Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Veterans of the International Brigades. Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, Veterans of the International Brigades, also known as the Mac Paps, were founded in 1971 to aid and maintain contact with former members of the Battalion who were involved in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. The first president was Len Norris who also was the editor of the Association's news bulletin, "the Map Pap'er" from 1972-1986.