Collection Summary
Administrative Information
Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Collection Summary
Title: National Rosenberg Defence Committee records
Dates: 1952-1954
Collection Number: 2007C10
Creator: National Rosenberg Defence Committee (Great Britain)
Collector:
Collection Size:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Minutes, correspondence, press releases, circulated material, pamphlets, clippings, and a photograph relating to the espionage
trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
French
Yiddish
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Access to audiovisual materials requires at least two weeks advance notice. Audiovisual materials include sound recordings,
video recordings, and motion picture film. Hoover staff will determine whether use copies of the materials requested can be
made available. Some materials may not be accessible even with advance notice. Please contact the Hoover Institution Archives
for further information.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], National Rosenberg Defence Committee records, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2007.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at
http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes
listed in this finding aid.
Historical Note
The National Rosenberg Defence Committee, a British civil liberties organization for the defense of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg,
was founded in London in 1952. The Committee was chaired by Percy Belcher and Felicity Whittaker.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains minutes, correspondence, press releases, circulated material, pamphlets, clippings, and a photograph,
relating to the espionage trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Rosenberg, Julius, 1918-1953.
Rosenberg, Ethel, 1915-1953.
Espionage, Russian -- United States.
Civil rights -- Great Britain.