Papers, 1936-1937.

Resource Type

ArchivalResource

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Danchik, Bernard N., 1915-. Papers, 1936-1937.

Title

Papers, 1936-1937.

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61068178

Abstract

Series I, People's Olympics, includes material produced by the Committee for Fair Play in Sports, a letter from Danchik to his family, a post-Barcelona letter from boxer Charles Burley, congratulatory telegrams from Fiorella LaGuardia and Norman Thomas, and a program from the People's Olympics. Danchik's scrapbook includes photos, letters home, postcards, ticket stubs, nightclub calling cards, cigarette packets, transatlantic steamer menus and passenger lists. Barcelona photos show street barricades, bombed-out buildings, groups of fighters and athletes marching. Other photos include the American athletes aboard ship to Europe. Textiles include an Olimpiada Barcelona pennant, armband, uniform tank top and jersey, and an athletic jacket. Series II, Spanish Civil War Letters, consists of letters Lou Dalton and Jerry Weinberg wrote to Danchik from Spain. Dalton, an ambulance driver, writes about witnessing emergency surgery and describes the International Brigades base at Albacete, while Weinberg conveys his strong anti-Trotsky feelings.

Extent

1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Holding Repository

New-York Historical Society

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7792188

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Bernard N. Danchik was a New York City clerk and gymnast who traveled to Barcelona, Spain in 1936 with eight other American athletes to participate in the People's Olympics, which were being held in protest against the Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany. On July 19, the day the People's Olympics were set to begin, fighting broke out on the streets in Barcelona, marking the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. The People's Olympics were canceled, and Danchik returned home with many photographs and so...