Papers, 1937-1938.

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Papers, 1937-1938.

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Series I, Correspondence, 1937-1938, consists of letters written by Rackley and other medical personnel. Most of the letters contain administrative information. Included are letters in which Rackely describes the hospital setting and duties, most notably to the "Friends" at the American Medical Bureau to Aid Spanish Democracy in New York. In the letters she gives detailed accounts of the medical personnel stationed at the Madrid Front, including Dr. Irving Busch, a prominent physician, and Florence Pike, the head nurse from Canada. The series also contains a letter from Rackley to Dr. Edward Barsky, a physician who led the American medical personnel to Spain and for whom Rackley worked. There are multiple letters addressed to Dr. Irving Busch from other physicians and medical personnel, and an anonymous letter from a patient. Series II, Subject Files, 1937-1938, consists of administrative reports, ward schedules, instructions for hospital evacuation, and a list of medical bureau personnel. Also included is a questionnaire on the quality of hospital life and the anonymous answers and comments from hospital staff. This series contains Rackley's identification cards and memorabilia from her time in Spain including a Barcelona city map and Spanish versed song sheets.

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North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy

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Barsky, Edward K., 1895-1975

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Dr. Edward K. Barsky was a prominent surgeon who led a group of American medical volunteers during the Spanish Civil War. For further biographical information on Edward Barsky, and to review the scope and contents of his manuscript collection see, The Guide to the Edward K. Barsky Papers, ALBA 125. The images in this collection were either taken by Barsky and his assistant or accrued in the course of his work as a surgeon in Spain. From the guide to the Edward K. Barsky Photographs, ...

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

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Medical Bureau to Aid Spanish Democracy

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Medical Bureau and North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy

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Busch, Irving.

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Simon, Mildred Rackley, 1906-1992.

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Mildred Rackley Simon (1906-1992) was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico into a ranching family. After attending for one year at the University of Texas in Austin, Rackley received a teaching degree from the Las Vegas Normal School. In 1927, Rackley moved to Taos where she taught high school. She also began painting and drawing with the encouragement of Walter Ufer, prominent German painter and member of the Taos Society of Artists. Rackley became involved in the artists' colony, and the ...