Guide to the John E. Thorne papers
Annie Tang, Samantha Williams, Mary DeVries, Kate Dundon
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: John E. Thorne papers
source:
Thorne, John E. (John Ebson),
1921-2002
Creator:
Thorne, John E. (John Ebson),
1921-2002
Identifier/Call Number: MS.423
Physical Description:
54.4 Linear Feet
123 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1949-1997
Date (bulk): 1960-1990
Abstract: John Ebson Thorne (January 20, 1921-May
10, 2002) was a San Jose-based attorney and activist who specialized in civil rights and
constitutional law. Over the course of his career, Thorne extended his legal services to
organizations including the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), the American Indian
Movement (AIM), and anti-Vietnam War activists. He also represented Black Panther Party
member and activist George Jackson, and intellectual Angela Davis. Thorne was also a
prominent figure in Santa Clara County and California state Democratic Party politics. The
collection primarily consists of Thorne's correspondence, legal documents, client and
witness interviews, case research materials, and publications related to his professional
and activist work.
Language of Material:
English
Access
This collection is open for research. Access to certain material is restricted due to
attorney-client privilege. Within this guide, restricted material is marked with an Access
note at the file level, specifying the extent of the closure period.
Use Restrictions
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Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
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information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Preferred Citation
John E. Thorne Papers. MS 423. Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Nancy Thorne-Chambers in 2011.
Biography
John Ebson Thorne (January 20, 1921-May 10, 2002) was a San Jose, California-based attorney
and activist born in Richmond, Indiana. Throughout his legal career, Thorne specialized in
civil rights issues and constitutional law. He collaborated with African Americans and
Native Americans in their struggles for racial and political justice, pursued legal action
against the United States (U.S.) government as a means of demonstrating the illegality of
the Vietnam War, and was a prominent figure in Santa Clara County and California state
Democratic Party politics.
Thorne attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana from 1938 to 1942, and the University
of Hawaii between 1940 and 1941. He joined the U.S. Navy following the December 1941 attack
on Pearl Harbor and served as a bomb disabling officer in the Pacific between 1942 and 1946,
when he was honorably discharged at the rank of Lieutenant. After completing his service,
Thorne attended Stanford Law School and graduated in 1949.
While practicing law in San Jose the 1950s, Thorne ran for a California State Senate seat
as a member of the Democratic Party, and later served as chair of the Santa Clara Democratic
Party. In 1960, he co-founded the law firm of Thorne, Clopton, Herz, Stanek, and Manchester,
and remained with the firm until he moved to Olympia, Washington in the early 1980s.
Thorne was an active member of multiple professional associations that advocated for social
change and civil rights. He raised funds for and traveled on behalf of the National Lawyers
Guild, was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and participated in the
activities of the California Farm Research and Legislative Committee. Thorne also worked on
behalf of the Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara and the Human Relations Commission of San
Jose during the 1960s.
Throughout the 1950s, Thorne advocated against the activities of the House Un-American
Activities Committee, and also opposed the McCarran Act, which threatened Communists and
other "subversives" with detention or deportation. He also opposed the use of the death
penalty in California, and sought a reprieve for San Quentin State Prison inmate Caryl
Chessman in a 1960 case that generated national attention. Additionally, in 1964 and 1965
Thorne volunteered his legal services to the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which
challenged the constitutionality of elections in which African Americans were barred from
voting.
Thorne was also involved in anti-Vietnam War activism. He assisted individuals who sought
draft deferments, and defended those who refused military service. Thorne also represented
San Jose State University students who protested against the presence of United States
Marine Corps recruiters on campus in 1967. Additionally, Thorne collaborated with and
represented Stanford Physicist Pierre Noyes in a 1969 lawsuit against the U.S. government in
which he alleged that the Vietnam War was an illegal use of taxpayer money.
In 1970, Thorne became Black Panther Party member George Jackson's criminal defense
attorney. Jackson was imprisoned for armed robbery in 1960, and emerged as a prominent
writer, activist, and intellectual while serving his sentence. Thorne became Jackson's
attorney in 1970, after Jackson was accused of participating in the murder of a prison guard
at Soledad State Prison (now known as the Correctional Training Facility) and was
transferred to San Quentin State Prison. Thorne was heavily involved in the Soledad Brothers
Defense Committee and served Jackson in a legal capacity until Jackson was shot and killed
by a prison guard at San Quentin in 1971. Thorne also represented activist and intellectual
Angela Davis during this same period.
Beginning in the mid-1970s, Thorne was one of several attorneys who represented members of
the American Indian Movement (AIM) who were indicted following AIM's 71-day occupation of
the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1973. Thorne argued that, based on the 1868 Treaty
of Fort Laramie, the U.S. government did not have jurisdiction over events that occurred on
Native American reservations, and thus sought the dismissal of the government's charges
against his clients. Furthermore, in the 1970s Thorne served as a delegate to the
International Indian Treaty Conference, an international advocacy group for Indigenous
peoples.
In 1971, he traveled to Iran on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild to advise and meet
with a group of Iranian political prisoners with connections to Iranian student
organizations in the U.S. He traveled to Iran again in December 1979, in the immediate
aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, with the goal of easing tensions and encouraging
understanding between the United States and the new Iranian government.
John Thorne died on May 10, 2002. He was survived by his wife Nancy, his former wife
Jacqui, and his three daughters.
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of the correspondence and legal papers of John Ebson Thorne,
an attorney and activist who practiced civil rights and constitutional law in the San Jose,
California-area between 1950 and the early 1980s. This holding specifically contains
letters, case files, research materials, court documents, and notes connected to Thorne's
legal service in the 1960s and 1970s. The collection notably includes an extensive amount of
Thorne's personal correspondence and papers relating to his participation in local and state
Democratic Party politics and civil rights advocacy organizations. Particularly amongst the
papers are those related to Thorne's work with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party,
American Indian Movement, anti-Vietnam War activists, and his 1979 trip Iran, in which he
met with Iranian officials as a means of improving relations between the U.S. and the newly
proclaimed Islamic Republic.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: George Jackson
Series 2: Wounded Knee
Series 3: Vietnam
Series 4: Turner vs. FBI
Series 5: Iran
Series 6: Olympia demonstrators
Series 7: Other cases and activities
Note on the arrangement of resticted materials (due to attorney-client privilege):
restricted folders are physically arranged at the end of the collection, but are presented
in this colleciton guide in the order original to the creator.
Processing Information
Processed by Annie Tang, with assistance from Samantha Williams, graduate fellow in the
Center for Archival Research and Training (CART) at UC Santa Cruz. Initial inventory by Mary
DeVries. Additional processing by Kate Dundon.
Finding aid revision statement
This finding aid was revised in the Reparative Archival Redescription Project in 2021-2022.
Previous versions of this finding aid are available upon request.
Biographical / Historical
Chronology
1921 |
Born January 20, Richmond, Indiana |
1938-1942 |
Attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana |
1940-1941 |
Attended University of Hawaii |
1942-1946 |
Served in U.S. Navy as a bomb disabling officer |
1949 |
Graduated Stanford Law School |
1950 |
Ran for California State Senate seat |
1950s |
Advocated against the House Un-American Activities Committee |
1950-1960 |
Served as chair of the Santa Clara Democratic Party |
1960 |
Argued for a stay of execution for inmate Caryl Chessman |
|
Co-founded Thorne, Clopton, Herz, Stanek, and Manchester |
1964-1965 |
Worked with Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party |
1967 |
Represented San Jose State University students protesting thepresence of United
States Marine Corps recruiters on campus
|
1969 |
Sued U.S. government for prosecuting an illegal war in Vietnam |
1970-1971 |
Represented activists George Jackson and Angela Davis |
1971 |
Traveled to Iran to meet with political prisoners |
1973-1976 |
Represented AIM activists indicted in Wounded Knee standoff |
1979 |
Traveled to Iran to improve relations between Iran and the U.S. |
Early 1980s |
Moved to Olympia, Washington |
2002 |
Deceased, May 10, Olympia, Washington |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Civil rights -- United States -- History
-- 20th century
Thorne, John E. (John Ebson),
1921-2002
Jackson, George, 1941-1971
George Jackson
Scope and Contents
This series primarily contains materials related to Thorne's representation of George
Jackson while he was imprisoned at San Quentin State Prison and Soledad State Prison
from 1961 until his death in 1971. Also included are materials related to Thorn's
representation of Angela Davis, his management of the Soledad Brothers Defense Committee
Trustee account, and the publication of Jackson's book,
Soledad
Brother
.
Processing Information
In 2011 Special Collections staff opened the majority of the previously resricted
material in the George Jackson series. Of the material that remains restricted, the
restriction period was lengthened by 10 years (from 2024 to 2034). Restricted folders in
boxes 90, 93, and 99 were moved to box 123 in order to allow access to the other
materials in these boxes.
Box 1, Folder 1-4
Clippings on Angela Davis
1970-1972
Box 2, Folder 1
Clippings on Angela Davis
1972
Scope and Contents
Also includes clippings on James Carr.
Box 2, Folder 2
Soledad Brothers Defense Committee Trustee Account (1 of 6)
1970-1973
Scope and Contents
Account records.
Box 2, Folder 3
Soledad Brothers Defense Committee Trustee Account (2 of 6)
1970
Scope and Contents
Cash receipts
Box 2, Folder 4
Soledad Brothers Defense Committee Trustee Account (3 of 6)
approximately
1970-1979
Scope and Contents
Bank statements, cancelled checks, deposit slips, bank books.
Box 2, Folder 5
Soledad Brothers Defense Committee Trustee Account (4 of 6)
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Cancelled checks, debit notice.
Box 2, Folder 6
Soledad Brothers Defense Committee Trustee Account (5 of 6)
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
3 money receipt books.
Box 3, Folder 1
Soledad Brothers Defense Committee Trustee Account (6 of 6)
1970
Scope and Contents
Paid bills.
Box 3, Folder 2
Soledad State Prison - Petition for Writ of Mandate and for Writ of
Prohibition; petitioner: David Johnson
1973
Scope and Contents
2 copies.
Box 89, Folder 1
Soledad Seven, #1
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Includes motion for change of venue, reports, interview transcript of correctional
officer Granville Boyer. Regarding The People of the State of California vs. Jesse
Phillips, James Wagner, and Roosevelt Williams.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 2
Soledad Seven, #2
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Copy of correspondence by private investigator regarding Robert Donnely, an Associate
Superintendent at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California.
Statements by Arnold Martin Chase and William Brizendine; declaration by Norman Gard;
articles and reports regarding relevant case law.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 3
Soledad State Prison - Thomas Brenson
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
File on witness and inmate, Brenson. Includes interview transcripts, notes on account
of shooting, copy of correspondence from private investigation.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 3, Folder 3
Soledad Seven, #3
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Court records: Memorandum of Points and Authorities; Notice of Motion; Affidavit of
Roosevelt Williams; Affidavit of James Wagner; Motion to Suppress Statements and to
Dismiss the Cause of Action; Affidavit of Richard Allen Hodge; Declaration of Laurence
P. Horan.
Box 89, Folder 4
Soledad State Prison - Miner/Bianco – Impeach, etc.
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of: notes, interview summaries, and correspondence regarding
witnesses.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 5
Soledad State Prison - Pierce on Indio, Beiz, Catsiff
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of: notes, interview summaries, and correspondence regarding
witnesses.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 3, Folder 4
Soledad State Prison - The People of the State of California vs. Jessie Lee
Phillips, James Edward Wagner, Roosevelt Williams, Jr. Case No. CR 2725
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of Transcript of Proceedings, Volumes I-VII, 7 spiral bound proceedings.
Box 4, Folder 1
Soledad State Prison - The People of the State of California vs. Jessie Lee
Phillips, James Edward Wagner, Roosevelt Williams, Jr. Case No. CR 2725
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of Transcript of Proceedings, Volumes I-VII, 7 spiral bound proceedings.
Box 89, Folder 6
Soledad State Prison - Offers, Posters, Bribes, Coercion
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Prisoner statements, interview summaries, and notes.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 7
Soledad State Prison - Affidavits on fear
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of interview summaries (3) with Robert Teager, Mike Dennis, and Gerald
Waide.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 8
Soledad State Prison - Cunningham, re: Bribe, Perjury, Threats
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of statements, correspondence, and interviews with James Ernest
Cunningham.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 9
Soledad State Prison - Holiday - Poster, Bribe, Threat, Coercion
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of affidavit, notes, statements, interview summaries, and correspondence
involving James H. "Doc" Holiday. Copied correspondence includes letters between Fay
Stender and Patti Roberts.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 10
Soledad State Prison - statements on coercion, etc.
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of notes, lists of witnesses, list of additional discovery material in letter
from the D.A., William D. Curtis to: Patrick Hallinan, Laurence Horan, and Richard
Hodge.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 4, Folder 2
Soledad State Prison - Salinas Californian clipping on Soledad officer
killing
1971
Scope and Contents
Regarding charges dropped against three of the Soledad Seven.
Box 4, Folder 3
Soledad State Prison - Clippings (1 of 2)
1971-1972
Box 4, Folder 4
George Jackson: Photocopied clippings on prisoner escape and killing, August
1971 (1 of 2)
1971
Box 4, Folder 5
George Jackson: Photocopied clippings on August 21st event (2 of
2)
1971
Box 5, Folder 1
Post-trial memorandum and conclusions
1973
Scope and Contents
Plaintiff's' Post-trial memorandum, proposed finding of fact and conclusions of law
regarding this case where 6 men, imprisoned in The Adjustment Center at San Quentin,
filed a civil rights action questioning the constitutionality of their treatment.
Box 5, Folder 2
Soledad State Prison - Photocopied literary writings of inmate James Fox
Felix, Jr.
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Comrade Sister, Vanguard From Within, and Billy Boy Jew, among other stories, poems,
and autobiographical writings.
Box 89, Folder 11
Soledad State Prison - Nunes, Roney R.
1971
Scope and Contents
Research materials in case law and statistics, as well as correspondence between or
regarding inmate Roney Nunes and various other parties. Some correspondence refers to
the prison and case law research which Nunes conducted for Thorne and others. Includes
prison newsletter.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 12
Soledad State Prison - Alaimo, Carl
1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Alaimo and Thorne.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 13
Soledad State Prison - "Chacon"
approximately
1970-1979
Scope and Contents
Copy of note from inmate Floyd Thompson on a plot to "get" Chacon, "The Mexican, for
some personal reasons that the official have." [sic]
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 14
Soledad State Prison - Alvarez, Alfonso Frank, et al.
1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between John Thorne and two San Quentin inmates, Ernest R. Shephard
and A.F. (Apache) Alvarez, regarding unrequested "pressure" interviews with
institutional officials.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 15
Soledad State Prison - Butler, Robert
approximately
1971
Scope and Contents
Copy of letter to Fay Stender from San Quentin inmate Butler, describing a deal
offered to him by Lt. Borden Kircher, if he would kill George Jackson. Correspondence
most likely dated incorrectly.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 16
Soledad State Prison - Cook, Dale
1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding San Quentin inmate mail irregularities, possible
confiscation. Correspondents: Reba G. Mason; William Donlon (Don) Edwards, US
Congressman from California, Chairman Subcommittee. on Civil Rights.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 17
Soledad State Prison - Craddock, Oscar L., et al.
1970
Scope and Contents
Affidavit signed by San Quentin inmates accusing prison officials of conspiring to
provoke racial tensions to create a violent situation. A letter from inmate Thomas L.
Meneweather to his mother referencing an episode of violence in which he was injured
and others were killed. Trial materials on prison officials.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 18
Soledad State Prison - Dunham, Peter H.
1971
Scope and Contents
Extensive correspondence between Peter Dunham and various parties, including John
Thorne, regarding his attempts to have his manuscript, an exposé of the California
Department of Corrections, published while incarcerated.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 19
Soledad State Prison - Carpenter, Jerry A.
1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Jerry Carpenter to John Thorne outlining the protest ten inmates,
including himself, at their continued confinement in a state prison under guise of
treatment.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 20
Soledad State Prison - Elliot, Marion Leroy
1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding a potential witness thought to have been in the television
room when Mills was killed.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 5, Folder 3
Soledad State Prison - Fails
1971
Scope and Contents
Thank you letter to Mr. Fails in Folsom, for a donation to Soledad Brothers Defense
Committee.
Box 89, Folder 21
Soledad State Prison - Fisher, Edwin
1971
Scope and Contents
Letters between Fisher and John Thorne regarding Fisher's request for a visit.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 89, Folder 22
Soledad State Prison - Francisco, Gary
approximately
1971
Scope and Contents
Note recounting information given by Gary Francisco regarding Allen Mancino, who was
allegedly told by guards to kill George Jackson.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 123
Soledad State Prison - Ingram, William C.
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from William Ingram, inmate.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 123
Soledad State Prison - Gordon, Bernard John
1971
Scope and Contents
Letter exchange between inmate and John Thorne regarding inmate request for a private
interview.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 123
Soledad State Prison - Greer, Robert L.
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of correspondence, notes, and declarations regarding witness coercion and
bribery in the Soledad Seven case, and alleged attempt by a prison official (Moody) to
have an inmate, Allen Mancino, kill George Jackson.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 123
Soledad State Prison - Harris, Kenneth L.
1970
Scope and Contents
Inmate letter to Thorne.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 90, Folder 5
Soledad State Prison - Holiday, James
1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from and about James Holiday, who had been "locked in the hole with
the Brothers" regarding a visit from Patti Roberts.
Box 90, Folder 6
Soledad State Prison - Hetland, Gary
1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding visit from Thorne.
Box 90, Folder 7
Soledad State Prison - Justice, Frances
1972
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between John Thorne and Lawrence and Frances Justice requesting legal
representation for Justice and Earl Gibson, who face charges of killing a prison
guard.
Box 90, Folder 8
Soledad State Prison - Jackson, Eldridge
1970
Scope and Contents
Letter to Thorne.
Box 90, Folder 9
Soledad State Prison - Kissinger, Ferrell
1971
Scope and Contents
A letter from Marvin Stender to Richard M. Silver regarding release of Ferrell
Kissinger.
Box 90, Folder 10
Soledad State Prison - Lane, Bruce, B-22197
1970
Scope and Contents
Copy of an affidavit signed by seven prisoners, including Bruce Lane, on what they
perceived as an intentionally staged violent conflict between Black and white
prisoners at Soledad Prison by Captain Moody, Mr. Sweargaty, and other Correctional
Officers. Also includes copy of letter from Thomas L. Meneweather to his mother,
following the incident described above in which he was shot several times.
Box 90, Folder 11
Soledad State Prison - Mancino, Allen
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of an affidavit from Mancino describing Captain Moody's proposal to Mancino
that he kill George Jackson, and copies of the letter from Mancino recanting the
affidavit.
Box 90, Folder 12
Soledad State Prison - Meneweather, Thomas Lopez
1970
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of: notes on Meneweather; affidavit signed by Soledad inmates; love
letter from Meneweather to Fay Stender. Also includes copy of letter from Thomas L.
Meneweather to his mother.
Box 90, Folder 13
Soledad State Prison - Martinek, John T., B-20464-A
1970
Scope and Contents
Copy of an affidavit signed by seven prisoners, including John Martinek, about what
they perceived as an intentionally staged violent conflict. Copy of letter from Thomas
L. Meneweather to his mother.
Box 90, Folder 14
Soledad State Prison - Parker, Henry B-4109-A
approximately
1970
Scope and Contents
Copy of affidavit signed by Soledad inmates about what they perceived as an
intentionally staged violent conflict. Copy of Meneweather letter to his mother.
Box 90, Folder 15
Soledad State Prison - Philips, Henry C.
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Philips on complaints against the California Department of
Corrections and his need for employment after release.
Box 90, Folder 16
Soledad State Prison - Romero, Joseph C.
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, a declaration, and a recommendation regarding parole for Romero after
21 years of incarceration.
Box 90, Folder 17
Soledad State Prison - Shepard, Ernest R.
1970
Scope and Contents
Thorne to Shepard, regarding a visit. Note: "See 'Alfonso Alvarez' file."
Box 90, Folder 18
Soledad State Prison - Tannehill, Phillip Lee
1971
Scope and Contents
Tannehill supplied the name of released inmate, Marion Leroy Elliot, who could help
in investigation of Mill killing at Soledad. Photocopy of Fay Stender's letter to
Elliot.
Box 5, Folder 4
Soledad State Prison - Waldron, S.T.
approximately
1970-1975
Scope and Contents
Appellant's Opening Brief, a court transcript, with defendant Waldron's name
redacted.
Box 90, Folder 19
Soledad State Prison - Woods, Charles
1970
Scope and Contents
Woods to Thorne, with Woods requesting representation.
Box 90, Folder 20
Soledad State Prison - Statements by other inmates
1970
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of statements from inmates related to Mills murder. Copy of request from
James Wagner and Walter Watson to Fay Stender for legal representation and her
reply.
Box 90, Folder 21
Soledad State Prison - Summaries of inmate interviews from Y-Wing
1970
Box 90, Folder 22
Soledad State Prison - Y-Wing lists and reports
1970
Scope and Contents
Prisoner and witness lists, rosters, photos, cellblock blueprints, transcripts of
statements. Includes black-and-white photographic prints of prisoner head shots. Total
prints: 4.
Box 90, Folder 23
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Albitre, Paul--Avina, Robert
1970
Scope and Contents
Copy of interview in investigation of the death of Correctional Officer Mills in
Y-Wing.
Box 90, Folder 24
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Baldwin, Richard--Block, John
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Interview transcripts and summaries, as well as declaration.
Box 90, Folder 25
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Bradley, William--Branson,
Gary
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 90, Folder 26
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Branson, Larry--Byrd, Cleo
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 1
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Calloway, Crawford--Clutchette,
John
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 2
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Coates, James--Cummings,
David
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 3
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Daniels, Robert--Duron, Pedro
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 4
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Erickson, George--Espinoza,
Rudy
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 5
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Francis, Alfred--Green,
Robert
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 6
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Hale, Donald--Halstead, Earl
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 7
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Hammons, Mordis--Humphreys,
David
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 8
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Jackson, George--Knoblock,
Jack
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 9
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Lackey, Mervyn--Lee, Rudolph
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 10
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Lengyel, Robert A.--Lowe,
Chester
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 91, Folder 11
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Martinez, Cruz--Moya, Phillip
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 92, Folder 1
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Negrete, Albert--Poole,
Donald
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 92, Folder 2
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Propp, Gordon Allen--Pugh,
Steven
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 92, Folder 3
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Ramirez, Apolomio--Rumbo, Paul
W.
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 92, Folder 4
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Sanchez, Gilbert---Suarez,
Abraham
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 92, Folder 5
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Thompson, Floyd--Villasana,
Manual
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 92, Folder 6
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Wade, Mitchell--Wyatt, Thomas
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 92, Folder 7
Soledad State Prison - Interviews - Yciano, Salvador--Young,
Bobby
1970
Scope and Contents
Transcripts.
Box 5, Folder 5
Soledad State Prison - Federal Bureau of Investigation materials
1985
Scope and Contents
Cover letter from M. Gerald Schwartzbach, Attorney; FBI materials related to Soledad
Brothers Case; copies and transcript of letter alleged to have been written by James
(Jimmy) Carr with a response by George Jackson; summaries of letters by Thorne and
Jackson about Stephen Bingham; copies of clippings.
Box 92, Folder 8
Research on state of prisons
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes articles, correspondence, and handouts. Correspondents include: Roney R.
Nunes, Anthony G. Amsterdam, Emil R. Buchser High School.
Box 5, Folder 6
Angela Davis vs. John Lindsay, #70 Civ 4793, New York
1970
Scope and Contents
Copy of Proposed Order.
Box 123
Angela Davis - Names, Addresses, and Notes
approximately
1971
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 5, Folder 7
Angela Davis - Legal Brief (Self representation)
approximately
1971
Scope and Contents
Research for Davis: Memo titled, "The Advantages and Disadvantages of Defending
Oneself Under California Law" by Barry Morris; annotated, possibly by Thorne.
Box 5, Folder 8
Angela Davis - Committee to Free Angela
1970-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes mainly correspondence and handouts support release of Davis from prison.
Correspondents include: Betty Bishop, The Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund, National
United Committee to Free Angela Davis, Bay Area Committee Angela Davis; leaflet, "poem
of angela yvonne davis".
Box 123
Angela Davis - Meetings and Interviews
approximately
1971
Scope and Contents
Typed transcription of interview between Thorne and Davis; typed transcription of
interview between Henry McGee and Alan Brooks on Davis case.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 5, Folder 9
Angela Davis - Publications
approximately
1971
Scope and Contents
Writings which feature Davis. Also includes photocopy of handwritten manuscript by
Davis, an article on fascism.
Box 123
Angela Davis - Thorne's testimony at Davis trial
1970-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes: transcriptions of interview with Thorne, Angela's opening statement,
research on attorney-client privilege, court transcript of Thorne testimony, court
summons of Thorne.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 5, Folder 10
Angela Davis - Davis' first book
approximately
1970
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence and handwritten manuscripts by Davis: sections of If They
Come in the Morning, with Davis annotations; typed manuscript of "The Soledad
Brothers" (later titled, "An Appeal"), a chapter in "Morning."
Box 5, Folder 11
Angela Davis - Ruchell Magee: Pleadings, Marin City, #3744
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Primarily includes court documents such as petitions, orders, motions, notices. Also
includes correspondence from Office of the Attorney General of California.
Box 6, Folder 1-2
Angela Davis - Ruchell Magee: Pleadings, Marin City, #3744
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Primarily includes court documents such as petitions, orders, motions, notices. Also
includes correspondence from Office of the Attorney General of California.
Box 6, Folder 3
Black Panther Party Press Clippings, #1
approximately
1971
Box 6, Folder 4
Black Panther Party Press Clippings, #2
1971-1972
Box 6, Folder 5
Angela Davis Press Clippings
1972
Box 6, Folder 6
Ruchell Magee Press Clippings
1972-1973
Box 6, Folder 7
Soledad Brothers Defense Committee: Bank-by-mail transaction
receipts
approximately
1971
Box 6, Folder 8
Soledad State Prison - Donation receipts (1 of 2)
1971
Scope and Contents
For the Soledad Brothers Defense Committee Fund.
Box 7, Folder 1
Soledad State Prison - Donation receipts (2 of 2)
1971
Scope and Contents
For the Soledad Brothers Defense Committee Fund.
Box 7, Folder 2
Soledad State Prison - Donation Correspondence
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence primarily from financial donors or regarding donation fund. Includes
correspondents such as Elaine S. Wender.
Box 7, Folder 3
Angela Davis - Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, court
transcript
1971
Box 7, Folder 4
Angela Davis - Petition for Writ of Prohibition
1971
Box 93, Folder 4-5
Transcript of interview between Thorne and Dewey Langford
1971
Scope and Contents
Shorter interview transcriptions of unknown interviewee; James Biers; Othal Burns;
and Charles Carter included.
Box 93, Folder 6-7
Transcript of interviews between Thorne and: Paul Rumbo; Thomas
Yorke
1970
Box 93, Folder 8-9
Soledad State Prison - Transcripts of prisoner interviews
1971
Scope and Contents
Duplicates. Interview transcripts include: Gary Branson, Larry Branson, Paul Buzard,
Kenneth Carter, William Clinger, Richard Dublinski, Larry Eskew.
Box 105
Interview recordings on audio cassette
Beverding, Charles - Officer
1971 August
17
Blake - Officer
1971 August
17
Branson, Gary
1971 August
2
Scope and Contents
Larry Branson is on first part of tape.
Branson, Larry (1 of 2)
1971 August
2
Branson, Larry (2 of 2)
1971 August
2
Scope and Contents
Branson was unaware tape 2 was recording.
Buzard, Paul
1971 June
22
Dublinski, Richard
1971 July
21
Eskew, Larry
1971 June
22
Langford, Dewey, #1 and #2
1970
Myles, J.D. - Officer
1971 August
17
Propp, Gordon, #1 and #2
1970
Scope and Contents
Long pause at one place in recording.
Rumbo, Paul, #1 and #2
1970
Yorke, Thomas, #1 and #2
1970
Yorke, Thomas, #3 and #4
1970
Movie spots, Morton, Lindly, photographer
1971 August
17
San Quentin State Prison Guard, NDIA [or HDIA?] (1 of 2)
1971 September
2
San Quentin State Prison Guard, NDIA [or HDIA?] (2 of 2)
1971 September
2
Side 1 - Gerassi; Side 2 - General [illegible] - John Ebson
Thorne
approximately
1970
Box 7, Folder 5
Soledad State Prison - Selected court transcripts from People vs. Jackson,
Clutchette, and Drumgo, CR-2406, February to May 1970
1970
Box 8, Folder 1-3
Soledad State Prison - Selected court transcripts from People vs. Jackson,
Clutchette, and Drumgo, CR-2406, February to May 1970
1970
Box 8, Folder 4-5
Soledad State Prison - Selected court transcripts, primarily from People vs.
Jackson, Clutchette, and Drumgo, No. 78302, September 1970 to August 1971
1970-1971
Box 9, Folder 1-2
Soledad State Prison - Selected court transcripts, primarily from People vs.
Jackson, Clutchette, and Drumgo, No. 78302, September 1970 to August 1971
1970-1971
Box 88, Folder 1
Emory Douglas poster: "In revolution ones wings..."
1969
Scope and Contents
Distributed by the Black Panther Party.
Box 88, Folder 2
Emory Douglas poster: "Afro-American solidarity..."
1969
Scope and Contents
Distributed by the Black Panther Party.
Box 88, Folder 3
Emory Douglas poster: "Only on the bones.."
1969
Scope and Contents
Distributed by the Black Panther Party.
Box 88, Folder 4
"Repression of Anti-War Groups" poster
approximately
1970-1979
Scope and Contents
Distributed by San Jose Liberation Front and City College Radical Action
Movement.
Box 88, Folder 5
"No Gas, No Draft, Solar" poster
1980
Scope and Contents
Distributed for the UC Santa Cruz Spring Thing event at Oakes College.
Box 88, Folder 6
"I have a right to my Native American culture..." poster
approximately
1970-1979
Scope and Contents
Distributed by the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare.
Box 88, Folder 7
"Southeastern People's Revolutionary Conference" posters (2)
1971
Scope and Contents
Distributed by the Malcolm X United Liberation Front.
Box 88, Folder 8
"Leadership for the 60's, Kennedy for President" campaign
newspaper
1960
Scope and Contents
Distributed by the Democratic National Committee.
Box 88, Folder 9
"Re-elect Democrat Stanton, Join my crusade..." poster
approximately
1970-1979
Scope and Contents
Distributed by the Committee to Re-elect Assemblyman William F. Stanton.
Box 9, Folder 3
"Long Live Leninism: Toward a New Communist International"
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
"Long Live Leninism: Toward a New Communist International: A Commemorative Piece on
the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of V.I. Lenin and of the Paris Commune; and on the
10th Anniversary of the Chinese Publication, 'Long Live Leninism.'" Issued by
Stalinist Workers Group for Afro-American National Liberation and a New Communist
International, March 1971. "S.W.G. Note: In Defense of Angela Davis" last page.
Box 9, Folder 4
Nunes, R. "Informational Reference: California State Prison
System"
1971
Scope and Contents
Nunes, Roney R. Informational Reference: Correlation of news media articles, notes,
comments, and editorials on the California state prison system. Compilation by Roney
R. Nunes. 1971
Box 94, Folder 1
Prisoner Interviews: Cooper and Chapple.
1970
Scope and Contents
Statement of Mr. Chapple, B-7392, taken at Soledad prison regarding the death of
Officer Mills. 2 copies. Statement of Mr. Cooper, A-86810, taken at Soledad prison
regarding the death of Officer Mills. 2 copies. Court document regarding defendants'
objections to proposed "bullet proof" shield between the public and the defendants at
the Soledad Brothers trial.
Box 94, Folder 2
"Thorne, John vs. Scarborough" November
1971
Scope and Contents
Thorne's notes and a copy of his letter to L.S. Nelson, Warden of San Quentin,
relating his encounter with Officer Scarborough who accused Thorne of being
responsible for the deaths of 3 prison guards on the day that George Jackson was
killed.
Box 9, Folder 5
George Jackson: Clippings and News Publications
1971
Scope and Contents
News clippings related to Soledad Brothers case. Three publications reporting on the
circumstances of Jackson's death, prison conditions: Berkeley Tribe, "Attica: The
solution is unity" vol. 6, no 6, issue 112. Sept 17-23, 1971. "War Behind Walls,"
Peoples Press and the Red Family, September, 1971. The Guardian: independent radical
newsweekly, headline: "George Jackson: Death of a Black Revolutionary" vol. 24 no. 2,
October 13, 1971.
Box 9, Folder 6
Jackson and Prison Conditions
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Pamphlet: "Prison within a Prison: The Adjustment Center" from Citizens Committee for
Prison and Parole Change. "Beyond Cleaver" book review of Soledad Brother by Suzannah
Lessard, reprinted from The Washington Monthly, November, 1970. Memorandum from L.H.
Fudge, Associate Superintendent-Camps, Subject: In-Service Training Recommendations.
Recommending "that Soledad Brother be placed on the "must' reading list of every
employee in the Department of Corrections." It "provides insight into..a highly
dangerous sociopath…[a] type ..not uncommon in several of our institutions…." (2
copies) Notes for John; letter w/envelope from Center for Constitutional Rights, with
a copy of a Supreme Court decision regarding an application in the case Inmates of
Attica v. Nelson Rockefeller et al. Copy of Village Voice article "Who killed George
Jackson? The differences between deaths" by Jo Durden-Smith, Sept. 30,1971.
Box 94, Folder 3
James E. Jones letter
1970
Scope and Contents
10 page "Dear Black Brothers" letter, from James E. Jones, mailed to Fay Stender,
postmarked July 23, 1970. The letter describes Jones' perspective regarding events
prior to and following the January 16th death of Officer Mills. Also included: an
additional letter fragment and 2 envelopes.
Box 94, Folder 4
George Jackson: Letters and autobiographical essay
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
32 pages of handwritten original letters and writings of George Jackson, including:
(3) 1 page letters to Thorne July 8, 1971; July 14, 1971; November 17, 1970 2 page
letter to Greg (Gregory Armstrong?), June 10, 1970 (with reference to Angela Davis
kiss) 27 page biographical writing, 1970, after his return to San Quentin
Box 94, Folder 5
George Jackson: Manuscript material
1971
Scope and Contents
Notes, typed manuscript pages, and copies of pages for Jackson's second book. A
letter from Thorne to George Jackson, with Jackson's responses, and a letter (copy)
from Jackson to Fay Stender attached.
Box 94, Folder 6
George Jackson letters (copies)
1970
Scope and Contents
Copies of Jackson letters, and one original note to John Thorne, attached to a
20-page letter to Angela Davis, dated 1(2 of 2)/1970.
Box 94, Folder 7
"(Jackson) Correspondence: George Jackson #2," (#1 of 2)
1970
Scope and Contents
Most of the letters, both originals and copies, are between Jackson, Thorne, and Fay
Stender.
Box 94, Folder 8
"(Jackson) Correspondence: George Jackson #2," (#2 of 2)
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Most of the letters, both originals and copies, are between Jackson, Thorne, and Fay
Stender.
Box 94, Folder 9
"(Jackson) Correspondence: George Jackson #4" (#1 of 2)
1971
Scope and Contents
The earliest letter is signed by Jackson, Fleeta Drumgo and John Clutchette. Many of
the letters are between Thorne and Jackson. Also included: letters to Jessica Mitford,
Angela Davis, and "Comrade Huey," among others.
Box 95, Folder 1
"(Jackson) Correspondence: George Jackson #4" (#2 of 2)
1971
Scope and Contents
Primarily between John Thorne and George Jackson. Also included: letters to Huey,
Penny, and others.
Box 9, Folder 7
Proposed New York Times essay
1970
Scope and Contents
Letter from New York Times staff member, Victor Navasky, with details for an essay
proposal for Thorne to write about George Jackson; Thorne's note to Sharon; Thorne's
opening line for the essay, which appears to be all he wrote.
Box 95, Folder 2
"(Jackson) Correspondence: George and Angela only" (#1 of 2)
1970
Scope and Contents
Copies and original letters, primarily between Jackson and Angela Davis Included are
notes to John Thorne, and some notes from Margaret Burnham, attorney and school friend
of Angela Davis's, who was on her defense team.
Box 95, Folder 3
"(Jackson) Correspondence: George and Angela only" (#2 of 2)
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies and original letters, primarily between George Jackson and AD, with notes from
John Thorne and Margaret Burnham; copy of a letter from Fleeta to Angela Davis; card
with photo and a quote by Huey Newton (and George Jackson, according to George
Jackson) produced by the Black Panther Party Ministry of Culture, from George Jackson
to AD, signed also by "Comrades": James Fox Felix, Jr., Bernard d "Kwanza Mojo"
Gordon, John Clutchette (Speedy), and Nathaniel Boothe. Also included is a newspaper
photo of Angela Davis with an illustration George Jackson did on the back: a manacled
arm with broken chain and the words "The Gravedigger is coming armed." (The
Gravedigger is a nickname used frequently in his correspondence.) This is enclosed in
a Thorne law firm envelope, and the item is described in one of George Jackson's
letters to Angela Davis
Box 95, Folder 4
"(Jackson) Correspondence: George Jackson #2"
1971
Scope and Contents
A copy of a 5 page letter to "Comrade J.O." on 3/28/71; 74 pages by George Jackson
titled "Legal Data", n.d. (copy); and an undated copy of an essay by George Jackson,
14 pages and a 1 page insert.
Box 95, Folder 5
Original Angela Davis letters to George Jackson: from caseworker
1970
Scope and Contents
A John Thorne legal file marked "(Jackson) Correspondence: George Jackson #1"
contained a manila envelope with a packet of letters to George Jackson from Angela
Davis enfolded in a paper marked "From caseworker A. Davis." 3 original letters, and
the last 3 pages of a 4th, 15-page letter. Also, a 2-page list of books sent by Angela
Davis to George Jackson via John Thorne and Fay Stender.
Box 95, Folder 6
"(Jackson) Correspondence: George Jackson #1"
1970
Scope and Contents
Block print "Thou Shalt Not"; brochure "Expose '72: A way to explain to the American
People"; copies of letters by George Jackson given to Sheldon Otis for Angela Davis.
12/7/70 letter, 10 pages (3 copies); "Another day" letter, 8 pages (2 copies);
12/11/70 letter, 12 pages (2 copies); 12/15/70 letter, which includes a 3-page letter
from Fleeta Drummond (2 copies, one with original cover letter from George Jackson);
2/16/70 letter, 13 pages; 12/18/70 letter, 4 pages; 1(2 of 2)2/70 letter, 8 pages;
1/6/71 (which includes 1(2 of 2)9/70 "legal data") 21 pages.
Box 9, Folder 8
"(Jackson) Correspondence: Jackson: Friends"
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Copies and original correspondence to and about George Jackson from friends,
acquaintances, and readers of Soledad Brother. Letters from "Comrade Greg" with an
excerpt from his book (Gregory Armstrong was the editor for Soledad Brother, and later
published his own book, The Dragon Has Come, 1974.) Ref: Cummins, Eric. The Rise and
Fall of California's Radical Prison Movement. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press,
1994. Copies of responses to many of these letters by John Thorne and Fay Stender. 2
original letters from Joan Hammer. (Mother-in-law of George Jackson cellmate and
disciple James E. Carr. Carr was assassinated for allegedly stealing funds from the
Soledad Brothers Defense Fund.) When A. Davis was released on bail, she spent her
first nights of freedom at the house in San Jose owned by Joan Hammer, where Carr
lived with his wife Betsy.
Box 9, Folder 9
Alternative Press
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Free Press Vol. 9, Number 26, (issue 415) in 2 parts: June 30-July 5,
1972 "The Soledad Frame-up" Los Angeles Free Press Vol. 8, Number 43, (issue 379)
October 22-29, 1971 In Memory of George Jackson: Anti-Repression Rally, commemorative
journal with pieces by Angela Davis, Huey Newton, and others. (3 copies) "In Memory of
George Jackson: Anti-Repression Rally" In Miami, on August 21, 1972, the first
anniversary of his death. Publicity broadsheet, 10 copies (Thorne is a listed speaker
at the event.) Unconventional News, Miami, August 20-23, 1972. The Miami Convention
Coalition, with excerpts from Soledad Brother, commemorating the anniversary of
Jackson's death. The Manual for the Republican Convention, August 20-23, 1972,
Feminist Caucus, Miami Conventions Coalition, Miami Women's Coalition, Peoples'
Coalition for Peace and Justice, Youth International Party.
Box 10, Folder 1
Soledad Legal Defense Fund negative
1971
Box 10, Folder 2
Soledad Legal Defense Fund, account records
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Check book Check register, 11/19/70 to 1/15/71 Statement with cancelled checks, 11-6
to 12-7, 1970 Statement with cancelled checks, 12/7/70 to 1-8/71 Records of charges
for returned checks, 6/18/70 to 1/6/71
Box 95, Folder 7
Jackson: clippings and correspondence (post August 21)
1971
Scope and Contents
Thorne correspondence after Jackson's death, including condolences, demands for
investigation, hate mail, copies of affidavit by Fleeta Drumgo, receipts, and a
condolence letter from Congressman Ron Dellums to the Soledad Brothers Defense Fund.
Also included are a letter with attached prison order from Roney Nunes, (inmate
researcher) and one from Philip Zimbardo, a Stanford Professor of Psychology, Thorne
notes, and a notebook. News reports and flyers include the Berkeley Tribe, vol. 6,
#109, August 27-Sept. 1 "War Without Terms" which includes articles about Jackson, San
Quentin, a Jackson interview, and a funeral announcement.
Box 95, Folder 8
Jackson and Soledad Brothers case correspondence, documents, and
photos
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of case documents and correspondence related to Jackson, Drumgo, and
Clutchette. (2) 8x10 photos of Drumgo and Clutchette.
Box 10, Folder 3
Jackson-related correspondence (post-Aug. 21)
1971
Scope and Contents
Mail, mostly negative, received by Thorne and by the Soledad Brothers Defense Fund,
"You bastard!" letter from Thorne to the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, and a
letter to Thorne from Anne Highsmith Dale of the Quaker Peace Mission to Soledad
Prison.
Box 96, Folder 1
"(Jackson) Trial material: Info on San Francisco Judges"
1971
Box 96, Folder 2
(Jackson) Trial material: Thorne notes
1971
Box 10, Folder 4
Correspondence and other materials
1971
Scope and Contents
Memorial service card for George Jackson, notes, letters, telegrams, "San Quentin to
Attica: the sound before the fury", prepared and distributed by the National Lawyers
Guild, with help from the Liberated Guardian Collective, copies of cancelled checks
for Legal Defense, and 2 copies of a letter from Rep. Ron Dellums to Governor Ronald
Reagan and Attorney General Evelle Younger regarding the William Fulbright case.
Box 10, Folder 5
(A. Davis) Trial material
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of court documents from the trial of Angela Davis and Ruchell MaGee.
Box 10, Folder 6
Esquire magazine with Jackson/Davis article
1972
Scope and Contents
Rosenbaum, R. "With thou goest: the brief encounter of Angela Davis and George
Jackson", Esquire, July, 1972, p. 77
Box 10, Folder 7
Newsweek magazine, Newspaper articles: Jackson and Davis
1971
Scope and Contents
Prisons: "San Quentin Massacre" Newsweek, August 30, 1971, p. 29
Box 10, Folder 8-10
Soledad Brothers Defense Fund records
1971-1974
Box 11, Folder 1
Soledad Brothers Defense Fund records
1972
Box 11, Folder 2-3
Prisons
1971
Scope and Contents
Thorne's collected news clippings from the San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco
Chronicle, New York Times, and New York Post, related to events at Attica Correctional
Facility.
Box 11, Folder 4
"(Jackson) Correspondence – general, re: Soledad Brother #1"
1970
Scope and Contents
Thorne correspondence with Mary Clemmey (agent with Julian Bach Jr. Literary Agency,)
Harry Margolis (Attorney at Law,) Fay Stender, James Baldwin, Gregory Armstrong
(publishing agent with Bantam Books,) Ruth-Marion Baruch, Doris Maxwell; a copy of
Jackson's handwritten dedication for the book; legal and contractual documents and
articles regarding ownership of the letters and Jackson's right to property as an
inmate; copies of letters edited by Jackson and Davis.
Box 11, Folder 5
"(Jackson) Correspondence – George – other published works"
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
Correspondence includes 2 original letters from George Jackson: 14-page letter to
Greg Armstrong, (To John Thorne is scribbled out) dated 5/23/71; 4-page essay
beginning "Nat Turner was asked to confess…" with questions attached to the last page
from Tad Szulc, of the New York Times. Copy of Thorne correspondence with Szulc; book
reviews of Blood in My Eye by Stanley Bosworth and John Thorne (draft copy.) 2 copies
of typed 12-page letter from George Jackson to Greg Armstrong, June 3, 1971, which was
sent to Amistad; Thorne correspondence regarding the request and submission of said
letter; contractual agreement; other Thorne correspondence.
Box 96, Folder 3
"(Jackson) Correspondence – Extra copies of correspondence"
1970
Scope and Contents
Letter from Fay Stender to Associate Warden James Park at San Quentin granting
permission to various media representatives to interview, tape photograph, and film
her client, George Jackson; Letter to Judge Carl Allen from John Thorne regarding
disqualification challenge to Judge Horn and pending motions. (multiple copies)
Box 96, Folder 4
"(Jackson) Meetings and Interviews – Jackson: Press and other
media"
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; interview requests; interview consent forms;
Box 96, Folder 5
"(Jackson) Meetings and Interviews – attorneys: Soledad Defense
Committee
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes; receipts; transcript from press conference 9/11/70 with Thorne, Penny
Jackson, and Georgia Jackson; correspondence between Soledad attorneys and meeting
summaries.
Box 96, Folder 6
"(Jackson) Meetings and Interviews – J.E.T.: George Jackson"
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes; transcript of film conversation between Thorne and photographer Lindly
Morton: Thorne/Soledad; 8/17/71
Box 96, Folder 7
"(Jackson) Prison Officials – Charles Moody"
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Unsigned letter to Fay Stender reporting on circumstances of Moody being fired from
job as Captain of Central Facility, Soledad prison; Moody's deposition from July 20,
1970; correspondence between attorneys regarding Moody, declaration and letter from
Allan Mancino.
Box 96, Folder 8
"(Jackson) Trial Material – Father Cowan"
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Copy of affidavit, signed by 6 inmates, regarding events in Soledad Prison recreation
yard on January 13th 1970, when a staged conflict led to several prisoners being shot;
copy of letter from Thomas Meneweather to his mother regarding the shootings in the
recreation yard and his injury; Thorne notes about Father Cowan; Thorne letter to
Father Cowan.
Box 96, Folder 9
"(Jackson) Prison Officials – Max McLallin"
1971
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes about McLallin (former prison counselor); note from Sharon, Thorne's
secretary, about McLallin; letters to Thorne from McLallin; reports, notes, and inmate
letters from McLallin regarding Soledad conditions and events.
Box 96, Folder 10
"(Jackson) Prison Officials – Charles Beverding"
1971
Scope and Contents
Transcript: Thorne interview of Officer Charles Beverding at Soledad, 8/17/71;
diagram of Correctional Training Facility – Central.
Box 96, Folder 11
"(Jackson) Prison Officials – Officer Blake"
1971
Scope and Contents
Notes regarding interview of Officer Blake by D.A. Barnes on June 19, 1970;
transcript of taped interview by Thorne of Officer Blake on 8/17/71.
Box 96, Folder 12
"(Jackson) Prison Officials – John Mills"
1970
Scope and Contents
Copy of autopsy report on John Mills
Box 96, Folder 13
"(Jackson) Prison Officials – J.D. Myles"
1971
Scope and Contents
Transcript: Thorne interview of Officer J.D. Myles at Soledad Prison, 8/17/71
Box 11, Folder 6
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Speeches Re: Jackson case"
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes, correspondence, speeches, and drafts; flyers, invitations and responses
to events, panels, and speaking engagements; copies of news clippings.
Box 11, Folder 7
Jean Genet original introduction manuscript – Soledad Brother
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Letter from J. Thorne to Mary Clemmey, of the Julian Bach Jr. Literary Agency,
requesting the Genet introduction manuscript. April 29,1971; Four pages of original
writings, subject: George Jackson, Soledad Brother: James Baldwin: "There has always
been…" written on paper from Le Muniche, rue du Buci, Paris 6; Jean-Paul Sartre,
sending greetings to Jackson on publication day of his book, in French, with "official
translation: John Gerassi"; Jean Genet: "Quant à Jackson…" with translation below,
"About Jackson…" ; Typed copy of translation "About Jackson…" with handwritten note at
bottom, "Ellen Wright, widow of author Richard Wright, will translate Genet's
statement."; A 13-page Jean Genet manuscript introduction to George Jackson's Soledad
Brother, written in French on stationary from Hotel Gloria, Rio de Janeiro. July,
1970.
Box 96, Folder 14
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Names and Addresses"
1972
Scope and Contents
Lists of supporters, with contact information
Box 96, Folder 15
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous- Further Investigation to be Done"
1971
Scope and Contents
Notes, lists, memos, interviews and interview notes; correspondence between attorneys
and others; all materials related to the Soledad Brothers case.
Box 96, Folder 16
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Political Prisoners – current
locations"
approximately
1970-1972
Scope and Contents
A list of political prisoners (2 copies), with addresses, distributed by the Soledad
Brothers Defense Committee.
Box 96, Folder 17
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Legal notes re: keeping George as defendant even
tho deceased"
approximately
1971-1972
Box 96, Folder 18
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Consent forms"
1971
Scope and Contents
Copy of form letter and multiple copies of "consent for news interviews" forms signed
by George Lester Jackson, two of which are also signed by Thorne; consent form signed
by Drumgo and Clutchette; release form signed by Clutchette.
Box 12, Folder 1
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Coverage on Soledad Brother"
1971
Scope and Contents
Reviews of Soledad Brother in a variety of publications, including Le Monde, New
Statesman, Essence, The Washington Monthly,; a review by Christopher Hitchens in The
Times; Jessica Mitford interview with George Jackson; Thorne correspondence; "Death on
the Yard: Behind the killings at Soledad and San Quentin" Ramparts, vol. 11, no. 10,
April 1973; Soledad Brothers News, "Angela Davis, Attica" May, 1972. London: Friends
of Soledad.
Box 12, Folder 2
(Jackson) coverage of Soledad Brother (copies)
1971
Box 96, Folder 19
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Jackson v. City of SF (proposed)"
1971
Scope and Contents
West Oakland Health Center medical exam notes; Claim filed by Thorne on behalf of
George Jackson against the state for injuries sustained in an unprovoked attack by
members of the Sheriff's Dept. and/or Dept. of Corrections on April 6, 1971, at the
Courthouse at 850 Bryant St.; follow up medical notes re: Jackson, 4-17-71( refers to
a surgery?) Copy of press release.
Box 12, Folder 3
(Jackson) George: further writings, essays
1971
Scope and Contents
Manuscript of George Jackson's essay on fascism, with cover letter to John Thorne (28
pages); Typed draft of fascism essay (2 copies); copy of handwritten essay, "P.S. on
Discipline"; typed copy of essay, "Toward the United Front," by George Jackson; copy
of "Dear Greg" letter, 5/23/71.
Box 12, Folder 4-5
(Jackson) George: further writings, essays
1971
Scope and Contents
15 pages of manuscript, "Using Mao's theoretical springboard…" by George Jackson;
5-page letter to "Comrade J.C.", 3/28/71 introducing 74-page manuscript, "Legal Data."
March 28, 1971; Jackson letter, 4 pages typed, "Comrade J.C." March 28, 1971,
introduction to "Legal Data."; Jackson essay, "Legal Data" 48 pages typed; Statement
by Joan Hammer relating incident she witnessed at San Quentin on 11/18/70; Copy of
letter from George Jackson to Joan Hammer, describing incident of 11/18/70; Copy of
letter from San Quentin warden to Joan Hammer, giving notice that visitations are
suspended 11/30/70.
Box 12, Folder 6
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Notes and Memoranda
1971
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes; anonymous letter with envelope: drawing of a demonstration, allegedly
by an 8-yr. old.
Box 12, Folder 7
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Press Releases, September
1971
Scope and Contents
Press releases from Thorne's office regarding various motions filed in the Soledad
Brothers case, following George Jackson's death; letter from Rod Such of The Guardian
requesting to be on the mailing list for press releases.
Box 97, Folder 1
"(Jackson) Miscellaneous – Defense of James Carr (Death)"
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Reports from the San Jose Police investigation into the homicide of James Carr; copy
of letter from James (Jimmy) Carr to his family; correspondence between Thorne and Bob
Boehm.
Box 12, Folder 8
"(Jackson) Trial Material – Investigator's Confidential
Questionnaire"
approximately
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Blank copy of questionnaire
Box 12, Folder 9
"(Jackson) Trial Material – Indeterminate sentence and Adult
Authority"
1970
Scope and Contents
Memorandum of points and authorities in support of complaint for injunctive relief,
declaratory judgment, and to convene a three judge court.
Box 12, Folder 10
"(Jackson) Trial Material – Affidavit of Richard Beban"
1971
Scope and Contents
Affidavit of Richard William Beban, a member of Marin Grand Jury investigating the
administration of San Quentin at the time of George Jackson's death. He describes his
visit to San Quentin on the night of August 21, 1971 – the day Jackson was killed.
Box 97, Folder 2
"(Jackson) Trial Material – Death of George Jackson"
1971
Scope and Contents
Thorne's request to California Legislature for a commission of inquiry made up of
Black congressmen and women to investigate Jackson's death; correspondence with Peter
Davis of CBS News; correspondence and media reports following Jackson's death;
interview with ex San Quentin Prison guard; memorial service card for George Jackson
(9 copies).
Box 97, Folder 3-4
"(Jackson) Trial Material – Evidence"
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Copies and news clippings; statements; attorney notes; timeline; declarations; memos;
correspondence; technical and investigative reports; diagrams; report from Philip
Zimbardo, Stanford University, "The Psychological Power and Pathology of
Imprisonment;" taped declaration; hate mail; copies of affidavits and restraining
order signed by John Clutchette and other San Quentin prisoners following George
Jackson's death; Allan Mancino declaration.
Box 97, Folder 5
Jackson envelopes held in safe
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
3 envelopes which had been held in Thorne's safe: Robert Greer's statement regarding
Allan Mancino's story that an officer promised him (Mancino) good treatment if he
killed a Black inmate. Dated March 15, 1971; 2 typed letters from Thomas Yorke: one to
the U.S. Attorney General, and one to the Ambassador of the British Embassy. Jan. 14,
1970; Original letter from George Jackson to Fay Stender, Jan. 30, 1970, describing
events since the night Officer Mills was killed.
Box 12, Folder 11
(Jackson) Trial Material Re: Soledad 7 – to show coercion
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of reports, affidavits, and notes related to the Soledad 7 case
Box 12, Folder 12
Folder 19: (Jackson) Trial Material – Re: 18 yr. olds on jury
undated
Scope and Contents
Copies of case law
Box 97, Folder 6
"(Jackson) Trial Material – Re: Capital Punishment"
1969-1971
Scope and Contents
Statistical reports, drafts of briefs, bibliography of law review articles, NAACP
Guidelines.
Box 97, Folder 7
(Jackson) Trial Material – George Jackson/Prior conviction, #1 of
2
1970-1972
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, declarations, memos, legal opinions, witness testimony, other legal
records, and notes regarding George Jackson's prior conviction for gas station
robbery.
Box 97, Folder 8
(Jackson) Trial Material – George Jackson/Prior conviction, #2 of
2
1970-1972
Scope and Contents
Notes, memos between Thorne, Fay Stender and Bob Regli, copies of case law articles,
envelope from the Robert Speak declaration.
Box 98, Folder 1
(Jackson) Trial Material – Voir dire
approximately
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Questions for prospective jurists, copy of jury questions from N.Y. vs. Preston Lay,
at al.
Box 98, Folder 2
(Jackson) Trial Material – Prisons as industry
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Copy of Roney Nunes letter to Jessica Mitford. Nunes was an inmate researcher who
frequently assisted on cases. Production analysis master list, Sept 1-30, 1971;
articles and copies of news clippings; Black Caucus Report: "Treatment of Prisoners at
California Training Facility at Soledad Central"; "Human Rights and the Treatment of
Offenders," by Professor G. Mueller; "The Iliad or The Poem of Force", by Simone
Weil.
Box 98, Folder 3
(Jackson) Trial Material – Extra copies of info on witnesses
1966-1969
Box 13, Folder 1
(Jackson) Trial Material – Criminal subpoenas
approximately
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Blank copies of subpoenas, signed by the Deputy Clerk
Box 98, Folder 4
(Jackson) Trial Material –Final argument/notes, etc.
1971
Scope and Contents
Two handwritten pages of Thorne notes, including "A Dream Deferred," by Langston
Hughes.
Box 98, Folder 5
(Jackson) Trial Material – Research re: Hearings
1971
Scope and Contents
Copies of declarations by Thorne and Stender, letters related to materials sent to
George Jackson, Correspondence involving, John Thorne, Fay Stender, James Baldwin,
George Jackson, Angela Davis, Huey Newton, Associate Warden James W. L. Parke, Warden
L. S. Nelson. A copy of "In Memoriam: Letters of Prisoners at Soledad to the Mothers
of the Three Slain Brothers," January 13, 1971. Notes, lists, case law articles.
Box 98, Folder 6
(Jackson) Trial Material – Adverse witnesses on parole
1971
Scope and Contents
Notes and correspondence
Box 98, Folder 7
Prison Conditions (Soledad)
1970
Scope and Contents
Inmate statements, letters, and demands; correspondence; Black Caucus Report,
"Treatment of Prisoners at California Training Facility at Soledad Central." Address
and statement by Louis E. Wolfson; news articles.
Box 13, Folder 2-5
Outline of Jackson book
1970
Scope and Contents
Copy of May 9th draft of book
Box 98, Folder 8
(Jackson) Challenge to disqualify Judge Clayton Horn
1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, and memoranda related to Thorne challenge to disqualify Judge
Horn based on bias and prejudice.
Box 98, Folder 9
(Jackson) Evidence and Trial Materials
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Notes, lists, correspondence, news clippings, reports, and affidavits of prison
conditions, including a copy of George Jackson's affidavit regarding denial of his
rights.
Box 13, Folder 6
(Jackson) Photos, news clippings, and defense committee publicity
materials
1970
Scope and Contents
8X10 black and white photo of John Thorne with Fay Stender (?) and an unidentified
speaker; 8X10 black and white photo of George Jackson; negative of unidentified young
Black woman; news clippings, publicity and fundraising materials; John Thorne's
handwritten speech, "Let it be heard loud and clear…" requesting a jury of peers
(prison inmates) for the Soledad Brothers; book of news clipping copies.
Box 98, Folder 10
(Jackson) Names and Addresses
approximately
1970-1972
Scope and Contents
Notes and scraps of paper with addresses; letter to Thorne from Lester Jackson Jr.,
signed "Robert."
Box 13, Folder 7
(Jackson) Politics of case
1970
Scope and Contents
Handbills; notes; transcripts of speeches by Thorne, Inez Williams (mother of Fleeta
Drumgo) and Tom Hayden.
Box 98, Folder 11
(Jackson) Correspondence and related materials
1970
Scope and Contents
Includes notes and letters to and from Angela Davis, John Thorne, Joan Hammer,
Penelope (Penny Jackson) MacKensie, R.K. Procunier, US Congressman George E. Brown Jr.
Compilations of research materials by inmate Roney Nunes; Huey Newton's eulogy,
"letter from a political prisoner at Soledad Prison," and memorial card from Jonathon
Jackson's funeral, August 15, 1970 at St. Augustine Episcopal Church, Oakland. Thorne
notes; Thorne statement regarding a refusal for visitation to Jackson by prison
authorities on November 1st, 1970, and other materials related to the case.
Box 98, Folder 12
(Jackson) Case materials, March
1970
Scope and Contents
Notes, correspondence, research, witness statements, and ephemera related to the
Soledad Brothers case. Receipt for Thorne's fine for contempt of court. 8X10 black and
white photo of Drumgo, Jackson, and Clutchette with guards and 8 X 10 black and white
photo of Drumgo. Copies of 3 letters from George Jackson to "Betsy;" 1 from Jon to
"Betsy" and 1 to "mother," unsigned, possibly from John Clutchette (partially
redacted.)
Box 14, Folder 1
(Jackson) Soledad Brothers Defense Committee
1970
Scope and Contents
Notes, correspondence, publicity and fundraising materials from formation of Soledad
Brothers Defense Committee.
Box 14, Folder 2
California Department of Corrections literature
1967-1968
Box 99, Folder 1
(Jackson) Case materials, June
1970
Scope and Contents
Notes, correspondence, research, and statements related to the Soledad Brothers
defense, including a letter from Greg Armstrong.
Box 14, Folder 3
(Jackson) Case history and media reports
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Three accounts of the Soledad Brothers case: one by the National Lawyers Guild staff
(Sept, 1971,) and two by Thorne (Aug and Sept., 1971,) one of which was for
fundraising purposes; news clippings and copies of news clippings about the Soledad
Brothers case and prison conditions.
Box 14, Folder 4
(Jackson) Media Coverage, August-October
1970
Scope and Contents
Paris MATCH, No. 1111, August 22, 1970, p. 26: Explicit photos by Independent Journal
photographer Jim Kean, with the story of the attempted kidnapping of a judge and
jurors by Jonathon Jackson and associates from the San Raphael courthouse on August 7,
1970; "The Making of a Fugitive," LIFE magazine, September 11, 1970. Cover story and
photo: "Wanted by the FBI: Angela Davis"; "Les trios de Soledad et la justice
Americaine," by Marc Block-Michel and Patrick Ruel. Politique Hebdo, no. 3, October,
1970, p. 19. Attached is a letter and envelope addressed to Thorne from the author,
Block-Michel.
Box 14, Folder 5
Prison Conditions – Media and Reports
1970
Scope and Contents
"When Punishment is a Crime," by Ramsey Clark, Playboy, Nov., 1970, p. 100; Black
Caucus Report: "The Treatment of Prisoners at California Training Facility at Soledad
Central," The California State Legislature, July, 1970. (2 copies)
Box 14, Folder 6
(Jackson) Copies of news clippings, August
1970
Scope and Contents
Copies of news clippings about the Soledad Brothers, the Soledad 7, Angela Davis, and
the San Raphael courthouse hostage shootings.
Box 14, Folder 7
(Jackson) Exhibit A – selected copies of news clippings, August
1970
Scope and Contents
Selected news clippings from an envelope marked "Exhibit A" and the words "notice of
motion to continue trial date filed 9/10/70.
Box 14, Folder 8
(Jackson) Copies of news clipping, July
1970
Scope and Contents
Copies of news clippings about the Soledad Brothers and Angela Davis
Box 99, Folder 2
(Jackson) The "Marcia" letters
1970
Scope and Contents
12 typed letters from Marcia to George Jackson discussing love, revolution,
philosophy, politics and poetry.
Box 14, Folder 9
(Jackson) Affidavits – Copies
1970
Scope and Contents
Copies of affidavits taken in San Diego to determine local coverage and knowledge of
the San Raphael Courthouse shootout and what role, if any, Angela Davis played.
Box 15, Folder 1
Voiredire Checklist (Civil and Criminal)
undated
Scope and Contents
Notes, instructions, pamphlets, case law – not Thorne's handwriting
Box 15, Folder 2
(Jackson) Soledad Brothers Defense Committee
1970
Scope and Contents
Notes, proposed organizational structure, and fundraising materials for the
committee
Box 15, Folder 3
(Jackson) Letters to George
1971
Scope and Contents
Letters to George Jackson from his mother, sister Penny, Betsy, Fay Stender, and
Karen (Wald? The journalist for alternative press?) asking to correspond with him and
with Clutchette and Drumgo in order to better represent them in the press.)
Box 99, Folder 3
(Jackson) Pretrial Materials
1970
Scope and Contents
Notes, memos, correspondence, and community organizing related to the Soledad
Brothers case. Correspondence related to Thorne's Contempt of Court.
Box 99, Folder 4
(Jackson) Trial Preparations
1970
Scope and Contents
Jury questions, exhibits, petitions, to do lists.
Box 99, Folder 5
(Jackson) Change of Venue
1970
Scope and Contents
Research related to request for change of venue
Box 15, Folder 4
(Jackson) Evidence File
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Published materials marked "Evidence File" such as "Our Brother's Keeper," in Sermon
of the Month and "Crime and Punishment in America" in The Center Magazine.
Box 15, Folder 5
State of California Dept. of Corrections: Rules
1967
Box 123
"Angela Davis – JET: Davis/Items for discussion"
1971
Scope and Contents
2 letters from Lester (Robert) Jackson, father of Jonathon and George, to John
Thorne, 5/21/71 and 5/22/71; Thorne notes; Court order allowing A. Davis to confer
with experts and material witnesses under specified conditions.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 99, Folder 7
From Daniel, in London, to J. Thorne
1971
Scope and Contents
A two page letter to Thorne (to be shared with Penny Jackson) and the transcript of
BBC's "Line Up" with Michael Dean speaking to John Thorne, Penny Jackson, and James
Baldwin, recorded before Jackson's death and aired on the day when his trial should
have begun; British news clippings also sent with the letter and transcript.
Box 15, Folder 6-7
Alternative and mainstream publications
1970-1971
Box 99, Folder 8
(Jackson) Correspondence
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Letters, primarily to John Thorne, related to Soledad Brothers case, including 3
letters from Fleeta Drumgo. Also includes letters to the Defense Fund and George
Jackson.
Box 99, Folder 9
(Jackson/Davis) Thorne notes and ephemera
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Notes, memos, lists, addresses.
Box 99, Folder 10
Soledad Brothers Case Materials
1971
Scope and Contents
Telegrams, correspondence, court orders, affidavits, declarations, memoranda, and
witness lists.
Box 15, Folder 8
Publicity/Fundraising Materials – Free Angela Davis
1971
Scope and Contents
Publicity, fundraising, and informational materials about Angela Davis, Ruchell
MaGee, the Soledad Brothers, and other political prisoners. Articles about the Soledad
Brothers. Memorandum by Barry Morris, "People v. Davis: The Advantages and
Disadvantages of Defending Oneself in California."
Box 99, Folder 11
(Jackson) Correspondence
1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to Thorne and George Jackson related to prison, the Soledad Brothers
case, the book, and the Defense Fund; handwritten note from Jackson to sister Penny;
original letter from Jackson to Thorne with a list of requested books, 3/3/71, 2
pages; consent and release forms signed by Jackson, Drumgo; bills; copies of (5)
Jackson letters, (2) Davis letters; copy of "The Brave Free World: America's Most
Wanted Criminal" by Herbert Aptheker about Angela Davis. Correspondence between Joan
Hammer and San Quentin wardens, and affidavits by Hammer, regarding suspension of her
visitation rights. Correspondents include: James W.L. Park, Associate Warden at San
Quentin, Elaine S. Wender, Attorney at Law, L.S Nelson, Warden at San Quentin, R.K.
Procunier, Director of Dept. of Corrections, Greg Armstrong, Fleeta Drumgo, Mervyn
Dymally, Chairman of Senate Democratic Caucus, CA Legislature, Mary Clemmy, agent with
Julian Bach Literary Agency, Robert Manning, Editor in Chief of Atlantic Monthly,
Floyd J. Silliman, Lynne Urbank, KJAZ, Edward K. Barnes, Assistant District Attorney,
Thais Couraud, Lester Jackson, Joan Hammer.
Box 99, Folder 12
(Jackson) Thorne Notes
1971
Scope and Contents
Typed and handwritten notes by Thorne; memos and ephemera.
Box 99, Folder 13
(Jackson) Notes and Correspondence
1971
Scope and Contents
Original letter from Jackson to Thorne, 7/20/71; collection of envelopes from letters
sent to Jackson; copy of report from S.B. Defense Committee branches (San Francisco,
San Jose, and Santa Cruz) regarding internal strife; Thorne notes and ephemera; copy
of "The Radicalization of Angela Davis," by Charles Sanders; consent for interview
forms signed by Jackson; correspondence related to the receipt of $3500 from the DJB
Foundation, via Ruth Jacobs, for Thorne's Prison Rights Project.
Box 15, Folder 9
Thames Television transcripts
1971
Scope and Contents
Transcripts of 2 episodes of "This Week": "Angela Davis – Martyr or Conspirator,"
11/4/71, with reporter Peter Taylor interviewing Angela Davis, Marin D.A.,William
Bales, and Davis' chief attorney, Howard Moore, with quotes from Nixon and the
Reverend Cecil Williams; "Death in the Prison Yard," 9/23/71. Interviews with A.
Davis, Georgia Jackson, the warden, a guard, and clips of George Jackson.
Box 16, Folder 1
Kenneth V. Cockrel
1969
Scope and Contents
Copies of materials related to "SGA as to Kenneth V. Cockrel, an attorney State Bar
File No. 27038
Box 16, Folder 2
Social Justice Issues: California Prisons
1966-1971
Scope and Contents
Including The Black Scholar, April-May, 1971 featuring the writings of Black
prisoners; "Prisons and People" by John Paul Menzel, Jr.; PSI report: "A Study of the
Characteristics and Recidivism Experience of California Prisoners" contracted by the
State of California; copies of news clippings.
Box 16, Folder 3
Social Justice, Civil Liberties, Vietnam
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Pamphlets, newsletters, journals, reports, and testimonials, including About the
Constitution of the United States: A Scriptographic Study Unit, by the National
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, Liberation, Vol. 15, No. 2, April, 1970; Legal
Street Sheets #1-6, by the regional office staff of the National Lawyers Guild.
Box 123
Angela Davis - Ruchell Magee, Evidence
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes on Davis' statement on shootout incident. Correspondents include:
Charles Day, Ruchell Magee.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 16, Folder 4
Petition for writ of mandate on challenge for cause/carpeneti #1
1971
Box 16, Folder 5
(Jackson) Trial Material RE: Death penalty/4500
1971
Box 16, Folder 6
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) No. 30345 Appellate Court
1971
Box 99, Folder 15
Jackson, George will
1971-1985
Box 16, Folder 7
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) Challenges for Cause (1 of 2)
1971
Box 100, Folder 1
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) Challenges for Cause (2 of 2)
1971
Scope and Contents
Contains notes.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 16, Folder 8
Friends of Soledad, The Tombes Seven
1971-1972
Box 16, Folder 9
James Baldwin, "An Open Letter to My Sister, Miss Angela Davis"
1970
Scope and Contents
Original manuscript of Baldwin's "An Open Letter to My Sister, Miss Angela Davis,"
published in The New York Review of Books in 1970, and related correspondence from
Thorne. Baldwin sent this manuscript to Thorne with the request that he share it with
Angela Davis and George Jackson, who were in the New York Women's House of Detention
and San Quentin State Prison, respectively, at the time of this correspondence.
Box 100, Folder 2
Angela Davis General correspondence (1 of 2)
1970-1972
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 100, Folder 3
Angela Davis General correspondence (2 of 2)
1970-1972
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 17, Folder 1
Angela Davis correspondence with friends
1970-1971
Box 100, Folder 4
Angela Davis- Ruchell Magee correspondence with prison officials
1970
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 100, Folder 5
Angela Davis Meetings and Interviews
1971
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 100, Folder 6
Angela Davis Material RE: Ruchell Magee
1971-1973
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 100, Folder 7
Black Panther Party (correspondence only)
1971
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 17, Folder 2
Motion of Production of Exculpatory Evidence/San Francisco
1971
Box 17, Folder 3
Memorandum of Law filed San Francisco
1971
Box 17, Folder 4
Declaration of John Thorne filed San Francisco
1971
Box 17, Folder 5
Petition of Writ of Mandate on Challenge for Cause/Carpeneti
1971
Box 17, Folder 6
Motion to Examine Grand Jurors, etc. filed San Francisco
1971
Box 100, Folder 8
(Jackson) Miscellaneous Pleadings extra copies
1971
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 17, Folder 7
Declaration of Elizabeth Cobey filed San Francisco
1971
Box 17, Folder 8
Points and Authorities in support of Continuance of trial
1971
Box 17, Folder 9
Memo of Points and Authorities in support of motion to move def. from AC in
Quentin/San Francisco
1971
Box 17, Folder 10
Memo of Points and Authorities in support of various motions
filed
1971
Box 17, Folder 11
Memo of Points and Authorities in Opposition to D.A.'s motion for
discovery
1971
Box 17, Folder 12
Declaration of Dan and LuCarol O'Neil-Monterey
1970
Box 17, Folder 13
Motion for Evidentiary Hrg., etc. filed San Francisco
1971
Box 17, Folder 14-15
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
1971
Box 18, Folder 1
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
1971
Box 18, Folder 2
Notice of Motion for Continuance, for removal of protective order and renewal
of motions
1970
Box 18, Folder 3
Various pleadings filed 3/70 Monterey Sup. Court
1970
Box 18, Folder 4
Order re Publicity Order re Grand Jury Transcript
1970
Box 18, Folder 5
(Jackson) Miscellaneous Pleadings- Petition for Writ of Mandate
1970
Box 18, Folder 6
(Jackson) Miscellaneous Pleadings Motions filed 9/70-San Francisco
Sup.
1970
Box 18, Folder 7
Declarations filed on 8/16/71
1971
Box 18, Folder 8
Points and Authorities in support of various pre-trial motions
1971
Box 100, Folder 9
(Jackson) correspondence attorneys: Prison Officials
1970-1972
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 18, Folder 9
Jackson, George Greg correspondence with Armstrong
1973-1974
Box 100, Folder 10
(Jackson) correspondence JET: Soledad attorneys and Stender
1970-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes photocopies of letters from Jean Genet to Fay Stender, and negatives of
photographs taken by Thorne at Soledad State Prison.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 18, Folder 10
(Jackson) correspondence JET: Other attorneys
1971-1972
Box 18, Folder 11
(Jackson) correspondence John Gerassi
1971-1972
Box 18, Folder 12-13
(Jackson) correspondence General RE: Soledad Brother
1971
Box 19, Folder 1
(Jackson) correspondence General RE: Soledad Brother
1969-1972
Box 100, Folder 11
(Jackson) correspondence Soledad House Incident
1970
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2034 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 101, Folder 1
Jackson, George
1970-1976
Box 101, Folder 2
(Jackson) correspondence attorneys: District attorney
1970-1971
Box 19, Folder 2
(Jackson) correspondence: Books, plays, etc.
1965-1972
Box 19, Folder 3
(Jackson) correspondence Black Journal Appearances
1971-1972
Box 101, Folder 3
(Jackson) correspondence attorneys: Legislators
1970-1972
Box 101, Folder 4
(Jackson) correspondence attorneys: Court
1970-1971
Box 19, Folder 4
(Jackson) correspondence John Clutchette and Fleeta Drumgo
1970-1971
Box 19, Folder 5
(Jackson) correspondence RE: Prisoner Exchange
1971
Box 101, Folder 5
(Jackson) correspondence World Entertainers, LTD.
1970-1972
Box 101, Folder 6
(Jackson) correspondence members of Jackson family
1970-1972
Box 19, Folder 6
"The Revolutionary Priest"
1970-1971
Box 19, Folder 7-8
Gerassi/North Vietnam: A Documentary (1 of 2)
1964
Box 20, Folder 1
(Jackson) correspondence Soledad Brothers Defense Committee
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Includes Volume I, Number II (May 1, 1977) issue of Soledad brothers newsletter.
Box 20, Folder 2
(Jackson) correspondence Fundraising Mailing Lists
undated
Box 101, Folder 7-8
(Jackson) correspondence JET: General
1970-1974
Box 101, Folder 9
(Jackson) correspondence Overseas
1970-1972
Box 102, Folder 1-2
(Jackson) correspondence Contributions
1970-1973
Box 102, Folder 3-4
(Jackson) correspondence Finances and Fundraising
1970-1972
Box 102, Folder 5-6
(Jackson) correspondence Fundraising and Finances
1970-1971
Box 103, Folder 1-4
(Jackson) Pleading (defendants) Clutchette v. Procunier
1971-1974
Box 20, Folder 3
Extra copies on Soledad File
1971
Box 20, Folder 4
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendant) U.S. District Court
1971
Box 103, Folder 7
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendant) Monterey Superior Court (1 of 2)
1970-1971
Box 20, Folder 5
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendant) Monterey Superior Court (2 of 2)
1970-1971
Box 20, Folder 6
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) Supreme Court/Appellate Court
1970
Box 20, Folder 7
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) U.S. District Court
1971
Box 20, Folder 8
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) Exhibits filed 6/11/71
1971
Box 20, Folder 9
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) Clutchette v. Procunier
1971
Box 20, Folder 10
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) Supreme Court- California
1970-1971
Box 20, Folder 11
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) U.S. District Court
1970
Box 21, Folder 1-2
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) Petition for removal U.S. District
Court
1971-1972
Box 21, Folder 3
Allan, Judge Carl H.
1968-1970
Box 21, Folder 4
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus
1971
Box 21, Folder 5-6
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) San Francisco Superior Court
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of newspaper clippings.
Box 22, Folder 1-3
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) San Francisco Superior Court
1971
Box 103, Folder 8
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) San Francisco Superior Court (1 of
2)
1970-1971
Box 104, Folder 1
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) San Francisco Superior Court (2 of
2)
1970-1971
Box 22, Folder 4
(Jackson) Pleadings (prosecution) U.S. District Court
1970
Box 22, Folder 5
(Jackson) Pleadings (prosecution) Supreme Court/Appellate Court
1970
Box 22, Folder 6
(Jackson) Pleadings (prosecution) Supreme Court- California
1970-1971
Box 23, Folder 1
(Jackson) Pleadings (prosecution) San Francisco Superior Court
1971
Box 23, Folder 2
(Jackson) Pleadings (prosecution) Monterey Supreme Court
1970
Box 23, Folder 3
(Jackson) Miscellaneous Pleadings Hutchinson, et. al v. Procunier
1970
Box 23, Folder 4
(Jackson) Miscellaneous Pleadings Death Penalty Motion
1971
Box 104, Folder 2
(Jackson) Miscellaneous Pleadings Civil Rights Suits
1970
Box 104, Folder 3
(Jackson) Miscellaneous Pleadings Thorne v. Monterey Supreme
Court
1970
Box 23, Folder 5
(Jackson) Miscellaneous Pleadings Cases other than Jackson
1969-1972
Box 104, Folder 4
(Jackson) Pleadings (defendants) Extra copies; notes on pleadings
1970
Box 104, Folder 5
(Jackson) Trial Material prisoners as jury members
1969-1971
Box 23, Folder 6
(Jackson) Miscellaneous Pleadings O.C. Allen v. Younger et. al
1971
Box 23, Folder 7
Petition for Writ of Prohibition
undated
Box 23, Folder 8
Offer of Proof and Notice of motion to continue trial
1971
Box 23, Folder 9
Memo of Points and Authorities in support of Challenge for cause
(Carpenti)
1971
Box 23, Folder 10
Pleading combining several pre-trial motions
1971
Box 24, Folder 1
Pleadings re: Change of Venue from San Francisco
1970
Wounded Knee
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials related to Thorne's representation of activists indicted
in the 1973 Wounded Knee standoff, including Dennis Banks and Russell Means.
Box 106, Folder 1
International Indian Treaty Council (1 of 2)
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and materials related to the Wounded Knee -treaty motion hearing;
correspondence and materials related to the International Indian Council, and the
International Indian Treaty Conference.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 24, Folder 2
International Indian Treaty Council (2 of 2)
1976
Scope and Contents
Black Liberation publications, religious materials, first aid principles.
Box 24, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Native American legal and political issues
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Court cases involving Native American petitioners and defendants, including the
Consolidated Wounded Knee cases, motion to dismiss. Sioux Messenger, Russell Means
Defense Fund letter, journals and newspapers.
Box 24, Folder 4
Wounded Knee
1976
Scope and Contents
Wounded Knee related legal petitions.
Box 106, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Written article and speech material
1975-1977
Scope and Contents
Drafts of speech from Wounded Knee. treaty motion, notes, correspondence, pamphlets,
legislative "backlash" bills.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 24, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - Transcript and Brief Requests
1975-1979
Box 106, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Names and Addresses
1973-1976
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 24, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - Motions and Memos on Law – Many Subjects
1973-1974
Box 25, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Motions and Memos on Law – Many Subjects
1973-1974
Box 25, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Jurisdictional Motion #2"
1975-1978
Box 25, Folder 3-4
Wounded Knee - Appeal Briefs
1975-1976
Box 106, Folder 4-5
Wounded Knee (Materials for Brief)
1973-1974
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 26, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Appeal Briefs
1975-1976
Box 107, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Treaty Hearing, Appeal Brief, and Brief Materials
1975
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 107, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Potawatomi Treaties and Water, Correspondence with Michael Lee
Big Water
1975-1977
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 107, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Treaty Convention for AIM
1973-1975
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, resolutions, literature, International Indian Treaty Council,
Standing Rock Star publication.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 107, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Vernal Cross and Billy Spotted Eagle vs. U.S.
1973-1975
Scope and Contents
Interview notes, client statements, and medical reports.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 26, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Transcript of Second Treaty Conference – South
Dakota
1976
Box 107, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - General Correspondence, non-fundraising (1 of 2)
1973-1975
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with federal officials,attorneys volunteering to try Wounded
Knee cases, Wounded Knee case notes.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 108, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - General Correspondence, non-fundraising (2 of 2)
1973-1975
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with federal officials,attorneys volunteering to try Wounded
Knee cases, Wounded Knee case notes, newspaper clippings.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 26, Folder 3-4
Wounded Knee - General Material
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Wounded Knee-related legal memoranda, affidavits. Historical materials about Native
Americans in the United States, Wounded Knee Legal Defense Committee reports,
newspaper clippings.
Box 27, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Motion for Jury Voir Dire
1974
Box 108, Folder 2-3
Wounded Knee - U.S. vs. Baker, Gilbert, DeCora, Ackerman and Means
(transcripts)
1974
Scope and Contents
Handwritten transcripts.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 108, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
1976-1977
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding Wounded Knee Supreme Court appeal, copies of the appeal and
related documents.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 27, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Jurisdiction (Pleadings) Appeals File
1976
Box 27, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Duplicate Material
1974
Scope and Contents
Memoranda and 1 brief.
Box 27, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Judges' Decisions (Urbom, Nichol and Bogue)
1974
Scope and Contents
Supplemental motions, appeals, orders. opinions.
Box 108, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - U.S. vs. Baker, Gilbert, DeCora, Ackerman and Means
(Correspondence, Miscellaneous) (1 of 2)
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, handwritten notes, case memorandum.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 27, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - U.S. vs. Baker, Gilbert, DeCora, Ackerman and Means
(Correspondence, Miscellaneous) (2 of 2)
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Case memoranda, motions, orders, FBI reports on Wounded Knee events.
Box 27, Folder 6
Consolidated Wounded Knee - Jurisdictional Motion to Dismiss;
Memorandum
1974
Box 27, Folder 7
Consolidated Wounded Knee - Ruling on Jurisdictional Motion to Dismiss, 14
January 1975
1975
Box 27, Folder 8
Consolidated Wounded Knee - Memorandum Decision - Dismissal of Charges, 9
October 1974
1974
Box 27, Folder 9
Consolidated Wounded Knee - Research notes and photocopy of
clipping
1974-1975
Scope and Contents
The handwriting is not Thorne's. Possibly Bill Eddy's.
Box 27, Folder 10
Wounded Knee - Notes
1973
Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes on the legal, cultural, oral history, and Sioux understanding of
the Treaty of 1868. The handwriting is not Thorne's.
Box 28, Folder 1
Occupation of Wounded Knee - History
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Essays and articles.
Box 28, Folder 2
Testimony of Ivy Goings, 13 February 1974
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
The testimony of Goings, Clerk of Court at the Pine Ridge Courthouse. The testimony
was regarding a false court order, not authorized by the Tribal Constitution, by-laws,
or orders, requesting that U.S. Marshals come to Pine Ridge Reservation.
Box 109, Folder 1-2
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Jurisdictional Motion legal argument,
November 1974
1974
Scope and Contents
The legal arguments behind the defense motion to dismiss charges in the Consolidated
Wounded Knee cases due to lack of sovereignty by the U.S. Government over the Pine
Ridge Indian Reservation.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 109, Folder 3
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Related Materials
1974-1975
Scope and Contents
Articles, notes, and correspondence.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 109, Folder 4
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Compiled Research Materials
1968-1973
Scope and Contents
Articles, reports, memoranda, correspondence, and case law research, compiled by
Bruce Comly French under the direction of Terry Sidley, Esquire. Includes G.R. Toney's
research results prepared for John Thorne under direction of Terry Sidley,
Esquire.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 109, Folder 5
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Witness Information
1968-1974
Scope and Contents
Lists, contact information, correspondence, notes, and articles.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 109, Folder 6-7
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Compiled Research Materials, George Edgar
notes
1959-1971
Scope and Contents
Case law, articles, memoranda, and research notes handwritten by George Edgar.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 28, Folder 3
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Photocopy of Malfeld paper,
annotated
1974
Scope and Contents
"The American Indian and International Law", paper by Gary D. Malfeld, May 1974; for
course Selected International Law and Policy Problems 91:645, instructed by Prof.
Burns H. Weston.
Box 28, Folder 4
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Research Materials
1955-1972
Scope and Contents
Reports and regulations on the Sioux Nation and other tribes in North Dakota.
Box 28, Folder 5
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Research Materials
1974
Scope and Contents
Bibliographies and report on treaties and agreements of Sioux Nation.
Box 28, Folder 6
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: "Revised Code of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of
the Pine Ridge Reservation"
1965
Box 28, Folder 7
Research Materials – Indian Legal Status and Sovereignty
1969-1974
Scope and Contents
Excerpts from A Short History of the Indians of the United States, 1969, by Edward H.
Spicer; 2 copies of Trail of Broken Treaties "20 Point Proposal" paper, 1972; The
American Indian and the Land, 1974, by Kirke Kickingbird, includes accounts of the
Trail of Broken Treaties Caravan in November 1972 and "Wounded Knee II" which began in
February 1973.
Box 29, Folder 1
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Extra Pleadings, Etc.
1974
Scope and Contents
Motions and memoranda regarding United States of America vs. Barbara Jeanne Michel
and Aubry Alan Muir.
Box 29, Folder 2
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Motions and Memoranda, 1974
1974
Scope and Contents
Motions for Consolidated Wounded Knee cases.
Box 109, Folder 8
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Related Materials
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Notes, analysis of court order, reports, witness notes, articles, fundraising
materials. Includes the National Lawyers Guild Law Student Indian Summer Project
Report, 1973, and Thorne's certificate admitting him as attorney of the Sioux Falls
District Court.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 110, Folder 1
Consolidated Case Motion to Dismiss Memoranda (December 1974 –
Lincoln)
1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and motion.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 110, Folder 2-3
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Miscellaneous Memoranda in Support of
Motions to Dismiss
1974
Scope and Contents
Motion to dismiss memorandum; two handwritten notes.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 29, Folder 3
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Memos Sent to US by Law Students at
Antioch
1973
Scope and Contents
Memoranda concerning the jurisdiction of federal and tribal courts in South
Dakota.
Box 29, Folder 4
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Indian Criminal Jurisdiction
approximately 1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Memoranda concerning the jurisdiction of federal and tribal courts in the United
States.
Box 29, Folder 5
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Jurisdictional Motions – Transcripts (1 of
3)
1974
Scope and Contents
Testimony of Vine DeLoria and Dee Alexander Brown in trial of Russell Means and
Dennis Banks.
Box 29, Folder 6
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Jurisdictional Motions – Transcripts (2 of
3)
1974
Scope and Contents
Testimony of Frank Kills Enemy, Anita Agnes Lamont, Gladys Bissonette in trial of
Russell Means and Dennis Banks.
Box 29, Folder 7
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Jurisdictional Motions – Transcripts (3 of
3)
1974
Scope and Contents
Testimony of Gladys Bissonette.
Box 30, Folder 1
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Wounded Knee - Law and Points and
Authorities – Various Problems
1972-1976
Scope and Contents
Articles, case law research, briefs and memoranda. Correspondence from Larry B.
Leventhal, an attorney also working on the Consolidated Wounded Knee cases.
Box 30, Folder 2
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Wounded Knee - Statement of the case, Part
II
1975
Box 110, Folder 4
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Summary of argument and collected
materials
1972-1974
Scope and Contents
Notes and drafts of the structure and arguments to be presented in the Wounded Knee
Cases. Summaries of Native American testimonies, oral histories regarding the 1868
Treaty of Fort Laramie.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 111, Folder 1
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Menominee Treaty Hearing, #1 –
Correspondence and Pleadings
1975-1978
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 30, Folder 3
Menominee Treaty Hearing, #2 – Law
1976
Scope and Contents
Relevant case law and other research materials, including copies of archival
materials from Thomas Dean Papers, 1814-1836, Cutting Marsh Papers, 1830-1848, Morgan
Martin Papers, and the John C. Adams Papers.
Box 111, Folder 2
Menominee Treaty Hearing, #3 – Evidence
1976
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes on Menominee Treaties; Menominee Legal Defense/Offense Committee
statement on land dispute in Wisconsin, land title information in Wisconsin,
correspondence regarding the case.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 30, Folder 4
Menominee Treaty Hearing, #4 – Press Clippings
1975
Scope and Contents
One press clipping on the Menominee land dispute from the San Francisco
Chronicle.
Box 111, Folder 3
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Defendant and Subject Files, DeCora,
Marianne
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Defendant file of Marianne DeCora.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 111, Folder 4
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Defendant and Subject Files, Baker,
Vaugn
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Defendant file of Vaughn Dix Baker.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 111, Folder 5
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Defendant and Subject Files, Tonia Ackerman,
Madonna Gilbert, Lorelei DeCora Means, #5019
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Defendant file of Tonia Ackerman, Madonna Gilbert, Lorelei DeCora Means.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 111, Folder 6
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Defendant and Subject Files, Calico
Meetings
1973
Scope and Contents
Interview questionnaires containing information from individuals who attended
meetings at Calico Hall in 1973.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 111, Folder 7
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Court appointment by Urbom:
Expenses
1974-1977
Scope and Contents
Receipts, claim forms and expense-related correspondence.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 111, Folder 8
Skyhorse/Mohawk Liberation Committee
1976
Scope and Contents
Letter and background information on the Skyhorse/Mohawk Judicial Liberation
Committee, with request for legal assistance; copy of letter from Michael D. Bradbury,
Ventura County Assistant District Attorney to Paul Durant, regarding FBI informant
"Blue Dove" aka, "Virginia Deluce;" copy of letter from Dennis J. Banks; article on
FBI informer, Douglas Durham.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 111, Folder 9
Indian Sterilization
1976-1977
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Thorne and Senator James Abourezk regarding the forced
sterilization of Native American Women, medical experiments conducted on Native
American children at Indian Boarding Schools. Handwritten note by Dr. Connie Uri, a
Native American physician who first called attention to sterilization.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 30, Folder 5
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Case Law Research (1 of 2)
approximately 1973
Scope and Contents
Case law, court decisions, and treaties between Native Americans and the United
States government.
Box 31, Folder 1
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Case Law Research (2 of 2)
approximately 1973
Scope and Contents
Case law, court decisions, and treaties between Native Americans and the United
States government, 1876 presidential message from Ulysses S. Grant, 1876 Bureau of
Indian Affairs report; notes regarding case law.
Box 111, Folder 11
Consolidated Wounded Knee Cases: Wounded Knee - Native American Solidarity
Committee
1975
Scope and Contents
Fundraising materials, including numerous personal letters from Thorne to friends and
colleagues.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 31, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Survival School – Rapid City – Madonna Gilbert
1976
Scope and Contents
Fact sheet on the Oyate Lakota Cattle Cooperative, Pine Ridge Reservation, South
Dakota, and a request to the Durham Meat Co. in San Jose for the donation of 2 buffalo
to the school and cattle cooperative.
Box 111, Folder 12
Pit River Indian Tribe
1973-1976
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the Pit River Indian Tribe's land claim, and a request for
Thorne's legal assistance.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 111, Folder 13
Wounded Knee - Reformation of Sioux Nation – Trip to Washington D.C. to see
President
1975
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes and correspondence, fundraising; copy of letter to President Gerald Ford
from the Traditional Chiefs and Headmen, Oglala Nation of the Teton Sioux, Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota, in both English and in Oglala Sioux.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 111, Folder 14
Shoshone Indian Treaty Battle – Nevada
1975
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes and letter to Kathy Collard, attorney in Battle Mountain Treaty case
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 112, Folder 1
Zephier, Greg vs. People
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes, correspondence, articles, and Grand Jury charge against Gregory Zephier
in Wagner, South Dakota
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 112, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Allen Cooper – Sentencing, etc. (1 of 2)
1974-1977
Scope and Contents
Notes, correspondence from Judge Urbom and others, transcripts, reports. Handwritten
letters from Cooper to Thorne.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 112, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Allen Cooper – Sentencing, etc. (2 of 2)
1974-1977
Scope and Contents
Notes, correspondence from Judge Urbom and others, transcripts, reports, letters from
character witnesses, copy of hate mail. Handwritten letters from Cooper to Thorne.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 31, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Speech Information
1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to speaking engagements; payment receipts.
Box 112, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Bail Bond and Expense File
1977
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, documentation of bond monies related to CWK defendants.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 31, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Wanrow Case in State of Washington
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the Yvonne Wanrow case, including a typed letter from Wanrow to
Thorne, a copy of his response, articles, and court transcripts.
Box 31, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - American Indian Movement Radio Station
1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to proposed radio station, between Thorne, Vernon Bellecourt,
Jeremy Lansman, John Trudell, Ted Means, and Seivert Young Bear.
Box 112, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - Banks and Means Case
1974
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of daily summaries of the St. Paul hearing transcripts of US vs. Dennis
Banks and Russell Means; photocopy of "diary" of the same name, with cover letter from
"Joe."
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 31, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - Press Clippings and serials
1974-1975
Scope and Contents
Primarily Native American-based independent serials.
Box 31, Folder 7-8
(CWK) Wounded Knee - Press File, Newspaper Clippings, etc.
1973-1976
Scope and Contents
Clippings, pamphlets, newsletters of the Wounded Knee Legal Defense/Offense
Committee.
Box 32, Folder 1
(CWK) Wounded Knee - Press File, Newspaper Clippings, etc.
1974-1976
Scope and Contents
Press releases, newsletters, clippings, magazines, grand jury statements by
eyewitnesses.
Box 112, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - Freedom of Information (5 USC 552) - re: Lake W.
Headley
1974-1975
Scope and Contents
Copies of Lake Wellington Headley's correspondence with various governmental
agencies, invoking the Freedom of Information Act to demand disclosure of file
contents. Includes correspondence with Antonin Scalia, Assistant Attorney General at
the time; 2 Thorne messages; a copy of the Los Angeles Free Press, March 28, 1975,
with an article which chronicles Headley's battle to see his file. Also included are
copies of those files that Headley received.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 112, Folder 7-9
Wounded Knee - Jurisdictional Motion
1975
Scope and Contents
Thorne's notes, lists, extensive correspondence (including hate mail,) receipts,
articles, and case notes related to witnesses, background, strategies, the Brief and
the court decision in the CWK cases.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 113, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Jurisdictional Motion – Images
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Photographic prints, negatives, and slides of the Wounded Knee occupation site, of
people and places. Black-and-white prints: 10. Color slides: 13.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 32, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Volunteer and Fundraising
1974-1975
Scope and Contents
Thorne correspondence; materials related to fundraising, and recruiting pro bono
legal assistance.
Box 32, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Election Case – Means vs. Wilson
1974
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of "Report of Investigation: Oglala Sioux Tribe, General Election, 1974,"
Staff Report, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, October, 1974.
Box 113, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Camp, Carter – Correspondence
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with and regarding Carter Camp; both manuscript and copies. Subjects
include the formation of AIM support groups, and the possibility of a book of Camp's
letters. Camp was part of the AIM leadership at the time of Wounded Knee 1973.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 113, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Jurisdictional Motion, draft of legal argument – Bill Eddy,
November 1974
1974
Scope and Contents
First draft of Wounded Knee Jurisdictional Motion, Part III: Argument, with Thorne
amendments; notes on 1868 Treaty; memo from Bill Eddy to Thorne; note regarding Indian
Claims Commission. Decision and research.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 113, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Case law bibliography; Thorne notes for Brief
1974-1975
Scope and Contents
Sleeve 1: Note cards listing cases relevant to U.S. vs. Consolidated Wounded Knee
cases. Sleeve 2: typed notes for Thorne's Brief in the CWK cases, accompanied by a
handwritten note.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 32, Folder 4
Photocopy of "That These People May Live: Conditions Among the Oglala Sioux
of the Pine Ridge Reservation," by Eileen Maynard and Gayla Twiss. U.S. Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare
1970
Box 32, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - Photocopy of "Voices from Wounded Knee, 1973: In the Words of
the Participants." Akwesasne Notes, 1973
1973
Box 113, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - Russell Means
1974
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes; copies of Opening Statements, Court Order, and partial court
transcripts; Russell Means, et al. vs. Dick Wilson, et al. and U.S. vs. Russell Means,
U.S. vs. Dennis Banks.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 33, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Research - Clippings, reports, serials
1972-1975
Box 33, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Selected issues of Indian Voice
1972-1973
Box 113, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - Conclusion Materials – Jurisdictional Motion
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, receipts, and copies of drafts and memoranda related to CWK
cases and the Jurisdictional Motion.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 33, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - #1
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Publications, articles, bulletins, reports, and newsletters related to Indian
affairs.
Box 33, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Treaty
1973
Scope and Contents
Copy of Memorandum to Order, which lists attorneys vetted by Ramon A. Roubideaux for
the Wounded Knee consolidated cases; copy of the Agreement to effect meetings between
the White House and leaders of the Teton Sioux tribes as a Presidential Treaty
Commission.
Box 33, Folder 5-6
Wounded Knee - Motion – U.S. vs. Russell Means and U.S. vs. Dennis
Banks
1973
Box 33, Folder 7
Wounded Knee - Briefs
1973, 1974
Scope and Contents
Copy of Brief of Appellants, filed by L.R. Gustafson regarding jurisdiction over the
Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation lawsuits. Copy of Supplemental Brief in support of
petition for removal on behalf of petitioner David Hill, 1974.
Box 113, Folder 7-8
Wounded Knee - #2
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to Thorne, notes, copies of Motions, Kenneth E. Tilsen affidavit,
background materials.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 33, Folder 8
Wounded Knee - Press Clippings and serials
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Clippings and Thorne correspondence on clippings.
Box 33, Folder 9
Wounded Knee - Events at Wounded Knee
1973
Scope and Contents
Accounts of what happened at Wounded Knee, 1973, from various published sources.
Box 113, Folder 9
Wounded Knee - Consolidated Wounded Knee trial materials
1973-1975
Scope and Contents
Two audio cassettes (one possibly an interview with Vernal Cross); note cards with
Thorne's trial notes
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege. Audio recordings
are unavailable until reformatted. Contact Special Collections for information
regarding access.
Box 114, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Miscellaneous
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Copies of: articles, letter from Larry Leventhal, "Reply to the White House Response
to the Twenty Points of the Trail of Broken Treaties"; notes; Russell Means
transcripts; trial outline.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 34, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Essays, newsletters, and clippings
1973
Scope and Contents
Publications on Wounded Knee 1973, Indian affairs, and AIM.
Box 114, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Banks, Dennis - Miscellaneous
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Thorne correspondence, notes and clippings about possible extradition of Dennis Banks
from California to South Dakota to face sentencing for 1975 assault and riot
conviction.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 34, Folder 2
Wounded Knee
1973-1986
Scope and Contents
Includes "A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of The Federal Bureau of Investigation
files: on the American Indian Movement and Wounded Knee" compiled by Martin Schipper,
copy of a brief noted "FBI sent this brief to U.S. Attorney in Sioux Falls for use in
Grand Jury indictments. Sent 3/14/73 (preceded your brief by about 1 3/4 years...)",
and papers noted, "Various Federal Bureau of Investigation files: - mixed order."
Box 114, Folder 3
Banks, Dennis vs. People (1 of 2)
1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Thorne and Governor Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown, Jr. and his legal
affairs staff regarding Dennis Banks' potential extradition from California to South
Dakota; letter from South Dakota's governor to Thorne; Thorne's handwritten notes.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 114, Folder 4
Banks, Dennis vs. People (2 of 2)
1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding Dennis Banks' extradition to South Dakota; donations to
Banks' legal defense; Thorne's handwritten notes; research materials.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 114, Folder 5
Banks, Dennis - Duplicates
1976
Scope and Contents
Letter from Thorne to Governor Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown, Jr. regarding Dennis Banks'
potential extradition to South Dakota.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 34, Folder 3
Banks, Dennis - Press Clippings
1976
Scope and Contents
Press clippings about Dennis Banks' arrest in California.
Box 114, Folder 6
Banks, Dennis - Personal Writing
1976
Scope and Contents
American Indian Movement (AIM) leader Dennis Banks' writings while in prison in San
Francisco after his 1976 arrest. Also includes letters from friends and family
members, including his daughters and former wife, to Banks. Black-and-white
photographs of AIM leaders including Dennis Banks, Russell Means, Vernon Bellecourt
and other unidentified Native American activists. Total photographic prints: 17.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 115, Folder 1
Banks, Dennis - Extradition Material File (1 of 3)
1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, legal documents, and press clippings regarding Dennis Banks'
potential extradition from California to South Dakota.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 115, Folder 2
Banks, Dennis - Extradition Material File (2 of 3)
1976
Scope and Contents
Affidavits from Dennis Banks' case; letters to Governor Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown, Jr.
that opposed Banks' extradition to South Dakota; Black-and-white and color
photographic prints of confrontation between police and Native American activists in
Custer, South Dakota in 1976. Black-and-white prints: 7. Color prints: 2.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 115, Folder 3
Banks, Dennis - Extradition Material File (3 of 3)
1976
Scope and Contents
Letters to Governor Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown, Jr. that opposed Dennis Banks'
extradition to South Dakota; press clippings regarding the American Indian Movement
and Native American activism.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 34, Folder 4-6
Wounded Knee - Selected trial transcripts of U.S. vs. Banks and
Means
1974
Box 35, Folder 1-2
Wounded Knee - Selected trial transcripts of U.S. vs. Banks and
Means
1974
Box 35, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Selected trial transcripts of U.S. vs. Banks and Means; and
U.S. vs. Baker and DeCora
1974
Box 35, Folder 4-5
Wounded Knee - Selected trial transcripts of U.S. vs. Baker and
DeCora
1974
Box 36, Folder 1-2
Wounded Knee - Photocopies of 1867 reports on tribal commissions
approximately 1974
Box 115, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Correspondence and clippings; U.S. Government
Memorandum
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Correndence primarily on Judge William Saxbe and clippings on Wounded Knee.
Correspondents include: Thorne, Kenneth Tilsen, United States Department of
Justice.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 36, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Pre-trial Motions of U.S. vs. Gilbert, DeCora, and
Ackerman
1974
Box 36, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Trial transcript of U.S. vs. Baker and DeCora
1974
Box 36, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - Photocopy of 1868 Treaty Journal
1974
Box 36, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - 1954 Eisenhower statement; constitution of the Oglala Sioux;
notes
approximately 1955-1974
Box 36, Folder 7
Wounded Knee - U.S. District Court Memorandum; Proposed Questions to
potential jurors; testimony of Agnes Gildersleeve
1973-1974
Box 36, Folder 8
Wounded Knee - Essays on 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie and other
treaties
approximately 1971-1974
Box 37, Folder 1-2
Wounded Knee - Photocopy of 1937 The Sioux Tribe of Indians v. U.S., No.
C-531-(7)
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
Also includes correspondence from "Lois" and "Willie" to "Eola," as well as a history
on rights of native children.
Box 115, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - "Defendants supplemental memorandum... in support of motion to
dismiss"
1973
Scope and Contents
Includes final memorandum and annotated drafts by Thorne.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 115, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - Notes on persons related to case
1974
Scope and Contents
Notes on interviews and statements from persons such as: Vernon Long, Paul High Bear,
Alex Chasing Hawk, and Helen White Mountain.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 37, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Transcript of concluding statement by Thorne, 10 December
1974; articles
1974
Box 37, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Commentary, report, memorandum, notes
approximately 1972-1974
Scope and Contents
California Law Review article, "The Indian Battle for Self Determination," Volume 58,
Number 2; Memorandum from attorney Marvin J. Sonosky to tribal clients interested in
claim against U.S.; North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, Fifth Biennial Report, 1
October 1958, by John B. Hart.
Box 37, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - Reports, essays, notes
1974
Scope and Contents
Includes typed essay of "The American Indian and International Law" by Gary D.
Malfeld, annotated.
Box 37, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - Court documents and research articles
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Particularly includes: U.S. vs. Banks and Means" - Reply memorandum in support of
motion to dismiss..."; Sioux Tribe of Indians, et al., v. U.S. - findings and brief in
answer; "Tribal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians on Indian Reservations" by Michael P.
Goldstein.
Box 38, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Photographs of Thorne, possibly co-counsels
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
Two 8x11.75" black-and-white photographic prints.
Box 115, Folder 7
Wounded Knee - Memorandum, correspondence
1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Includes State of South Dakota vs. Nini, et al. - "Memorandum of law in support of
both defendants' motion..."; Copy of correspondence from attorney Ramon A. Roubideaux
to Leonard Garment, Special Assistant to the U.S. President.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 38, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - "The Sioux Treaty of 1868," position paper by Larry B.
Leventhal, 11 February 1974
1974
Box 38, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - "Legal Problems and Considerations Involved in the Treaty of
April 29, 1868," essay by Vine Deloria, Jr. (2)
approximately 1970-1979
Box 115, Folder 8
Wounded Knee - Correspondence and clippings
1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Wounded Knee Legal Defense/Offense Committee; James R.
Willis. Correspondence with Vine Deloria, Jr. enclosing "Twenty questions on the
1867-1868 Indian Peace Commission" and "Chronology of the 1867-1868 Indian Peace
Commission."
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 38, Folder 4-6
Wounded Knee - Draft of brief
approximately 1975
Scope and Contents
First rough draft by Thorne on the injustice served in the legal system for the
American Indian.
Box 38, Folder 7
Wounded Knee - "The Legal Status of the American Indian"
1967
Scope and Contents
Thesis by Milan J. Dluhy from the Department of Government in Graduate School
Southern Illinois University.
Box 116, Folder 1-2
Wounded Knee - Motion, memorandum, notes
1974
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 39, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Treaty Law
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
Clippings.
Box 39, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Indian Tribes as International Units
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
Clippings.
Box 116, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Notecards
approximately
1974
Scope and Contents
Sleeve 1: "Table of books, articles, and other sources." Sleeve 2: "Table of statutes
and treaties." Sleeve 3: "Table of cases."
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 116, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Drafts and clippings
approximately
1974
Scope and Contents
Includes notes on the treaty.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 39, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Treaty at Law
1973
Scope and Contents
Clippings, memorandum, research.
Box 39, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Russell Means, et al. vs. Dick Wilson, et al.
1974
Scope and Contents
Memo, court order, and memorandum opinion.
Box 39, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - Crisis Background Materials
1973
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Vernon Long, Eddie White Wolf, and Leonard Garmet.
Perspective on Wounded Knee. Agreement, the opening statements of Russell Means and
Dennis Banks, "Remember Wounded Knee."
Box 116, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - Conclusion, etc.
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Suggested conclusion for jurisdictional brief, court motion to strike, rough draft of
jurisdiction motion, outline of proposed brief, staff memorandum, correspondence with
Celia Macfarland.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 39, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - Indian Criminal Jurisdiction
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
Clippings.
Box 116, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - Events
1972-1973
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Thorne and Tim Browne, and between Hank Adams and Richard
Nixon. Includes clippings and court papers.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 39, Folder 7
Wounded Knee - Writing
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
Memorandum, "Constitutional Series of Cases on Indians and Their Status" by Paul Van
Berkel, Introduction and Legislative History papers.
Box 116, Folder 7
Wounded Knee - Jurisdiction Motion
approximately
1974
Scope and Contents
Rough draft of jurisdiction motion.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 39, Folder 8
Wounded Knee - International Law and Human Rights Information
1962-1973
Scope and Contents
Two booklets, " The International Court of Justice" and "The Human Nations and Human
Rights" by the United Nations. One pamphlet, "The Special Committee of 24" by the
United nations. Copies of writing on international, transnational law, human rights,
and the United Nations.
Box 39, Folder 9
Wounded Knee - Indian Treaties on International Units
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
Sioux Treaty, concessions, and international law file.
Box 39, Folder 10
Wounded Knee - Sioux Treaty Information
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
Message from the U.S. President, concessions from The Sioux, Application of the Sioux
Treaty of 1896, and copy of the summary of the treaty.
Box 40, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Sioux Nation Treaties and Agreements
approximately 1974
Scope and Contents
"Treaties and Agreements and the Proceedings of the Treaties and Agreements of the
Tribes and Bands of the Sioux Nation" - A compilation of all the treaties made by the
Sioux through the years.
Box 116, Folder 8
Wounded Knee - Jury Material (1 of 4)
1974
Scope and Contents
Criminal discovery, facts, issues, and answer summary.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 117, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Jury Material (2 of 4)
1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Thorne and David Christiano enclosing copies of documents
submitted in the Ellsberg/Russo case challenging method of jury selection, and copy of
the motion. Includes memorandums and motions.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 117, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Jury Material (3 of 4)
1974
Scope and Contents
Includes research papers on different cases, memorandum and order on motion.
Correspondents include: Hank Adams, George C. Roberts, Bill Eddy.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 117, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Jury Material (4 of 4)
1974
Scope and Contents
Court papers, jury questioning, reporter's transcripts, motions. Includes jury
instructions, "Proposed questions" enclosed by Joseph Beeler, voir dire questions
requested by defendants, and clippings.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 40, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Defense Committee packet to Thorne
1974
Scope and Contents
Writings by Francis He Crow and other research on use of Native American land. Also
includes correspondence. Correspondents include: Joanne LeDeaux,
Box 40, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - History of Sioux - Legal Timeline; clippings
approximately 1970-1975
Scope and Contents
Typed notes on Sioux legal history.
Box 40, Folder 4-5
Wounded Knee - Legal history on Native Americans
1974
Scope and Contents
Research.
Box 40, Folder 6
Wounded Knee - Photographs and negatives of occupation site
approximately 1975
Scope and Contents
Images likely of the site of the occupation on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in
Wounded Knee, South Dakota, taken after the incident. 8x10" black-and-white images
photographic prints. Total prints: 29. Also includes 1 contact sheet and 7 sleeves of
negatives.
Box 41, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - Briefs of cases from Washburn
approximately 1974
Box 41, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Evelyn Dwimoh packet to Thorne
1974
Scope and Contents
Selected copies of messages to Senate by the U.S. President.
Box 41, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Indian Claims Commission Decision
1974
Scope and Contents
Opinion of the Indian Claims Commission on The Sioux Nation of Indians, etc. vs. The
United States of America.
Box 117, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - Trial notes from treaty hearing, Judge Urbom, Lincoln,
Nebraska, 16 December 1974 to 2 January 1975
1974-1975
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 41, Folder 4
Wounded Knee - trial transcript of U.S. vs. Banks and Means, Volume 102, 13
August 1974
1974
Box 41, Folder 5-6
Wounded Knee - Case law research
1973-1974
Box 42, Folder 1
Wounded Knee - "Fathers and Sons: Andrew Jackson and the Destruction of
American Indians", paper by Michael Paul Rogin, with bibliography
approximately 1975
Box 117, Folder 5
Wounded Knee - Notes, leaflets, case law research
1974
Scope and Contents
One correspondence included. Correspondent: T.V. Siporin.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 42, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Treaty Hearing, Volumes 1-2, CR 73-5019
1974
Scope and Contents
5 volumes of court transcripts.
Box 43
Wounded Knee - Treaty Hearing, Volumes 6-8, CR 73-5019 21
1974
Scope and Contents
7 volumes of court transcripts.
Box 44, Folder 1-2
Wounded Knee - Treaty Hearing, CR 73-5019, Volumes 9-13
1975
Box 45, Folder 1
Unidentifiable court transcript excerpts
approximately
1970-1979
Scope and Contents
Likely related to Wounded Knee cases.
Box 45, Folder 2
Wounded Knee - Grand Jury Testimony of Agnes Gildersleeve
1973
Box 45, Folder 3
Wounded Knee - Thorne packet to Billy Frank, Jr.
1982-2000
Scope and Contents
Includes 2 copies of each of these materials: Warren K. Urbom address to the
International Society of Barristers at Phoenix, Arizona; excerpts of Thorne's summary
arguments for Wounded Knee cases; and Defendants Supplemental Memorandum of Points and
Authorities in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction.
Vietnam
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials related to Thorne's representation and legal counseling
of individuals who sought draft deferments and those who refused military service during
the Vietnam War. Also included are materials related to his representation of Stanford
Physicist Pierre Noyes in a 1969 lawsuit against the U.S. government in which he alleged
that the Vietnam War was an illegal use of taxpayer money.
Box 45, Folder 4
Noyes and Vietnam
1969
Scope and Contents
Vietnam clippings, notes for Pierre Noyes vs. United Stated of America complaint (for
refund of taxes expended for the War).
Box 45, Folder 5
Committee for Direct Attack Forms, #12614
approximately 1969
Scope and Contents
Vietnam clippings, notes for Pierre Noyes vs. United Stated of America complaint (for
refund of taxes expended for the War).
Box 45, Folder 6
Noyes and Vietnam
1970-1972
Scope and Contents
Thorne's strategy notes on Vietnam, correspondence on anti-war efforts, pamphlets and
newspaper clippings on the Vietnam War. Correspondence and newsletters on San Jose
State College activism.
Box 45, Folder 7-8
Noyes and Vietnam
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on Vietnam, reports of Russell-Sartre War Crimes Tribunal on the
Vietnam War.
Box 46, Folder 1
Noyes and Vietnam
1965-1970
Scope and Contents
Legal documents and correspondence related to concsciencious objecter filings. Noyes
complaint on the illegality of the Vietnam War.
Box 46, Folder 2
Vietnam – War crimes memoranda
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, briefs, and copies of memoranda regarding war crimes in Vietnam and
the constitutionality of the war.
Box 46, Folder 3-4
Vietnam – Trial Briefs and Memoranda
1968-1970
Scope and Contents
Trial briefs of Thorne's cases which are based on the questionable legality of the
Vietnam war: William Thomas Fisher vs. United Stated of America; Pierre Noyes, etc.,
et al. vs. Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, etc., et al.; and Malcolm A. Berk vs.
Melvin Laird, etc., et al.
Box 46, Folder 5
Vietnam - Illegality of the War - Torres vs. Connor, #13320
1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Thorne, Attorney S. George Berkeley, Norman G. Cooper
(Department of the Army), and Judge Albert J. Henderson. Court documents include:
Civil Action, Motion to Dismiss, Memorandum, Complaint. Satirical handouts (3) titled,
"The War in Vietnam - Prospectus: 225,000,000 shares".
Box 46, Folder 6
Vietnam - Illegality of the War, #13321 (1 of 2)
1969
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from law professor Lawrence R. Velvel and typed manuscript of
"The Nature of the Constitutional Crisis" by Velvel.
Box 47, Folder 1
Vietnam - Illegality of the War, #13321 (2 of 2)
1969
Box 47, Folder 2
Vietnam - Articles, #13313
1965-1967
Scope and Contents
Includes articles, essays, and some correspondence. Correspondents include: Joyce
McLean (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom), Assistant Secretary James
L. Greenfield (Department of State).
Box 47, Folder 3
Vietnam - Donald Kalish vs. U.S.
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Court documents, clippings, and some correspondence. Photocopied court documents
include: Briefs, Complaints, Motions, Memorandums, and a Petition. Correspondents
include: Attorney George T. Altman.
Box 47, Folder 4
War Crimes Tribunal - Stockholm, #13371
1967-1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, articles, speeches, clippings. Correspondents include: Thorne,
Colonel George W. Hutcheson, Jr. (USAF), Jean-Paul Sartre, Sotere Torregian (The Free
University Palo Alto), Allen DeGrange (Los Gatos Unitarian Fellowship), attorney Doris
Brin Walker, Samuel Rosenwein.
Box 47, Folder 5-6
Vietnam - Newspaper Clippings, #13340
1965-1966
Box 47, Folder 7
Vietnam - Professor Franklin H. Bruce, #13297
approximately 1971
Scope and Contents
Petition on behalf of Professor H. Bruce Franklin; "Testimony of Thomas Edward
Mosher", Part I and II booklets.
Box 47, Folder 8
Vietnam - Winter Soldiers, #13298
1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and fliers. Correspondents include: Thorne, U.S. Congress member
"D.M."
Box 47, Folder 9
Vietnam - Leaflets, #13299
1966-1967
Box 48, Folder 1
Vietnam - Speech Notes, #13330
1964-1969
Scope and Contents
Page from a court transcript, fliers, articles, notes.
Box 48, Folder 2-3
Vietnam - Correspondence, #13301
1964-1967
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Gary Covell, John H. Crown, Wayne S. Huff, David Ransom, Lee
Duffin, John W. Lillpop, Rupert B. Kea, Gerald A. Peterson, Henry C. Kimbrough (House
of Representatives), Franklin T. Laskin, Jack Moskowitz (Department of Defense), Roz
Balcombe, James Deakin, Helen Hildreth, Joyce McLean, James L. Greenfield (Department
of State), Louise P. Huger (The New York Times), Herbert C. Jones, Michael J.
O'Hanlon, Paul M. Popple, J.B. Lewis family, Winslow Rouse, Kenneth S. Conn, Joshua
Eppinger, Jr., Edgar D. Madden, Ann Phillips, William Donlon (Don) Edwards (U.S.
Congress), Dennis Bayard, John B. Clinton (The White House).
Box 48, Folder 4
Lawyers Committee on American Policy Towards Vietnam, #13302
1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from organization.
Box 48, Folder 5
War Crimes Tribunal: Clippings, #13303
1967
Box 48, Folder 6
Vietnam - Magazines, #13312
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Selected single-issues, including: Newsweek, The Atlantic, The Nation, Ramparts
Box 48, Folder 7
Vietnam - Pamphlets, #13311
1965-1967
Box 49, Folder 1
Vietnam: Anti-war materials
1967-1969
Scope and Contents
Reports, publications, and pamphlets, including "The Constitutional basis for the
impeachment of Lyndon B. Johnson" by James Malcolm Williams and John Remington Graham,
n.d. (condensed, 4 pages); "American "Atrocities in Vietnam" by Eric Norden
(condensed) Feb. 1966; STOP IT, abm…June 24, 1969. 5 page campaign letter to stop
anti-ballistic missiles program, with senate and house voting records; The Clarion,
Feb. 2, 1968, vol. 1, no. 1 "Mass Rally"; London Bulletin, Bertrand Russell Peace
Foundation, No. 1, August, 1967; No. 2, September, 1967; No. 3, October, 1967.;
Lawyers Committee on American Policy Towards Vietnam, Report, No. 2, March, 1968 and
American Policy vis-à-vis Vietnam: memorandum of Law, originally from Congressional
Record, Sept. 23, 1965; Then Minority of One, March 1968, Vol. X, No. 3; New York
Times reprint "Leading American authorities on international law reply to the
President…U.S. intervention in Vietnam is illegal"; A Center Occasional Paper, "The
Vietnam War: The President versus the Constitution," by Francis D. Wormuth. Center for
the Study of Democratic Institutions, vol. 1, no. 3. April, 1968; Statistical table of
losses in Vietnam, with cover letter from Congressman Don Edwards to Thorne;
Congressional Record, vol. 115, no. 74, May 7, 1969 with cover letter from Rep. Don
Edwards. Time magazine article "Days of Death in Vietnam" Feb. 9, 1968; Letter to Rep.
Don Edwards from Robert N. Anthony, Asst. Secretary of Defense, March 18, 1968, with
attached card to John Thorne
Box 49, Folder 2
Vietnam: International War Crimes Tribunal, Stockholm (#1 of 2)
1967
Scope and Contents
Reports, witness testimony, outlines, statutes, addresses, and other materials
related to the Tribunal
Box 49, Folder 3
Vietnam: International War Crimes Tribunal, Stockholm (#2 of 2)
1967
Scope and Contents
Reports, witness testimony, outlines, statutes, addresses, and other materials
related to the Tribunal.
Box 49, Folder 4
Vietnam: "Witnesses"
1967
Scope and Contents
Affidavits, correspondence, Thorne notes, eyewitness testimony, and interviews with
witnesses to war crimes in Vietnam, as case material for Thorne's defense against
prosecution for non-participation in the draft.
Box 49, Folder 5
Stalinist Worker's Group Bulletin No. 9
1971
Turner vs. FBI
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials related to Thorne's representation of William Turner, an
FBI special agent who testified before Congress about the bureau's extensive
wiretapping.
Box 119, Folder 1
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation, #16808 (1 of
3)
1975-1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Stephen Shefler, John Philipsborn, James Grindlinger, Alan
Parker, William Donlon (Don) Edwards, William Turner, Joseph Sher, William McGivern,
Mark Rosenbaum, Paul Radosevich, Arthur Kinoy, Victor Rabinowitz, Ann Fagan Giner,
John D. O'Connor, Leonard I. Weinglass, Trent Cleveland, William L. Whittaker, Ferris
E. Stovel, Michael J. Egan, Allen H. McCreight, Neil J. Welch, Janice Adams, Charles
R. McKinnon.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 2
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation, #16808 (2 of
3)
1976-1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Barbara A. Babcock, William Turner, Norman T. Ollestad,
William Donlon (Don) Edwards, Alan Cranston, Mark Rosenbaum, Fred Dutton, Griffin
Bell, William A. Dobrovir, Daniel K. Inouye, Mark H. Lynch, John H. F. Shattuck, Doris
Brin Walker, Boudin and Stander Rabinowitz, Vince Fuller, Leonard I. Weinglass, Doris
Brin Walker, Clarence M. Kelley, Edward H. Levi.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 3
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation, #16808 (3 of
3)
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Includes unfilled U.S. Marshals Service Instruction and Process Record forms,
correspondence with Carolyn Mohr, clippings, information on the Turner case (Turner's
paper on the FBI, FBI and Turner correspondence), and an article published in the Yale
Law Journal; Freedom journal, published by the Church of Scientology.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 4
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Evidence,
#16808-H
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Includes original and copy of the Civil Service Dismissal Hearing, Cointelpro
planning, different document evidence. Clippings, Rights by the National Emergency
Civil Liberties Committee, Docket Report by the Center for Constitutional Rights,
Turner-FBI Chronology, conversation with General Kenneth Hodson.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 5
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Correspondence File,
#16808-I
1981-1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Vincent J. Fuller, William Donlon (Don) Edwards, Robert W.
Kastenmeier, Stephen A. Shefler, Trent Cleveland, John T. Philipsborn, John P.
Russoniello, William L. Whittaker, Marion Wilhelm, Jerome W. Helmuth.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 49, Folder 6
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Evidence File, #16808-D
(1 of 3)
1963-1976
Scope and Contents
Includes FBI files, San Francisco Chronicle clipping, Guild By Association (National
Lawyers Guild newsletter), court documents.
Box 50, Folder 1
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Evidence File, #16808-D
(2 of 3)
1973
Scope and Contents
Includes court documents, draft of the action against the violation of constitutional
rights, rough draft to the Attorney General Levi.
Box 50, Folder 2
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Evidence File, #16808-D
(3 of 3)
1976-1978
Scope and Contents
Includes a Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or in the
Alternative for Summary Judgment.
Box 50, Folder 3
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation, #16808-C
1981-1982
Scope and Contents
Interrogatories and responses to interrogatories.
Box 50, Folder 4
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Continuances, Court
Ordered Hearings, #16808-B
1979-1982
Scope and Contents
Stipulation and order, request for extension of time.
Box 119, Folder 6
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Law,
#16808-A
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between the Honorable Robert H. Schnacke and G. William Hunter and
between Thorne and Paul Radosevich. Exhibit I and documents, reference documents of
other cases, memorandums, notes from Ada Ray Heard.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 50, Folder 5
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Pleadings,
#16808-E
1978-1982
Scope and Contents
Joint Pretrial Statements, Answers to Interrogatories, Complaint, Answer to
complaint.
Box 50, Folder 6
Turner, William - Extra Documents, #16808-F (1 of 3)
1981
Scope and Contents
Background readings on other Supreme Court case syllabus.
Box 50, Folder 7
Turner, William - Extra Documents, #16808-F (2 of 3)
1978-1981
Scope and Contents
Research with the American Civil Liberties Union, Los Angeles Times, court
documents.
Box 50, Folder 8
Turner, William - Extra Documents, #16808-F (3 of 3)
1978-1981
Scope and Contents
Court documents- Amendment to complaint, Complaint to damages, plaintiff's
memorandum.
Box 119, Folder 7
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Pleadings (Motions),
#16808-G (1 of 5)
1981-1982
Scope and Contents
U.S. Marshalls Service Instruction and Process record, notes, court documents.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 8
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Pleadings (Motions),
#16808-G (2 of 5)
1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between J. Edgar Hoover and William Turner. Court documents.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 50, Folder 9
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation- Pleadings (Motions),
#16808-G (3 of 5)
1982
Scope and Contents
Memorandums on Special Agent William Turner, William W. Turner vs. Robert F. Kennedy,
et al., Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, U.S. Civil Service Commission Appeal, Court
documents- Defendant's Answer to Interrogatories, Responses of Thomas E. Bishop to
Plaintiff's second set of interrogatories.
Box 51, Folder 1
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Pleadings (Motions),
#16808-G (4 of 5)
1980-1982
Scope and Contents
Interrogatories, supplemental memorandum, response for motion to dismiss.
Box 51, Folder 2
Turner, William vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Pleadings (Motions),
#16808-G (5 of 5)
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Notice and motion to dismiss, Plaintiff's memorandum in opposition to defendants'
motion to dismiss.
Iran
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials related to Thorne's legal and international relations
work in Iran in the 1970s. Representing the National Lawyers Guild, Thorne advised
Iranian political prisoners in connection with the Iranian Students Association directly
after the Iranian Revolution, and sought to improve relations between the U.S. and Iran
by meeting with government officials in the Islamic Republic.
Box 51, Folder 3
Thorne, John - Trip to Iran, #12799 (1 of 4)
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
List of Iranian names, possibly associated with a trial of Iranian political
prisoners.
Box 51, Folder 4
Thorne, John - Trip to Iran, #12799 (2 of 4)
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
Handwritten journal, notes from speeches, meetings in Iran. Correspondence regarding
Iran trip with academics and Iranian student associations.
Box 51, Folder 5
Thorne, John - Trip to Iran, #12799 (3 of 4)
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
Thorne's report on his trip to Iran, press releases following his return.
Correspondence, information on political repression in Iran.
Box 51, Folder 6
Thorne, John - Trip to Iran, #12799 (4 of 4)
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
Leaflets, images, and photographic prints related to Iranian political prisoners.
Envelope: leaflets advertising Iranian Students Association event. Sleeve 1 includes 4
images of headshots or portraits cut out from serials. Sleeve 2 includes 10
photographic prints of headshots or portraits. Standalone images include 6
photographic prints of Thorne by himself or with others. Some Thorne prints have a
cardboard backing. Total photographic prints: 16.
Box 51, Folder 7
Letter to the Editor: The Iranian Crisis
1979
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters by Thorne, used as template addressed to "Various Editors",
regarding the crisis.
Box 51, Folder 8
Iran - [illegible...] Recording, 4 February to 5 February 1972
1972
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette
Conditions Governing Access
Audio recordings are unavailable until reformatted. Contact Special Collections for
information regarding access.
Box 51, Folder 9
Iran - Recordings ms0423_rec_0001-0003
1972
Scope and Contents
3 minicassettes
Conditions Governing Access
Audio recordings were digitized in 2022. Contact Special Collections to request
access to the digital files (ms0423_rec_0001, ms0423_rec_0002, ms0423_rec_0003).
Box 52, Folder 1
Speech Material
1980
Scope and Contents
Copies of speeches, declarations, and minutes from the International Conference on US
Interventions in Iran, held in Tehran in June 1980; correspondence and reprinted
articles about history of Iran.
Box 52, Folder 2
Documents and Articles from and on Iran (1 of 2)
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Photographs from Thorne's 1979 trip to Iran. Total photographic prints: 25. Notes,
pamphlets, journals, correspondence, reports, and articles relevant to Iran, the Shah,
the hostage crisis, and related American policies.
Box 52, Folder 3
Documents and Articles from and on Iran (2 of 2)
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Notes, pamphlets, journals, correspondence, reports, and articles relevant to Iran,
the Shah, the hostage crisis, and related American policies.
Box 52, Folder 4
Thorne, John - Statements and Letter to the Editor, etc
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Materials related to Thorne's 1979 trip to Iran, handwritten notes, letter to Edward
Kennedy, statements on Iran delivered at student conference in Tehran, report on Iran
trip to Lawyers Guild; letters to the editor; statement about Thorne's 1974 trip to
Iran.
Box 52, Folder 5
Iran - Meetings and Work with Ali Nobari
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Thorne's handwritten notes, copy of Contract Complaint filed in 1979 in US District
Court: Citibank, N.A. vs. Iran.
Box 52, Folder 6
Addresses
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Contains phone numbers and addresses that appear related to Thorne's Iran
advocacy.
Box 52, Folder 7
Iran Press Clippings—General, 1979-1980 Trip
1979-1980
Box 52, Folder 8
Thorne, John - Iran Press Coverage, 1979-1980 Trip
1979-1980
Box 53, Folder 1
Photocopied Iran news clippings
1980
Box 53, Folder 2
Newsletters and Film Transcripts
1980
Scope and Contents
Copies of Pacific News Service and other newsletters; 2 copies of the transcript of
the documentary film, "Controlling Interest: The World of the Multinational
Corporation."
Box 53, Folder 3
Iranian-American Friendship Committee
1980
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the Iranian-American Friendship Committee of Eugene, Oregon.
Articles about Iranian issues
Box 53, Folder 4
Iran Material
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Copies of Thorne's statements on Afghanistan and Iran, both delivered in Tehran in
December 1979; Thorne's notes on meetings in Iran; 3 copies of remarks by Senator
George McGovern; copies of articles; copies of The Nation; copy of confidential
information from American Embassy in Tehran.
Box 53, Folder 5
Iran Material - Thorne, John
1980
Scope and Contents
"Points for Consideration—Iran and the Hostages" written by Thorne; notes on
conversation with State Department official Henry Precht; correspondence regarding
Iran; Materials related to speaking engagements, including a presentation at the
"Energy and the Draft Teach-In," UCSC in May 1980.
Box 53, Folder 6
Iranian Students Association in the United States (ISAUS)
1972-1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to Thorne; articles; reports, and other materials published by the
Iranian Students Association; Thorne's reports on his trip to Iran in 1972.
Box 54, Folder 1-2
Iranian Students Association, 1 October 1974
1972-1981
Scope and Contents
Report by Thorne on Iran; resolutions; notes, correspondence, receipts, related to
Iranian Students Association movement; copy of Regulations for Iranian Students.
Box 54, Folder 3
Iranian Students Association: Problems with Baraheni
1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Kay Boyle; Committee for Artistic and Intellectual Freedom In
Iran flyer and fundraising letters.
Box 54, Folder 4-5
Iran: Campaign for U.S.-Iran Reconciliation
1980
Scope and Contents
Conference materials; fact sheets; correspondence; flyers; Thorne notes; press
releases and other materials from Campaign for U.S.–Iran Reconciliation.
Box 54, Folder 6
Iranian Students Association - Sixty Minute Program
1972-1977
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to a Sixty Minutes segment on Iran and ISA, 1977; reports of
events and conditions in Iraq.
Box 54, Folder 7
Correspondence on Iran
1980-1982
Scope and Contents
Articles; Thorne's notes and expense reports; correspondents include William Donlon
(Don) Edwards and Alan Cranston.
Box 54, Folder 8
Clippings, articles, and leaflets on Iran
1974-1978
Box 54, Folder 9
Iran: Correspondence, Edward Kennedy to Thorne; Notes
1983
Scope and Contents
One sheet and two photocopies
Box 55, Folder 1
Iranian Correspondence
1986-1987
Scope and Contents
Business cards, numbers, loose notes, and two notebooks. Correspondents include:
Mohammad Sedaqhat, Richard Koch, Cyrus Rahbari, and Ebrahim T.
Box 55, Folder 2
Report on Iranian Refugee Problems
approximately
1980-1985
Scope and Contents
Two final copies, multiple drafts, annotations.
Box 55, Folder 3
Iran: List of persons executed by the Khomeini regime
approximately
1980-1985
Scope and Contents
List of 7,750 persons executed by the regime, nonexhaustive.
Box 55, Folder 4
Iranian students in Philippines
1976-1983
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, clippings, photographs of brutality in Philippines, academic
transcripts, and certificates of school completion. Correspondents include: the U.S.
Department of Justice-Immigration and Naturalization Service; American Embassy in
Bangkok; Abdolrassool Shahide; Ziaeddin Kazemi; Fetemeh Tavassoli Rad; Siamak
Tavassoly Rad. Includes Rad's recommendation letters from several correspondents. A
collective correspondence from the Iranian Students living in the Philippines. Total
photographic prints: 10. Photographs contain graphic images.
Box 55, Folder 5
Iran: Press Release and Court Decision
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes a press release statement of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran
announcing the completion and publication of the list of 7,746 victims of political
repression in Iran, and a copy of the decision of the U.S. District Court in Eastern
District of New York- Ishtyaq vs. Nelson.
Box 119, Folder 9
Case of Mr. Forouza Pourki and his family in Zurich
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes information of the case enclosed by Dr. Solidanti [sp?]
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 10
Iran: Case of Ramin Seifolahi Fakhr
1983
Scope and Contents
Notes of Fakhr's deportation situation.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 11
Iran: Iranian Refugee Papers
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes photocopies of Djamshid Ahadi's passport, United States Department of
Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service Registration for Classification as
Refugee for Ahadi and his wife Melinda Ghaffari. German correspondence between
Djamshid Ahadi and Dr. Heldmann.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 12
Iran: Request for Asylum in the United States
1982
Scope and Contents
Application for Faramarz Yaghmaie
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 55, Folder 6
Iran: Writing on Human Rights
1982-1983
Scope and Contents
"On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill, "An Address to the 37th Session of the U.N. General
Assembly on Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Iran Under the
Islamic Republic" by The International Solidarity Front for the Defense of The Iranian
People's Democratic Rights (ISF-Iran), and Merip Reports: Middle East Research and
Information Project issue number 113 "Iran Since the Revolution".
Box 55, Folder 7
Trip Expenses
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes receipts, traveler's cheques, currency exchange forms.
Box 56, Folder 1
Iran Resolution Papers
1983-1984
Scope and Contents
Includes French and English copies of the European Parliament Working Documents- A
Motion for Resolution, a Report of the Committee on the Application of Conventions and
Recommendations, French and English copies of the United Nations Economic and Social
Council draft resolution to the question of human rights, and correspondence between
Massoud Rajavi and the individual members of Congress.
Box 56, Folder 2
Iran: Press Releases, clippings, correspondence
1984
Box 56, Folder 3
Iran: Serials (1 of 2)
1981-1983
Scope and Contents
"Martyr Never Dies!" published by International Solidarity Front for Defense of
Iranian People Democratic Rights; "Refugees are Ordinary People..." by the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
booklet; three issues of the Refugees Magazine; News from the UNHCR; the Refugee
Bulletin.
Box 56, Folder 4
Iran: Serials (2 of 2)
1983
Scope and Contents
"Peace Plan of National Council of Resistance"; "Joint Communique by the Vice Premier
of Iraq and the Chairman of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"; Iran
Liberation issues
Box 56, Folder 5
Iran: Trip Information, correspondence, reports
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence between Esther [?] and Nancy Thorne. Notes; Refugee report
from John Thorne to Khosrow Ghadiri and Committee members; outline; report on refugees
from Iran in France; press releases; "Guidelines for Mr. John Thorne's mission to
investigate the conditions of Iranian refugees in Turkey, Pakistan, and Spain".
Box 56, Folder 6
Iran: Correspondence, clippings, notes
1982-1984
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Shahim Rashidian Salehi, Michael H. Posner, Paul Hartling
(U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees), Edward A. Jajko, and Malihe Hidarnejad.
Correspondence between Marion Wilhelm and Edward A. Jajko.
Box 56, Folder 7
Iran: Correspondence and study report
1982-1984,
1996
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: John Thorne, Paul Westmoreland. Study Report of Nez Perce
Trail
Box 56, Folder 8
Iranian Students Association - Artists and Writers vs. Government, #12546 (1
of 2)
1972-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes: the "Iran Report" (2) written by Thorne, one copy annotated; clippings with
commentary by Thorne; "Persian Rug" poem by Kristin Lems; handout titled, "Iran's
Artists Under Shah's Attack"; flier titled, "Conference: Fascism In Iran" with Thorne
as primary speaker.
Box 56, Folder 9
Iranian Students Association - Artists and Writers vs. Government, #12546 (2
of 2)
1972-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes primarily correspondence as well as handouts, reports, and fliers.
Correspondents include: Thorne, James A. Kennedy (United Airlines), Kamran Samimi,
Ebrahim Tawakol, Jim Reif, Center for Constitutional Rights, National Lawyers Guild.
Also includes the "Wednesday, January 9, 1974" entry of Thorne's "Iran Report" and
fliers.
Box 57, Folder 1
Iran: Iranian Students - Press, #14035
1974
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, notes, press releases, and handouts. Correspondents
include: John McAward, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.
Box 57, Folder 2-3
Iranian Students Association - Speech Material, #14036
1974-1975
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, handouts, notes, blank letter-writing petition forms.
Correspondent includes: Kristin Lems.
Olympia demonstrators
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials related to Thorne's representation of several activists
who participated in a demonstration at the Federal Building in Olympia, Washington,
protesting U.S. aid to El Salvador after Salvadoran Army soldiers killed six Jesuit
Priests in 1989.
Box 57, Folder 4-6
Olympia demonstrators - Court transcripts
1990-1992
Scope and Contents
Various court transcriptions which primarily involve: U.S. vs. Abeles, et al.,
Silver, Kline, and Lange; with the latter as Defendants-Appellants and
Petitioners.
Box 58, Folder 1-2
Olympia demonstrators - Court transcripts
1990-1992
Scope and Contents
Various court transcriptions which primarily involve: U.S. vs. Abeles, et al.,
Silver, Kline, and Lange; with the latter as Defendants-Appellants and
Petitioners.
Box 59, Folder 1
Olympia demonstrators - Pleadings - Magistrate court
1990
Scope and Contents
Pleadings from U.S. vs. David E. Abeles, et al., in US District Court, Western
District of Washington.
Box 59, Folder 2
Olympia demonstrators - Pleadings on appeal to Ninth Circuit
1991
Scope and Contents
Notes, correspondence, documents, motions, and other related material. Includes
motion to consolidate the four cases under one file number, and consolidate all four
appeals under one name.
Box 59, Folder 3
Olympia demonstrators - Expenses and Time Records
1991-1992
Box 59, Folder 4
Olympia demonstrators - Pleadings on appointment of general counsel,
Thorne
1990
Box 121, Folder 1
Olympia demonstrators - U.S. vs. Lange, Kline, Silver, and Holmes
1990-1992
Scope and Contents
News clippings, photographs, Thorne notes, reprinted articles, documents, and
correspondence related to the case. Includes color photographic prints of the Federal
Building in Olympia, Washington. Total photographic prints: 6.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 121, Folder 2
Olympia demonstrators - U.S. Supreme Court
1992
Scope and Contents
Rules, case documents, correspondence regarding U.S. vs. Lange, et al.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 121, Folder 3-4
Olympia demonstrators - Client files on Silver, Kline, and Lange
approximately
1990-1992
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 121, Folder 5
Olympia demonstrators - Correspondence and notes in Appeal to Ninth
Circuit
1990
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 121, Folder 6
Olympia demonstrators -Facts
1991
Scope and Contents
Notes, copies of arrest records, and arrest statements.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 121, Folder 7
Olympia demonstrators - General notes
1968-1990
Scope and Contents
Notes, copies of arrest records, and arrest statements.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 121, Folder 8
Olympia demonstrators - Appeal to District Court, Judge Tennen
1990-1991
Scope and Contents
Primarily court transcripts; correspondence.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 121, Folder 9
Olympia demonstrators - Law
approximately
1990
Scope and Contents
Relevant case law material, Thorne notes, drafts of Thorne's Appellant's Opening
Brief for U.S. vs. David E. Abeles, et al.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Other cases and activities
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, research and case files, and other materials
related to a variety of Thorne's cases and professional activities over the course of
his career. Included are materials documenting his participation in organizations such
as the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, the National Lawyers Guild, the American
Civil Liberties Union, the California Farm Research and Legislation Committee, the Legal
Aid Society of Santa Clara, and the Human Relations Commission of San Jose. Also
included are materials relating to his work advocating against the U.S. House
Un-American Activities Committee, and his involvement in Land Grant and other cases
related to the American Indian Movement.
Box 59, Folder 5
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Challenge - Addenda, #5521 (1 of
3)
1965
Scope and Contents
Deposition copies.
Box 59, Folder 6
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Challenge - Addenda, #5521 (2 of
3)
1965
Scope and Contents
Proceedings.
Box 60, Folder 1
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Challenge - Addenda, #5521 (3 of
3)
1965
Scope and Contents
Petitions, memoranda, notes, correspondence.
Box 60, Folder 2-3
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Challenge, #5520
1965-1966
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and pleadings.
Box 60, Folder 4
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Challenge, #5519 (1 of 2)
1964-1965
Scope and Contents
Includes original poem by Thorne, titled "COFO" (Council of Federated Organizations),
in addition to newsletters, clippings, and reports.
Box 60, Folder 5
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Challenge, #5519 (2 of 2)
1964-1965
Scope and Contents
Newsletters, clippings, reports.
Box 60, Folder 6
Black Nation, #12608
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Includes handwritten manuscript titled, "Legal Memo on Separate Black Nation". Also
includes copies of others' correspondence, research essays, memorandas.
Box 60, Folder 7
Oppression – Overseas, #12638
1971
Scope and Contents
Essays and pamphlets.
Box 61, Folder 1
National Lawyers Guild – Irish Commission, #12631
1972
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, photocopies of clippings.
Box 61, Folder 2
National Committee for an Effective Congress, #12632
1971
Scope and Contents
Includes "Congressional Report" newsletter.
Box 61, Folder 3
National Lawyers Guild – Correspondence, #12634
1970
Box 61, Folder 4
National Lawyers Guild – Newsletters and minutes, #12635
1970-1971
Box 61, Folder 5
National Lawyers Guild – Correspondence, #12636
1971
Box 61, Folder 6
National Lawyers Guild – Assessment, #12637
1971
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, membership directory and receipts.
Box 61, Folder 7
Friends Committee on Legislation, #12621
1971
Scope and Contents
Newsletters.
Box 61, Folder 8
Government Documents – Lists, Order Forms, #12622
approximately
1971
Box 61, Folder 9-10
National Lawyers Guild, #12633
1969
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes, proposed organization statements.
Box 61, Folder 11
Capital Punishment, #5664
1959-1962
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence by Caryl Chessman, a death row inmate represented by Thorne.
In addition to correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, journals, legal petitions.
Box 62, Folder 1-2
Capital Punishment, #5664
1959-1962
Scope and Contents
Petition for Writs of Certiori to the California Supreme Court, Caryl Chessman vs.
The People of the State of California.
Box 62, Folder 3
Bomb Shelters, #5653
1958-1962
Scope and Contents
The Fallout Suits; Fallout shelters, correspondence, clippings, opposing community
bomb shelters, and related material.
Box 62, Folder 4
House Un-American Activities Committee, #12623
1967-1971
Scope and Contents
Anti-HUAC newsletters; correspondence; clippings; National Committee Against
Repressive Legislation, formerly National Committee to Abolish HUAC/HISC (House
Committee of Internal Security); Northern Californians to Abolish HUAC materials and
correspondence.
Box 62, Folder 5
Photocopy of Yale Law Journal article, "The War on Poverty: A Civilian
Perspective" by Edgar S. and Jean C. Cahn
1964
Box 62, Folder 6
California Farm Research and Legislation Committee, #5568 (1 of
2)
1958-1961
Scope and Contents
Reports and legislative initiatives of the California Farm Research and Legislative
Committee.
Box 63, Folder 1
California Farm Research and Legislation Committee, #5568 (2 of
2)
1958-1961
Scope and Contents
Reports and legislative initiatives of the California Farm Research and Legislative
Committee.
Box 63, Folder 2-3
California Farm Research and Legislation Committee, #5570
1959-1963
Scope and Contents
Reports and legislative initiatives of the California Farm Research and Legislative
Committee, newspaper articles.
Box 63, Folder 4
House Un-American Activities Committee, #5582 (1 of 2)
1960- 1961
Scope and Contents
Pamphlets, literature, journals, (local and national) "Operation Abolition," American
Civil Liberties Union correspondence and materials, HUAC hearing statement, reports,
briefs.
Box 63, Folder 5
House Un-American Activities Committee, #5582 (2 of 2)
1960-1961
Scope and Contents
Clippings, pamphlets.
Box 63, Folder 6
California Farm Research and Legislation Committee, #6223
1965-1966
Scope and Contents
Includes Governor Edmund Gerald (Pat) Brown, Sr. letter to Grace McDonald, Executive
Secretary of CFR and L Committee.
Box 64, Folder 1
House Un-American Activities Committee, # 6246 (1 of 2)
1963- 1966
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, newsletters, agendas, reports, clippings, Alan Cranston letter.
Box 64, Folder 2
House Un-American Activities Committee, # 6246 (2 of 2)
1963-1966
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, newsletters, agendas, reports, clippings.
Box 64, Folder 3
San Jose Students v. People (Marine Demonstration) - Reports and Exhibits,
#9456 (1 of 4)
1967
Scope and Contents
Witness statements, police reports.
Box 64, Folder 4
San Jose Students v. People (Marine Demonstration) - Newspaper clippings,
#9457 (2 of 4)
1967
Scope and Contents
Payment information, news clippings.
Box 64, Folder 5
San Jose Students v. People (Marine Demonstration) - Pictures and Data, #9459
(3 of 4)
1967
Scope and Contents
Photographic prints and negatives of the demonstration. Includes 7 sleeves of prints,
with the rest standing alone as individual prints. Some photographs were taken by
Steven Fletcher. Total prints: 104.
Box 64, Folder 6
San Jose Students v. People (Marine Demonstration) - Probation reports and
notes (4 of 4)
1967
Scope and Contents
Materials from San Jose State University student demonstrations against Dow Chemical
and Marine Corps recruiters.
Box 64, Folder 7
Citizens Committee for Humane Abortion Laws, #10152
1961-1963
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, newsletters, abortion rights questionnaire.
Box 64, Folder 8
Concentration Camps, #10155
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Material regarding legal challenge to Title II, Emergency Detention section of
McCarran Act.
Box 65, Folder 1
Right Wing, # 10167
1965-1969
Scope and Contents
Correspondence (including hate mail) clippings, newspapers.
Box 65, Folder 2
Photographic print of Lewis Carpenter and Will Rogers as subjects
approximately
1900-1920
Box 65, Folder 3
Publications on politics, economics, and international affairs
1973-1980
Box 65, Folder 4
Thorne, John - Proposed Speech for President Jimmy Carter
approximately
1970-1975
Box 65, Folder 5
News Clippings
approximately
1976
Scope and Contents
News clippings regarding Gerald Ford, the San Quentin Six, and a protest in San
Jose.
Box 65, Folder 6
War Resisters League, 1963 Peace Calendar and Appointment Book
1963-1963
Box 65, Folder 7
Farm Reporter, #5569
1961
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding involvement in California Farm Reporter and California Farm
Research and Legislative Committee organization.
Box 65, Folder 8
National Lawyers Guild, #5540 (1 of 2)
1952- 1956
Scope and Contents
Synopses of transcripts, reports to California Bar concerning Smith Act prosecutions
in California. In addition to materials related to Attorney-General Herbert Brownell's
determination to place National Lawyers Guild on his list of subversive
organizations.
Box 65, Folder 9
National Lawyers Guild, #5540 (2 of 2)
1952- 1956
Scope and Contents
Synopses of transcripts, reports to California Bar concerning Smith Act prosecutions
in California. In addition to materials related to Attorney General Herbert Brownell's
determination to place National Lawyers Guild on his list of subversive
organizations.
Box 122, Folder 1
Forsyth, James W. vs. Ford Motor Company, #12381
1972-1974
Scope and Contents
Workmen's compensation, case 72 SJ 36291
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2024 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 122, Folder 2
Cooper, Robert L. vs. Ford Motor Company, #12385 (1 of 2)
1971-1974
Scope and Contents
Workmen's compensation, case 71 SJ 33107
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2024 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 122, Folder 3
Cooper, Robert L. vs. Ford Motor Company, #12385 (2 of 2)
1971-1974
Scope and Contents
Workmen's compensation, case 71 SJ 33107
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2024 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 122, Folder 4
Munroe, Gordon vs. O'Connor Hospital, et al., #12386
1971-1974
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2024 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 122, Folder 5
Grimes, Homer vs. Arballo, John D., #12387
1971-1976
Scope and Contents
Workmen's compensation, case 74 SJ 43410.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2024 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 122, Folder 6
Gladding, Edward vs. Ford Motor Company, #12389
1970-1974
Scope and Contents
Workmen's compensation case.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2024 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 122, Folder 7
Lunsford, Sammy vs. Ford Motor Company, #12391
1972-1974
Scope and Contents
Workmen's compensation case.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2024 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 122, Folder 8-9
Gordon, Patrick vs. Madco Welding Plumbing Supply, #12397
1972-1974
Scope and Contents
Case #290572
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2024 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 122, Folder 10
Gordon, Patrick vs. Microfab Systems and I.I. (WCAB), #12398
1973-1974
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2024 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 65, Folder 10
Economic Opportunity Commission of Santa Clara County,
Incorporated
1968-1970
Scope and Contents
Application for Community Action Program. Volume II: Community Programs PY-D. Topics
contents include: A) Community Organization B) United American Indians C) United
Progreso Arriba. Folder also includes financial statement and memorandas.
Box 66, Folder 1
Thorne, John – Judicial Appointment (Stanek's file)
1977-1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, personal data questionnaire, letters of reference, examples of
important cases, and notes related to application for judgeship.
Box 66, Folder 2
Manuscript of Life with Lyndon in the Great Society, by Jack
Minnis
1965-1966
Scope and Contents
Letter to J. Thorne from Jack Minnis Copy of manuscript.
Box 66, Folder 3
Proposed Speech for Jimmy Carter
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from John Thorne, including a handwritten letter from Alan
Cranston, related to proposed Carter speech. Includes list of recipients of proposed
speech.
Box 66, Folder 4
Land Grant Cases
1973
Scope and Contents
Pamphlets and research papers on land grants, and acquisitions in relation to the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Box 67, Folder 1
Land Grant Cases #1, #16933 (1 of 2)
1969-1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, papers, reports, notes, meeting agendas related to Tierra Amarilla
land grant struggle and the Treaty of Hidalgo.
Box 67, Folder 2
Land Grant Cases #1, #16933 (2 of 2)
1969-1980
Scope and Contents
Court of Private Land Claims Decisions; copy of Congressional Bill regarding New
Mexico land claims, "The Mexican-American Rural Community Anti-Poverty Act of
1975".
Box 67, Folder 3
Land Grant File #2, #16933B
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Proposals, budgets, papers, information sheet, a development plan, and notes
regarding the Cooperative and Clinic of Tierra Amarilla; proposal for land grant
adjudication pursuant to the Treaty of Hidalgo.
Box 67, Folder 4-5
"Land Tenure in Northern New Mexico", dissertation by Roxanne Amanda
Dunbar
1974
Box 68, Folder 1
"Land Title Study" by White, Koch, Kelley and McCarthy, Attorneys at Law, and
the New Mexico State Planning Office
1971
Scope and Contents
Study accompanied by a letter from the State Planning Office.
Box 68, Folder 2
Land Grant Research
1973
Scope and Contents
Copies of translations, studies, and other documentation regarding land grants,
specifically Tierra Amarilla land grant and the Treaty of Hidalgo
Box 68, Folder 3-4
Cases, Briefs, and Pleadings: Selective Service
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Memorandums, court documents, opinions, briefs, and papers regarding selective
service, conscientious objection cases, refusal to register, and parent refusal to
allow child to register.
Box 69, Folder 1
Cases, Briefs, and Pleadings: Selective Service
1968-1969
Box 69, Folder 2
American Civil Liberties Union Selective Service Memoranda
circa 1960s
Box 69, Folder 3
Federal Bureau of Investigation - John Ebson Thorne, Volume I, copy
1
1950-1974
Box 69, Folder 4
Federal Bureau of Investigation - John Ebson Thorne, Volume I, copy
2
1961-1974
Box 69, Folder 5
Federal Bureau of Investigation - John Ebson Thorne, Volume II, copy
2
1961-1974
Box 69, Folder 6
Federal Bureau of Investigation - John Ebson Thorne, Volume III, copy
1
1954-1971
Box 70, Folder 1
Federal Bureau of Investigation - John Ebson Thorne, Volume III, copy
2
1954-1971
Box 70, Folder 2
Freedom of Information Act files, Navy: Thorne, John
1975-1976
Box 70, Folder 3
Freedom of Information Act files - Correspondence
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Central Intelligence Agency, State Department, and Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
Box 70, Folder 4-6
Freedom of Information Act files - Correspondence and research on
law
1975-1979
Box 70, Folder 7
Issues (1 of 3)
1971-1982
Scope and Contents
Journals, articles, and pamphlets about various environmental, legal, political, and
social justice issues, both local and international; a copy of Rose Bird's remarks at
the Santa Clara Bar Association Dinner, 1977, with a handwritten note to Thorne;
Thorne letter to the editor (sent to 7 newspapers) "Re: Crime and Terror in the
Streets."
Box 70, Folder 8
Issues (2 of 3)
1971-1982
Scope and Contents
Journals, articles, and pamphlets about various environmental, legal, political, and
social justice issues, both local and international. Included is a copy of the second
draft of a speech written by Harry A. Gailey, San Jose State University Professor,
School of Social Sciences, African Studies Program, for the April 18, 1979 event
honoring his selection as President's Scholar. Gail Fullerton was President at that
time. Handwritten note to Thorne is attached.
Box 71, Folder 1
Issues (3 of 3)
1971-1982
Box 71, Folder 2
Tollefson shooting - Yellow Thunder Camp (1 of 4)
1982-1983
Scope and Contents
Papers from State of South Dakota vs. Collins Catch the Bear: Grand Jury proceedings,
motions, statements, depositions.
Box 71, Folder 3
Tollefson shooting - Yellow Thunder Camp (2 of 4)
1982-1982
Scope and Contents
Witness statements, coroner's report, conversations with witnesses.
Box 71, Folder 4
Tollefson shooting – Yellow Thunder Camp (3 of 4)
1983
Scope and Contents
Court briefs, depositions, arguments, decisions, and hearings.
Box 71, Folder 5
Tollefson shooting: Case records – Yellow Thunder Camp (4 of 4)
1983
Scope and Contents
Court briefs, depositions, arguments, decisions, and hearings.
Box 119, Folder 13
Black Hills Alliance – Nick Meinhart vs. State of South Dakota – Deposition
issue #16979 (1 of 2)
1982-1983
Scope and Contents
Case notes, correspondence, reprinted articles, court records, and trial motions.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 72, Folder 1
Black Hills Alliance – Nick Meinhart vs. State of South Dakota – Deposition
issue, #16979 (2 of 2)
1982-1983
Scope and Contents
Preliminary trial hearing,memorandum on a deposition issue.
Box 72, Folder 2
Phone Phreaks, #17010
1972-1979
Scope and Contents
Editions of Technological American Party (TAP) and its predecessor, Youth
International Party Line (YIPL); publications for "Phone Phreaks" by Youth Hotline
Reports, Inc.
Box 72, Folder 3
National Lawyers Guild - Old Members, #17012
1974-1975
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between National Lawyers Guild members regarding a letter to former
members that encouraged re engagement with the organization. Includes 1 photographic
print and program from the 1974 National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Chapter
Dinner.
Box 72, Folder 4
Hayden, Tom – Campaign for Economic Democracy, #17015
1977-1980
Scope and Contents
Campaign for Economic Democracy correspondence and newsletters.
Box 72, Folder 5
Deloria, Vine – General Correspondence, #16987
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Personal and professional correspondence primarily between Thorne and Deloria.
Box 72, Folder 6
Thorne, John - Cooke, Bernard vs., #16981
1980-1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, itemized invoices, court documents related to the case: Bernard E.
Cooke, Plaintiff, v. Hetland and Wilson, etc., in which John Thorne is a
defendant.
Box 72, Folder 7
Thorne, John – Purchase of 4 ½ Acres in Olympia
1981-1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, and documents related to land purchase.
Box 72, Folder 8
Thorne, John - Nancy Powell Matter re: Zen Properties Partnership,
#16980
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding Zen Properties Partnership.
Box 72, Folder 9
Cranston, Alan correspondence
1983-1992
Box 73, Folder 1
Self-determination - Inuits and the Hawaiians
1993-1995
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the self-determination by the Inuits and the Hawaiians:
Testimony to the Alaska Natives Commission, article reprints.
Box 73, Folder 2
[Untitled]
1974-1993
Scope and Contents
Thorne paper: "FBI Guidelines -- Foreign Intelligence and Counterintelligence"; "An
Analysis of Our AFL-CIO Role in Latin America" booklet by Fred Hirsch; copy of First
Amended Verified Complaint; The Nation Magazine; Harper's; the Progressive; Mother
Jones, etc., against United States Department of Defense, Richard Cheney, etc.
Box 73, Folder 3
Tribal Matters
1989-1990
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the Northern Cheyenne tribal council; petition for a Referendum
for the removal of Edwin Dahle from the office of Tribal President; correspondence
(re: removal of tribal Vice-President); notices, agendas, memorandums, resolutions,
petitions, notes; amended Constitution and Bylaws; copies of clippings.
Box 73, Folder 4
Exporting Cold War - Draft
1985
Scope and Contents
Three essays on labor and the Cold War. One written by Fred Hirsch, other authors
unknown.
Box 119, Folder 14
Means, Russell and Theodore
1980-1984
Scope and Contents
Court documents, reports, applications, permits, and correspondence related to
several cases involving the Oglala Sioux occupation of Yellow Thunder Camp in the
Black Hills National Forest.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 73, Folder 5
American Indian Movement - Indian Burial Ground Issue
1973-1976
Scope and Contents
Map, reports, city ordinances, and correspondence related to Native American burial
ground discovered during a building project on Camden Avenue in Almaden Valley, San
Jose, California. Brochure from the Society for California Archaeology, The Status of
California Archaeology.
Box 74, Folder 1
American Indian Movement - Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl (DQ) University – Indian
Tribunal, #16928
1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, agendas, testimonies by Russell Means and William Means, and other
materials related to The First American International Tribune (On the Economic Effects
of U.S. Foreign and Domestic Power).
Box 74, Folder 2
Alves, Maria Thereza - Immigration Problem, #16927
1981-1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between John Thorne, Maria Thereza Alves, and Alan Cranston regarding
her immigration status. Includes 2 artist brochures related to silkscreens and
woodcuts which Alves is trying to sell on behalf of Cuban artists, Nelson Domingues
and Eduardo Roco.
Box 74, Folder 3
House Un-American Activities Committee - "A Report on 'Operation Abolition'"
, #5627
1961
Scope and Contents
Copies of the pamphlet, "A Report on "Operation Abolition'" by the Santa Clara County
Democratic Central Committee, chaired by John Thorne. Critiques propaganda film which
was made of a student protest at the HUAC hearings in San Francisco on May 12,
1960.
Box 74, Folder 4
Reports on land, water, and the power industry
1952-1962
Box 74, Folder 5
Reports by the American Federation of Labor
1954-1955
Box 74, Folder 6-7
Human Relations Commission, #5518
1965
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes, cases and other materials related to the Commission,
appointed by the San Jose City Council to address discriminatory practices in housing,
education, and employment. Thorne was an active member.
Box 74, Folder 8-9
Farm Reporter, #5587
1955-1956
Scope and Contents
Reports, agendas, minutes, and copied correspondence concerning California Farm
Research and Legislative Committee.
Box 75, Folder 1
Farm Reporter, #5587
1955-1956
Box 75, Folder 2
United Farm Workers, #14499
1976
Scope and Contents
Appeal to Santa Clara Bar Association for UFW support. Letter by Thorne.
Box 75, Folder 3
Civil Liberties – Loyalty Oaths – McCarran Act, #5584
1951-1963
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, news clippings, reports, copies of dissenting opinions, and
pamphlets. Also includes Hollywood Life Magazine, VI, No. 35.
Box 75, Folder 4
Civil Rights clippings, #5585
1960-1963
Box 75, Folder 5
Bar Association Medical-Legal Committee, #5517
1955-1964
Scope and Contents
Rules and amendments related to court procedures; ballots; correspondence; and
informational letters related to Santa Clara County Bar Association business.
Box 75, Folder 6
American Civil Liberties Union vs. San Jose Entertainment Commission,
#5525
1954-1957
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Thorne and Ernest Besig, Executive Director of Northern
California ACLU; other correspondence and materials related to threat to civil
liberties in California. Also includes publications of the Journal of the State Bar of
California and American Civil Liberties Union.
Box 75, Folder 7
American Civil Liberties Union, et al., #5526
1950-1952
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Thorne and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern
California; correspondence from the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee. Newsletters
from the American Civil Liberties Union, The National Conference of Christians and
Jews, the San Jose Council for Civic Unity, and the Emergency Civil Liberties
Committee.
Box 75, Folder 8
American Civil Liberties Union, #5527
1957
Scope and Contents
Thorne correspondence with American Civil Liberties Union regarding membership
recruitment.
Box 75, Folder 9
Bridges Trial Information – 1955, #5528
1955
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union;
information on the trial in which the Immigration Service sought to revoke the
citizenship of Harry Bridges because of his affiliation with the Communist Party.
Box 75, Folder 10
Immigration Matters, #5529
approximately
1950-1969
Scope and Contents
Blank application to create record of admission for permanent residence
Box 76, Folder 1
Industrial Accident Commission Information, #5530
1949-1960
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memorandums, reports, and testimony related to workmen's compensation
cases which came before the Industrial Accident Commission. Case law related to
preexisting disabilities apportionment.
Box 76, Folder 2
Jurisdictional Strike Act, #5531
1957
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Thorne and the Secretary-Treasurer of the California State
Federation of Labor about the Jurisdictional Strike Act.
Box 76, Folder 3
Jury Commissioner – Proposed Salary Increase, #5532
1962
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Thorne and Judge Del Mutolo of the Superior Court of San Jose,
in which Thorne supports Del Mutolo's argument against a salary increase.
Box 76, Folder 4
Labor Education, #5533
1955
Scope and Contents
Thorne letter to William Pedigo's report on the 6th Annual Labor Press Conference in
Fresno, California. Includes copy of the conference report.
Box 76, Folder 5
Landrum Griffiths, #5536 (1 of 2)
1959
Scope and Contents
Thorne correspondence on the Landrum Griffin Act; pamphlets, Supreme Court Reporter,
analyses, and other materials dealing with the complexity of compliance with Landrum
Griffin.
Box 76, Folder 6
Landrum Griffiths, #5537 (2 of 2)
1959
Scope and Contents
Labor law and reports.
Box 76, Folder 7
Lawyers Guild
1957
Scope and Contents
Lawyers Guild Newsletter
Box 76, Folder 8
Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County, #5539
1961
Scope and Contents
Recruitment letter from Robert L. Blake, President; and Thorne's acceptance.
Box 76, Folder 9
Political, #5522
1965
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Thorne and: William Donlon (Don) Edwards, Governor Edmund G.
(Pat) Brown, Sr., Simon Casady, Chairman of the California Democratic Council (CDC),
and others related to attempts to remove Casady from the Chairmanship. News clippings,
notes, Don Edwards speech, and other materials.
Box 76, Folder 10
Stanton Recall, #5523
1965
Scope and Contents
News clippings, correspondence, letter to the editor, notes, and documents related to
the 1965 failed recall attempt of Assemblymen William F. Stanton, who was Thorne's law
partner.
Box 76, Folder 11
Human Relations Commission, #5524
1964
Scope and Contents
Rules and regulations; minutes; cases; complaints; correspondence and other material
related to the business of the Human Relations Commission of San Jose, of which John
Thorne was a member.
Box 76, Folder 12
Proposed Labor Legislation, #5535
1959
Scope and Contents
Thorne notes and analysis on California Assembly Bill 419 on labor; copy of the bill;
3 copies of Confidential Study Section Minutes of the Commonwealth Club of California,
March to May 1959.
Box 76, Folder 13
Miscellaneous Correspondence, #5551
1963
Scope and Contents
Includes a wide range of correspondence reflecting Thorne's personal, professional,
humanitarian, and political interests.
Box 77, Folder 1
Miscellaneous, #5552
1963
Scope and Contents
Letters to Fred Dutton, William Donlon (Don) Edwards (with responses), and Pierre
Salinger, Milan and Daisy Popovich, among others. Kenneth Chang resume, news
clipping.
Box 77, Folder 2
Thorne, John – Personal, Committees, memberships, etc, #5553
1960-1962
Scope and Contents
Thorne correspondence and minutes from 10 May 1961 meeting of Human Relations
Commission, where it was determined that after 4 absences a commissioner would be
asked to resign.
Box 77, Folder 3
Human Relations Commission, #5780
1965-1966
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes and other materials related to the commission. Folder
containing materials from National Association of Inter-Group Relations Officials
(NAIRO) 1965 conference.
Box 77, Folder 4
Peace, Disarmament, Shelters, #5595
1962
Scope and Contents
News clippings; petition. Publications: 1962 edition of The Nation; War Resisters
League brochure; Humanity Guild, Inc., publication; "Steps to Disarmament" from
Scientific American,1962; The Shelter Hoax and Foreign Policy.
Box 77, Folder 5
Right Wing, #5600
1960-1963
Scope and Contents
Pamphlets, mailers, brochures, clippings, and reports from and about various
people/organizations regarding HUAC, the John Birch Society, labor and communism,
AFL-CIO, Earl Warren, Rockefeller, Christian Nationalist Crusade, Christian Freedom's
Program, and Keep America Committee. "The Prose of Richard Nixon," The Reporter,
September 29, 1960.
Box 77, Folder 6
Politics - March through 1962, #5698
1962
Scope and Contents
News clippings, pamphlets, notes, brochures, newsletters, correspondence, etc.,
related to political races and positions, both local and national, while John Thorne
was Chairman of the Santa Clara Democratic Central Committee. Henry Hammer vs. William
Stanton and John Thorne in the press, during race for 25th Assembly District,
1962.
Box 77, Folder 7
Politics - April--10 June, #5699
1960-1962
Scope and Contents
1962 election issues and campaigns, local and state and national: correspondence,
news clippings, and campaign materials.
Box 78, Folder 1
Politics - 11 June--28 November, #5700
1962
Scope and Contents
Letter from US Vice President Lyndon Johnson thanking Thorne for organizing his visit
to San Jose; news clippings, correspondence, election materials, documents, reports, a
newsletter and journals related to local, state, and US campaigns.
Box 78, Folder 2
Politics, #5701
1958-1961
Scope and Contents
News clippings; membership lists with contact information; political statistics
including donations and populations, loyalty ranking and voter turnout; Santa Clara
County Democratic Central Committee Bylaws; Memorandums and resolutions of the Central
Committee.
Box 78, Folder 3
Politics - 1961--February 1962, #5702
1961-1962
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning Democratic Party politics, including letters from Governor
Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Sr., Cyrus Vance, Senator Clair Engle, Alan Cranston, and
Governor Brown's administrative assistant May Layne Bonnell. Democratic Party
newsletters, election materials, meeting minutes, and news clippings; minutes of the
1961 Convention of the Association of California Consumers.
Box 78, Folder 4
Politics - 4 April 1961--29 July 1961: Correspondence, #5697 (1 of
2)
1961
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding Democratic Party matters, including letters from Governor
Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Sr., Senator Clair Engle, and Frederick G. Dutton, Special
Assistant to President Kennedy; recommendations for political appointments; Thorne's
handwritten notes.
Box 78, Folder 5
Politics - 4 April 1961--29 July 1961: Correspondence, #5697 (2 of
2)
1960-1961
Scope and Contents
Includes Democratic State Central Committee material; conference report from "West
Coast Conference on Economic Adjustments to Disarmament" May, 1961 (2 copies);
Assembly Bill 2614, regarding "Therapeutic abortion."
Box 78, Folder 6
Politics - 1 December 1960--31 March 1961: Correspondence, #5693
1960-1961
Scope and Contents
Includes Democratic Party correspondence between Thorne and Governor Edmund G. (Pat)
Brown, Sr., Lieutenant Governor Glenn M. Anderson, Senator Clair Engle, Congressman
Charles S. Gubser, Alan Cranston, May Layne Bonnell, and Special Assistants to the
President Fred Dutton and Lawrence F. O'Brien. Correspondence focuses on political
appointments, and includes reference to the construction of a new University of
California campus in Santa Cruz. Also includes Democratic Party financial reports,
minutes, resolutions, and other materials.
Box 79, Folder 1
Politics - 1 November 1961--31 December 1961, #5694
1961
Scope and Contents
Labor, election, and endorsement pamphlets. Conference Report, "West Coast Conference
on Economic Adjustments to Disarmament" by C. Everett Lennon, along with Lennon's
resume and letter to Thorne thanking him for support in his quest for a job with the
newly formed US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Box 79, Folder 2
Politics - 1 November 1961--13 December 1961, #5695
1961
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to Democratic Party activities in Santa Clara, as well as
political appointments and upcoming local and state elections. Letters from
disgruntled constituents, news clippings, and the draft of an apology demand by Thorne
related to Representative Charles S. Gubser's (Republican-Gilroy) accusation that
President Kennedy "lied his way into the White House." A photographic print of Thorne
with an unidentified woman at an event.
Box 79, Folder 3
Political, #5685
1964
Scope and Contents
News clippings, newsletters, endorsement letter by U.S. Representative William Donlon
(Don) Edwards for State Representative William F. Stanton, 25th District. Thorne's
1964 Certificate of Election as Member, County Central Committee Second Supervisorial
District, Democratic Party. Coverage of Stanton vs. McEnery campaign.
Box 79, Folder 4-6
Politics - 9 June--30 November 1960, #5691
1960
Scope and Contents
Materials related to Thorne's chairmanship of the California Democratic State Central
Committee (DSCC); correspondence related to the upcoming election and politics in
general. Correspondence and speeches by Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Sr., Alan
Cranston, Robert F. Kennedy (1 telegram), and John F. Kennedy (copies of remarks).
Box 80, Folder 1-3
Politics - 30 July--31 October 1961, #5696
1961
Scope and Contents
Materials related to Thorne's Chairmanship of the California State Democratic Central
Committee; newsletters; correspondents include Attorney General Stanley Mosk, Clair
Engle, Fred Dutton, Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Sr., William Donlon (Don) Edwards;
newsletters; Road to Freedom, by Paul C. Fisher. Fisher Pen Co.: Forest Park,
Illinois, 1960.
Box 80, Folder 4
Politics - 1 January 1962--December 1963, #5684 (1 of 2)
1962-1963
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, and membership cards for Democratic National Committee.
Correspondents include: David Doerr, Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Sr., Stanley
Mosk, Alan Cranston, William H. Deal, Clair Engle.
Box 80, Folder 5
Politics - 1 January 1962--December 1963, #5684 (2 of 2)
1962-1963
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, membership cards for Democratic National Committee, and an
election handout with "Elect John E.Thorne State Senator". Correspondents include:
David Doerr, Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Sr., Stanley Mosk, Alan Cranston, William
H. (Bill) Deal, Clair Engle.
Box 80, Folder 6
Politics - Clippings and pamphlets, September 1959--31 October 1960,
#5689
1959-1960
Box 81, Folder 1-2
Politics - December 1959--6 June 1960, #5690
1959-1960
Scope and Contents
Newsletters, clippings, and correspondence, including Thorne's letter to Governor
Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Sr. encouraging a meeting with Hector Moreno and Edward Roybal,
founding officers of Mexican American Political Association (MAPA), letters between
Thorne and Moreno, and letters from constituents. Materials related to the Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee. and the upcoming elections.
Box 81, Folder 3
Politics - Clippings, 1 November 1960--3 April 1961, #5692
1961
Scope and Contents
Includes brochures, journals, pamphlets, and clippings from the 1960 election and the
California Democratic Council. Also included are letters and clippings following
Thorne's disagreement with certain political appointments.
Box 81, Folder 4
International Treaty Council: Indigenous Nations - United Nations
1983
Box 81, Folder 5
Thorne, John – Du Lac, Curtis Project
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to the Curtis Project, which consisted of plans for full size
reproductions of 24 of Edward Sheriff Curtis' photographs of Native Americans from
1898.
Box 119, Folder 15
Turner, Bill vs. Manor Books, aka Woodhill
1975,
1981-1983
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 81, Folder 6
Thorne, John – National Lawyers Guild vs. Federal Bureau of Investigation, et
al.
1982-1983
Box 81, Folder 7
Aruba Bonaire Curacao Trust Co. – U.S. vs. Margolis in re: SRM,
#14851
1977
Box 81, Folder 8
Kinoy, Arthur – Constitution in Crisis Project
1983
Box 119, Folder 16
Lakota Treaty Council vs. U.S. – Court of Claims (1 of 2)
1977-1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, copies of the Petition, notes, documents, background and research
materials, reports, and other materials related to the case. Correspondents include:
Vine Deloria, Russell and William Means; Sioux Tribal Council, and Greg Zephier.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 17
Lakota Treaty Council vs. U.S. – Court of Claims (2 of 2)
1977-1981
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 18-19
Iranian Students vs. San Jose State, March 1982
1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, and documents related to a case on which Thorne did
preliminary work. The case involving 7 students, stemmed from a disturbance on the
SJSU campus on March 31, 1982. Also included are accounts of the event, and copies of
the Spartan Daily covering the conflict between pro- and anti-Khomeini students with
an article on Thorne speaking about the Middle East on the SJSU campus at the
invitation of the Confederation of Iranian Students. Pamphlets, articles, newsletters
and fundraising letters from the Muslim Iranian Students Society and others.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 81, Folder 9
Thorne, John – Personal (1 of 3)
1981
Scope and Contents
Primarily personal correspondence. Correspondents include: Thorne, John Graves,
Marilyn Mason, Jane Silver, Margaret C. Cox (British Broadcasting Corporation),
Robison R. Harrell.
Box 81, Folder 10
Thorne, John – Personal (2 of 3)
1981
Scope and Contents
Primarily personal correspondence. Correspondents include: Thorne, H.W van Rinsum,
Mario Gonzalez (Oglala Sioux Legal Department), Jean Duriau, Ferdinand Torres, Johanna
Morgan, Mary [?], Austen B. Warburton, Saude[?] Fritz, Jeremy Rifkin (Peoples Business
Commission).
Box 81, Folder 11
Thorne, John – Personal (3 of 3)
1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence. Correspondents includes: Thorne, Craig S. Vincent, Ferdinand Torres,
Herb Caen (San Francisco Chronicle), [?] Fogaritz[?]. Sallyann Hawko, Sally [?], Henry
(Harry) Margolis, Pat Olwell, Pat White Carlson, Robby Meeropol, Jane and Henry
Eckhart.
Box 82, Folder 1-3
Thorne, John – Judicial Appointment
1977-1982
Scope and Contents
Extensive correspondence related to Thorne's pursuit of a judicial appointment in the
California State Judicial System. Copies of Thorne letters and some original
correspondence: William Donlon (Don) Edwards, Governor Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown, Jr.,
Alan Cranston, Jerry Smith, California state senator, Vine Deloria, Si Casady, and
Anthony Kline. Also, related forms, documents, and articles.
Box 82, Folder 4-5
Milam, Lorenzo - Jack Straw
1987-1992,
1995
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, articles, and other materials related to the Jack Straw Memorial
Foundation, created to support KRAB and public community radio in Seattle which was
founded by Lorenzo Milam. Correspondence documenting the relationship between Milam,
his Fessenden Educational Fund, and Jack Straw. Personal correspondence between Thorne
and Milam.
Box 82, Folder 6
Chomsky
1988-1997
Scope and Contents
Copies of correspondence (13 letters) between Thorne and Noam Chomsky from May 26,
1988 to February 18, 1997. Reprinted articles and other correspondence.
Box 121, Folder 10
Peltier Criminal Case
1993
Scope and Contents
Articles, press releases, newsletters, transcripts, fundraising materials, and
correspondence related to Leonard Peltier's criminal case, and the denial of his third
appeal. Jolene Unsoeld, Leonard Peltier Defense Committee.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 121, Folder 11
Charles Conway
1973-1993
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the case of Charles "Chuck" Conway, of the Puyallup Tribe,
Tacoma Washington, who was arrested on warrant that was more than 20 years old.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 82, Folder 7
International Indian Treaty Council
1981-1994
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the Council, including its tax exempt status, newsletters,
reports; articles, correspondence. Materials and correspondence related to individuals
and individual cases, and public policy affecting Native Americans. Correspondents
include: Thorne, Nick Meinhardt (Black Hills Alliance), Alan Cranston, Timothy Has No
Horse, Sr., Miguel Alfonso, Antonio G. Gonzalez, Patricia Krommer, Don Littlewolf,
Barbara E. Campbell (Global Ministries). Also includes 3½x5 photographic color prints.
Total prints: 9.
Box 83, Folder 1-2
International Indian Treaty Council
1981-1994
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the Council, including its tax exempt status, newsletters,
reports; articles, correspondence. Materials and correspondence related to individuals
and individual cases, and public policy affecting Native Americans. Correspondents
include: Thorne, Nick Meinhardt (Black Hills Alliance), Alan Cranston, Timothy Has No
Horse, Sr., Miguel Alfonso, Antonio G. Gonzalez, Patricia Krommer, Don Littlewolf,
Barbara E. Campbell (Global Ministries). Also includes 3½x5 photographic color prints.
Total prints: 9.
Box 83, Folder 3
Thorne - Trip to Pakistan, et al.
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Khossrow Qhadiri, Edward Savage, and Congressman William
Donlon (Don) Edwards.
Box 83, Folder 4
Thorne - Trip to Pakistan, Turkey
1983
Scope and Contents
Summary of Thorne's trip to Pakistan and Turkey.
Box 83, Folder 5
Reports and Research on Pakistan, Turkey, and Justice
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes a correspondence submitting an application for asylum by Thorne. "Justice in
Pakistan: A Report of a Mission of Inquiry" by the Association of the bar of the city
of New York and The Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights. A bulletin by
The Lawyers committee for International Human Rights (Volume 3, No. 2 July 1983).
"Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for 1982".
Box 83, Folder 6
Travel Tickets and Receipts
1983-1984
Box 83, Folder 7
Paris Consulate Cases
1981-1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with various educational institutions to confirm student
enrollment.
Box 83, Folder 8
Correspondence and Reports
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, and William
Donlon (Don) Edwards. Correspondence between R. Dufey and Hassan Baharestani. Includes
clippings; PNS Insight Nov. 1983 issue; a case by the Commission on Human Rights; a
semiannual report of nonimmigrant visas issued and refused from Oct. 1982 to March
1983 by the Embassy of the United States of America Rome; and "Notice for Iranian
Citizens Seeking Refugee Status for the United States".
Box 83, Folder 9
Correspondence: Turkey
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Captain Fazeli, and Thomas L. Holladay (only encloses notes
from Fazeli).
Box 83, Folder 10
Correspondence
1989
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Todd [?], James D. Nations (Director of Research at the
Center for Human Ecology) and P. Koornhof (Ambassador of South Africa) who wrote to
Americans for their perspective on the subject of South Africa- includes an unfilled
questionnaire. Includes an invitation to The Summit on National Indian Strategies and
its tentative agenda.
Box 83, Folder 11
United Nations: Thailand
approximately
1980-1985
Scope and Contents
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees assistance in Thailand general program,
and information of the geographical locations in Thailand.
Box 83, Folder 12
The Evergreen State College student and faculty evaluations
1990
Scope and Contents
Includes student evaluation of Thorne as instructor.
Box 83, Folder 13
Correspondence on Nez Perce National Historic Trail
1988-1990
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: John W. Mumma, Edward R. Roybal, Meryvn M. Dynally, Henry A.
Waxman, Joseph Redthunder, James M. Dolan, Jerome L. Buzzard.
Box 121, Folder 12
People vs. Craig Wallace and Robert Sweet (Sweep)
1991
Scope and Contents
Includes black-and-white photographic prints regarding incident; individual
statements from Wallace, Sweet, and witnesses. Also includes arrest reports. Total
photographic prints: 5.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 121, Folder 13
Evergreen 14 vs. State (Capital Campus Case)
1991
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, legal documents, and Thorne's notes regarding the arrest of 14
individuals protesting the 1991 Gulf War on Washington State's Capitol Campus.
Contains color photographs of protesters' arrests. Total prints: 17.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2042 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 20
Eavis, Bill vs. American National Insurance Company, #16750
1982-1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Bill Eavis, Orson Clay (President of the American National
Insurance Company), Dibrell, Dibrell, Greer and Brown (American National Insurance
Company), Richard W. Herz.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 21
Strickler, Les vs. Smart
1976-1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Donald E. Eaton, James E. Anderson, Christine Boothman.
Includes Promissory Note, papers from the Superior Court of Washington for San Juan
County and a copy of the check from Les Strickler to the firm.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 119, Folder 22
Strickler, Les, et al. vs. Heck, et al.: General, #16552 (1 of 3)
1978-1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Joella Olsen (Legal Assistant), Andrew L. Faber (Legal
Assistant), Fred A. Wool, Plumas Eureka Development Company. Includes Demand in Escrow
and Release; Quitclaim Deed; Notice of Default, Exhibit "A" Description; Promissory
Note; notes; copy of check made out to the firm.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 120, Folder 1
Strickler, Les, et al. vs. Heck, et al.: General, #16552 (2 of 3)
1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, copies of checks.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 120, Folder 2
Strickler, Les, et al. vs. Heck, et al.: General, #16552 (3 of 3)
1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 120, Folder 3
Strickler, Les, et al. vs. Heck, et al.: Factored Accounts Berman,
#16552
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 120, Folder 4
Strickler, Les, et al. vs. Heck, et al.: Rancho Sunol, #16552
1976-1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Rancho Sunol Estates meeting agenda, Analysis of Joint Venture
Agreement Between El Dorado Homes, Inc. and Rancho Sunol Estates, Inc., Analysis of
Rancho Sunol Purchase Agreement, notes.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 120, Folder 5
Strickler, Les, et al. vs. Heck, et al.: Smith-Heck Partnership,
#16552
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Amendment to Agreement for Dissolution of Plumas Eureka Estates
Development Co., Statement of Partnership.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 120, Folder 6
Strickler, Les, et al. vs. Heck, et al.: Plumas Eureka Joint Venture 180
Acres, #16552
1974-1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Balance Sheet, Chicago Title Insurance Company Standard Coverage
Policy, Joint Borrower's/Lender's Instructions,Contract of Sale, Agreement of Sale,
copies of checks, Joint Venture Agreement, Plumas Eureka Estates Master Plan,
notes.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 120, Folder 7
Strickler, Les, et al. vs. Heck, et al.: $140,000 Note, #16552
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Escrow Instructions, Short Form Deed of Trust and Assignment of Rents.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 120, Folder 8
Strickler, Les, et al. vs. Heck, et al. - Gardnerville, #16552
1979
Scope and Contents
Joint Venture Agreement Between Corporations.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 120, Folder 9
Patterson, L.W. vs. Flores, Lee Case Number 74089, #15776
1978-1981
Scope and Contents
Release of all claims, Mutual Release of All Claims, Standard Form Proposal and
Agreement, correspondence.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 84, Folder 1
Thorne, John vs. PBS, et al., #16077 (1 of 2)
1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, court papers.
Box 84, Folder 2
Thorne, John vs. PBS, et al., #16077 (2 of 2)
1980
Scope and Contents
Affidavit of Lewis L. Lloyd, Peter S. McGhee, Anthony R. Thomas, David E. Fanning,
Henry P. Becton, Jr.; Exhibit B Materials.
Box 118, Folder 1
Merino, Shirley and Steve vs. Merino Estates (1 of 2)
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Shirley Merino, Willard L. Patterson, Gerald C. Vanoli, John
N. Norman, Harry J. Delizonna.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 118, Folder 2
Merino, Shirley and Steve vs. Merino Estates (2 of 2)
1978
Scope and Contents
Includes notes, correspondence.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 118, Folder 3-5
Merino, Shirley - Patterson, L.W. and Gladys, #15722
1978
Scope and Contents
Deed to the Merino estates, summary of value estates, receipt for legal documents and
files, case papers.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 118, Folder 6
Merino, Shirley and Steve vs. Merino Estates, #15722
1978
Scope and Contents
Includes unsent correspondence.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 84, Folder 3-5
Merino, Shirley and Steve vs. Merino Estates, #15722
1978
Scope and Contents
Includes court documents and exhibit papers.
Box 118, Folder 7
Medicine, Beatrice vs. Ruth Beebe Hill
1981
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, photocopies of clippings, and a newsletter. Correspondents
include: Beatrice Medicine and Thorne.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 84, Folder 6-7
Pornography, #13316
approximately
1973
Scope and Contents
Case law research on the topic, including articles, essays, and Thorne's notes.
Box 85, Folder 1
National Lawyers Guild: Resolution on Separate Black Nation,
#13318
1969-1971
Scope and Contents
Primarily includes correspondence, handouts, and clippings. Correspondents include:
Doris Brin Walker; Scottish Office (Whitehall, London), Winifred Ewing, Member of
Parliament (House of Commons).
Box 85, Folder 2
Thorne - Sacramento Farm Purchase, #13358
1974
Scope and Contents
Report, correspondence, and agreement. Financial and agricultural report on plot of
land. Correspondents include: Henry (Harry) Margolis. Partnership Agreement between
Thorne, R.M. Saini, William H. Clopton, Herbert S Stanek, and Richard W. Herz.
Box 85, Folder 3
Thorne - World Development File, #13355
1970-1973
Scope and Contents
Agreement between World Development Company and Thorne, William Clopton, Richard
Herz, Herbert Stanek, and Elliot Steinberg. Correspondents include: Sol Scope, E.D.
Mendenhall, Henry (Harry) Margolis, William H. Clopton.
Box 120, Folder 10
Anderson, Arthur vs. People, #16296
1981-1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on Anderson's case. Correspondents include: Thorne, William H.
Clopton, Arthur Anderson, Ruth Babcock, Robin J. Dezember.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 118, Folder 8
Turner, Morley: Miscellaneous, #17091
1966-1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence as well as receipts and records of legal fees incurred. Correspondents
include: Thorne, Janet Turner, Morley Turner, Steven Cohn.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 118, Folder 9
Gerassi, John vs. Twentieth Century Fox, et al., #16963
1976-1977
Scope and Contents
Notes, script excerpts, book excerpts, memorandum, and audio cassette recording
regarding "Che" film. Correspondents include: Thorne, Marion Wilhem, George D.
Stephenson (Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation), John Gerassi.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege. Audio recordings
are unavailable until reformatted. Contact Special Collections for information
regarding access.
Box 118, Folder 10
Harrell, Rob, #16964
1980
Scope and Contents
Two 45 rpm vinyl records, all titled, "Waylon Jennings for President". Correspondents
include: Thorne, Robison R. Harrell.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege. Audio recordings
are unavailable until reformatted. Contact Special Collections for information
regarding access.
Box 85, Folder 4
Police and Firefighter Retirement Fund-City of San Jose, #16968
1981-1983
Scope and Contents
Primarily includes correspondence and notes. Correspondents include: Thorne, Frances
Tanner.
Box 120, Folder 11
Jon Meachum, People vs. (William Mandel Reference), #16940
1980-1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and notes. Correspondents include: Thorne, Jon Meachum, William
Mandel.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 85, Folder 5
Jon Meachum, People vs. - Court transcripts, #16940
1977
Box 85, Folder 6
Jon Meachum, People vs. - Interviews, #16940
1976
Box 85, Folder 7
Jon Meachum, People vs. - Meachum packet to Thorne, #16940
1976-1978
Scope and Contents
Materials gathered by Meachum on his prior court case, including court documents,
police reports, and correspondence. Correspondents include: Meachum, Paula F.
Schmidt.
Box 85, Folder 8
Jon Meachum, People vs. - Reporter's transcript on appeal, #16940
1977
Box 86, Folder 1
Jon Meachum, People vs. - Clerk's transcript on appeal, #16940
1977
Box 118, Folder 11
Carney, John - Schumann, Jay - Curcurato, #16971
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Court documents, notes, promotional material, budget proposal, and some
correspondence. Court documents include a summons and complaint for breach of
contract. Correspondents include: Thorne, Marc Darrow, Henry (Harry) Margolis, John B.
Yost, Jane Fonda, John Carney, William (Bill) Moyers. Promotional materials are from
Paradise Pictures.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 118, Folder 12
Ducote, Jerry, #16973 (1 of 2)
1975
Scope and Contents
Complaint: The People of the State of California vs. Jerome Decote.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 118, Folder 13
Ducote, Jerry, #16973 (2 of 2)
1975-1977
Scope and Contents
Clippings and correspondence. Correspondents include: Thorne; Ginny Muir; Donald G.
and Sammie E. Wyman; Bob J. McCollum; Dave Weller; Jerry Boyes.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 86, Folder 2
Taubman, Milton - Ben Yellen Project, #16934
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Drafts of agreement, correspondence, research, clippings, and notes. Correspondents
include: Thorne, Karen J. Fairbank (Loeb and Loeb Law Offices), Milton Taubman.
Box 86, Folder 3
Rowe, Eric and Rebecca - Deeds, #15302
1976-1978
Box 118, Folder 14-15
Simmons, Patrick - The Doobie Brothers
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Drafts of business agreements, notes, and correspondence. Correspondents include:
Thorne; Law Offices of Gordon and McCabe; Robert Gordon; Bruce Cohn.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 118, Folder 16
Simmons, Patrick - Partnership Agreements
1976-1979
Scope and Contents
Also includes correspondents: Thorne and Richard W. Herz.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2029 due to attorney–client privilege.
Box 87, Folder 3
Green Grow the Profits--Food (ABC News Close-up)
1973
Scope and Contents
Transcript for television news program.
Box 87, Folder 4
"The Deerslayer" screenplay by John Cooper, first draft, February 1993;
correspondence
1993
Scope and Contents
Correspondent: Thorne.
Box 87, Folder 5
Miscellaneous Thorne materials
undated
Scope and Contents
Che Guevara flocked representation, Union Shop card, No. 108281, Media at Work, A
Project of California Newsreel brochure
Box 120, Folder 12
Eliason, Joyce and Dotson, Jill vs. Perse, Thomas, #16937
1980-1983
Scope and Contents
Psychiatric evaluation, correspondence, settlement agreement, receipts and records of
legal fees incurred. Correspondents include: Alan H. Marx, Dennis A Roach, Leah Lynn
Broidy, A David Kagon, Joyce Eliason.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted until January 1, 2033 due to attorney–client privilege.