to Spanish orphans. The collection consists of documents relating to Chaikin's work organizing aid to orphans during and following the Spanish Civil War, The collection consists of materials related to Chaikin's participation in the Spanish Civil War, including letters to Chaikin from Spain, artifacts, ephemera, official documents, and propaganda.

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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