The Robert Stradling Collection

The material in this collection was sourced by Professor Robert A. Stradling for his book The Irish and the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939, published in 1999. It successfully assembles documentation relating to the role of the Irish Brigade in the Spanish Civil War from a range of different sources, in Ireland and Spain. The material is divided into four main series. Series 1 contains documentation sourced from Irish Brigadiers, their families and friends and includes written, photographic and oral material. Series 2 focuses on administrative documentation, mainly between Franco’s administration and that of the Irish Brigade. Series 3 focuses on media coverage of the Spanish Civil War in Ireland, with some examples from foreign sources. It consists primarily of newspaper articles printed before, during and after the war. Series 4 contains letters from donors and related material.