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Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) 
 Established by the Veterans of the Brigade (VALB), this handsome and well maintained site is "devoted to the preservation and dissemination of the history of the North American role in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and its aftermath." As much for the casual browser as the professional historian, ALBA provides images from traveling exhibits, suggested reading, a discussion group, and information about the organization's extensive archives at Brandeis University. They also produce a high school curriculum, which can be downloaded, and an annual essay contest. http://www.alba-valb.org/ Topics: Communities & Groups, History By Place, Military, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 23, 2002 Call to Arms: Communist Ephemera of Madrid During the Spanish Civil War
"This exhibit focuses on the printed ephemera of the Partido Comunista de España (PCE) and affiliated groups produced in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. Throughout the conflict, the PCE emerged as one of the prominent organs of propaganda in Madrid." Features images and translations of handbills and posters on topics such as mobilization, unity, and morale. Also includes a brief bibliography. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/calltoarms/ Topics: History By Place, Political Parties & Theories, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 13, 2006 Guernica: Testimony of War
Devoted to Pablo Picasso's Guernica , commissioned for the Spanish Pavillion of the 1937 World's Fair. Includes a timeline, and information on the Spanish Civil War, Franco, and the bombing of Guernica, Spain. Also explores the symbolism and artistic process behind the creation of the mural. From the PBS site Treasures of the World . http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/guernica_nav/main_guerfrm.html Topics: Art by Region, History By Place, Schools of Art, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 20, 2003 Shots of War: Photojournalism During the Spanish Civil War
Collection of photographs taken by photojournalists during the Spanish Civil War. Browsable by date, place, people (combatants and civilians), news agency, and war damage. Includes an introductory essay about the Spanish Civil War and war photography in the 1930s, and a bibliography. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/swphotojournalism/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 6, 2006 They Still Draw Pictures: Drawings Made by Spanish Children During the Spanish Civil War, circa 1938
"A collection of over 600 drawings made during the Spanish Civil War by Spanish school children, both in Spain and in refugee centers in France, rendered in pencil, crayon, ink, and watercolor." Features digital reproduction of the book with the same title (including the original introduction by Aldous Huxley). From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/tsdp/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 23, 2003 The Visual Front: Posters of the Spanish Civil War
Over 40 propaganda posters from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), representing the Republican Spain point of view. Includes introductory essay, chronology of the war, and bibliography. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/visfront/ Topics: Communications, History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 23, 2003 |
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