John Yellin Papers
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Abstract
The collection consists of printed ephemera, once part of a collage, from the Spanish Civil War, including membership booklets/cards, a photograph, postcards, and stamps of International Brigade volunteer John Yellin.
Historical/Biographical Note
John ("Jack") Harley Yellin (August 15, 1913-April 28, 1972), served as a volunteer on the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War. He arrived in Spain on January 1, 1937 and joined the International Brigades (probably the Lincoln Battalion of the Fifteenth International Brigrade, or possibly in the Thirteenth--Jaroslav Dombrowski Polish--International Brigade, First Battalion), where he worked as a automobile mechanic and driver. He served at Cordoba and Brunete, and was wounded in action on July 23, 1937. He returned to the United States after July of 1938. Yellin was born in Connecticut; he was an architect and a draftsman. He also served in the United States Navy during World War II (from April 1944-December 1945), as radar mechanic.
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Materials are not arranged.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of printed ephemera, once part of a collage, from the Spanish Civil War, including postcards, stamps, and membership booklets/cards of International Brigade volunteer John Yellin.
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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
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Tamiment Library, by John Yellin's wife, Ann, and his daughter, Sue, in 2007.
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Processing Information Note
The collection, which was once part of a collage, was in no apparent original order upon receipt. Materials have been grouped in new acid-free folders and in an acid-free box, in no particular order.
