Lawyers Committee on American Policy Towards Vietnam
The Lawyers Committee challenged the legality (Under the U.S. Constitution and the United Nations Charter) of the military action by the United States in Vietnam.
From the description of Collection, 1965-1966. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28250279
Organized in 1965 by Joseph Harold Crown (1907- ; Columbia University B.A., 1927), a tax lawyer, to promote an end to the American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Committee, which included Wayne Morse, Carey McWilliams, Philip C. Jessup, Hans J. Morgenthau, and Quincy Wright, was dissolved in 1973.
From the description of Records, 1962-1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122442956
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Lawyers Committee on American Policy Towards Vietnam. Records, 1962-1979. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Paul A. Freund papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | Lawyers Committee on American Policy Towards Vietnam. Collection, 1965-1966. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC |
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| associatedWith | Commager, Henry Steele, 1902-1998. | person |
| associatedWith | Crown, Joseph Harold, 1907- | person |
| associatedWith | Fulbright, J. William 1905-1995. | person |
| associatedWith | Jessup, Philip C. 1897-1986. | person |
| associatedWith | Kennedy, Edward M. 1932-2009. | person |
| associatedWith | McGovern, George S. 1922- | person |
| associatedWith | McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980. | person |
| associatedWith | Morgenthau, Hans J. 1904-1980. | person |
| associatedWith | Morse, Wayne L. 1900-1974. | person |
| associatedWith | Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994. | person |
| associatedWith | Paul A. Freund | person |
| associatedWith | Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thant, U, 1909-1974. | person |
| associatedWith | Wright, Quincy, 1890-1970. | person |
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| Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
| Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
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