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Part 2, Series XV: 2015 Accretion, 1954-2014, inclusive

Extent

9.5 Linear Feet in 7 record cartons, 1 media box, and 1 oversize flat box

Extent

8 audiocassette

Extent

755 Megabytes on 4 floppy disks and 1 CD

Scope and Contents

This series consists of National Lawyers Guild publications, photographs, and organizational records from the 1960s-2000s. Organizational records relate predominantly to annual conventions and the National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings. These materials include NEC meeting minutes, budgets, nominations, membership reports, committee correspondence, and regional committee reports. Reports and organizing materials produced by specific committees largely address topics on international human rights including Palestine, apartheid in South Africa, US intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the War on Terror. Publications consist of copies of national referral directories (1986-2009), pamphlets, and conference programs. The series also contains records related to production and promotion of Guild publications including committee minutes, correspondence, press clippings, brochures, and programs. There are also large number of photographs and graphics, the majority of which appear to have been used in NLG publications. The bulk of the photographs were originally loose in a box, containing little clear sense of order. There is limited information about the topics addressed in the photographs or how they were used, but many relate to international campaigns in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the middle-east. Other materials in this series include a 2002 photo album on women in the National Lawyers Guild; a scrapbook of about the Palo Alto Peace Club's opposition to the Korean War (1950-1953); cassette tapes related to South Africa and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 4 floppy disks containing documents related to South African human rights hearing after the end of apartheid, and a CD of the 2009 Law of the People Convention in San Francisco.

Arrangement

This series has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor. Records in this series are grouped roughly by topic, but in several cases these grouping are spread-out across several boxes.

National Executive Committee and Regional Committee Meetings, 1982-1994, inclusive

Box: 301 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 302 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Disorientation Handbook, 1988-2009, inclusive

Box: 302 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Monitoring Project, 1996-1998, inclusive

Box: 302 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Monitoring Project - Audio Recordings, 1996-1998, inclusive

Box: 308 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Audio cassesttes have not been digitized. Researchers must request access copies.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Monitoring Project - Reparations Hearings, 1996-1998, inclusive

Box: 308 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

These materials are born-digital. Advanced notice is required for access.

Press Clippings and Publications Records, 1954-2014, inclusive

Box: 303 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 309 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Pamphlets and Investigative Reports, 1978-2008, inclusive

Box: 303 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 304 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Press and Convention Planning, 1989-1994, inclusive

Box: 305 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Publications and Events - Assorted Photographs, circa 1960s - 1990s, inclusive

Box: 305 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 306 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 309 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Referral Directories, 1986-2009, inclusive

Box: 306 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 307 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Banquet and Convention Programs, 1994-2014, inclusive

Box: 307 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 308, CD: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

CD in Box 308 is born-digital. Advanced notice is required for access.

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