Jonathan Solovy Oral Histories on Jewish American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
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Abstract
Jonathan Solovy graduated from the University of Michigan in 1981. For his thesis on Jewish American volunteers in the Spanish Civil War, he conducted oral history interviews with Spanish Civil War veterans. The Jonathan Solovy Oral Histories on Jewish American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War consist of oral history interviews conducted by Solovy with Jewish American volunteers from the Spanish Civil War. The interviews were conducted as research for Solovy's thesis "Jewish American Volunteers and the Spanish Civil War: a Study of Tripartite Identity".
Biographical Note
Jonathan Solovy graduated from the University of Michigan in 1981. For his thesis on Jewish American volunteers in the Spanish Civil War, he conducted oral history interviews with Spanish Civil War veterans. His thesis is titled "Jewish American Volunteers and the Spanish Civil War: a Study of Tripartite Identity".
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by last name of the narrator.
Scope and Content
The Jonathan Solovy Oral Histories on Jewish American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War consist of oral history interviews conducted by Solovy with Jewish American volunteers from the Spanish Civil War. The interviews were conducted as research for Solovy's thesis "Jewish American Volunteers and the Spanish Civil War: a Study of Tripartite Identity". The collection consists of 53 audiocassettes and dates between 1980 and 1981.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
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 materials in this collection must be secured from the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives. For more information, contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu or 212-998-2630.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Jonathan Solovy Oral Histories on Jewish American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War; ALBA AUDIO 101; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection came to New York University in January 2001 as part of the original acquisition of Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) collections, formerly housed at Brandeis University. The accession number associated with this collection is 2001.090.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Access CDs for some audiovisual materials in the collection are available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only.
Some audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596 with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
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Processing Information
Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2021 are unknown. In April 2021, cassettes were moved from audio cabinet drawers into cassette boxes. New container numbers were created and cassettes were assigned to the appropriate top containers.