Shapiro, Phillip S.

Variant names

Dates:

Active 1960

Active 1985

Biographical notes:

File requested from the FBI by Professor Benjamin Harris. Excisions have been made by the FBI to protect information exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. Where excisions were made, the appropriate exempting subsections have been cited opposite the deletions.

From the description of FBI file, 1968-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594993

Shapiro was the West Coast mainstay of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR), which worked around broader human rights issues related to the practice of medicine, and of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), the Nobel Prize-winning group that opposed the building and proliferation of nuclear weapons. Approximately a third of this collection consists of the papers from these two groups: publicity, minutes, organizational records, correspondence, and more. A second significant segment of these papers concerns Shapiro's involvements in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly those in support of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, and his work around prison issues, particularly the San Quentin Six. He also did work on medical aid for Vietnam, involvement in the Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam, and the rebuilding of Bach Mai hospital.

From the description of Phillip Shapiro papers, ca. 1960-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500312