John Longstaff Papers
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The collection consists of materials collected by John Longstaff, a British volunteer in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. The contents include photocopies of pages of 1938 souvenir album containing signatures of British, Canadian, American and other volunteers of the XVth International Brigade; the album was compiled in late 1938 or early 1939,whens these volunteers were gathered at Ripoll, Spain, awaiting repatriation. Also included are articles about British reunions of IB volunteers, illustrations of British landmarks, and a photocopy of Longstaff's World War II Bronze Star citation "for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in Italy on 26 October 1944."
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives for more information and to schedule an appointment, tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu or 212-998-2630.
Conditions Governing Use
Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyrights held by original creators of individual items in the collection are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA), were transferred to New York University in November 2000 by the ALBA Board of Governors. Permission to publish or reproduce ALBA materials must be secured from the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives. For more information, contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu or 212-998-2630.
