Papers of Herbert Brutus Ehrmann, 1906-1970 (inclusive), 1926-1968 (bulk).

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Papers of Herbert Brutus Ehrmann, 1906-1970 (inclusive), 1926-1968 (bulk).

Correspondence, drafts of writings, notes, reports, memoranda, bibliographies, book reviews, clippings, maps, printed material, photos, memorabilia, and other papers, chiefly relating to Ehrmann's involvement in the Sacco-Vanzetti case as junior counsel for the defense and his research and writings (1927-1969) on the case. Includes much correspondence (1915-1965) with Felix Frankfurter; letters (1920-1927) written by Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti to various persons; material pertaining to Ehrmann's participation with the Massachusetts Commissions on Capital Punishment and on Unemployment, the Massachusetts Judicial Council, the Massachusetts Defenders Committee, and other State agencies; and draft material for two projected autobiographical works, tentatively entitled Adventure of Living and Education of a Liberal.

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