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Guide to the Carl Geiser Papers ALBA.004
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Geiser, Carl |
| Title: |
Carl Geiser Papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1937-1990, (Bulk 1977-1990) |
| Dates [bulk]: |
bulk |
| Abstract: |
Carl Frederick Geiser was born in Orrville, Ohio on December 10, 1910. He fought with
the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War and was taken prisoner and held
in a fascist prisoner of war camp for a year before being released in April 1939.
After a successful career as an aeronautical engineer, in his retirement he began
to research and write a history of American volunteers captured during the Spanish
Civil War. His labors resulted in the publication of Prisoners of the Good Fightin 1986. In addition to Geiser’s Spanish Civil War correspondence, this collection
consists chiefly of research materials gathered by Geiser in the course of writing
his book. It includes correspondence with International Brigade veterans, biographical
materials and subject files, along with typescript copies of Geiser’s original 900-page
manuscript.
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| Quantity: |
8 Linear Feet (8 boxes) |
| Call Phrase: |
ALBA.004 |
