Carl Trost Papers Bulk, 1937 1930-1987

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Carl Trost Papers, Bulk, 1937, 1930-1987

Carl Trost Papers Bulk, 1937 1930-1987

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Carl Trost was a young activist in the Nathan Hale Branch of the Young Communist League in the Bronx with several friends who volunteered to fight with the Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. One of these was Sanford "Pretty" Sperberg (born Leib Sparberg in Roumania in 1916), who sailed to Spain on the on May 15, 1937 and kept in touch with Trost by letter, describing his shipboard experiences, his early days in Spain in Spain (with comments on anarchist activity and other political news), and his battlefield experiences with the Lincoln-Washington Battalion. Anther friend serving in Spain was Carl Geiser, a member of the national committee of the Young Communist League. Geiser notes in a 1987 letter to Trost that Sperberg was fatally wounded near Quinto. The collection consists of three letters written to Carl Trost by Sanford Sperberg en route and from Spain, and one letter written by Carl Geiser to Herbert Prine from Spain. Also included are several documents relating to Sperberg and his family, a letter about Sperberg from Carl Geiser, and a cloth badge of the Young Communist League. SS Georgic

0.25 linear feet; (1 box)

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