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Spanish Civil War History Project

The Spanish Civil War History Project documented the response of the Tampa Spanish immigrant community to the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The project was partially funded by grants from the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain's Ministry of Culture and United States' Universities and from the Florida Humanities Council. The physical collection consists of photos and memorabilia concerning the Spanish Civil War, including an original flag of the Republic of Spain prior to the war and can be viewed by visiting the USF Tampa Library Special Collections Reading Room. The online collection also includes audio created through the Spanish Civil War Oral History Project.

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Letter, 1937 Apr. 14, Washington, D.C., to Ramón Oural

United States. Department of State

Letter in English from the Acting Chief of the Division of Foreign Service Administration, U.S. Dept. of State, detailing further accounting paperwork for the money Ramón Oural deposited for payment to his wife to bring her and their children back to the U.S. Page 2 of a 2 page letter.
Letter, 1937 Apr. 14, Washington, D.C., to Ramón Oural, enclosure sheet

United States. Department of State

The enclosure sheet accompanying a letter concerning further accounting paperwork for the money Ramón Oural deposited for payment to his wife to bring her and their children back to the U.S.
Letter - 1937 Aug. 2, New York, to José Martinez, verso

Unknown

The verso of the letter José Menéndez sent to José Martinez regarding the purchase of four ambulances by the Democratic Popular Committee to Aid Spain. The ambulances were sent to the Spanish Red Cross in September 1937.
[Government form] - Dept. of state enclosure no. 1

Parker W. Buhrman and United States. Consular Service

Form filled out by Parker W. Buhrman, Foreign Service officer, in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 30, 1936. The form states that $90 was paid to Josefa Oural. The money was sent to the State Dept. by Josefa's husband to pay for the ocean voyage back to the U.S.
Letter,1936 Sept. 7, Palamós, Spain, to Comisaria Delegadad de Pasaportes, Barcelona

Comité de Milicies Antifeixistes de Palamós and Roland Manteiga

Letter in Spanish from the Committee of Antifascist Militias of Palamós requesting the issuance of a passport for Enrique Rodríguez, a Tampa resident who was visiting relatives in Spain when the war broke out.
[Ocean liner ticket] - Bilhete de passagem em terceira classe

Cosulich Line

Ticket issued by the Cosulich Line for third-class travel on board the Vulcania ocean liner from Lisbon, Portugal to New York, dated Nov. 26, 1936. Passenger names listed on the ticket are Josefa Oural and her children Josefina and José. The ticket is written in Portuguese.
[Ocean liner ticket (verso)] - Condições de passegem

Cosulich Line

The verso of the ticket issued by the Cosulich Line for third-class travel on board the Vulcania ocean liner from Lisbon, Portugal to New York, dated Nov. 26, 1936. The ticket was for Josefa Oural and her two children. The verso lists in Portuguese the "terms of passage."
Pamphlet - España, cover

Leopoldo González, Dolores Ibárruri, Roland Manteiga, and Popular Fronts

Cover of the booklet containing the poem España, written by Leopoldo González and dedicated to Dolores Ibárruri, known as La Pasionaria, one of the most prominent leaders of the Spanish Communist Party and the Spanish Popular Front. Proceeds from the sale of the booklet went to the Tampa Democratic Popular Committee to Aid Spain.
[Government form] - United States currency cash account

George M. Graves and United States. Consular Service

Form filled out by George M. Graves, Foreign Service officer, Nov. 23, 1936. The form states $10 was paid to Josefa Oural. The money was sent to the State Dept. by Josefa's husband Ramón.
Letter, 1936 Aug. 17, Washington, D.C., to Ramón Oural

Herbert C. Hengstler

Letter in English from the Chief of the Division of Foreign Service Administration, U.S. Department of State, responding to Ramón Oural's letter of Aug. 11, 1936 requesting information on the safety of Oural's wfie and two children in Spain. Hengstler writes that a telegram has been sent to the American Consul at Vigo, Spain asking it to provide information "regarding the present whereabouts and welfare" of Oural's family.
Telegram, 1936 Sept. 14, Washington, D.C., to Ramón Oural

Cordell Hull and Ramón Oural

Telegram in English from the Secretary of State explaining a telegam from Vigo, Spain was received Sept. 12 stating Josefa Oural is requesting instructions from her husband Ramón.
Telegram, 1936 Sept. 17, Washington, D.C., to Ramón Oural

Cordell Hull and Ramón Oural

Telegram from the Secretary of State regarding issuance of visa for Josefa Oural and transportation arrangements.
Telegram, 1936, Aug. 20, Tampa, to José Giral

José Martínez; José Giral Pereira; Roland Manteiga; and Democratic Popular Committee to Aid Spain (Tampa, Fla.)

Telegram in Spanish from José Martínez, president of the Tampa Democratic Popular Committee to Aid Spain, to José Giral, Spanish Prime Minister, informing him that $2,000 collected by the Tampa Committee had been sent to Alvaro de Albornoz, Spanish Ambassador in France, following Giral's instructions.
Telegram, 1936 Aug. 20, Tampa, to Alvaro de Albornoz

José Martinez; Roland Manteiga; Alvaro de Albornoz; and Democratic Popular Committee to Aid Spain (Tampa, Fla.)

Telegram in Spanish from José Martínez informing Alvaro de Albornoz that $2,000 collected by the Tampa Democratic Popular Committee to Aid Spain had been sent to the Chase National Bank in Paris. These were the first remittances of the Tampa Committee to Republican Spain.
Telegram, 1936 Nov. 21, Washington, D.C., to Ramón Oural

R. Walton Moore and Ramón Oural

Telegram in English from Acting U.S. Secretary of State. The Secretary tells Ramón Oural that a telegram was sent to Vigo, Spain inquiring whether Josefa Oural had received the $100 her husband had sent and that Ramón will be informed of the sailing arrangements for his wife and children to return to the U.S.
Telegram, 1936 Nov. 24, Washington, D.C., to Ramón Oural

R. Walton Moore and Ramón Oural

Telegram in English from the Acting U.S. Secretary of State telling Ramón Oural that his wife Josefa spent $10 on the trip from Vigo, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal, with the remaining $90 of the money Ramón sent to her spent for the trip from Lisbon to New York.
Telegram, 1936 Nov. 27, Washington, D.C., to Ramón Oural

R. Walton Moore and Ramón Oural

Telegram in English from the Acting U.S. Secretary of State telling Ramón Oural that his wife and their two children set sail from Lisbon, Portugal on Nov. 26 and are expected in New York on Dec. 3.
Statement - 1936, Nov. 26, Lisbon, Portugal

Josefa Oural and Parker W. Buhrman

Statement signed by Josefa Oural that $90 in American money was converted to Portuguese currency and received by her from Parker W. Buhrman, Foreign Service officer, in Lisbon. The money was sent to the State Dept. by her husband Ramón Oural for Josefa and her children to return to the U.S.
Statement - 1936 Nov. 23, Vigo, Spain

Josefa Oural and George M. Graves

Statement signed by Josefa Oural that she received $10 from George M. Graves of the American Consul and relinquishes "all further claim upon the United States Government and its representatives for this sum." This was part of the $100 sent by her husband Ramón Oural for Josefa and her children to return to the U.S.
Telegram, 1936 Nov. 30, on board Vulcania, to Ramón Oural

Josefa Oural and Ramón Oural

Telegram in Spanish sent while Josefa Oural was sailing from Lisbon, Portugal on the Vulcania, telling her husband she and the children will arrive in New York early Thursday.
Telegram, 1936 Dec. 3, New York, to Josefa Oural

Josefina Oural and Josefa Oural

Shore to ship telegram in Spanish (called a 'Marconigramma') telling Josefa Oural that Josefina is waiting at the port in New York for Josefa's ship to arrive.
Letter, 1936 Nov., Tampa, to María Cruz Martínez

Isabel de Oyarzábal

Letter in Spanish regarding the delivery of clothing for the children of Spain, written on the stationery of The Hillsboro hotel. Isabel de Oyarzábal (she used the name Isabel de Palencia on the letter) was part of the three-member delegation sent by the Spanish government, under the auspices of the American Friends of Spanish Democracy, to raise support for the Spanish Republic in the United States and Canada. She came to Tampa in November of 1936 hoping to be allowed to address the delegates attending the American Federation of Labor convention, but her request was not granted.
Letter, 1936 Sept. 7, Palamós, Spain, to Comité de Milicies Antifeixistes de Palamós

Palamós (Spain)

Letter in Catalan from the Mayor of Palamós authorizing a passport for Enrique Rodríguez, a resident of Tampa visitng relatives in Spain when the war broke out. Written on verso of request by Comité de Milicies Antifeixistes de Palamós for the passport for Rodriguez.
Telegram - 1936 Aug. 22, Washington, D.C., to Ramón Oural

W. M. Phillips and Ramón Oural

Telegram in English from the Acting Secretary of State telling Ramón Oural that the Oural family is safe.