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Armstrong, Gregory, 1931-. Papers relating to the publication of Soledad brother, the prison letters of George Jackson : ca. 1970-1971.

Title: Papers relating to the publication of Soledad brother, the prison letters of George Jackson : ca. 1970-1971.

Contains original, corrected typescript and printer's corrected copy of Soledad brother, along with a heavily annotated copy of the paperback, publicity, and reviews. Includes a corrected typescript of Armstong's, My brother, George, which was published as The dragon has come, and two copies of the screenplay, Brother George (based on The dragon has come): one with text only by Armstrong and Jack Cummins, and one including stage directions by Cummins. Collection also contains a small amount of correspondence, including letters written by George Jackson, Lester Jackson, his father, and Fleeta Drumgo to Armstrong, as well as correspondence with Fay Stender, Jackson's attorney, and with literary agents, and others concerning publication of the book. Concludes with a few clippings and copies of articles concerning Lester and Georgia Jackson.

ArchivalResource: 1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)Microfilmed portions of collection: 1 microfilm reel : negative and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79938030 View

National United Committee to Free Angela Davis. National United Committee to Free Angela Davis records, circa 1970-1972.

Title: National United Committee to Free Angela Davis records, circa 1970-1972.

ArchivalResource: circa 230 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/462018969 View

Shames, Stephen. Stephen Shames Black Panther photograph collection [graphic].

Title: Stephen Shames Black Panther photograph collection [graphic]. 1967-1972, printed ca. 2001.

Images of Black Panther Party leaders, members, and others at various events and rallies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Included are Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver, George Murray, Reies Tijerina, Charles Garry, Angela Davis, David Hilliard, Huey Newton, and George Jackson.

ArchivalResource: 29 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50051000 View

Kennedy, Adrienne. Papers, ca. 1954-1992.

Title: Papers, ca. 1954-1992.

The papers of Adrienne Kennedy, ca. 1954-1992, document her evolution from an aspiring writer to a successful playwright. All of Kennedy's plays are represented in this collection, from her Obie Award winning Funnyhouse of a Negro (1964) to her most recent production, Ohio State Murders (1992). Additionally, manuscripts for several unproduced or incomplete plays are present, such as an untitled play about Soledad prisoner George Jackson. Manuscripts dating from Kennedy's beginnings as a writer in the 1950s include the play "The Pale Blue Flowers," as well as other plays, short stories, and novels. Other writings include the memoir People Who Led to My Plays and a screenplay about blues musician Robert Johnson. The works exist as notebooks, holograph and typed notes, outlines, proposals, and drafts, playscripts, and screenplays, as well as galleys, page proofs, and photocopies of publications. The Career Papers contribute to further knowledge of and understanding of Kennedy and her work through award certificates, biographical data, contracts, correspondence, manuscripts and publications about Adrienne Kennedy, production materials from her plays, publicity, reviews, royalty statements, and sound and video recordings. The correspondence, 1963-1992, generally concerns Kennedy's career as a playwright, writer, and educator, though some correspondence is of a more personal nature. Significant correspondents include Edward Albee, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ed Bullins, Joseph Chaikin, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Gerald Freedman, Nikki Giovanni, Elizabeth Hardwick, James Earl Jones, Michael Kahn, Elia Kazan, Galt MacDermot, Theodore Mann, William Marshall, Mike Nichols, Joseph Papp, Harold Pinter, Ishmael Reed, Jerome Robbins, John Selby, Victor Spinetti, Fay Weldon, Edgar White, Audrey Wood, and others. Documentation of various productions of Ms. Kennedy's plays, 1963-1992, consists of brochures, cast lists, clippings, contact lists, drawings, flyers, musical scores (by Cecil Taylor for A Rat's Mass), photographs, posters, programs, publicity, rehearsal schedules, reviews, scripts, sound and video recordings, tickets, etc.

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes and 4 oversize folders (3.75 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122494190 View

Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-. Angela Davis Legal defense collection, 1970-1972.

Title: Angela Davis Legal defense collection, 1970-1972.

The Angela Davis Legal Defense Collection is comprised of legal documents and other materials associated with the legal and political campaign to have Davis acquitted of all charges against her. The bulk consists of documents which reflect the legal actions taken prior to the change of venue from Marin County to San Jose, California. The rest of the collection relates to the activities mounted by various defense committees and other supporters to generate publicity and support for Davis. In addition, there is information on the Soledad Brothers, political prisoners and prisons in the United States. The Legal documents series is divided into four subseries documenting the different cases and jurisdictions. In Davis v. State of New York the documents deal with Davis's fight against extradition from New York State to California. The charges against David Poindexter (harboring a fugitive), Davis's friend who helped her when she fled California, are reflected in the stenographer's minutes. The motions, writs and petitions in State of California v. Davis relate primarily to Davis's request to be released on bail pending trial, and to dismiss the indictment against her. Among the documents here is a copy of a letter from Davis to George Jackson which the District Attorney used as proof that Davis and Jackson had a romantic relationship. The Support activities series comprises material noting the broad range of support amassed in Davis's defense. Included are statements and other documentation from U.S. Congressmen John Conyers and Walter E. Fauntroy; the National Conference of Black Lawyers, who organized a nationwide panel of distinguished black law professors that acted as consultants to the defense team; the Arab Women's League of Jordan; and others. Documentation concerning the Presbyterian Church's donation of $10,000 to the Davis Defense Fund and the ensuing controversy within the Church, is also located here. The series Printed matter encompasses a variety of printed material, including writings by and about Davis. The Writings by Davis folder contains an article she wrote entitled, "The Nature of Freedom." There are interviews with Davis while she was in prison, and a series of articles published in the "San Rafael Independent Journal" relating the events from the time of the kidnapping in August 1970 up to the change of venue for Davis's trial. A weekly trial bulletin,"Frame Up," published by the National United Committee to Free Davis and All Political Prisoners provides a detailed account of Davis's trial, from February to May 1972. Included in the Prison and Prisoners series is an early draft of "If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance," (1971) edited by Davis. A copy of a manuscript for Min S. Yee's "The Melancholy History of Soledad Prison" (1973), is also here. Prison conditions are documented in "A Convict Report on the Grievances of the Prison Population with Suggested Solutions," by John Irwin, as well as in clippings and other essays.

ArchivalResource: 2.2 lin. ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122314271 View

Angela Davis Legal defense collection, 1970-1972

Title: Angela Davis Legal defense collection 1970-1972

The Angela Davis Legal Defense Collection is comprised of legal documents and other materials associated with the legal and political campaign to have Davis acquitted of all charges against her. The bulk consists of documents which reflect the legal actions taken prior to the change of venue from Marin County to San Jose, California. The rest of the collection relates to the activities mounted by various defense committees and other supporters to generate publicity and support for Davis. In addition, there is information on the Soledad Brothers, political prisoners and prisons in the United States.

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http://archives.nypl.org/scm/20821 View

Mitford, Jessica, 1917-1996. Papers, 1949-1973 (bulk 1961-1973).

Title: Papers, 1949-1973 (bulk 1961-1973).

Collection comprises correspondence, research materials (printed materials, interviews, legal documents, newsletters, notes, etc.), manuscripts and galley proofs, advertising and publicity, reviews and reader responses--materials generated during the research, writing and publication of these three works. The research files contain a wealth of data on the three disparate topics: American death rituals and funeral industry; the conspiracy trial of Dr. Benjamin Spock, civil disobedience and Vietnam-era jurisprudence; and the American prison system, criminal justice and corrections. Only a small amount of personal materials (which fall within the context of Mitford's activities as author of said books) form a part of this collection. Records of the East Bay Memorial Association (1954-1962), of which Mitford's husband Robert Treuhaft was an officer, are also included in Series I.

ArchivalResource: 70 boxes (27 linear feet), accompanied by artifacts, galleys, scrapbooks and other oversize material.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122452906 View