Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Donald A. Jelinek papers
- Dates:
- c. 1960s-2014
- Creators:
- Scherr, Jane and Jelinek, Donald A. (Lawyer)
- Abstract:
- Donald A. Jelinek was a civil rights lawyer and author of the books WHITE LAWYER, BLACK POWER and ATTICA JUSTICE.
- Extent:
- 15 Linear Feet (33 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes)
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Research and drafts for two of Donald Jelinek's published works: WHITE LAWYER, BLACK POWER (https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11916376) and ATTICA JUSTICE (https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11918474). The material primarily covers Jelinek's time as a member of SNCC and as a civil rights lawyer in Mississippi and Alabama, and leadership of the Southern Rural Research Project (SRRP); his representation of Native American activists during the occupation of Alcatraz Island; and his representation of defendants in the Attica Prison Uprising. There are also two scrapbooks, one containing photographs covering Jelinek's time in the South and his press writing, mostly under the pen name "Argus"; and audiocassettes from an oral history interview.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Jane Scherr, 2017 and 2021.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Scherr, Jane
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-26 08:47:31 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Materials must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022