Fraenkel, Osmond K. (Osmond Kessler), 1888-1983

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Lawyer; interviewee d.1983.

From the description of Reminiscences of Osmond Kessler Fraenkel : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734307

Fraenkel was a New York City lawyer who served on the American Civil Liberties Union's Board of Directors and as its general counsel.

From the description of Osmond K. Fraenkel diaries, 1933-1968. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 82393949

Lawyer. Attended Harvard College; LL. D. Columbia, 1911. Practiced law in N.Y.C.; general counsel to A.C.L.U. 1954-1977. Closely identified with issues of academic and artistic freedom and the right of free speech. Author of more than 100 articles and several books, including The Sacco-Vanzetti Case and The Supreme Court and Civil Liberties.

From the description of Papers, 1888-1980. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047275

Fraenkel, Osmond Kessler, lawyer, civil libertarian, author.

b. 17 October 1888, New York, New York

s. Joseph E. and Emily (Kessler) Fraenkel

A.B. magna cum laude, Harvard University, '1908

A.M., Harvard University, 1908

LL.B., Columbia University, 1911

m. Helene Esberg, 11 December 1913; children: Nancy (Mrs. James A. Wechsler), Carol (Mrs. Mack Lipkin), George K.

Admitted to New York State bar, 1910

Attorney and partner, Goldsmith and Fraenkel, 1916-1928; Goldsmith, Jackson and Brock, 1928-1942; Fraenkel, Jackson and Levitt, 1942-1945

Counsel to Hays, St. John, Abramson and Schulman, later Hays, St. John, Abramson and Heilbron, 1945-1981; Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky and Lieberman, P.C., 1982-1983

Co-counsel to New York Civil Liberties Union, 1934-1955

General counsel to American Civil Liberties Union, 1955-1977

Recipient, Florina Lasker Award, New York Civil Liberties Union, 1973

Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York; member of its Law Reform Committee Member, National Lawyers Guild; American Arbitration Association

d. 16 May 1983

The Sacco-Vanzetti Case,1931 Our Civil Liberties,1945 The Supreme Court and Civil Liberties[Revised to end of 1961 term of the Court], 1966 Also articles in legal journals and general magazines.

From the guide to the Papers, 1912-1983, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. Records, 1938-1982. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972 (bulk 1929-1957) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Ehrmann, Herbert B. (Herbert Brutus), 1891-1970. Papers, 1906-1970 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn George B. Leonard papers., 1876-1957. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn American Civil Liberties Union. Illinois Division. Records, 1920-1982 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Fraenkel, Osmond K. (Osmond Kessler), 1888-1983. Osmond K. Fraenkel diaries, 1933-1968. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972 (bulk 1929-1957) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Burlingham, Charles Culp, 1858-1959. Papers, 1876-1960 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Fraenkel, Osmond Kessler, 1888-. Papers, 1888-1980. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf American Civil Liberties Union. Letters, 1940-1941, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Leonard, George B., 1872-1956. George B. Leonard papers, 1876-1957. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Fraenkel, Osmond Kessler, 1888-. Reminiscences of Osmond Kessler Fraenkel : oral history, 1974. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Papers, 1912-1983 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf American Civil Liberties Union. Correspondence, 1940-1978, from Lewis and Sophia Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn American Civil Liberties Union. American Civil Liberties Union archives [microform]. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Ehrmann, Herbert Brutus, 1891-1970. Papers of Herbert Brutus Ehrmann, 1906-1970 (inclusive), 1926-1968 (bulk). Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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associatedWith American Civil Liberties Union. corporateBody
associatedWith American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. corporateBody
associatedWith Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 person
associatedWith Bloom, Marc, 1939-, person
associatedWith Breitenbach, Selma M. person
associatedWith Breitenbach, Selma M. person
associatedWith Burlingham, Charles Culp, 1858-1959 person
associatedWith Ehrmann, Herbert Brutus, 1891-1970. person
associatedWith Frank, Jerome, 1889-1957. person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Hays, Arthur Garfield, 1881-1954 person
associatedWith Julius Alsberg person
associatedWith Justice Felix Frankfurter person
associatedWith Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984. person
associatedWith Lawrence Brody person
associatedWith Leonard, George B., 1872-1956. person
associatedWith Lipkin, John person
associatedWith Malin, Patrick Murphy, 1903-1964 person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
associatedWith Nancy Wechsler person
associatedWith National Lawyers Guild. corporateBody
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith NTA Radio Broadcasting Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Orval E. Faubus person
associatedWith Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970 person
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Anti-communist movements
Censorship
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Civil rights
Civil rights
Communism
Conscientious objectors
Draft resistors
Due process of law
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Japanese Americans
Law
Law
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Birth 1888-10-17

Death 1983-05-16

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