Benedict Solomon Alper papers

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Benedict Solomon Alper papers

1926-1992

https://hdl.handle.net/2345.2/BC1994-104

These papers document the scholarly work of Boston College sociology professor Benedict Solomon Alper, a specialist in criminology. Composed of professional and family correspondence, lecture notes, newspaper clippings, articles and conference papers, photographs, and memorabilia. The majority of the articles pertain to juvenile delinquency, the economics and psychology of crime, and prisons. The papers also include World War II correspondence between Alper and his wife, Ethel, and photographs of war-era Italy and North Africa. Additionally, the papers document staff-relations issues at the newly-formed United Nations in the early 1950s.

12 linear feet

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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Alper, Benedict Solomon, 1905-1994

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Benedict Solomon Alper, son of Morris and Fredericka (Klatschen) Alper, was born on June 28, 1905, in Revere, Massachuesetts. He was the third of six siblings: Abraham, Theresa, David, Marcus, and Emma. He attended Boston Latin, earned his BA from Harvard College in 1927, and attended the Harvard Institute of Criminal Law 1932-1933. In 1935, he married Ethel Machanic (daughter of Barnet Machanic and Sarah Levin, born September 23, 1908 in Burlington, Vermont), who was a graduate of the School ...