Correspondence; Military hospitals; Convalescent hospitals; War; Military mobilizations; Military training; Bombardment; Air warfare; Social classes; Farming;
Bill tells Marjorie that the IB has regained some of the land they lost in the retreats from the previous spring. In the action, Bill was hit by shrapnel and was evacuated to a hospital, where he is currently recovering. Bill gives Marjorie the...
Harry encourages Marjorie to make more of an effort for the cause. He suggests that she and her friends go up to Harlem to find someone who can help them write letters in Spanish. Harry describes himself and asks Marjorie for a photograph. He...
Bill fills Marjorie in on the work he has been doing in Hawaii and that he is ready to ship out for some time in the Pacific. He discusses the power of the five big corporations in Hawaii, that they control both the economy and politics of the...
Artillery (Weaponry); Bombardment; Air warfare; Cigarettes; Military hospitals; Diseases;
George thanks Marjorie for her last letter and the ten cigarettes she sent. They came in handy during the worst artillery fire George has yet seen. He tries to give Marjorie a description of Harry Hakam, but suggests she read between the lines of...
Harry introduces himself and tries to give Marjorie an idea of the kind of person Bill Bailey is. He tells her that is was Bailey who ripped the Nazi flag off the Bremmer and tossed it into the harbor in 1935. Harry admits that he like Bill Bailey...
Air warfare; Bombardment; Politicians; Longshoremen; Longshoremen's unions; Flags; War casualties; Nobel prizes;
Bill writes to Marjorie telling her that his plans to leave Spain have changed since losing his passport in an air raid. The train carrying documents and books was hit by a bomb so the soldiers must submit new applications to Washington. He...
Nat thanks Marjorie for the cigarettes that made the worst artillery bombardment he has ever seen bearable. Asks Marjorie to write him a letter so he can write back to her. Also asks for a picture or two.
Written on "Black Gang News" letterhead. Bill tells Marjorie about his work with the Longshoremen's union and how he has been screened out by not only the Coast Guard but the right-wing members of the union. He describes his protests against the...
Bill writes to Marjorie about the weather and the work he has been doing with the union. He asks her to forward a copy of "The Pilot" weekly. He asks her if she'd be interested in sending books "for the boys in camp." Bailey mentions the Red...
Harry tells Marjorie he did not like the poem she wrote. Instead, he prefers hearing about her life, what her parents think of communists and Spain, her siblings, her ambitions for her future. Asks that she find someone to write to Eloy in...
Bill writes to Marjorie that he received her address from Bill Bailey. He liked that she wrote her letters in green ink. He asks that she write to him, as she writes to the others. Bill offers to send her French and Spanish newspapers. Letter...
Ernesto is glad to have a woman to write to, as it has been so long since he has seen a woman or pretty girl. He asks Marjorie to write him in English, and to send him and photograph and cigarettes.
Correspondence; Air warfare; Bombardment; Bombers; Antiaircraft guns; Embargoes; Fascists; Communists;
Bill Bailey's first letter to Marjorie. He introduces, and describes, himself. He discusses the battles he has fought in and the importance of lifting the US embargo against Spain. He describes the destruction of a village by Franco's planes....
Cigarettes; Military maneuvers; Military mobilizations; Military camps; Photographs;
Bill describes his joy at receiving one of Marjorie's letters, aside from getting cigarettes. He wants to meet her when he gets home and will picket her house if she doesn't send him a photograph soon. He says that he is waiting to take a shower...
Air warfare; Bombardment; Leaves; Communists; Tobacco;
Syd mentions having received another pair of letters from Marjorie. He says that the leaf she enclosed (not included) caused several arguments over which kind of tobacco is was. Syd says that when he got to the part of her letter that explained...
Syd has just received two of Marjorie's letters and this is his first response to her. He tries to answer her questions about his age, where he went to school, and why he went to Spain. He extols the virtues of American chocolate and cigarettes. ...
Harry lists ten men he is stationed with and encourages Marjorie to send them cigarettes and a picture. He says she should "tell them funny stories and don't call them heroes."
Military retreats; Air warfare; Military discharges;
Bill discusses the recent air raid over Barcelona which killed hundreds of women and children, but didn't attack the boats in the harbor. He mentions that the International Brigades will be clearing out of Spain in the next six weeks, and he...
Parades & processions; Flowers; Farewells; Military air shows; Military parades & ceremonies; Military discharges;
Bill describes the parade in Barcelona given in honor of the International Brigaders. He describes the music, the people, the flowers and outpouring of graciousness. He is still waiting to hear when he will be able to leave the country.
