Cohen (Henry) papers, 1957-1988

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Summary

Title:
Henry Cohen papers
Dates:
1957-1988
Creators:
Cohen, Henry, 1933-
Abstract:
Henry Cohen (1933- ) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was an assistant professor of history at California State College at Long Beach (1964-69), assistant professor (1969-71), then associate professor of history at Loyola University in Chicago. The collection consists of correspondence, memos, notes, clippings, court records, transcripts, photographs, and typescripts related to and arising from investigations of civil liberties violations in Long Beach, California.
Extent:
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box.
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry Cohen papers (Collection 1556). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, memos, notes, clippings, court records, transcripts, photographs, and typescripts related to and arising from investigations of civil liberties violations in Long Beach, California. Most material relates to incidents during the 1960s, including a case of police brutality in 1966.

Biographical / historical:

Cohen was born on September 23, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York; BA, Columbia University, 1955; Ph.D, Cornell University, 1965; instructor in history, Ohio State University, 1962-64; assistant professor of history, California State College at Long Beach, 1964-69; assistant professor, 1969-71, then associate professor of history, Loyola University (Chicago); member, American Historical Association, Economic History Association, and Organization of American Historians; wrote Business and Politics in America from the Age of Jackson to the Civil War (1971) and Brutal Justice: the Ordeal of an American City (1980).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Henry Cohen, 1988.
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Dan Luckenbill and Lilace Hatayama; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2000
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Date of source: September 1988 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry Cohen papers (Collection 1556). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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