Liberto Sarrau Papers
Period
1943-2001 (-2010)
Total size
1.87 m.
Consultation
Not restricted
Biography
Liberto Sarrau Royes: anarchist, was born in Fraga, Spain 1917, died in Paris 2001; born into an anarchist family; attended a school in Barcelona ran by the textile syndicat of the CNT; formed an anarchist youth group 1936; fought in the civil war in 1937; fled to France 1939; lived in Morocco and France; caught in 1948 while conducting anti-franquist agitation in Spain and sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment; fled again to France during a probational leave in 1958; tried to organize actions in Spain and revive the anarchist organizations; active in the Movimento Popular de Resistencia (MPR); worked as journalist for papers of the CNT in exile; co-founder of the Asociacion Cultural y Ecologica 'Natura'(ACEN), which aimed at establishing a permanent libertarian summer camp Mon-Nou (New World) in the Pyrenees.
Joaquina Dorado Pita: born in La Coruá 1917; moved to Barcelona in 1934; member of the carpenters' and upholsterers syndicate; involved in the resistance against Franco; fled to France 1939; participated in reconstructing the anarchist syndicats in France, together with Liberto Sarrau; conducted anti-franquist agitation in Spain; caught and imprisoned; provisionally released in 1949 but caught again in 1950; finally released in 1954; lives in France and since 1990 alternately in Barcelona.
Content
Papers of Liberto Sarrau Royes: correspondence 1943-1999; documents concerning the MPR 1958-1964, theatre and film projects 1970, ACEN and MON-NOU 1989-1995, CNT and FAI 1946, 1989; manuscripts and articles by Liberto Sarrau; documentation, copies of 'Obra Mercedaria', magazine for (political) prisoners 1947-1952, of 'Boletin de Informacion' of the MPR, of Bulletin d'information of CARE (Comité d'Aide de la Resistance Espagnol).
Papers of Joaquina Dorado Pita: correspondence 1958-2001.
Copies of letters from Raúl Carballeira to Liberto Sarrau, written in 1943-1947 and annotated by Antonia Fontanillas 2005-2006.
'Ciclo Inaugural' with biographies of Joaquina Dorado and Liberto Sarrau, issued by the Centro de Estudos Libertários in Lissabon 2005.
6. Ciclo. Reader for the meetings of the Circulo Joaquina Dorado e Liberto Sarrau in 2010.
Processing information
Inventory made by Bernard Mantel in 2003
Secondary creator
Dorado, JoaquinaINTRODUCTION
Biography
Liberto Sarrau was born on 15 June 1920 in Fraga in the province of Huesca, Spain. His father, Antonio Sarrau , was a miner but moved with his family to Barcelona following a serious accident at work. There he joined the labour movement as a member of the anarcho-syndicalist CNT . After losing his job as a result of this involvement, his father opened a newspaper stand. So, as a young boy, Liberto learned about the press. He attended Juan Puig Elias 's rationalist school ' Natura ' opened by the CNT textile union and wrote two leaflets published in the series La Novela Ideal in 1937. In 1936 he became a member of the Juventudes Libertarias ( JJLL ) and belonged to an agricultural collective during the early years of the war until he was old enough to join the 26th Division , which was known as the Durruti column . Upon the fall of the Republic, he fled to France; his father was executed in Barcelona. Following his internment in French concentration camps, he enjoyed a brief period of freedom before being recruited for forced labour by the Vichy government. Again he escaped, returned to Spain and reached Casablanca via Portugal.
After the Liberation in France, he resumed his involvement in various anarchist publications and the JJLL, holding prominent offices. In 1946 he returned to Spain with his compañera Joaquina Dorado to organize the resistance. In 1948 he was arrested and tortured. Both Joaquina and he were sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Following their provisional release – Joaquina in 1954 because of poor health and Liberto in 1958 – they fled to France. At this point Liberto helped organize a new resistance movement: the Movimiento Popular de Resistencia . While working for UNESCO as a translator and corrector, he continued to contribute to several anarchist periodicals and was involved in the 2nd Union régional of the French CNT. In the late 1980s he founded the Asociación Cultural y Ecologista 'Natura' ( ACEN ), which aimed to run a centre for libertarian education. In vain they tried to purchase the majestic site on which the Natura school's Mon Nou (meaning new world) holiday camp was located. Liberto died in Paris in 2001.
Joaquina Dorado Pita was born in La Coruña in 1917. She moved to Barcelona in 1934, where she was member of the carpenters' and upholsterers syndicate. During the Spanish Civil War she was involved in the resistance against Franco. At the defeat of the Republicans she fled to France, where she participated in reconstructing the anarchist syndicats, together with Liberto Sarrau. She was also active in the anti-franquist agitation in Spain for which she was caught and imprisoned. After her provisional release in 1949 she was caught again in 1950. Since 1990 she and Liberto lived alternately in Paris and Barcelona.
The papers
In 2002 the IISH received from Joaquina Dorado in Paris the personal papers of Liberto Sarrau Royes, following his death in 2001. These papers join a series of archives on prominent figures among the Spanish anarchist exiles acquired by the IISH since 1997, including the personal papers of Fernando Gómez Peláez , José Ester Borrás and José Peirats Valls . The personal papers contain correspondence from 1943 until the late 1990s, notes, circulars and pamphlets and other materials concerning the underground movement in Spain and the ACEN. In late 2002 Joaquina Dorado entrusted her own file of correspondence to the IISH as well.
During the arrangement a large quantity of photographs and albums was transferred to the audiovisual section of the IISH. The papers of Liberto Sarrau and Joaquina Dorado measure 1.85 m.
INVENTORY
Liberto Sarrau Royes
GENERAL
- 1-4
-
General
correspondence.
1943-1947.
4 folders.
- 1
-
Julio Acién
.
1943.
Pedro Ara . 1945.
Juan Bajen . 1947.
Boletin Libertad . 1946.
José Bauales . 1946.
Bautista Bué . 1946.
Julia Caballero Soldado . 1943-1944.
Raúl Carballeira . 1943-1947.
Climent, Emilio . 1945.
José Corominas . 1945-1946.
Anna Torres , Carmen Torres . 1943- 1945.
- 2
-
M. Diaz.
1945.
Herrera Dioux . 1946.
Esperantists. 1944-1947.
Ildefonso Gonzales . 1945-1946.
Rodolfo Gonzalez Pacheco . 1945.
Germinal Gracia . 1944-1946.
J. Guillen 1946.
- 3
-
F. Herrera
(E.)
1944.
J. Hostelano 1946.
Reginald A. Impey 1944-1945.
Miguel Jimenez . 1944-1945.
José Mafé . 1943-1945.
José Mauarry . 1944-1945.
Jurodo Meilo . 1945.
Benito Milla . 1945.
Jaime Miret . 1945.
Angel Moreno . 1945.
H.C. Nielsen 1946.
Azucena Adell . 1945.
F. Joseph Pohl . 1944.
Ramires Ripoll . 1945-1946.
S. Ripoll 1945.
Donato Rizzo . 1946.
Salvador Sarrau . 1944-1945.
Claudio Serra . 1946.
Leandro Tanari ( Associazione Esperantista Forlivese ). 1946.
José Tost (andAntonia). 1945.
Ernesto Urzainqui . 1946.
E. Vallejo. 1945.
José Vicens . 1944.
- 5
-
Letters
received by Liberto Sarrau in prison.
1951-1959.
José Corominas . 1953-1958.
Jorge Clara Gispert . 1951-1959.
Francisca Labrador . 1957.
Carmen Royes . 1954.
S.F. Sarrau . 1954.
Francisco Sarrau Royes . 1954.
Silvestre Sarrau Royes . 1954.
Joaquin Sarrau Royes . 1954. 1 folder.
- 6-18
-
General
correspondence.
1958-2001.
13 folders.
- 6
-
A
Batalha
/
Centro de Estudios Libertarios
.
1990-1993.
Paco Abarca . 1960.
Ambassador of Cuba, 1961.
Hortensia Amoros . 1958.
José Amoros Clua . 1958, 1990-1991.
Jésus Arbiol Girones . 1972.
Federico Arcos . 1989-1996.
Andrea Asa Raruri . 1997.
C. Audry 1965.
François Bailera . 1981.
J. Bertrán 1994.
Borras . 1960.
Juan Antonio Borrego . n.d.
André Bosiger . 1970-1972.
- 7
-
Julia Caballero Soldado
.
1960- 1961,
1973.
Juan Campá . 1961- 1984.
Jerónimo Cañizares , Conchita Cañizares . 1960.
Pepita Carpena . 1993.
Carmen Casas . 1987.
José Maria Castella . 1960.
Gloria Chiné . Marcos, 2001.
Mariano Chueca Bona . 1959-1963.
Jorge Clara Gispert and Floreal Clara Gispert . 1958.
Liberto Cuadrado . 1958-1959.
Manuel Cubel ( MPR ). 1965.
Annie Dubois (and Eduardo Espert ). 1972.
Maria Durán . 1982-1987.
Colette Durruti . 1973.
Rosa Durruti . 1985.
- 8
-
A.J. Escoriguël
(Kery).
1982-
1985.
Eduardo Espert (and Annie Dubois). 1972.
Soledad Estorach . 1993.
Michel Fabre . 1969.
Antonia Fontanillas , 1972. 1990.
Manuel Fernandez . 1984.
Progreso Fernandez . 1959.
Joan Ferrer . 1959.
Marie Fleur . 1998-1999.
Marie Froisse (and Paul Froisse ). 1959.
- 9
-
Luis Garcia e Silva
(A Batalha/Centro de
Estudios Libertários).
1989-1999.
Jordi Gigó . 1970.
Didier Giraud ( Association Liber Terre ). 1999.
Luis González . 1970.
Pedro Gosalvez and Maria. 1960.
Germinal Gracia . 1959, 1970- 1971.
Sara, Jesus Guillen . 1959-1960.
José Hernandez . 1990.
Manuel Iglesias . 1999.
José Inglés . 1959.
Institut France- Espagne . 1984-1986.
- 10
-
Miguel Jiménez
(Raquel).
1959-
2000.
Francisco Suñé . 1959.
F. Langa 1963.
François Lecoq . 1981-1983.
Joan Llarch . 1973.
Luis Lopes Arnal . 1969.
- 11
-
José Mafé
(and
Anna
Schupak
).
1981-1993.
Nicolás Mallo . 1984.
Mayor of Barcelona . 1990.
H. Melick 1959.
P. Meric. 1970- 1974.
- 12
-
Antoine Miñarro
,
Alberte
Miñarro
.
1959-1961.
Jean-François Minder . 1993.
Le Monde . 1976.
Nicolas Montard . 1997-2001.
Ramirez Montero . 1959-1960.
Leon Montaulon , Quineta. 1987- 1989.
F. Montseny 1970.
Morato . 1959.
E. Morel . 1958.
Emilienne Morin (Mimi). 1984.
- 13
-
Emilia Oliva Roca
.
1959-1961,
1973.
Julián Olivera . 1993.
Antonio Ortiz . 1960.
Arnoldo Palaciers . c. 1959.
Laura Pardina Suárez . n.d.
E. Pascualena 1958-1959.
Felix de Paz . 1977.
José Peirats Valls . 1959.
Francisca Pereyo . 1964-1965.
Jozé Perez . 1959.
Goya Picón . 1986.
Hermoso Plaja . 1959.
Javier Pons- Prades (Xavier). 1959- 1960.
Juan Puig Elias . 1959.
- 14
-
Luis Robla
.
1984-
1985.
Francisca Rodriguez . 1987.
Domingo Rojas . 1978.
Luis Roldan . 1975.
Paquita Roman . 1960.
M. Roug 1960.
Rueda, (?). 1962.
R. Salcedo . 1958.
Ricardo Sanz . 1973.
Vicente Sanz , Carmen. 1959-1960.
Anna Schupak (and José Mafé ). 1981- 1993.
Asunto Segura . 1959- 1961.
Ramon Sentís Biarnau . 1984-1987.
Ramon Seron . 1959.
Jorge Soteras . 1960.
- 16
-
J. de Tapia
.
1961.
Josep Tarradellas (President de la Generalitat de Catalunya ). 1975- 1976.
A. Téllez . 1959.
José Tost , Antonia Tost . 1959- 1960.
Unión Democrática de Pensionistas y Jubilados de España . 1984.
Pedro Vallina . 1961.
R. Vernis . 1973.
Albert Viladot i Presas . 1981.
Antonio Vilar . 1958, 1979- 1980.
PARTICULAR
Organisations and activities
- 19
- Letters to Manuel Cubel , commander of the 120. Brigada Mixta of the 26. Division, Columna Durruti. April-October 1938. 1 folder.
- 21-27
-
Documents concerning the
Movimento Popular de
Resistencia
(
MPR
).
1958-
1962.
7 folders.
- 21
-
Morocco: various correspondents;
Great Britain: Augustin Roa ;
Brasil: Juan Puig Elias ;
Cuba: Andrés Pardo and others;
Mexico: Octavio Alberola , J. de Tapia , Pedro Vallina ;
France: Borraz , Germinal , Miguel Rueda , Eduard Tell ;
Argentina: Diego Abad de Santillán , R. Romero . 1958- 1962.
- 28-29
- Documents concerning the Comité de Ayuda a la Resistencia Española ( CARE ) and the MPR . 1958-1966. 2 folders.
- 36
- Documents concerning the extradition to Spain of Pedro-José Astudillo Calejo . 1973-1975. 1 folder.
- 37-38
- Documents concerning the Asociación Cultural y Ecologista 'Natura' ( ACEN ). 1988- 1997. 2 folders.
DOCUMENTATION
- 54-55
- Copies of Obra Mercedaria , a magazine handed out to (political) prisoners while detained. 1947-1952. 2 folders.
Joaquina Dorado Pita
Accrual 2008
- 97-99
- Copies of letters from Raúl Carballeira to Liberto Sarrau, written in 1943-1947 and annotated by Antonia Fontanillas in 2005-2006. 2005-2006. 3 folders.
Accrual 2011
- 104
- Copy of a letter by J. Dorado to the Federación Local de Paris de la C.N.T. de España en el Exilio 1977; copy of an article 'Responso laico 'Sol de la vida' by F. Alaiz on José Torres Tribó and a version of it in typescript n.d.; obituary of Eduardo Pons Prades (December 19, 1920 - May 28, 2007) by Joaquina Dorado n.d.; declaration on anarchism by Joaquina Dorado 2007 and an official declaration by the Generalitat de Catalunya on the merits of Sra. Joaquina Dorado Pita in the battle against the Franquist dictatorship and in favour of democracy in Catalunya 2010. 1977, 2007, 2010 and n.d. 1 folder.