Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Emanuel Levin Collection of Bonus Army Materials,
- Dates:
- 1933-1934
- Creators:
- Levin, Emanuel, d. 1956
- 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.
- Extent:
- 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[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.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- 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.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2002
- Date Encoded:
- Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house card file, February 2002 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
-
[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.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988