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Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion fonds [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1936-1941.

Reference:

R14760-0-4-E, MG10-K2

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

106936

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Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion fonds
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Fonds includes:

4 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1936-1941.

Place of creation:

Spain

Extent:

9 microfilm reels.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, Spanish

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Fonds consists of microfilmed records: Spanish Defence Ministry instructions, International Brigades HQ (Barcelona) directives and instructions, rosters, statistics and various lists (Battalion complement, wounded, MIA's, killed, deserted and repatriated), orders-of-the-day and other operational instructions, completed questionnaires, cameo biographies, political and military reliability assessments of individuals, correspondence, personal matters, propaganda material, various writings (articles, poetry, field logs and reminiscences), minutes and proceedings of meetings and other material dealing with the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion and Canadian volunteers in Spain (1936-1941). This material is located on microfilm reels K-257 to K-265.

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Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion

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Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion : The Communist International or Comintern was a Soviet-sponsored agency founded in March 1919 to coordinate the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism world-wide. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), the Comintern organized forces of more than 35,000 men and women from fifty-two countries in support of the populist Spanish Republican forces in their fight against General Francisco Franco's Nationalist insurgent forces which were assisted by the fascist regimes of Italy, Germany and Portugal.

During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), more than 1300 Canadians, primarily recruited by the Communist Party of Canada, volunteered to serve with the Spanish Republican forces in their fight against the combined fascist Nationalist forces of Spain. Initially many of these Canadian combatants served with American units, such as the Abraham Lincoln or George Washington Battalions of the English-speaking XVth Brigade. On 1 July 1937, the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion was formed as a distinct Canadian unit (60th Battalion) of the XVth International Brigade, attached to the 35th Division of the Spanish Republican Army. The Battalion participated in five significant campaigns and many other minor engagements, and earned itself an admirable reputation as a military unit.

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid describes microfilm k-257 to k-265 at the file level. MSS1996 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000548.pdf

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Custodial history:

These records were created by commissars and officials of the International Brigades in Spain, themselves subordinated to the Comintern, during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Once the Republican side was defeated, the International Brigades were dissolved. The records were transported to Moscow, where the headquarters of the Comintern were located, and preserved in the Central Party Archives. The originals are now preserved in the "Russian Centre for the Preservation and Study of Records of Contemporary History", one of the successors to the former Party Archives complex of repositories.

Location of originals note:

The originals are held at 15 Russian Centre for the Preservation and Study of Records of Contemporary History, 15 Pushkin St., Moscow, 103821

Related material:

Related material, see also: MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion collection (R2609 / MG30, E173) consisting of records from individual members of the Battalion.
Subject heading:

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Spanish Civil War

Volunteers-Canada Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion

Mac-Paps

Labour - unions and organizations - archival fonds
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1994/0201

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MG10-K2
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000008.pdf

Textual records: microform

[Consultation95 Open, no copying]

Finding aid box [FA 1996] 146

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Microfilm reel [MG10 K 2] K-257--K-268

[Consultation 95 Open, no copying]

Microfilm reel K-266--K-268

[Consultation 95 Open, no copying]

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