Mito Kruth Papers Bulk, 1926-1950 1912-1986, (Bulk 1926-1950)

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Mito Kruth Papers Bulk, 1926-1950 1912-1986, (Bulk 1926-1950)

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Mito Kruth was a Finnish-American who fought as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, first in the Washington Battalion and later in the Abraham, Lincoln Brigade. This collection contains letters he wrote during his time in Spain, as well as correspondence from the mid-1930s when he worked in Michigan as an organizer for the Communist Party. Kruth's letters reflect his dedication to the Communist Party, as well as his identity as a Finnish-American. Mito and his wife Helen (later Helen Leiviska) traveled extensively, both in Europe and in the United States, and their correspondence documents their travels. The collection also includes Mito Kruth's passport, his father's naturalization papers from 1912, and various documents from Finnish-American organizations. Throughout many periods of his life, Mito went by the first name Neils.

0.75 linear feet; (2 boxes)

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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

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Kruth, Mito, 1899-

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Mito Kruth was born December 24, 1899 in Finland to Mathilda and Frank Kruth. When Mito was 12, his family moved from Finland to the United States and settled in Brooklyn. Much of the correspondence in this collection consists of letters exchanged between the Mito Kruth and his wife, Helen, who were often separated by their travels. The date of their marriage is uncertain, but by 1937-38 she was using the name Helen Kruth. Mito worked as an organizer for the Communist Pa...

Leiviska, Helen Kruth, 1907-1989

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Finnish American newspaper editor; married 1st: Mito Kruth (1899-1964), Communist Party organizer and member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade; married 2nd: George Leiviska (1911-1981), also a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. From the description of Helen Kruth Leiviska interview, 1973 June 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173298732 ...