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Title: Emanuel Levin Collection of Bonus Army Materials,
Date (inclusive): 1933-1934
Collection number: 1087
Creator:
Levin, Emanuel, d. 1956
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: In 1932 about 15,000 unemployed veterans known as the Bonus Army conducted regular marches to Congress, petitioning for immediate
payment of certificates owed them by the federal government. Emanuel Levin was one of the leaders. After President Hoover
authorized transportation loans, many of the veterans left, but 5000 remained and rioted. The President ordered the demonstrators
driven out of the city, and army troops led by General Douglas MacArthur forced them back. Congress appropriated monies to
send the men home, but only on January 24, 1936 did Congress finally pass a bill authorizing the immediate payment of the
certificates. This collection consists of clippings and ephemera relating to the activities of Emanuel Levin. Includes a complete
file of
Vet Rank and File (May 1934), edited by Levin.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
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consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
[Identification of item], Emanuel Levin Collection of Bonus Army Materials (Collection 1087). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233302
In May 1932 a group of 15,000 unemployed veterans known as the Bonus Army converged on Washington, D.C. from their nearby
camps in Anacosta Flats, and conducted regular marches to Congress, petitioning for immediate payment of certificates owed
them by the federal government. Emanuel Levin was one of the Army's leaders. After President Hoover authorized transportation
loans, many of the veterans left, but 5000 remained and rioted. The President ordered the demonstrators driven out of the
city, and army troops led by General Douglas MacArthur forced them back to their tents. One veteran was shot to death and
several others wounded. Congress appropriated monies to send the men home, but only on January 24, 1936 did Congress finally
pass a bill authorizing the immediate payment of the certificates.
Collection consists of clippings and ephemera relating to the activities of Bonus Army leader Emanuel Levin. Includes a complete
file of
Vet Rank and File (May 1934), edited by Levin.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Levin, Emanuel, d. 1956--Archives.
Bonus Expeditionary Forces.
Retired military personnel--United States--Archival resources.
Pelham David Glassford Collection (Collection 679). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.