http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8gm883r No online items Processed by David Jacobs. Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: hooverarchives@stanford.edu 2012 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. 2013C11 1
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. 2012 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Title: Javier Benedet Dates: 1900-1977 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 94305-6010 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 2012. 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 http://searchworks.stanford.edu/. 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 1910-1925 Lives in Mexico and is apprenticed as a bullfighter 1925-1969 Works as a waiter in San Francisco, California 1930s-1970sSecretary, Acción Demócrata Española. Active in fundraising on behalf of the Spanish Republic 2013C11 2
1969-1985 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 1936-1939, 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, 1936-1939. Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Refugees. Spain--Emigration and immigration. Spaniards--United States. Acción Demócrata Española Box: 1-6 Organizational records 1932-1976 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, 1932-1933 Box: 1 Acción Demócrata Española Box: 1 Correspondence and financial records, 1942-1968 Box: 1 General, 1939-1965 Box/Folder: 1 : 2 1939-1942 Box/Folder: 1 : 3 1950-1965 Box/Folder: 1 : 4 Eimil, Segundo, 1968 Box/Folder: 1 : 5 Eloesser, Leo, 1947-1965 2013C11 3
Organizational records 1932-1976 Box: 1 Fundraising records and publicity materials, 1961-1974 Box/Folder: 1 : 6 1961 Box/Folder: 1 : 7 1963 Box/Folder: 1 : 8 1964 Box/Folder: 1 : 9 1973 Box/Folder: 1 : 10 1974 Box: 2 Minutes of meetings, 1942-1945 Box/Folder: 2 : 1 1942 Box/Folder: 2 : 2 1943 Box/Folder: 2 : 3 1944-1945 Box: 2 Correspondence, financial records, and reports, 1939-1976 Box/Folder: 2 : 4 1939-1940 Box/Folder: 2 : 5 1940-1970 Box/Folder: 2 : 6 1940-1973 Box/Folder: 2 : 7 1943 Box/Folder: 2 : 8 1956-1976 Box/Folder: 2 : 9 Printed matter, 1946-1972 Box: 3 Correspondence, financial records, and reports, 1936-1973 Box/Folder: 3 : 1 1936-1938 Box/Folder: 3 : 2 1939-1940 Box/Folder: 3 : 3 1942 Box/Folder: 3 : 4-5 1944-1945 Box/Folder: 3 : 6 1946-1947 Box/Folder: 3 : 7 1949 Box/Folder: 3 : 8 1965-1973 Box: 3 Sociedades Hispanas Aliadas, 1938-1940 Box/Folder: 3 : 9 Minutes, 1938-1939 Box/Folder: 3 : 10 Correspondence, 1938-1940 Box/Folder: 4 : 1 Minutes, 1937 Box/Folder: 4 : 2 Correspondence, 1938-1941 Box: 4-6 Acción Demócrata Española 1937-1968 Box: 4 Brochures, leaflets, newsletters, and programs, 1939-1949 Box/Folder: 4 : 3 1939 Box/Folder: 4 : 4 1943-1949 Box/Folder: 4 : 5 Minutes, 1946 Box/Folder: 4 : 6 Reports and publicity materials, 1937-1939 Box: 4 Correspondence, 1939-1968 Box/Folder: 4 : 7 1939-1947 Box/Folder: 4 : 8 1943-1948 Box/Folder: 4 : 9 1946-1948 Box/Folder: 4 : 10 1967-1968 Box: 5 Financial records, minutes, and reports, 1937-1950 Box/Folder: 5 : 1 1937-1942 Box/Folder: 5 : 2 1938-1946 Box/Folder: 5 : 3 1939-1941 Box/Folder: 5 : 4 1940-1941 Box/Folder: 5 : 5 1947-1950 Box: 5 Correspondence, 1938-1949 Box/Folder: 5 : 6 1938-1947 Box/Folder: 5 : 7 1941-1946 Box/Folder: 5 : 8 1947-1949 Box/Folder: 6 : 1 Leaflets and announcements, 1942-1945 Box: 6 Correspondence, 1938-1958 Box/Folder: 6 : 2 1938-1958 Box/Folder: 6 : 3 1939-1969 Box/Folder: 6 : 4 1945-1946 Box/Folder: 6 : 5-8 Miscellaneous programs and publicity materials, 1930-1975 2013C11 4
Speeches and writings 1929-1960 Box/Folder: 6 : 9 Speeches and writings 1929-1960 Contains articles and speeches by Javier Benedet Box/Folder: 7 : 1 Photographs 1940-1974 Box: 7-22 Printed matter 1900-1977 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, 1937-1962 Box: 7 Spanish Newsletter, 1951-1960 Box/Folder: 7 : 3 1951-1956 Box/Folder: 7 : 4 1957-1960 Box/Folder: 7 : 5 Clippings, 1931-1962 Box: 7-11 Monographs, 1904-1977 Box/Folder: 7 : 1904-1928 6-14 Box/Folder: 8 : 1929-1937 1-11 Box/Folder: 9 : 1937-1940 1-12 Box/Folder: 10 : 1942-1944 1-8 Box/Folder: 11 : 1946-1977 1-11 Box: 12-13 Pamphlets, 1900-1975 Box/Folder: 12 : 1 1900-1929 Box/Folder: 12 : 2 1930-1935 Box/Folder: 12 : 3 1936-1937 Box/Folder: 12 : 4 1938-1939 Box/Folder: 12 : 5 1940-1949 Box/Folder: 12 : 6 1950-1952 Box/Folder: 13 : 1 1953-1959 Box/Folder: 13 : 2 1960-1961 Box/Folder: 13 : 3 1962-1964 Box/Folder: 13 : 4 1974-1975 Box: 13-22 Serial issues, 1928-1975 Box: 13 General, 1928-1960 Box/Folder: 13 : 5 1928-1933 Box/Folder: 13 : 6 1937-1938 Box/Folder: 13 : 7 1939 Box/Folder: 13 : 8 1942-1956 Box/Folder: 13 : 9 1959-1966 Box/Folder: 13 : Acción socialista, 1957-1960 10 Box/Folder: 13 : CÉNIT, 1957-1959 11 Box/Folder: 13 : Claridad, 1929 12 Box/Folder: 14 : Comunismo, 1933-1934 1-2 Box/Folder: 14 : 3 Correspondencia internacional, 1932-1935 Box/Folder: 14 : 4 Democracía española, 1938 2013C11 5
Printed matter 1900-1977 Box/Folder: 14 : Documentos politicos, 1928-1929 5-31 Box/Folder: 15 : 1 España dia a dia, 1939-1940 Box/Folder: 15 : 2 España peregrine, 1940 Box: 15-16 Estudios, 1932-1937 Box/Folder: 15 : 3 1932 Box/Folder: 15 : 1933 4-5 Box/Folder: 16 : 1934 1-2 Box/Folder: 16 : 3 1935 Box/Folder: 16 : 4 1936 Box/Folder: 16 : 5 1937 Box/Folder: 16 : Estudios sociales, 1945 6-11 Box/Folder: 17 : 1 Facetas de actualidad, 1938-1940 Box: 17-20 Hispano americano, 1954-1961 Box/Folder: 17 : 1954 2-44 Box/Folder: 18 : 1955 1-48 Box/Folder: 19 : 1956 1-37 Box/Folder: 20 : 1957 1-35 Box/Folder: 20 : 1961 36 Box/Folder: 21 : 1 Ibérica por la libertad, 1960-1962 Box/Folder: 21 : 2 Internacional comunista, 1933 Box/Folder: 21 : 3 Liberación, 1955-1957 Box/Folder: 21 : 4 La Līberecana sīntezo, 1938 Box/Folder: 21 : 5 Masses & Mainstream, 1952-1953 Box/Folder: 21 : 6 Mundo obrero, 1974-1975 Box/Folder: 21 : 7 Nuestra bandera, 1974-1975 Box/Folder: 21 : 8 Nuestra España, 1939-1940 Box/Folder: 21 : 9 La Protesta, 1929 Box/Folder: 21 : Punto crítico, 1972 10 Box/Folder: 22 : 1 Revista blanca, 1930-1933 Box/Folder: 22 : 2 Revista universal, 1934-1935 Box/Folder: 22 : 3 Tiempos nuevos, 1935-1937 Box/Folder: 22 : 4 Tierra y libertad (Mexico), 1956-1960 Box: 23-32 Oversize materials 1929-1976 Contains serial issues, calendars, drawing, musical score, political button, posters and proclamations, and tickets Box: 23-31 Serial issues, 1929-1975 Box: 23 General, 1929-1964 Box/Folder: 23 : 1 1929-1939 Box/Folder: 23 : 2 1946-1964 Box/Folder: 23 : 3 Claridad, 1935-1936 Box/Folder: 23 : 4 CNT marítima, 1935-1936 Box/Folder: 23 : 5 Crónica, 1938 Box/Folder: 23 : 6 España nueva, 1946-1950 Box: 23 Frente popular, 1938-1939 Box/Folder: 23 : 7 1938 Box/Folder: 23 : 8 1939 2013C11 6
Oversize materials 1929-1976 Box/Folder: 24 : 1 Heraldo de Madrid, 1931 Box/Folder: 24 : 2 Izquierda republicana, 1957-1959 Box/Folder: 24 : 3 Liberación, 1946 Box/Folder: 24 : 4 México antifranquista, 1947-1948 Box/Folder: 24 : 5 Nosotros, 1930-1932 Box/Folder: 24 : 6 Nuestra época, 1932 Box/Folder: 24 : 7 Nueva república, 1955-1958 Box/Folder: 24 : 8 Patria, 1938 Box/Folder: 24 : 9 Il Proletario, 1936 Box/Folder: 24 : Revolución, 1946-1948 10 Box/Folder: 24 : Le socialiste, 1962 11 Box/Folder: 24 : Solidaridad, 1948 12 Box/Folder: 24 : Umbral, 1937 13 Box: 25-28 España libre, 1942-1975 Box/Folder: 25 : 1942-1950 1-95 Box/Folder: 26 : 1951-1954 1-112 Box/Folder: 27 : 1955-1957 1-88 Box/Folder: 28 : 1958-1975 1-79 Box: 29 Adelante, 1954-1959 Box/Folder: 29 : 1 1954-1956 Box/Folder: 29 : 2 1957-1959 Box/Folder: 29 : 3 CNT, 1956-1960 Box/Folder: 29 : 4 Cultura proletaria, 1938-1953 Box/Folder: 29 : 5 España popular, 1946-1948 Box/Folder: 29 : 6 Faro, 1937 Box/Folder: 29 : 7 La Lucha, 1934 Box/Folder: 29 : 8 The Militant, 1952-1957 Box: 30 Mundo obrero, 1932-1938 Box/Folder: 30 : 1 1932 Box/Folder: 30 : 2 1933 Box/Folder: 30 : 3 1934-1938 Box/Folder: 30 : 4 La Nouvelle Espagne antifasciste, 1938 Box/Folder: 30 : 5 El Pueblo, 1934-1935 Box/Folder: 30 : 6 Renovación, 1934 Box/Folder: 30 : 7 El Socialista (Madrid), 1934 Box/Folder: 30 : 8 El Socialista (Toulouse), 1958-1961 Box: 31 Solidaridad obrera (Barcelona), 1932-1938 Box/Folder: 31 : 1 1932-1937 Box/Folder: 31 : 2 1937-1938 Box/Folder: 31 : 3 Solidaridad obrera (Mexico City), 1946-1962 Box/Folder: 31 : 4 Solidaridad obrera (Paris), 1956-1960 Box/Folder: 31 : 5 La Tierra, 1932-1935 Box: 31 Tierra y libertad (Barcelona), 1937-1938 Box/Folder: 31 : 6 1937-1938 Box/Folder: 31 : 7 1938 Box/Folder: 31 : 8 Tierra y libertad (Mexico City), 1945-1956 Box/Folder: 31 : 9 Voz de los españoles, 1939 Box/Folder: 31 : Voz de Madrid, 1938-1939 10 2013C11 7
Oversize materials 1929-1976 Box/Folder: 32 : 1 Calendars published by the Sociedades Hispanas Confederadas and Solidaridad Internacional Antifascista, 1939-1948 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, 1936-1976 Box/Folder: 32 : 5 1936-1937 Box/Folder: 32 : 6 1938-1950 Box/Folder: 32 : 7 1962-1976 Box/Folder: 32 : 8 Tickets for fundraising events sponsored by Acción Demócrata Española and the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, 1948-1965 Map Case Oversize folder Posters, 1937-1943 Contains five posters relating to the Spanish Civil War and a solidarity campaign in Mexico on behalf of Spanish refugees 2013C11 8