Unpublished memoirs

Albrighton, James. ‘Diaries’. International Brigade Archive, London.
Anon. ‘The Epic of Arganda Bridge’. International Brigade Archive, London.
Cantor, Ralph. ‘Unpublished diary’. Working Class Movement Library, Salford.
Crome, L. ‘General Walter (Karel-Waclaw Swierczewski) 1897–1947’. Courtesy of the author (now published).
Crook, David. ‘Autobiography’. Now available online.
Green, Oliver; Piper, Alec; Aitken, George; Meredith, Bill; Diamant, André; McElroy, James; McAnaw, T. ‘The British Brigade’. Fred Copeman Collection, Imperial War Museum, London.
Griffiths, W.J. Spain. ‘Memoirs of the Spanish Civil War’. Swansea Miners’ Library.
Harrisson, P.D. ‘Interesting Times’. Author’s copy, courtesy of David Leach.
Hearst, Louis. ‘The First Twelve’. Author’s copy, courtesy of David Marshall.
Longstaff, John. ‘Unpublished memoirs’. Author’s copy, courtesy of the family (to be published).
Ludwick, Percy. ‘Notes of a Muscovite’. International Brigade Archive, London.
—— ‘Fortification Work in the XVth International Brigade’. Unpublished, Moscow, 1998; International Brigade Archive, London.
Murphy, Molly. ‘Nurse Molly’. Labour History Archive and Study Centre, Manchester (now published?).
Norman, Joe. [Untitled], International Brigade Archive, London.
Peet, Jon. ‘Nuts and Bolts of Spanish War’. International Brigade Archive, London.
Sexton, Cyril. ‘Memories of the Spanish Civil War’. International Brigade Archive, London.
Steventon, Sydney. ‘Impressions of the Spanish War’. International Brigade Archive, London.
Thompson, W.M. ‘Sojourn in Spain’. International Brigade Archive, London.
Wright, Bill. ‘Spanish Diary’. Author’s copy.

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