Dave Lipton Papers
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Dave Lipton (born David Rafael Lifshitz) (1915-1938) was born in Riga, Latvia and in 1927, emigrated to the United States. In mid-May of 1938, Lipton left New York for Europe to serve with the XV International Brigade, 3rd Company of the Lincoln-Washington Battalion in Spain. Lipton was killed in action by a sniper on August 20, 1938 during the Ebro Offensive while stationed on the Serra de Pàndols. The Dave Lipton Papers are comprised of materials created and collected by Lipton before his death and by his niece Eunice Lipton after the Spanish Civil War. Materials include correspondence, photographs, and notebooks, as well as ephemera such as greeting cards, school diplomas, memorial announcements, and obituaries. Material in this collection includes Eunice Lipton's electronic records and audiocassette recordings of interviews, notes eye-witness letters regarding her uncle's life, which she used as source material for her family memoir A Distant Heartbeat: A War, a Disappearance, and a Family's Secrets.
Biographical Note
Dave Lipton (born David Rafael Lifshitz) (1915-1938) was born in Riga, Latvia and in 1927, emigrated to the United States. In 1933, while attending high school in Brooklyn, New York, Lipton joined the Young Communist League (YCL). In mid-May of 1938, Lipton lied to his parents that he had taken a job in the Catskills as a waiter, however, he boarded the SS Manhattan in New York for Europe to serve with the XV International Brigade, 3rd Company of the Lincoln-Washington Battalion in Spain. Lipton was killed in action by a sniper on August 20, 1938 during the Ebro Offensive while stationed on the Serra de Pàndols.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
The Dave Lipton Papers are comprised of materials created and collected by Dave Lipton created and collected by Lipton before his death and by his niece Eunice Lipton after the Spanish Civil War. Materials include correspondence, photographs, and notebooks, as well as ephemera such as greeting cards, school diplomas, memorial announcements, and obituaries. Material in this collection includes Eunice Lipton's electronic records and audiocassette recordings of interviews and notes regarding her uncle's life, which she used as source material for her family memoir A Distant Heartbeat: A War, a Disappearance, and a Family's Secrets.
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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; Dave Lipton Papers; ALBA 310; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Eunice Lipton in April 2019. The accession number associated with this gift is 2019.066.
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Advance notice is required for the use of computer records. Original physical digital media is restricted. An access terminal for born-digital materials in the collection is available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Researchers may view an item's original container and/or carrier, but the physical carriers themselves are not available for use because of preservation concerns.
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Materials were placed in new acid-free boxes, and acid-free paper was used to hold small loose items within original folders. Original caption information was retained. Audiovisual materials were stored in an upright position, kept in their original housings, and transferred to a new acid-free box.
Born-digital materials were identified, inventoried, and forensically imaged and processed in Forensic Toolkit. New York University Libraries follows professional standards and best practices when imaging, ingesting, and processing born-digital material in order to maintain the integrity of the content.
