Rosenberg Defence Committee

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS78

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection on the Rosenberg Defence Committee is largely made up of correspondence, but contains some pamphlets, news articles, and documents as well.

Several items deserve special note. In folder 35 there are two letters from two members of the British House of Commons, David Weitzman (July 1, 1953) and Geoffrey Bing (March 10, 1954), and one from Graham Greene (April 17, 1953). Folder 10 also contains a statement by Hyman Levy.

Glossary/key: Children's Fund - Michael and Robert Rosenberg Fund N.R.D.C. - National Rosenberg Defence Committee C.P.G.B. - Communist Party of Great Britain.

Dates

circa 1952

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Biographical / Historical

The National Rosenberg Defence Committee was an organization created in England, circa 1952, as a result of the publicity surrounding the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

Extent

2 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The National Rosenberg Defence Committee was an organization created in England, circa 1952, as a result of the publicity surrounding the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Collection includes related correspondence, pamphlets, news articles, and documents.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged alphabetically in folders by subject; within each folder letters and ephemera are filed chronologically, with undated items at the end. Pamphlets and articles are filed alphabetically by title within each folder; a list of these is given in the register under each folder heading.