Leopold, Nathan F. Collection 1926-1991

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Leopold, Nathan F. Collection 1926-1991

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The Nathan F. Leopold Collection consists of materials gathered by John P. Long, a classmate of Leopold's at the University of Chicago. The collection includes correspondence, which traces Long's involvement with Leopold and his case. The relationship between the two was reestablished in 1952 as Long assisted in the efforts to parole Leopold from prison. After Leopold's death, Long was contacted by Ronald Martinetti, who in conjunction with Leopold's widow, was working on a biography of Leopold. Other materials in the collection include news clippings and books. One of the books is a group of poems written by Jack Franks and dedicated to his brother Bobby, the boy murdered by Leopold and Richard Loeb.

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Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal, 1904 or 5-1971

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Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr. (1904-1971) is notorious for his partnership with Richard Loeb in the murder of a 14-year-old neighborhood boy, Bobby Franks, on May 24, 1924. Both from prominent Kenwood families and students at the University of Chicago (Leopold 1920-1924 and Loeb 1919-1924), they planned an intellectual exercise, "the perfect murder." They were discovered eight days later. With Clarence Darrow working for the defense, they were sentenced to life imprisonment. Paroled in 1958, N...

Long, John P.

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