Lawrence Cane papers, 1937-1938.

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Lawrence Cane papers, 1937-1938.

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Series I. Spanish Civil War. Consists of materials from Cane's year in Spain. Items include military citations, artifacts and papers, and memorabilia such as Cane's third class berthing pass onto the S.S. Ausonia for his return to the United States. Also included are several identity books; Cane's Carnet Militar and Spanish Communist Party membership book contain photographs of him.

0.25 linear ft. (1 box).

Churchill County Museum

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Cane, Lawrence, 1912-1976

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Lawrence Cane (who changed his name from Lawrence Cohen in 1939, after returning from the Spanish Civil War) was the son of working-class Russian-Jewish immigrant parents and was raised in East Harlem, New York. He attended City College, where he was on the student council, edited the college newspaper and was active in anti-Nazi protests. During the height of the Depression, Cane hopped freight trains across the United States. In July 1936, without telling his parents where he was going, he sai...

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