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Chowchilla Kidnapping Newspaper Clippings Collection
MSS.2012.07.26
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Chowchilla Kidnapping Newspaper Clippings Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2012.07.26
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
1 Box
Date (inclusive): 1976-1981
Abstract: The Chowchilla Kidnapping Newspaper Clippings Collection contains newspaper documentation of the kidnapping of twenty-six
school children and their bus driver in Chowchilla, California on July 15, 1976. The newspaper articles document the kidnapping,
the rescue, and the trial of the accused.
The collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections and Archives. All requests for
permission to publish or quote manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections and Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials.
Use of digital files from or derived from these collections is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Chowchilla Kidnapping Newspaper Clippings Collection, MSS-2012-07-26, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections
& Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Chowchilla Kidnapping Newspaper Clippings Collection contains newspaper documentation of the kidnapping of twenty-six
school children and their bus driver in Chowchilla, California on July 15, 1976. The newspaper articles document the kidnapping,
the rescue, and the trial of the accused. The trial began on October 27, 1976 and ended in December 15, 1977 with the conviction
of the perpetrators Frederick Woods, Richard Schoenfeld, and James Schoenfeld. They were sentenced to life without parole
for the crime. Their sentence was subsequently commuted to life with possibility of parole on January 15, 1981.
The collection is arranged into one series: Series I, The Chowchilla Kidnapping, 1976-1981.
Updated by Natalie Sanchez, reviewed by Leilani Marshall, 2015.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chowchilla (Calif.) -- History
Kidnapping -- California -- Chowchilla.
Kidnapping -- Investigation -- United States
Newspaper clippings.