Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939

Scope and Contents The Cameron Stewart Collection on the Lincoln Brigade documents American participation in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), with particular emphasis on the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. The materials are arranged in three major series: Personal Correspondence and Papers, Publications, and Books and Pamphlets. The Personal Correspondence and Papers series includes original veteran correspondence, statistical analyses of Brigade membership, and comprehensive documentation of American...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Russell G. Benedict Polemical Literature Collection spans the years 1920 to 1980 and documents Benedict's efforts to collect and disseminate materials on controversial social and political issues. The collection includes research notes, speeches, and indices related to the publication "Top Secret," which examined both liberal and conservative extremist groups. Of particular interest is a hand printing press, gifted to Benedict by Clark Smith from the Berkeley Department of Rhetoric,...