Guide to the Jacob Freeman Papers ALBA.227

Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
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New York, NY, 10012
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Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives

Collection processed by Wendy Scheir

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Description is in English.

Creator:	Freeman, Jacob, 1918-1938
Title:	Jacob Freeman Papers
Dates [inclusive]:	1935-1941
Abstract:	Jacob Freeman (1918-1938) went to Spain in 1937 to fight with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. The ship taking him there was torpedoed, but Freeman remained unharmed. He went on to become an observer, map-maker and scout in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Freeman was wounded in the head by shrapnel in August 1938, and was killed in action in September 1938. The bulk of this collection consists of letters Freeman wrote from Spain to family members; as well as correspondence documenting the attempts of Freeman's father, Samuel, to obtain information about his missing son.
Quantity:	0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Call Phrase:	ALBA.227