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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Donald A. Jelinek papers
source:
Scherr, Jane
Creator:
Jelinek, Donald A. (Lawyer)
Identifier/Call Number: M2225
Physical Description:
15 Linear Feet
(33 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): c. 1960s-2014
Abstract: Donald A. Jelinek was a civil rights lawyer and author of the books WHITE LAWYER, BLACK POWER and ATTICA JUSTICE.
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.
Collection is open for research. Materials must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
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or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jane Scherr, 2017 and 2021.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scherr, Jane