Papers, 1909-1990 (inclusive), 1968-1990 (bulk).

Auchincloss, Louis

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From the guide to the Louis Auchincloss papers, 1968-1980, 1970-1980, (Literature and Rare Books) Louis Stanton Auchincloss was born on September 27, 1917 in Lawrence, New York. to Joseph and Priscilla Auchincloss. Auchincloss attended Groton and Yale, and received a degree from the University of Virginia Law School in 1941. He was hired by the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell later that year. In 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in Europe a...

Pilpel, Harriet F. (Harriet Fleischl), 1911-1991

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>Harriet Fleischl Pilpel (December 2, 1911 – April 23, 1991) was an American attorney and women's rights activist. She wrote and lectured extensively regarding the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and reproductive freedom. Pilpel served as general counsel for both the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood. During her career, she participated in 27 cases that came before the United States Supreme Court. Pilpel was involved in the birth control movement and the pro-choice m...

Buttenwieser, Helen Lehman, 1905-1989

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Helen Lehman Buttenwieser (October 8, 1905 – November 22, 1989) was a 20th-century American lawyer, philanthropist, and later-life legal counselor of Alger Hiss. Helen Lehman was born on October 8, 1905, to Arthur Lehman and Adele Lewisohn, members of the Jewish Lehman family. Her grandfather, Mayer Lehman, was a co-founder of Lehman Brothers and her uncle was New York State Governor Herbert H. Lehman. She was also a granddaughter of Adolph Lewisohn. She attended Horace Mann School. In 192...

Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Alfred A. Knopf and his wife, Blanche Knopf. From the description of Letters, 1928-1944, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155870929 Publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Alfred A. Knopf : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743309 American publisher. From the description of Typed letters signed (1...

Beggin, Gussie.

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De Villiers, René

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René Marquard de Villiers was a journalist, author, historian, newspaper and magazine editor, as well as a liberal parliamentarian and activist in the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Winburg, Orange Free State in 1910, the same year that the Union was established. On his mother's side, he was related to Leo Marquard, one of the important political figures of the time. On his father's side, he was related to the de Villiers clan, which traces its roots in South Africa back to the 17th c...

Klingenstein, Dee.

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Legal Aid Society (New York, N.Y.)

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American Jewish Committee

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Founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Jews and to alleviate the consequences of persecution or disaster affecting them at home or abroad. ...

Lehman family.

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Hiss, Alger

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Alger Hiss (1904-1996) was born in Baltimore, Maryland and educated at Baltimore City College, Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Law School. During the new Deal period he worked as an attorney at the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, in the Solicitor General's Office at the Justice Department, as Assistant Secretary of State and in other positions in the State Department, and as a member of the U.S. delegation to the Yalta conference in 1945. He served as Secretary General of the United...

Ames, Oakes

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Loeb family.

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Joint Foundation Support Inc.

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Buttenwieser family.

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American Civil Liberties Union

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Founded in 1920 in New York City by Roger Baldwin and others; the ACLU was an outgrowth of the American Union Against Militarism's National Civil Liberties Bureau, which in 1920 changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union. From the description of Collection, 1917- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42740878 The Southern Women's Rights Project (SWRP) located in Richmond is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union. The project deal...

Lewisohn family.

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Reynolds, Anna Maria.

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de Villiers, Moira.

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Wershba, Joseph

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Husband and wife Joseph and Shirley Wershba were producers for CBS. At CBS Joseph worked as a producer for CBS Reports, 60 Minutes, and Hear it Now. During the early 1960s, he was a writer for the New York Post and an occasional contributor to Forward. Shirley was a producer and writer for the 1960s CBS radio program "Dimension of a Woman's World," and later was a producer for the McNeil/Lehrer Report and for 60 Minutes. From the description of Wershba, Josep...

Suzman, Helen

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Legislator, civil rights activist. From the description of Reminiscences of Helen Suzman : oral history, 1984. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309744310 ...

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

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Connecticut College

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Polier, Justine Wise, 1903-1987

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Lawyer and judge (Barnard College, B.A., 1924; Yale University, LL. B., 1928), Polier was counsel in the Workmen's Compensation Division of the New York State Department of Labor (1928-1935). She was Judge of the New York State Family Court, 1935-1973, where she pioneered the treatment method of juvenile justice. Among her achievements were improvements in shelters for neglected children, detention centers for delinquents, foster homes, youth centers, and expanded mental health services for chil...

Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York

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Established 1917 as Federation for Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York City. 92nd Street Y was a founding organization. From the description of Records, 1917-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155528146 ...

Weinstein, Jack B.

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United States federal judge, Eastern District of New York. From the description of Oral history interview with Jack B. Weinstein, 2001. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 774899447 From the description of Oral history interview with Jack B. Weinstein, 2011. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 774899435 ...

Lindley, Agnes.

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