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Title: A. Jay Cristol papers
Date (inclusive): 1967-2013
Collection Number: 2015C12
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
95 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 5 card file boxes, 1 oversize item, 2 oversize folders
(47.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, notes, interview transcripts, photocopies of government documents, printed matter, photographs,
and videocassettes relating to the Israeli naval and air attack on the American naval intelligence ship
Liberty on 8 June 1967. Used as research material for the book by A. Jay Cristol,
The Liberty Incident: The 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship (Washington, D.C., 2002) and for the revised edition of that book,
The Liberty Incident Revealed: The Definitive Account of the 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship (Annapolis, 2013).
Creator:
Cristol, A. Jay, 1929-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2014.
[Identification of item], A. Jay Cristol papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Ahron Jay Cristol is the chief judge of the Florida bankruptcy court, a lecturer in law of naval warfare, and a former U.S.
Navy aviator and lawyer.
He enrolled in the Graduate School of International Studies, where he spent ten years researching the USS
Liberty incident of 8 June 1967. In his Ph.D. thesis, Cristol analyzed the official investigations of the
Liberty incident and conducted interviews. Freedom of Information Act requests were used to obtain declassification of reports and
documents. Cristol was also able to obtain classified Israeli documents. The conclusion of the thesis confirmed the official
investigations and demonstrated that the attack on the USS
Liberty was a mistake.
In 1997, Cristol earned a Ph.D. degree on this work. In 2002, he published his analysis as a book.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is comprised of writings, correspondence, notes, interview transcripts, photocopies of government documents,
printed matter, photographs, and audio and video recordings relating to the Israeli naval and air attack on the American naval
intelligence ship
Liberty on 8 June 1967. Used as research material for the book by A. Jay Cristol,
The Liberty Incident: The 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship (Washington, D.C., 2002) and for the revised edition of that book,
The Liberty Incident Revealed: The Definitive Account of the 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship (Annapolis, 2013).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Video tapes
Israel-Arab War, 1967 -- Naval operations
United States -- Armed Forces -- Mediterranean Sea
United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel
Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States
Liberty (Ship)
United States. Navy