Pamela B. Cohen, papers Papers, undated, 1968-2005, 2007, 2009 (bulk 1978-1996)

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Pamela B. Cohen, papers Papers, undated, 1968-2005, 2007, 2009 (bulk 1978-1996)

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Pamela B. Cohen Papers document activities of the prominent activist of the American Soviet Jewry Movement. Pamela B. Cohen began her activity through the independent grass roots council, Chicago Action for Soviet Jewry (CASJ) and in 1978, served with Marillyn Tallman as co-chair until 1986, when she became the national president of the Washington-based Union of Councils for Soviet Jews (UCSJ). She served in that capacity for 10 years. The Pamela B. Cohen papers include materials from the late 1960s through 2009, and the bulk of the collection is dated 1970s-1980s. The documents include correspondence, notes, memoranda, publications, news clippings, photographs, ephemera, audio and video recordings and 3-D objects.

23.27 linear feet (46 manuscript boxes, 1 MAP folder)

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