Guide to the David Miller Oral Histories on American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War

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Guide to the David Miller Oral Histories on American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War

1975-1976

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David Miller (1908-1977), a lawyer from the Bronx, sailed for Spain as a volunteer for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in April 1938. In the course the war he conducted radio broadcasts from Albacete and Madrid for the Voice of Spain. While in Spain he trained at Madrigueras and Tarazona with Edward Lending (1912-2003), another Lincoln Brigade volunteer. Lending later served in the United States Army during World War II. Vincent Lossowski (1914- 1984) fought with the Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War and served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II, organizing anti-Nazi guerilla actions under the direction of General William Donovan. He had met Lending in Spain and they remained friends. The collection consists of 13 audiocassettes, of two interviews conducted by David Miller with his friends and fellow vets, Lending and Lossowski. The discussion focuses on how they came to join the International Brigades, their experiences in Spain, and what happened after they returned.

0.1 linear feet; 13 audio cassettes

eng, Latn

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Miller, David, 1908-1977

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David Miller (1908-1977) was a lawyer from the Bronx, New York, and a volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. In the course of the war he conducted radio broadcasts from Albacete and Madrid for the Voice of Spain. While in Spain he trained at Madrigueras and Tarazona. Miller served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He later worked for the Veterans Administration in Cleveland, taught at Kent State University, and wrote articles published in the Cleveland Jewish ...

Lossowski, Vincent, 1914-1984.

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Vincent Lossowski (1914-1984) was born and raised in Rochester, New York, into a Polish working class family. As a young man, he served in an artillery unit with the United States Army's Coast and Harbor Defenses in Panama. He returned to Rochester, worked as a machinist, and, in 1936, became active in the Young Communist League. A newsreel graphically depicting the fascist bombing of Madrid incited Lossowski to join the International Brigades to defend of the Spanish Republic. He s...

Lending, Edward Isaac, 1912-2003.

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Edward Isaac Lending (1912-2003) fought with the International Brigades in Spain and later served in the United States Army during World War II. From the description of Papers, 1937-1995 (bulk 1978-1995). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476060327 Isaac Edward Lending was born March 24, 1912 and raised in the Bronx. His father, who ran a textile trimmings business, was a religious Jew and early member of the Zionist Organization of America. As a young ...

Miller, David

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Epithet: of Egerton MS 1074 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x0000a7 David Miller (1908-1977), a lawyer from the Bronx, joined the Communist Party in 1932 and sailed for Spain in April 1938. In the course the war he conducted radio broadcasts from Albacete and Madrid for the Voice of Spain. While in Spain he trained at Madrigueras and Tarazona with Edward Lending. After returning from Spain ...