Inventory of the Marcel Cachin papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Marcel Cachin papers
Date (inclusive): 1911-1949
Collection Number: 2021C24
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and French
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.42 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Marcel Cachin was a French politician and one of the founding members of the French Communist Party (SFIC) in 1920. The Marcel
Cachin papers (1911-1949) contain photocopies of diaries, interviews, and other writings.
Creator:
Cachin, Marcel, 1869-1958
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2020.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Marcel Cachin papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Existence and Location of Copies
These papers are from Margaret Silsby, a biographer of Cachin who interviewed him and obtained copies of his diaries. This
collection contains copies only; disposition of originals is unknown.
Biographical Note
Marcel Cachin was born 20 September 1869. He was a French politician and one of the founding members of the French Communist
Party (Section française de l'Internationale communiste), in 1920. Before this, he was a union promoter and he travelled to
Russia in 1917 during World War I. He then served in the National Assembly until his death on 12 February 1958.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains photocopies of diaries, interviews, and other writings.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Politicians -- France -- Interviews
Communists
France
Facsimiles
Diaries
Interviews
Parti communiste français
Biographical file
1911-1949, undated
box 1, folder 1
Donor-supplied description of materials
undated
box 1, folder 2
Letters from Cachin to his wife
1918 April-1918 November
box 1, folder 3
Diary from trip to Russia [1 of 2]
1920
box 1, folder 4
Diary from trip to Russia [2 of 2]
1920
box 1, folder 5
Cachin interview notes and biography
1948-1949
