Propaganda ephemera from the Spanish Civil War produced by the Spanish Republican Army, 1937

The collection contains printed posters and a leaflet produced during the Spanish Civil War by the Spanish Republican Army in 1937. This propaganda was intended to broaden awareness within Spain and internationally of the violence of the Spanish nationalist government. The items are written in Spanish, English and French. They are illustrated with black and white photographs of Madrid showing scenes of damage to buildings, bodies of dead and injured people, and groups of people in conversation or searching for bodies amongst bombed buildings.

The Spanish Republican Army represented the republican government of Spain during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. The army, supported by a Popular army, local militia and international regiments of volunteers, was responsible for defending the government in Madrid from the Spanish Nationalists. Propaganda was produced by the army and government to encourage republican, socialist and anti-fascist supporters outside Spain to contribute financial aid or to volunteer to fight for the cause.

No archival arrangement has been necessary.

ACCESS: Accessible to all registered readers.

LANGUAGE: English, Spanish, French

• This description is the only finding aid available for the collection. Copyright on the description belongs to the University of Nottingham.

REPROGRAPHIC: Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents.

COPYRIGHT: Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk).

The collection was acquired by the University of Nottingham's Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections in November 1989.