Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Spanish Civil War Propaganda Leaflets
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Abstract
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Spanish Civil War Propaganda Leaflets (1936-1939) is composed of propaganda leaflets and flyers related to the Spanish Civil War. The leaflets and flyers in this collection were created by or in support of the Republican side of the conflict.
Historical Note
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was a conflict between Spanish Nationalists under General Francisco Franco's military Junta and a coalition of socialist, communist, anarchist, and separatist groups known as the Republicans. Many of the groups who joined the Republicans were a part of the political left and had supported the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
Historical Note
Spain's Ministry of Propaganda (Ministerio de Propaganda) was one of the most active institutions in the production of propaganda posters in Republican Spain. It was created by the government of the socialist Francisco Largo Caballero on November 4, 1936, just two days before the central government left Madrid for Valencia. The ministry ceased to exist on May 17, 1937, when it was integrated into the Ministry of State.
Historical Note
The Central Region Army Group (Grupo de Ejércitos de la Región Central, GERC) was a branch of the Spanish Republican Army during the last phase of the Spanish Civil War. This unit was active between 1938-1939. The Central Region Army Group was composed of four armies: the Andalusian Army (Ejército de Andalucía), the Extremaduran Army (Ejército de Extremadura), the Central Army (Ejército del Centro), and the Levantine Army (Ejército de Levante).
Biographical Note
Juan Negrín (1892-1956) served as Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic between 1937-1939. Negrín was a Spanish physician and a leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. He served as the President of the Council of Ministers of the Second Spanish Republic and the Spanish Republican government in exile between 1937 and 1945. He died in exile in Paris, France.
Biographical Note
Manuel Azaña (1880-1940) served as Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931-1933 and 1936 and later as President of the Second Spanish Republic between 1936-1939. Azaña was an organizer of the Popular Front and a prominent leader of the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War. After the Republican defeat against Nationlist forces in 1939, Azaña resigned from office, relocated to France, and died in exile a year later.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist.
Scope and Contents
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Spanish Civil War Propaganda Leaflets (1936-1939) is comprised of propaganda leaflets and flyers related to the Spanish Civil War. The materials in this collection contain both visual and written propaganda designed to garner support for the Republicans. Propaganda found in this collection contains photographs of destroyed cities and wartime casualties; printed speeches meant to rally support or expose the opposition's political agendas; and cartoons and drawings designed to stress the importance of the Republican cause or warn against collaborating with the enemy. The leaflets and posters found in this collection are affiliated with Spain's Propaganda Ministry (Ministerio de Propaganda); the Central Army (Ejército del Centro) branch of Spain's Central Region Army Group; the former Prime Minister of Spain, Juan Negrín (1937-1939); and the former President of Spain, Manuel Azaña (1936-1939).
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Spanish Civil War Propaganda Leaflets; ALBA 254; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
There is no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials. The accession number associated with this collection is 2001.007.
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Processing Information
Processing decisions made prior to 2024 have not be documented.
In June 2024, this collection was processed and described by an archivist. Oversized materials were rehoused in an acid-free flat box and folders. This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. Propaganda leaflets with matching titles and content were consolidated into the same folder. Materials were described on the collection-level and inventoried at the file-level.
