Alberto Meschi Papers

Period (1903-) 1936-1958 (-1961)
Total size  0.4 m.
Consultation  Not restricted

Biography

Born in Borgo San Donnio, Italy 1879, died in Carrara, Italy 1958; anarchist, trade unionist, antimilitarist; wrote political articles from 1899 in Pro Coatti, the union magazine L'Edilizia and the antimilitarist La Pace; emigrated to Argentina in 1907, wrote for several anarchist papers, and organized the local trade union; expelled in 1909; returned to Italy, contributed to Il Libertario; secretary of the Carrara Trade Union Council; elected into the Central Committee of the Unione Sindicale Italiana (USI); leader of the Carrara Trade Union Council, 1919-1922 and 1945-1947; in 1922 fled after the fascist take-over to Paris, member of the P. Gori group, founded the magazine Il Momento; formed `Garibaldi legions'; secretary of Ricciotti Garibaldi (without knowing that Garibaldi was paid by the fascists); fought in the Spanish Civil War; published his own journal Il Cavatore.

Content

Correspondence with various persons including Ernestina Campalonghi 1954, 1956, Carlo Doglio 1951, Lorenzo Gamba 1952-1958, Italo Garinei 1956, Umberto Marzocchi 1945, Guido Remedi 1950-1958, Hugo Rolland 1951-1960, Bestione Sassi 1953, Pio Turroni 1952; typed and handwritten manuscripts and files on various subjects such as Carrara, the Spanish Civil War; personal documents; printed material.

Processing information

List made by R. de Jong