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Thane Summers papers, 1935-1938
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Summers, Thane
- Title
- Thane Summers papers
- Dates
- 1935-1938 (inclusive)19351938
- Quantity
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.37 cubic feet (1 box and 2 rolls microfilm)
Originals: letters on paper (251 pages)
Copies: 1 roll microfilm: negative; 16 mm; silver
Copies: 1 roll microfilm: positive; 16 mm; silver - Collection Number
- 4473 (Accession No. 4473-001)
- Summary
- Papers of political activist who became a communist while he was a student at the UW
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Summers became a Communist while he was a student at the University of Washington. In the spring of 1937 he left school and went to Spain to fight with the Republicans against fascism. He fought with the MacKenzie-Papineau Batallion and was elected by the men in his section as their political delegate. During the autumn of 1937, Summers was rewarded for his bravery and zeal by being selected for officers' training school. When he had completed officers' training he was placed in charge of the XV Brigade Scouts. Later this unit was dissolved and Summers was used for special duty attached to the headquarters staff. He was frequently sent on missions from battalion to batallion, or in advance of the front lines to observe the enemy. During heavy fighting, he was killed the following spring (March?) 1938.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Letters from Thane Summers to his friends Sophie and Arthur Krauss (1935-1937), and to his sisters in Seattle (1937-1938). Letters dated 1937 and 1938 were written in Spain while he was a combatant in the Spanish Civil War. Also included is microfilm of the paper letters.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Entire accession reproduced on microfilm. Included in this accession (UW 1995)
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Communists--United States
- Political activists--Spain
- Political activists--United States
Personal Names
- Summers, Thane--Archives
Corporate Names
- MacKenzie-Papineau Batallion of Canada--Archives
- Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion
Geographical Names
- Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939
- Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Participation, Foreign
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)