Inventory of the Javier Benedet papers

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1 No online items Processed by David Jacobs. Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California Phone: (650) Fax: (650) Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. 2013C11 1

2 Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California Processed by: David Jacobs Date Completed: 2012 Encoded by: Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word and MARC record by Beth Goder Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Title: Javier Benedet Dates: Collection Number: 2013C11 Creator: Benedet, Javier Collection Size: 22 manuscript boxes, 10 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (14.8 linear feet) Repository: Hoover Institution Archives Stanford, California Abstract: The Javier Benedet contain significant materials relating to the Spanish Civil War and to fundraising efforts in Northern California on behalf of the Republican side in that conflict. The also provide documentation on the plight of Republican refugees in the aftermath of the Civil War and on the political life of the Spanish anti-fascist diaspora in France, Mexico, and other countries. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Languages: The collection is in Spanish with some materials in English. Access Collection is open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Javier Benedet, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Related Materials Burnett Bolloten, Hoover Institution Archives Leo Eloesser, Hoover Institution Archives 1904 Born, Siete Iglesias, Valladolid, Spain Lives in Mexico and is apprenticed as a bullfighter Works as a waiter in San Francisco, California 1930s-1970sSecretary, Acción Demócrata Española. Active in fundraising on behalf of the Spanish Republic 2013C11 2

3 Works as a bartender in Mill Valley, California 1990 Died Scope and Content of Collection The Javier Benedet contain significant materials relating to the Spanish Civil War and to fundraising efforts in Northern California on behalf of the Republican side in that conflict. The also provide documentation on the plight of Republican refugees in the aftermath of the Civil War and on the political life of the Spanish anti-fascist diaspora in France, Mexico, and other countries. In terms of volume, the Benedet presently constitute the second largest collection (after the Burnett Bolloten ) in the archives pertaining to the Spanish Civil War. In the 1930s, Benedet was a founding member of Acción Demócrata Española, a political organization based in San Francisco and comprised largely of Spanish expatriates and immigrants. During the civil war that engulfed Spain in , the organization campaigned on behalf of the Spanish Republic and against the rightwing forces headed by Francisco Franco. By means of public appeals, festivals, and concerts, Acción Demócrata Española raised money that was sent to Republican Spain in aid of children affected by the war and, when the conflict was over, on behalf of Spanish refugees in France and elsewhere. Affiliated with the Sociedades Hispanas Aliadas, Acción Demócrata Española participated in the political life of the Spanish emigration in North America, maintaining a general anti-fascist orientation amidst the often bitter divisions among Spanish Republican factions. Its fundraising activities continued into the 1970s. As secretary of Acción Demócrata Española in San Francisco, Benedet played a key role both within the organization and as its public representative within the Hispanic community of Northern California. The organizational records series includes correspondence, minutes of meetings, and publicity materials used in the fundraising efforts of Acción Demócrata Española. There are a small number of writings by Benedet in the speeches and writings series. In addition to a number of monographs and pamphlets relating to Spanish politics, the large printed matter series contains copies of the many journals and news received by Benedet before, during, and after the Spanish Civil War. These materials reflect a wide spectrum of political thought on the Republican side and include anarchist, socialist, communist, and independent publications. Also included in this series are numerous issues of España libre, the newspaper of the Sociedades Hispanas Confederadas in the United States and a major forum for Spanish Republican opinion after the end of the civil war. The collection also contains a number of posters relating to the Spanish Civil War and to various fiestas in Northern California organized by Acción Demócrata Española. There is also an original artwork by a child depicting a scene of aerial combat during the civil war. Arrangement The collection is organized into 6 series: Organizational records; Speeches and writings; Photographs; Printed matter; Oversize materials; Oversize folder. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Spain--History--Civil War, Spain--History--Civil War, Refugees. Spain--Emigration and immigration. Spaniards--United States. Acción Demócrata Española Box: 1-6 Organizational records Contains correspondence, financial records, minutes of meetings, publicity materials, and reports relating to Acción Demócrata Española and other organizations Box/Folder: 1 : 1 Comité de Acción Republicana Española, minutes of meetings and printed matter, Box: 1 Acción Demócrata Española Box: 1 Correspondence and financial records, Box: 1 General, Box/Folder: 1 : Box/Folder: 1 : Box/Folder: 1 : 4 Eimil, Segundo, 1968 Box/Folder: 1 : 5 Eloesser, Leo, C11 3

4 Organizational records Box: 1 Fundraising records and publicity materials, Box/Folder: 1 : Box/Folder: 1 : Box/Folder: 1 : Box/Folder: 1 : Box/Folder: 1 : Box: 2 Minutes of meetings, Box/Folder: 2 : Box/Folder: 2 : Box/Folder: 2 : Box: 2 Correspondence, financial records, and reports, Box/Folder: 2 : Box/Folder: 2 : Box/Folder: 2 : Box/Folder: 2 : Box/Folder: 2 : Box/Folder: 2 : 9 Printed matter, Box: 3 Correspondence, financial records, and reports, Box/Folder: 3 : Box/Folder: 3 : Box/Folder: 3 : Box/Folder: 3 : Box/Folder: 3 : Box/Folder: 3 : Box/Folder: 3 : Box: 3 Sociedades Hispanas Aliadas, Box/Folder: 3 : 9 Minutes, Box/Folder: 3 : 10 Correspondence, Box/Folder: 4 : 1 Minutes, 1937 Box/Folder: 4 : 2 Correspondence, Box: 4-6 Acción Demócrata Española Box: 4 Brochures, leaflets, newsletters, and programs, Box/Folder: 4 : Box/Folder: 4 : Box/Folder: 4 : 5 Minutes, 1946 Box/Folder: 4 : 6 Reports and publicity materials, Box: 4 Correspondence, Box/Folder: 4 : Box/Folder: 4 : Box/Folder: 4 : Box/Folder: 4 : Box: 5 Financial records, minutes, and reports, Box/Folder: 5 : Box/Folder: 5 : Box/Folder: 5 : Box/Folder: 5 : Box/Folder: 5 : Box: 5 Correspondence, Box/Folder: 5 : Box/Folder: 5 : Box/Folder: 5 : Box/Folder: 6 : 1 Leaflets and announcements, Box: 6 Correspondence, Box/Folder: 6 : Box/Folder: 6 : Box/Folder: 6 : Box/Folder: 6 : 5-8 Miscellaneous programs and publicity materials, C11 4

5 Speeches and writings Box/Folder: 6 : 9 Speeches and writings Contains articles and speeches by Javier Benedet Box/Folder: 7 : 1 Photographs Box: 7-22 Printed matter Largely relating to the Spanish Civil War and Spanish politics, contains bulletins and newsletters; clippings; monographs; pamphlets; and serial issues Box: 7 Bulletins and newsletters Box/Folder: 7 : 2 General, Box: 7 Spanish Newsletter, Box/Folder: 7 : Box/Folder: 7 : Box/Folder: 7 : 5 Clippings, Box: 7-11 Monographs, Box/Folder: 7 : Box/Folder: 8 : Box/Folder: 9 : Box/Folder: 10 : Box/Folder: 11 : Box: Pamphlets, Box/Folder: 12 : Box/Folder: 12 : Box/Folder: 12 : Box/Folder: 12 : Box/Folder: 12 : Box/Folder: 12 : Box/Folder: 13 : Box/Folder: 13 : Box/Folder: 13 : Box/Folder: 13 : Box: Serial issues, Box: 13 General, Box/Folder: 13 : Box/Folder: 13 : Box/Folder: 13 : Box/Folder: 13 : Box/Folder: 13 : Box/Folder: 13 : Acción socialista, Box/Folder: 13 : CÉNIT, Box/Folder: 13 : Claridad, Box/Folder: 14 : Comunismo, Box/Folder: 14 : 3 Correspondencia internacional, Box/Folder: 14 : 4 Democracía española, C11 5

6 Printed matter Box/Folder: 14 : Documentos politicos, Box/Folder: 15 : 1 España dia a dia, Box/Folder: 15 : 2 España peregrine, 1940 Box: Estudios, Box/Folder: 15 : Box/Folder: 15 : Box/Folder: 16 : Box/Folder: 16 : Box/Folder: 16 : Box/Folder: 16 : Box/Folder: 16 : Estudios sociales, Box/Folder: 17 : 1 Facetas de actualidad, Box: Hispano americano, Box/Folder: 17 : Box/Folder: 18 : Box/Folder: 19 : Box/Folder: 20 : Box/Folder: 20 : Box/Folder: 21 : 1 Ibérica por la libertad, Box/Folder: 21 : 2 Internacional comunista, 1933 Box/Folder: 21 : 3 Liberación, Box/Folder: 21 : 4 La Līberecana sīntezo, 1938 Box/Folder: 21 : 5 Masses & Mainstream, Box/Folder: 21 : 6 Mundo obrero, Box/Folder: 21 : 7 Nuestra bandera, Box/Folder: 21 : 8 Nuestra España, Box/Folder: 21 : 9 La Protesta, 1929 Box/Folder: 21 : Punto crítico, Box/Folder: 22 : 1 Revista blanca, Box/Folder: 22 : 2 Revista universal, Box/Folder: 22 : 3 Tiempos nuevos, Box/Folder: 22 : 4 Tierra y libertad (Mexico), Box: Oversize materials Contains serial issues, calendars, drawing, musical score, political button, posters and proclamations, and tickets Box: Serial issues, Box: 23 General, Box/Folder: 23 : Box/Folder: 23 : Box/Folder: 23 : 3 Claridad, Box/Folder: 23 : 4 CNT marítima, Box/Folder: 23 : 5 Crónica, 1938 Box/Folder: 23 : 6 España nueva, Box: 23 Frente popular, Box/Folder: 23 : Box/Folder: 23 : C11 6

7 Oversize materials Box/Folder: 24 : 1 Heraldo de Madrid, 1931 Box/Folder: 24 : 2 Izquierda republicana, Box/Folder: 24 : 3 Liberación, 1946 Box/Folder: 24 : 4 México antifranquista, Box/Folder: 24 : 5 Nosotros, Box/Folder: 24 : 6 Nuestra época, 1932 Box/Folder: 24 : 7 Nueva república, Box/Folder: 24 : 8 Patria, 1938 Box/Folder: 24 : 9 Il Proletario, 1936 Box/Folder: 24 : Revolución, Box/Folder: 24 : Le socialiste, Box/Folder: 24 : Solidaridad, Box/Folder: 24 : Umbral, Box: España libre, Box/Folder: 25 : Box/Folder: 26 : Box/Folder: 27 : Box/Folder: 28 : Box: 29 Adelante, Box/Folder: 29 : Box/Folder: 29 : Box/Folder: 29 : 3 CNT, Box/Folder: 29 : 4 Cultura proletaria, Box/Folder: 29 : 5 España popular, Box/Folder: 29 : 6 Faro, 1937 Box/Folder: 29 : 7 La Lucha, 1934 Box/Folder: 29 : 8 The Militant, Box: 30 Mundo obrero, Box/Folder: 30 : Box/Folder: 30 : Box/Folder: 30 : Box/Folder: 30 : 4 La Nouvelle Espagne antifasciste, 1938 Box/Folder: 30 : 5 El Pueblo, Box/Folder: 30 : 6 Renovación, 1934 Box/Folder: 30 : 7 El Socialista (Madrid), 1934 Box/Folder: 30 : 8 El Socialista (Toulouse), Box: 31 Solidaridad obrera (Barcelona), Box/Folder: 31 : Box/Folder: 31 : Box/Folder: 31 : 3 Solidaridad obrera (Mexico City), Box/Folder: 31 : 4 Solidaridad obrera (Paris), Box/Folder: 31 : 5 La Tierra, Box: 31 Tierra y libertad (Barcelona), Box/Folder: 31 : Box/Folder: 31 : Box/Folder: 31 : 8 Tierra y libertad (Mexico City), Box/Folder: 31 : 9 Voz de los españoles, 1939 Box/Folder: 31 : Voz de Madrid, C11 7

8 Oversize materials Box/Folder: 32 : 1 Calendars published by the Sociedades Hispanas Confederadas and Solidaridad Internacional Antifascista, Box/Folder: 32 : 2 Child's drawing depicting a scene from the Spanish Civil War, 1937 Box/Folder: 32 : 3 "Himno de la República," musical score transcribed by Felipe Osta, 1939 Box/Folder: 32 : 4 Political button with slogan in support of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, 1937 Box: 32 Posters and proclamations, Box/Folder: 32 : Box/Folder: 32 : Box/Folder: 32 : Box/Folder: 32 : 8 Tickets for fundraising events sponsored by Acción Demócrata Española and the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Map Case Oversize folder Posters, Contains five posters relating to the Spanish Civil War and a solidarity campaign in Mexico on behalf of Spanish refugees 2013C11 8