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Media Entertainment, Inc. Oral History Collection

Call Number

ALBA.074

Date

1996

Creator

Media Entertainment, Inc.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet in 3 manuscript boxes.

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

Consists of videos and transcripts for eleven interviews conducted in 1996 for the documentary In Search of the Lincoln Brigade (c.1999).

Historical/Biographical Note

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade were volunteers from the United States that went to Spain to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. The documentary In Search of The Lincoln Brigade, produced by Media Entertainment, Inc., recounts the Spanish Civil War through the eyes of eleven Abraham Lincoln Brigade volunteers.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Contents

Consists of videos and transcripts for eleven interviews conducted in 1996 for the documentary In Search of the Lincoln Brigade (c.1999). The interviewees are: Morris Brier, Ralph Fasanella, Milt Felsen, Harry Fisher, Moe Fishman, Leonard Levenson, Abe Smorodin, Bill Susman, Anthony Toney, Bill Van Felix, and Milt Wolff.

Access Restrictions

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.

Use Restrictions

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. For more information, please contact the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu or 212-998-2630.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Media Entertainment, Inc. Oral History Collection; ALBA 047; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Custodial History

The Media Entertainment, Inc. Oral History Collection came to New York University in January 2001 as part of the original acquisition of Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives collections, formerly housed at Brandeis University.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Access copies are available by appointment for reading room use only. 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.

Collection processed by

Bonnie Gordon.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:34:50 -0400.
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Language: Finding aid written in English.

Processing Information

Original videocassettes were digitized in 2013.

Revisions to this Guide

August 2022: Edited by Anna Björnsson McCormick to correct the spelling of Bill Susman's name.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012