Bien présente dans la mémoire collective suisse, la figure du volontaire de la guerre d'Espagne demeure peu explorée dans l'historiographie helvétique. Spontanément, puis de manière organisée, huit cents personnes ont quitté le pays pour s'engager dans la défense de l'Espagne du Front populaire. Si l'on rapporte ce chiffre à la population nationale, on obtient ce résultat surprenant: en dépit d'un cadre politique et légal particulièrement défavorable, la Suisse se place parmi les pays qui ont le plus participé à la guerre!

The Emma Goldman Colloquium organized jointly by the Universities of Berkeley and of Paris VIII was supposed to take place on November 30-December 1st 2001. Due to the tragic events in the world, the organizers think it is best to postpone it. Information concerning it can be gathered at

DEPA
University of Paris VIII
2 rue de la Liberte
F-93526 Saint-Denis
France

Levin@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Posted: 30 October 2001

Just a note to alert those interested in Wisconsin labor history that we have been able to update our web bibliography with over fifty additional books and articles. In adddition to searching the bibliography by author, by topical subject, and by geographical place name, we have provided a separate list for the items newly added, so users will not have to review the entire list if they had looked at it earlier.

Here's the URL for the now-updated Wisconsin Labor History Bibliography:

The North West Labour History Group (England) is pleased to announced the publication of its annual journal which is a themed issue on the 1960s on the North West. It includes the following articles:

Sexuality, the Working Classes and Labour Movements
Call for Papers

38th International Conference of Labour and Social History (ITH)
Linz, Austria, September, 12 to 14, 2002

The International Conferences of Labour and Social History -- currently with 90 affiliated institutes -- have taken place every year since 1965. Their aim is international exchange and discussion of research on labour and other social movements. Conferences include researchers and research from Eastern and Western Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

The V.V. Giri National Labour Institute published three new titles in the NLI Research Studies Series:

• Tirthankar Roy, Outline of a History of Labour in Traditional Small-scale Industry in India, 53 pp (no 15).
• Samita Sen, Gender and Class: Women in Indian Industry, 1920-1990, 57 pp (no 16).
• Dilip Simeon, The Politics of the Labour Movement: an Essay on Differential Aspirations, 41 pp (no 17).

For more information:

This newly formed section of the American Sociological Association has a web site at www.bgsu.edu/departments/soc/prof/mason/ASA with some excellent web links to Labor Journals, Labor Theory, Labor Libraries etc. Also publishes a newsletter, In Critical Solidarity, that in addition to info on the ASA, has a list of members scholarly work, resources lists and member exchanges on globalization.

Info provided by Kim Scipes (sscipe1@icarus.cc.uic.edu).

The Reuther Brothers-Walter, Roy, and Victor
by Mike and Pam Smith

The story of three brothers who were instrumental in creating the UAW, one of America's great unions.

WILL SUCCESS

A Friend in Berlin has informed us that "a will has been made in our favour". We are grateful to all who have considered us and hope that more will in the future.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers are needed to help us compile mailing lists to send out invitations to our 'Student' Day at the Library. The event is to take place on Sunday, 4th November, 2001 and starts at 2pm until 5pm. Please contact the Library if you can help with the above.

WCML OPEN DAY

Pit Women: Coal Communities in Northern England in the Early Twentieth Century
By Griselda Carr

Griselda Carr lives in Sheffield and was formerly a Lecturer in Social Studies at Leeds University