Paolo Treves Papers (1905) 1944-19451944-1945

International Institute of Social History Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam The Netherlands

hdl:10622/ARCH01478

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Paolo Treves Papers

Collection ID ARCH01478 Creator Treves, Paolo Period (1905) 1944-19451944-1945 Period (bulk) 1944-1945 Extent 0.05 m. Language list Language of Material Italian

Context

Biographical Note Born in Milano 1908; son of the well-known Italian socialist Claudio Treves (1869-1933); worked for the Milanese socialist paper La Giustizia in the early 1920s; member of the Executive of the underground Partito Socialista Italiano (PSI); worked as a liaison officer with Italian exiles in Paris; lived in Great Britain 1938-1944; engaged in linguistic research at Liverpool University 1939; lecturer in Italian at Bedford College (University of London) 1939-1940; scriptwriter and broadcaster for the Italian section of the BBC 1940-1944; contributed to several papers on Italian affairs; published `What Mussolini did to us' 1940 and `Italy, yesterday, today and tomorrow' 1942; member of the London Branch of the PSI, of the Advisory Committee of International Socialist Forum and of the International Bureau of the Fabian Society; returned to Italy 1945; editor of Avanti!.

Acquisition The papers were deposited at the IISH by L. Treves in 1959.

Content and Structure

Content Letters written and received during his last year of exile in England mainly with British and Italian officials concerning his return to Italy 1944; file with letters received after his return while editor for Avanti! primarily from editors of various magazines 1945; handwritten manuscript by Rutenberg dedicated to Claudio Treves 1905; press clippings.

Subjects

Geographic Names Italy

Persons Treves, Claudio

Organizations

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PSI (Italy)

Themes Socialist and social democrat parties/Socialist International Press/Journalism

Material Type Archival material

Access and Use

Access Not restricted

Preferred Citation Paolo Treves Papers , inventory number ..., International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam

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