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Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie "Marg" Polon
Description: Bill writes to Marjorie about the weather and the work he has been doing with the union. He asks her to forward a copy of "The Pilot" weekly. He asks her if she'd be interested in sending books "for the boys in camp." Bailey mentions the Red Army giving Hitler "his own medicine" which helps to date this letter to late-1941 or early-1942. Letter signed "Mike."
Type: text
Genre: Autograph Letter Signed
Local Identifier: Polon6

Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie "Marge" Polon
Description: Written on "Black Gang News" letterhead. Bill tells Marjorie about his work with the Longshoremen's union and how he has been screened out by not only the Coast Guard but the right-wing members of the union. He describes his protests against the war in Korea. Letter signed "Mike."
Type: text
Genre: Typed Letter
Local Identifier: Polon8

Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie "Margie" Polon
Description: Bill discusses the recent air raid over Barcelona which killed hundreds of women and children, but didn't attack the boats in the harbor. He mentions that the International Brigades will be clearing out of Spain in the next six weeks, and he intends to be in France within the next two weeks. He says that on some fronts they are winning and on others they are simply keeping the enemy back. He is sure of a Republican victory. Letter is signed "Mike."
Type: text
Genre: Autograph Letter Signed
Local Identifier: Polon3

Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie "Margie" Polon
Description: Bill describes the parade in Barcelona given in honor of the International Brigaders. He describes the music, the people, the flowers and outpouring of graciousness. He is still waiting to hear when he will be able to leave the country.
Type: text
Genre: Autograph Letter Signed
Local Identifier: Polon4

Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie "Margy" Polon
Description: Bill fills Marjorie in on the work he has been doing in Hawaii and that he is ready to ship out for some time in the Pacific. He discusses the power of the five big corporations in Hawaii, that they control both the economy and politics of the islands. He asks Marjorie to send him a few letters letting him know what is going on in her life.
Type: text
Genre: Typed Letter Signed
Local Identifier: Polon7

Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie Polon
Description: Bill writes to Marjorie telling her that his plans to leave Spain have changed since losing his passport in an air raid. The train carrying documents and books was hit by a bomb so the soldiers must submit new applications to Washington. He expects it to be another 10 days until the Consul can get the information out. He will be traveling to Barcelona the next day to visit the maritime workers. Bill talks about a deadly air raid over Barcelona the previous week. He mentions that the fascists were able to reclaim lost ground near the Ebro, at a heavy loss of life. He discusses the recent US elections, espcially Olson's win as California governor. Bill ays that the people in Spain think that the next Nobel Peace Prize should go to Negrin and asks Marjorie to start spreading the word. He says that he is having a Spanish Republican flag made with all names of all the seamen that have been killed in action and plans to present it to the Maritime Federation on the Pacific Coast.
Type: text
Genre: Autograph Letter Signed
Local Identifier: Polon5

Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie Polon
Description: Bill Bailey's first letter to Marjorie. He introduces, and describes, himself. He discusses the battles he has fought in and the importance of lifting the US embargo against Spain. He describes the destruction of a village by Franco's planes. Page 12 is written on the back of a postcard, the image of which is a soldier with 'SIA" written beneath him. Bailey says that these bombardments actually give the people more spirit to fight. Between numbered pages 13 and 14 is another postcard, describing "Unidad, Frente Popular, Libertad." He discusses the Trotskyites who make up Franco's Fifth Column and carry out the policies set by the fascists.
Type: text, still image
Genre: Autograph Letter Signed, postcards
Local Identifier: Polon1

Title: Bill Bailey to Marjorie Polon
Description: Bill tells Marjorie that the IB has regained some of the land they lost in the retreats from the previous spring. In the action, Bill was hit by shrapnel and was evacuated to a hospital, where he is currently recovering. Bill gives Marjorie the details of the latest battle, about marching on toward Gandesa, approaching Franco's artillery. He discusses the relationship between the soldiers and the farmers and peasants. He says they fight side by side with them, and when there is a rest time, the soldiers volunteer to help in the fields. He says the troops got along so well with the women and children that when they marched off to the front, they cried in the streets after them. Bill says that many of the Spaniards take the Americans home with them during leave periods, so that the Americans might see their lives. Writes about the liveliness of Barcelona and thanks Marjorie for the cigarettes.
Type: text
Genre: Autograph Letter Signed
Local Identifier: Polon2

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