Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell Records, 1946-1969


Summary Information
Title: Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell Records
Inclusive Dates: 1946-1969

Creator:
  • Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell
Call Number: Mss 7; Micro 675; Audio 565A; Disc 73A; PH 6417; AB 732; AB 734; AC 076; DC 574; AB 733; CA 505-CA 508; EA 003

Quantity: 20.0 cubic feet (50 archives boxes), 7 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 90 tape recordings, 3 disc recordings, 9 films, and 1 filmstrip

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Records of the Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell, a national organization formed in 1951 to publicize the spy cases of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell. Early efforts of the committee centered on securing clemency for the Rosenbergs. After their execution for communist espionage, efforts concentrated on effecting Sobell's release from prison. After serving 19 years in prison, Sobell was released in January 1969. The records document the committee's activities from its inception to Sobell's release and relate not only to the case itself, but also to the lives of the Sobells during his long imprisonment. Subject files containing correspondence arranged by individual, organization, or geographic area form the bulk of the collection.

Note:

The majority of the collection is available in a microfilm edition, The Records of the Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell (Brookhaven Press, 1976); a copy is available in the Historical Society Library.



Language: English

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Biography/History

So much has been said and written concerning the Rosenberg-Sobell trial of 1951 that history may well rank it with the trials of Dreyfus, Mooney and Billings, and Sacco and Vanzetti. Caught up in the country's fear of Communism, its concern for protecting the secret of the atomic bomb, and the hysteria created by McCarthyism, Morton Sobell was tried with Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for “conspiracy to commit espionage” dating back to 1944.

Shortly after the confession of the scientist spy Klaus Fuchs in 1950, Sobell, an electrical engineer with former ties to the Young Communist League, took his family to Mexico. He was soon “deported” to the United States, imprisoned, and brought to trial in 1951. On April 5, 1951 he was sentenced to thirty years in prison, and was sent to Alcatraz following his refusal to admit guilt or to accuse the Rosenbergs, who were executed on June 19, 1953.

Sobell, who on the advice of his counsel did not take the stand in his own defense at his trial, steadfastly asserted his innocence. His conviction resulted from evidence concerning his “flight” to Mexico and the testimony of Max Elitcher, a confessed perjurer who had known both Sobell and the Rosenbergs. One of the government's prosecutors was Roy Cohn who later became Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief assistant. As the fears of the McCarthy era waned, and as new evidence came to light, repeated appeals were made for a new hearing, but without success. Sobell was released from prison on January 14, 1969, having served nineteen years of his sentence.

Soon after their conviction, supporters of Sobell and the Rosenbergs formed the committee that was variously known as the Committee to Serve Justice in the Rosenberg Case, the Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell in the Rosenberg Case, the Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell, and the Committee to Free Morton Sobell. The Committee developed as the result of the widespread belief by many persons that the Rosenbergs and Sobell were innocent of the crime for which they were tried, and were victims of sentences far too harsh for their convictions. Many were convinced that Sobell should never have been tried with the Rosenbergs.

The early activities of the Committee centered on securing clemency for the Rosenbergs. After their execution, however, attention turned to the case of Morton Sobell. For the next five years the Committee tried to effect Sobell's transfer from Alcatraz. The National Committee established headquarters in New York City, and numerous city and state groups became active--all of them attempting to make Sobell's plight known and all seeking funds for expenses and legal fees. Speakers, chief of whom was Sobell's wife, Helen, appeared before many audiences carrying the Committee's message; social and fund-raising events kept alive the need for unity and aid; voluminous circular letters and mailings went out from both the National Committee and local groups explaining and pleading Sobell's case; and frequent press releases were distributed. A large clipping file attests to the interest the case engendered in the foreign press as well as in the United States. The National Committee closed its office on April 30, 1969.

Chronology

1917 April 11 Morton Sobell born in New York City to Rose and Louis Sobell
1938 Graduated from the City College of New York with a B.S. in electrical engineering
1939-1941 Worked in Bureau of Ordnance, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
1941-1942 Attended University of Michigan and received Master's degree in scientific engineering
1942-1947 Worked for General Electric Corporation, Schenectady, New York
1945 March 10 Married Helen Levitov Gurewitz
1947-1950 Worked for Reeves Instrument Company, New York
1949 June Mark Sobell born to Morton and Helen Sobell
1950 June Morton, Helen, Mark, and Helen's daughter, Sydney flew to Mexico
1950 August 16 Morton Sobell "deported" from Mexico, taken to Laredo, Texas, and arrested; five days later taken to New York
1950 October 10 Sobell indicted along with Rosenbergs, Greenglass, and Yakovlev
1951 March 6-28 Trial - United States of America vs. Julius Rosenberg, Ethel Rosenberg, Anatoli A. Yakovlev, also known as "John," David Greenglass and Morton Sobell - held in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, C.134-245
1951 March 29 Jurors returned a verdict of guilty
1951 April 5 Judge Irving Kaufman sentenced the Rosenbergs to death, Sobell to 30 years, Greenglass to 15 years
1952 November 27 Sobell transferred to Alcatraz
1953 June 19 Rosenbergs executed at Sing Sing
1958 February 24 Sobell transferred to Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
1963 May 30 Transferred to Springfield Medical Center, Missouri
1965 January 30 Transferred to Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary, Pennsylvania
1969 January 14 Released from prison
Scope and Content Note

The records of the Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell document the activities of the Committee from its inception in 1951 until shortly after Sobell's release in 1969. Although the records focus mainly on Sobell, the nature of the case makes it impossible to separate his situation from that of the Rosenbergs. The collection relates not only to the case itself, but also to the lives of Morton and Helen Sobell throughout his long imprisonment.

The papers are organized into six sections: an extensive Subject File compiled by the Committee which includes the Sobells' correspondence; Legal Records; Financial Records; Publications, News Clippings, and Sound Recordings, Films, and Filmstrips. (The 28-reel microfilm edition contains all of the Subject File, Legal Records, and Financial Records, and the non-copyrighted portion of the Publications.)

The SUBJECT FILE constitutes the major portion of the Committee's records. The Committee organized its files in an alphabetical subject sequence with headings referring to individuals, local organizations, correspondence from a specific geographic area, conferences, rallies and other fund-raising events, and subjects of interest to the Committee. Both the organization and the subject headings used by the Committee have been retained with a few exceptions. In cases where folders contained only one or two letters, the contents were usually filed in National Committee - Correspondence. Subject headings were created for persons most active in the Committee's work, such as Helen Sobell; Morton's mother, Rose Sobell; David and Emily Alman who headed the Rosenberg Committee; Ted Jacobs, head of public relations; Aaron Schneider; Leah Schneider; Reverend Erwin A. Gaede; and Aaron Katz. Two of the headings used by the Committee, Foreign Correspondence and V.I.P. Correspondence, were eliminated due to their inconsistency, for foreign letters and correspondence with important individuals appear throughout the collection, filed under the names of the various countries, names of specific individuals, and the National Committee correspondence. Following the Contents List is a partial index to numerous important correspondents who do not have individual files.

Correspondence from the same individuals appears in many places within the collection. For example, a particular clergyman's correspondence can be found under Clergy, National Committee - Correspondence, Helen Sobell - General Correspondence, Ted Jacobs, and the various headings for appeals and fund-raising events. Letters of appeal to Presidents and Attorney Generals appear also as enclosures in National Committee - Correspondence and Helen Sobell - General Correspondence.

Correspondence of Morton and Helen Sobell represents a substantial portion of the Subject File. Helen Sobell's papers are divided into General Correspondence (1951-1969), Letters to Morton Sobell (1950-1969), European Trip Correspondence (1962-1964), Correspondence regarding Poems (1955-1964), and Articles and Speeches (1951-1965). Her general correspondence is both incoming and outgoing. The fact that her replies are often attached to the original letters, and that the correspondents often enclosed copies of other letters affects the otherwise chronological order of the file. Helen Sobell answered a great deal of the Committee's mail personally; she also wrote prolifically to clergymen, lawyers, writers, journalists, and other public figures, in order to gain support for her husband's release and vindication. She was actively involved in all aspects of the Committee's work, from publicity and fund raising to the legal developments in the case.

Morton Sobell's general correspondence is separated into incoming (1950-1969) and outgoing (1951-1969) chronological sequences, and consists largely of correspondence with his attorneys, a few friends and relatives, and scholarly journals and institutions. He wrote regularly to his parents and children. The letters to his children were often written at the bottom of letters to his wife, due to prison regulations limiting the number of letters he was permitted to send. Helen Sobell would cut these strips off the bottom of the page, so that the children could each have a letter of his own.

The Sobells' letters to each other reveal how the emotional strength of their relationship enabled them to survive the long years of separation. The letters discuss the legal and public relations aspects of the case, but also concentrate heavily on the details of their daily lives. Morton Sobell also included critical analysis of his readings and psychological and philosophical assessment of his situation.

National Committee - Correspondence (1950-1969) deals with many of the same topics as Helen Sobell - General Correspondence. However, much of this correspondence is of a more general nature, including letters of support, requests for information on the case, and acknowledgments of contributions. The file contains both incoming and outgoing letters, and is arranged in chronological order.

National Committee - Circulars and Statements (1950-1969) is a chronological file largely of mimeographed material, consisting of copies of important letters and notices of activities, events, and legal developments.

Information on the Rosenbergs is scattered throughout the collection. Much of the material dated before June 19, 1953 refers specifically to them. Of particular note are the various Rosenberg and Carnegie Hall Meeting files.

The LEGAL RECORDS (1950-1968) relate to all aspects of the Rosenberg-Sobell case. They have been divided into a chronological file of legal correspondence and another, larger file of printed and mimeographed legal documents. These latter documents have been arranged in chronological order by year and by court within each year.

The Legal Correspondence is largely outgoing, written by various lawyers involved in the case over the years, notably Marshall (Mike) Perlin and William Kunstler. Some incoming correspondence from other interested lawyers is also included here. The correspondence explains the legal progress of the case, and complements the transcripts, petitions, affidavits, amicus curiae briefs and memoranda included in the legal documents. Letters of Helen and Morton Sobell to their lawyers are located in their own files.

The FINANCIAL RECORDS are extremely fragmentary, and include financial correspondence (1954-1969), an audit of the National Committee in August 1953, and two payroll books for the National Committee (1951-1954). Additional financial information relating to the Committee's advertising campaigns appears in the Advertising and Sandler (Ysobel) Advertising Company, Inc. folders in the Subject File.

PUBLICATIONS include leaflets, pamphlets, and broadsides produced by the Committee and other interested parties, and relate to all aspects of the Rosenberg-Sobell case. Only publications without copyright have been filmed in the microfilm edition. Other relevant printed material has been retained in the category Unfilmed Publications (1952-1969, undated) which include pamphlets, articles, poetry, and a play entitled Chant Public Devant Deux Chaises Electriques by Armand Gatti. This material is mainly from copyrighted periodicals of international scope. Publications are arranged in alphabetical order by author when available, or else by the title of the article or journal.

The NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS (1950-1969, undated) consist of a chronological file of mounted and unmounted articles, editorials, and letters to the editor from national, international and local papers, detailing all aspects of the Rosenberg-Sobell case. Many of the clippings are mimeographed copies, reprinted by the National Committee. These were not filmed for the microfilm editions but subsequently were microfilmed by the Historical Society and the original clippings were then discarded.

The SOUND RECORDINGS, FILMS, AND FILMSTRIPS (1952-1969, undated) include radio and television interviews, panel discussions, rallies and fund-raising events, and documentaries on the Rosenberg-Sobell case. Helen Sobell and others active in the National Committee appeared regularly on interview shows, and used the tapes made of these shows along with those made at fund-raising events to further publicize the case.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Presented by the Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell, New York, New York, May 31, 1966; August 2, 1966; August 7, 1966; September 15, 1966; November 14, 1967; March 4, 1968; and May 20, 1968; and by Helen L. Sobell, New York, New York, August 7, 1968; February 26, 1969; April 4, 1969; April 30, 1969; October 27, 1969; February 11, 1970; and March 19, 1974. Accession Number: M68-243, M69-84, M69-100, M69-129, M66-163, M66-163-1, M66-163-2, M66-239, M67-331, M68-14, M68-155; M69-341, M70-29, M74-115


Processing Information

The initial portion of the records was processed in 1968 by Margaret Hafstad. Additional material, mostly received after Sobell's release, was processed by Susan Sharlin in 1976 and interfiled with the original manuscript collection.


Contents List
Mss 7/Microfilm Edition
Series: Subject File
Note: The microfilm edition is not in the Archives' holdings; however a purchased copy is available in the Historical Society Library.
Box/Folder   1/1
Reel   1
Advertisements, 1952-1957
Box/Folder   1/2
Reel   1
Akron, Ohio, 1956-1958
Box/Folder   1/3
Reel   1
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1952-1956
Box/Folder   1/4
Reel   1
Alcatraz, 1952-1957
Box/Folder   1/5
Reel   1
Alexander, Milnor, 1955-1969
Box/Folder   1/6
Reel   1
Alman, David and Emily, 1952-1958
Box/Folder   1/6a
American Civil Liberties Union, 1955-1966, undated
Note: Not microfilmed.
Box/Folder   1/7
Reel   1
American Friends Service Committee, 1953-1967
Box/Folder   1/8
Reel   1
American Jewish Congress, 1960-1961
Box/Folder   1/9
Reel   1
Amicus Curiae brief, 1953-1957
Box/Folder   1/10
Reel   1
Andrews, Rev. David, 1960-1968
Appeals
Box/Folder   2/1
Reel   1
1957, undated
Box/Folder   2/2
Reel   1
Ramsey Clark, 1966-1967
Box/Folder   2/3
Reel   1
Nicholas B. Katzenbach, 1961-1967
Box/Folder   2/4
Reel   1
Robert F. Kennedy, 1961-1962
Box/Folder   2/5
Reel   1
William P. Rodgers, 1960
Box/Folder   2/6-7
Reel   1
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1960
Box/Folder   2/8
Reel   1
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1965
Box/Folder   2/9
Reel   1
John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963
Box/Folder   2/10
Reel   1
Argentina, 1953-1959
Box/Folder   2/11
Reel   1
Army-McCarthy hearings, 1954
Box/Folder   3/1
Reel   1
Aronson, Norma, 1953-1954
Box/Folder   3/2
Reel   1
Atlanta Prison warden, 1958
Box/Folder   3/3
Reel   1
Australia, 1952-1959
Box/Folder   3/4
Reel   2
Baltimore Committee, 1953-1961
Box/Folder   3/5
Reel   2
Berkeley Committee, 1954-1965
Box/Folder   3/6
Reel   2
Boston Committee, 1952-1968
Box/Folder   3/7
Reel   2
Banquet for freedom for MS, 1965
Box/Folder   3/8
Reel   2
Beals, Carleton, 1958
Box/Folder   3/9
Reel   2
Belgium, 1952-1957
Box/Folder   3/10
Reel   2
Bennett, James V., 1953-1958
Box/Folder   3/11
Reel   2
Billings, Warren K., 1956
Box/Folder   3/12
Reel   2
Biographies, 1953-1960
Box/Folder   3/13
Reel   2
Bishop, Jim, 1957-1958
Box/Folder   3/14
Reel   2
Block, Emanuel, 1952-1954
Box/Folder   3/15
Reel   2
Bolivia, 1953
Books
Box/Folder   3/16
Reel   2
Correspondence about, 1954-1958
Box/Folder   3/17
Reel   2
Reviews, 1954-1957
Box/Folder   3/18
Reel   2
Brazil, 1953
Box/Folder   3/19
Reel   2
Breakfast meeting, 1962 April 7
Box/Folder   3/20
Reel   2
Brickner, Rabbi Balfour, 1958-1968
Box/Folder   3/21
Reel   2
Bronx (New York) Committee, 1956-1961
Box/Folder   4/1
Reel   2
Brooklyn (New York) Committee, 1956-1962
Box/Folder   4/2
Reel   2
Brownell, Herbert, 1954-1963
Box/Folder   4/3
Reel   2
Budgets, 1953-1958
Box/Folder   4/4
Reel   3
Buffalo Committee, 1952-1958
Box/Folder   4/5
Reel   3
California, 1953-1959
Box/Folder   4/6-9
Reel   3
Canada Committee, 1952-1965
Box/Folder   4/10
Reel   3
Capital Punishment, 1953-1965
Carnegie Hall Meetings
Box/Folder   4/11
Reel   3
1955 June 16 meeting, 1955
Box/Folder   4/12
Reel   3
1955 September 29 meeting, 1955
Box/Folder   4/13
Reel   3
1956 May 15 meeting, 1956
Box/Folder   4/14
Reel   3
1963 June 19 meeting, 1963
Box/Folder   5/1
Reel   3
1968 June 19 meeting, 1968
Box/Folder   5/2
Reel   3
Cemetery - Rosenbergs, 1954-1961
Box/Folder   5/3
Reel   3
Chicago Dinner for Dr. Urey (1955 February 12), 1954-1955
Box/Folder   5/4-5
Reel   3
Chicago Committee, 1951-1969
Box/Folder   5/6
Reel   3
Chile, 1953-1957
Box/Folder   5/7
Reel   3
China, 1952-1953
Box/Folder   5/8
Reel   3
Christmas Mailings, 1958
Box/Folder   5/9
Reel   3
Cincinnati, 1951-1957
Box/Folder   5/10
Reel   3
Civil Liberties, 1954-1958
Box/Folder   5/11
Reel   3
Classification Board, 1953-1956
Box/Folder   5/11-13
Reel   3
Clemency, 1952-1964
Box/Folder   6/1
Reel   3
Clemens, Sydney Gurewitz (Sobell), 1950-1957
Box/Folder   6/2-7
Reel   3
Clergy, 1951-1968
Cleveland Committee
Box/Folder   6/8
Reel   3
1952-1959
Box/Folder   7/1
Reel   3
1960-1967
Box/Folder   7/2
Reel   3
Clipping Services, 1957-1960
Box/Folder   7/3
Reel   4
Cohn, Roy, 1964
Box/Folder   7/4
Reel   4
Colleges and Law Schools, 1958-1964
Box/Folder   7/5
Reel   4
Commission of Inquiry, 1955-1963
Box/Folder   7/6
Reel   4
Committee Chairmen - Lists, 1954-1956
Box/Folder   7/7
Reel   4
Committee Sponsors, 1965
Community Church Meetings
Box/Folder   7/8
Reel   4
1960 May 24 meeting, 1960
Box/Folder   7/9
Reel   4
1963 February 27 meeting, 1962-1963
Box/Folder   7/10
Reel   4
Conference - California, 1953
Conference - Chicago
Box/Folder   7/11
Reel   4
1952
Box/Folder   7/12
Reel   4
1953
Box/Folder   7/13
Reel   4
1954
Box/Folder   7/14
Reel   4
1955
Box/Folder   7/15
Reel   4
1956
Box/Folder   7/16
Reel   4
1957
Box/Folder   8/1-2
Reel   4
1958
Box/Folder   8/3
Reel   4
1959
Box/Folder   8/4
Reel   4
Conference - Eastern Regional, 1959
Box/Folder   8/5
Reel   4
Conference - Eastern Seaboard, 1953
Box/Folder   8/6
Reel   4
Conference - Midwest, 1952
Box/Folder   8/7
Reel   4
Conference - Miscellaneous Regional, 1963
Box/Folder   8/8
Reel   4
Conference - New York, 1955-1957
Box/Folder   8/9
Reel   4
Congress - Representatives, 1952, 1955-1956
Box/Folder   8/10
Reel   4
Congress - Senators, 1953-1968
Box/Folder   8/11
Reel   4
Connecticut, 1955-1968
Box/Folder   8/12
Reel   4
Cooper Union Meeting, 1964 April 23; 1963-1964
Box/Folder   9/1
Reel   4
Council Against Communist Aggression, 1959
Box/Folder   9/2
Reel   4
Cronbach, Abraham, 1952-1961
Box/Folder   9/3
Reel   4
Czechoslovakia, 1952-1953
Box/Folder   9/4
Reel   4
Delegations to see Members of Congress - Letters and Reports, 1952-1953
Box/Folder   9/5
Reel   4
Denmark, 1952-1953
Box/Folder   9/6
Reel   4
Denver, 1957
Box/Folder   9/7
Reel   4
Des Moines, 1954-1956
Box/Folder   9/8
Reel   4
Detroit Committee, 1952-1968
Box/Folder   9/9
Reel   5
Doctors, 1951-1952
Box/Folder   9/10-11
Reel   5
Dramatic Presentations, Broadcasts, and Literature, 1952-1958, undated
Box/Folder   9/12
Reel   5
Dreyfus, Benjamin, 1954-1958
Box/Folder   9/13
Reel   5
Dupree, Edward, 1954
Box/Folder   9/14
Reel   5
East Bay, California Committee, 1962-1966
Box/Folder   9/15
Reel   5
Edelman, Irwin, 1966-1967
Editors, Commentators, Publishers
Box/Folder   9/16
Reel   5
1953-1956
Box/Folder   10/1-2
Reel   5
1957-1959
Box/Folder   10/3
Reel   5
Educators, 1959-1960
Box/Folder   10/4
Reel   5
England, 1951-1958
Box/Folder   10/5
Reel   5
Ethical Culture, 1958-1965
Box/Folder   10/6
Reel   5
European Committee, 1962
Box/Folder   10/7
Reel   5
Farmer, Fyke, 1953-1955
Box/Folder   10/8
Reel   5
FAS Passport Committee, 1958
Box/Folder   10/9
Reel   5
Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1956-1958
Box/Folder   10/10-11
Reel   5
Film - A Plea for Justice, 1962-1963
Box/Folder   10/12
Reel   5
Film Project, 1958
Box/Folder   10/13
Reel   5
Regarding Filmstrip - Was Justice Done?, 1956-1957
Box/Folder   10/14
Reel   5
Florida, 1956-1959
Box/Folder   10/15
Reel   5
France, 1951-1959
Box/Folder   10/16
Reel   5
Frank, Waldo, 1955-1958
Box/Folder   11/1
Reel   5
Fresno, California, 1958-1960
Box/Folder   11/2
Reel   5
Friends Committee, 1959-1960
Box/Folder   11/3
Reel   5
Fund for the Republic, 1957 July
Box/Folder   11/4
Reel   5
Fundraising, 1952-1968, undated
Box/Folder   11/5
Reel   6
Gaede, Reverend Erwin A., 1958-1965
Box/Folder   11/6
Reel   6
Geneva, 1962-1963
Box/Folder   11/7
Reel   6
Germany, 1952-1958
Box/Folder   11/8
Reel   6
Glazer, Nathan, 1957-1958
Box/Folder   11/9
Reel   6
Golding, Bernard A., 1954-1956
Box/Folder   11/10
Reel   6
Governors - Correspondence with, 1959
Box/Folder   11/11
Reel   6
Great Neck, New York Committee, 1964-1969
Box/Folder   11/12
Reel   6
Green, Deborah, 1959
Box/Folder   11/13
Reel   6
Greenglass, David, 1950-1953
Box/Folder   11/14
Reel   6
Halasz, Nicholas, 1955
Box/Folder   11/15
Reel   6
Hall, Dutee, 1954-1956
Box/Folder   11/16
Reel   6
Hammond, Sarah Lichtenbert, 1955, 1957-1959
Box/Folder   11/17
Reel   6
Handwriting Analysis, 1950-1953, undated
Box/Folder   11/18
Reel   6
Hawaii, 1951-1955
Box/Folder   11/19
Reel   6
Hennings Committee, 1955-1960
Box/Folder   11/20
Reel   6
Hoffman, John, 1957-1959
Box/Folder   11/21
Reel   6
Holland, 1952-1956
Box/Folder   11/22
Reel   6
Holmer, Dr. Paul, 1958-1959
Box/Folder   11/23
Reel   7
House Un-American Activities Committee, 1955-1956
Box/Folder   11/24
Reel   7
Houston, Texas, 1958
Box/Folder   11/25
Reel   7
Hungary, 1953
Box/Folder   12/1
Reel   7
Hunter College Meeting, 1967 April 11; 1967
Box/Folder   12/2
Reel   7
Huston, Luther, 1957-1958
Box/Folder   12/3
Reel   7
Iceland, 1953
Box/Folder   12/4
Reel   7
Idaho, 1957-1959
Box/Folder   12/5
Reel   7
Illinois, 1957-1959
Box/Folder   12/6
Reel   7
India, 1952-1953, 1957
Box/Folder   12/7
Reel   7
Indiana, 1956, 1958
Box/Folder   12/8
Reel   7
Indonesia, 1953
Box/Folder   12/9
Reel   7
Information Kits - Requests for, 1958
Box/Folder   12/10
Reel   7
International Attorney Lists, 1958-1959
Box/Folder   12/11
Reel   7
Investigation, 1953-1954
Box/Folder   12/12-13
Reel   7
Invitation to an Inquest, 1963 June-1966
Box/Folder   12/14
Reel   7
Iowa, 1953, 1956-1957
Box/Folder   12/15
Reel   7
Ireland, 1952
Box/Folder   12/16
Reel   7
Israel, 1952-1958
Box/Folder   12/17
Reel   7
Italy, 1952-1956
Jacobs, Ted
Box/Folder   12/18-20
Reel   7
1953-1958
Box/Folder   13/1-5
Reel   7
1959-1968, undated
Box/Folder   13/6
Reel   7
Japan, 1952-1953, 1957
Box/Folder   13/7
Reel   7
Jewish Organizations, 1958
Box/Folder   13/8
Reel   7
Jones, John Paul, 1955-1959
Box/Folder   13/9
Reel   7
Judiciary Committee, 1966
Box/Folder   13/10-11
Reel   7
Justice Department, 1958-1968
Box/Folder   14/1
Reel   7
Kallen, Dr. Horace M., 1958-1960, 1963
Box/Folder   14/2
Reel   7
Kansas City, 1955-1957, 1964
Box/Folder   14/3
Reel   7
Katz, Aaron, 1958-1968
Box/Folder   14/4
Reel   7
Kennedy, Senator Robert, 1966-1968
Box/Folder   14/5
Reel   7
Kriegel, Harry, 1955-1958
Box/Folder   14/6
Reel   7
Labor, 1952-1965
Box/Folder   14/7
Reel   7
Lane, Myles, 1957
Box/Folder   14/8
Reel   7
Langer, Senator William, 1953-1958
Box/Folder   14/9
Reel   7
Law Journals, 1957-1959
Box/Folder   14/10
Reel   7
Lawyers, 1952-1953
Box/Folder   14/11
Reel   7
Layouts, 1950-1960
Box/Folder   14/12
Reel   7
LeBerthon, Ted, 1959
Box/Folder   14/13
Reel   7
Look Magazine, 1957-1958
Box/Folder   14/14
Reel   7
Loomer, Bernard, 1953-1954
Los Angeles Committee
Box/Folder   14/15
Reel   7
1952-1955
Box/Folder   14/16-17
Reel   8
1956-1957
Box/Folder   15/1-4
Reel   8
1958-1959
Box/Folder   15/5
Reel   8
Love, Stephen, 1953-1956
Box/Folder   16/1
Reel   8
McCarthy, Elizabeth, 1950-1953
Box/Folder   16/2
Reel   8
McCormack, Reverend Peter, 1953, 1957-1961, undated
Box/Folder   16/3
Reel   8
McTot - Poems, undated
Box/Folder   16/4-5
Reel   8
Mailing Lists, 1952-1964, undated
Box/Folder   16/6
Reel   8
Manchester Guardian, 1956
Box/Folder   16/7
Reel   8
Manhattan, 1957-1961
Box/Folder   16/8
Reel   8
Marshall, Daniel G., 1953-1959
Box/Folder   16/9
Reel   8
Maryland, 1958-1959
Box/Folder   16/10
Reel   8
Massachusetts, 1957-1961
Box/Folder   16/11
Reel   8
Mayer, Dr. Leo, 1953-1958
Box/Folder   16/12
Reel   8
Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, 1950-1953
Box/Folder   16/13
Reel   9
Mexico, 1952-1959
Box/Folder   16/14
Reel   9
Meyer, Howard N., 1952-1955
Box/Folder   16/15
Reel   9
Miami, 1956-1958
Box/Folder   16/16
Reel   9
Mill Valley, California, 1956-1957
Box/Folder   16/17
Reel   9
Millet, Martha, 1956-1959, 1967
Box/Folder   16/18
Reel   9
Milwaukee Committee, 1955-1966
Box/Folder   17/1
Reel   9
Minnesota Committee, 1954-1963
Box/Folder   17/2
Reel   9
Miscellaneous, 1953-1961
Box/Folder   17/3
Reel   9
Missouri, 1956-1958
Box/Folder   17/4
Reel   9
Morrison, Phillip, 1958
Box/Folder   17/5
Reel   9
Nassau County, Long Island, New York, 1957-1959
National Committee
Correspondence
Box/Folder   17/6-9
Reel   9
1950-1956
Box/Folder   18/1-3
Reel   9
1957-1960
Box/Folder   18/4-6
Reel   10
1961-1965
Box/Folder   19/1-3
Reel   10
1966-1969
Circulars and Statements
Box/Folder   19/4-5
Reel   10
1950-1954
Box/Folder   20/1-3
Reel   10
1955-1959
Box/Folder   20/4-7
Reel   11
1960-1966
Box/Folder   21/1
Reel   11
1967-1969, undated
Box/Folder   21/2
Reel   11
Memos, No. 1-63, 1958-1960
Box/Folder   21/3
Reel   11
Reports, 1952-1961, undated
Box/Folder   21/4
Reel   11
National Conference (1961 October 14-15), 1961
Box/Folder   21/5
Reel   11
National Conference (1962 September 22-23), 1962 July-1963
Box/Folder   21/6
Reel   11
National Guardian, 1955-1959, 1963
Box/Folder   21/7
Reel   11
National Lawyers Guild, 1953-1958
Box/Folder   21/8
Reel   11
National Work Conference, 1960 March 19-20; 1960 January-March
Box/Folder   21/9
Reel   11
Nebraska, 1957-1958
Box/Folder   21/10
Reel   11
New Jersey, 1956-1959, 1965-1966
Box/Folder   21/11
Reel   11
New Leader, 1956 June-July
Box/Folder   21/12
Reel   11
New Orleans, 1955-1959
Box/Folder   21/13
Reel   11
New York - Americana Reception (1969 March 9), 1969 February-March
Box/Folder   21/14
Reel   11
New York Committee, 1955-1968
Box/Folder   22/1-2
Reel   11
New York Dinner Meeting (1958 April 21) and Tavern-on-the-Green Controversy, 1958 February-1962 July
Box/Folder   22/1-3
Reel   11
New York Meeting, Webster Hall (1959 June 19), 1959 May-June
Box/Folder   22/4
Reel   11
New York State, 1955-1958
Box/Folder   22/5
Reel   11
New York Steering Committee, 1954-1957
Box/Folder   22/6
Reel   11
New York Times Advertisement, 1960 May-June
Box/Folder   22/7
Reel   12
New York Times Advertisement, 1968 May
Box/Folder   22/8
Reel   12
New Zealand, 1953-1957
Box/Folder   22/9
Reel   12
Newman, Widge, 1958-1962, undated
Box/Folder   22/10
Reel   12
Newsletters, 1958 August-1960 February, undated
Box/Folder   22/11
Reel   12
Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1957, 1960, 1961
Box/Folder   22/12
Reel   12
North Carolina, 1954-1957
Box/Folder   22/13
Reel   12
Oakland, California, 1955
Box/Folder   22/14
Reel   12
O'Brien, Patrick H., 1955
Box/Folder   22/15
Reel   12
Ohio, 1955-1958
Box/Folder   22/16
Reel   12
Oklahoma, 1959
Box/Folder   22/17
Reel   12
O'Mahaney Memo, c1953
Box/Folder   22/18
Reel   12
Ombudsman, 1967
Box/Folder   22/19
Reel   12
Orders from Committees, 1957-1958
Box/Folder   22/20
Reel   12
Organizations Interested, 1957-1959
Box/Folder   22/21
Reel   12
Palo Alto, California, 1956
Box/Folder   22/22
Reel   12
Parole Board, 1958-1966
Box/Folder   23/1
Reel   12
Parole Review Hearing, 1960-1963
Box/Folder   23/2
Reel   12
Penal Reform, 1966
Box/Folder   23/3
Reel   12
Pennsylvania, 1957-1958
Box/Folder   23/4
Reel   12
Perkins, Haven, 1957-1959
Box/Folder   23/5
Reel   12
Petitions, 1955-1964
Box/Folder   23/6-7
Reel   12
Philadelphia Committee, 1953-1968
Box/Folder   23/8
Reel   12
Phoenix, 1956-1963
Box/Folder   23/9
Reel   12
Picket Signs, 1961-1962
Box/Folder   23/10
Reel   12
Pittsburgh, 1956
Box/Folder   23/11
Reel   12
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1956-1957
Box/Folder   23/12
Reel   12
Poems and Music, 1953-1958, undated
Box/Folder   24/1
Reel   12
Poland, 1952-1953
Box/Folder   24/2
Reel   12
Portland, Oregon, 1955-1956
Box/Folder   24/3-4
Reel   12
Press - Correspondence with, 1953-1969
Box/Folder   24/5
Reel   13
Press Lists, 1959-1960
Press Releases
Box/Folder   24/6-8
Reel   13
1950-1953
Box/Folder   25/1-5
Reel   13
1964-1968 July, undated
Box/Folder   25/6
Reel   13
Prisons, 1951-1954, 1963-1964
Box/Folder   25/7
Reel   13
Professors' Correspondence, 1958-1960
Box/Folder   25/8
Reel   13
Providence, Rhode Island, 1956
Box/Folder   25/9
Reel   13
Publicity, 1952-1958
Box/Folder   25/10
Reel   13
Puerto Rico, 1953-1958
Box/Folder   26/1
Reel   13
Queens, New York, 1957-1959
Box/Folder   26/2
Reel   13
Rackman, Rabbi Emanuel, 1955
Box/Folder   26/3
Reel   13
Radio and Television, 1952-1953, 1958-1962
Box/Folder   26/4
Reel   13
Religious Freedom Committee, Inc., 1955-1956
Box/Folder   26/5
Reel   13
Resolutions from Canada, 1957
Box/Folder   26/6
Reel   13
Reuben, William A., 1951-1955
Box/Folder   26/7
Reel   13
Rosenberg, Michael and Robert, 1953 June-1954
Rosenbergs
Box/Folder   26/8
Reel   13
Circulars and Newsletters, (1952-1953)-1956, undated
Box/Folder   26/9
Reel   13
Committee to Serve Justice, 1952-1954
Box/Folder   26/10
Reel   14
Death House Letters, 1953-1955, undated
Box/Folder   26/11
Reel   14
Letters from Prison, 1952 July-1953 June
Box/Folder   26/12
Reel   14
Memorials, 1954-1967
Box/Folder   26/13
Reel   14
Miscellaneous, 1946-(1952-1953)-1966, undated
Box/Folder   27/1
Reel   14
Rothenberg, Marvin - Film Project, 1962, undated
Box/Folder   27/2
Reel   14
Russell, Lord Bertrand, 1956-1969, undated
Box/Folder   27/3
Reel   14
Sacco and Vanzetti, 1959 June-1965 November
Box/Folder   27/4
Reel   14
Sacramento, California, 1956
Box/Folder   27/5-7
Reel   14
Saint Louis Committee, 1952-1965
Box/Folder   27/8
Reel   14
San Diego, California, 1956-1958
San Francisco Committee
Box/Folder   27/9-11
Reel   14
1953-1959
Box/Folder   28/1-2
Reel   14
1960-1969
Box/Folder   28/3
Reel   15
Sanchez Ponton, Dr. Luis, 1956 June-1962 July, 1968
Box/Folder   28/4
Reel   15
Sandler (Ysobel) Advertising, Inc., 1964 May-1968 April
Box/Folder   28/5
Reel   15
Sausalito, California, 1954-1957
Box/Folder   28/6
Reel   15
Schneider, Aaron, 1955-1956, undated
Box/Folder   28/7
Reel   15
Schneider, Leah, 1955-1969, undated
Box/Folder   28/8
Reel   15
Schneir, Walter and Miriam, 1968
Box/Folder   28/9
Reel   15
Scientists, 1952-1963
Box/Folder   28/10
Reel   15
Seattle Committee, 1953-1969, undated
Box/Folder   29/1-2
Reel   15
Sharp, Dr. Malcolm, 1953-1968, undated
Box/Folder   29/3
Reel   15
Sobell Boat Ride, 1957 May 26; 1957 April-June
Sobell, Helen
General Correspondence
Box/Folder   29/4-7
Reel   15
1951 December-1956
Box/Folder   30/1
Reel   15
1957
Box/Folder   30/2-5
Reel   16
1958-1960
Box/Folder   31/1-6
Reel   16
1961-1968
Box/Folder   32/1-3
Reel   17
1969, undated
Letters to Morton Sobell
Box/Folder   32/4-6
Reel   17
1950 August-1953
Box/Folder   33/1
Reel   17
1954
Box/Folder   33/2-5
Reel   18
1955-1958
Box/Folder   34/1-6
Reel   18
1959-1964
Box/Folder   35/1-4
Reel   19
1965-1969, undated
Box/Folder   35/5-6
Reel   19
European Trip Correspondence, 1962 January-1964 January
Box/Folder   35/7
Reel   19
Correspondence regarding Poems, 1955-1964, undated
Articles and Speeches
Box/Folder   35/8
Reel   19
1951 March-1954
Box/Folder   36/1
Reel   19
1955 August-1965 November, undated
Box/Folder   36/2
Reel   19
Sobell, Mark, 1952, 1962-1968
Sobell, Morton
Box/Folder   36/3-4
Reel   19
General Incoming Correspondence, 1950-1969, undated
Box/Folder   36/5
Reel   19
General Outgoing Correspondence, 1951-1969
Letters to Helen Sobell
Box/Folder   36/6-9
Reel   20
1950 August-1951
Box/Folder   37/1-6
Reel   20
1952-1957
Box/Folder   37/7-9
Reel   21
1958-1960
Box/Folder   38/1-5
Reel   21
1961-1965
Box/Folder   38/6
Reel   22
1966
Box/Folder   39/1-2
Reel   22
1967-1969 January
Box/Folder   39/3-5
Reel   22
Letters to his Parents, Rose and Louis Sobell, 1951-1969 January, undated
Box/Folder   39/6
Reel   23
Correspondence with his Children, 1951 November-1967 October, undated
Box/Folder   40/1
Reel   23
Miscellaneous, undated
Box/Folder   40/2
Reel   23
Sobell, Rose - General Correspondence, 1954-1969
Box/Folder   40/3
Reel   23
Sobell, Rose and Louis - Letters to Morton Sobell, 1950-1968
Box/Folder   40/4
Reel   23
Social Events, 1953-1967, undated
Box/Folder   40/5
Reel   23
Speeches (other than Helen Sobell's), 1952-1960, undated
Box/Folder   40/6
Reel   23
Subversive Activities Control Board, 1955, 1957
Box/Folder   40/7
Reel   23
Suhl, Yuri, 1955-1965
Box/Folder   40/8
Reel   23
Supreme Court - Letters to, 1957, undated
Box/Folder   41/1
Reel   23
Sweden, 1953
Box/Folder   41/2
Reel   23
Switzerland, 1952-1953, 1959
Box/Folder   41/3-4
Reel   23
Syracuse Committee, 1953-1968, undated
Box/Folder   41/5
Reel   23
Tappan, Paul W., undated
Box/Folder   41/6
Reel   23
Texas, 1953-1958
Box/Folder   41/7
Reel   23
Time-Life Correspondence, 1959 May-1960 May
Box/Folder   41/8
Reel   23
Tompkins, Reverend Alva, 1960
Box/Folder   41/9
Reel   23
Toronto, 1960-1968
Box/Folder   41/10
Reel   23
Trieste, Italy, 1953
Box/Folder   41/11
Reel   23
Tucson, Arizona, 1955-1957
Box/Folder   41/12
Reel   23
United Nations, 1961-1963
Box/Folder   41/13
Reel   23
Urey, Dr. Harold C., 1953-1967
Box/Folder   41/14
Reel   23
Vancouver, 1954-1969
Box/Folder   41/15
Reel   23
Walker, Leonard, 1953-1958
Box/Folder   41/16
Reel   24
Washington, D.C. Committee, 1952-1961
Box/Folder   41/17
Reel   24
Washington, D.C. Meeting (1960 February 26), 1960
Box/Folder   42/1
Reel   24
Washington, D.C. National Appeal (1960 November 19-20), 1960, undated
Box/Folder   42/2
Reel   24
Welch, J.N., 1956-1967
Box/Folder   42/3
Reel   24
Wexley, John, 1955-1958
Box/Folder   42/4
Reel   24
Williams, John W., 1956
Box/Folder   42/5
Reel   24
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1962-1967
Box/Folder   42/6
Reel   24
Wormuth, Professor Francis D., 1957-1961
Box/Folder   42/7
Reel   24
Youth Committee, 1953-1964, undated
Series: Legal Records
Box/Folder   42/8-10
Reel   24
Legal Correspondence, 1954-1968
Box/Folder   42/11
Reel   24
Legal Papers, 1950
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Trial Transcript
Box/Folder   43/1
Reel   25
Volume 1, 1951 March 6-9
Box/Folder   43/2
Reel   25
Volume 2, 1951 March 12-15
Box/Folder   44/1
Reel   25
Volume 3, 1951 March 16-22
Box/Folder   44/2
Reel   25
Records, 1951
U.S. Court of Appeals
Box/Folder   44/3
Reel   25
Brief, 1951
Box/Folder   44/4
Reel   25
Appendix, 1951
Box/Folder   44/5
Reel   25
Miscellaneous Records, 1951
U.S. Supreme Court
Transcript, 1951 October
Box/Folder   44/6
Reel   26
Volume 1, Book 1
Box/Folder   44/7
Reel   26
Volume 1, Book 2
Box/Folder   44/8
Reel   26
Volume 1, Book 3
Box/Folder   44/9
Reel   26
Volume 1, Book 4
Box/Folder   45/1
Reel   26
Volume 2, Book 1
Box/Folder   45/2
Reel   26
Volume 2, Book 2
Box/Folder   45/3
Reel   26
Volume 2, Book 3
Box/Folder   45/4
Reel   26
Volume 2, Book 4
Box/Folder   45/5
Reel   26
Petition, 1951
Kings County, New York Supreme Court
Box/Folder   45/6
Reel   26
Brief, 1952 June
U.S. Court of Appeals
Box/Folder   45/7
Reel   26
Records, 1952
U.S. Supreme Court
Box/Folder   45/8
Reel   26
Records, October Term 1952
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Box/Folder   45/9
Reel   26
Records, 1953
U.S. Court of Appeals
Box/Folder   45/10
Reel   26
Records, 1953
U.S. Supreme Court
Box/Folder   45/11
Reel   26
Records, Special June Term 1953, October Term 1953
Box/Folder   45/12
Reel   26
Transcript of Record, October Term 1953
Box/Folder   45/13
Reel   26
Petition of Ethel Rosenberg for Clemency, 1953 January 9
Surrogates' Court, County of New York
Box/Folder   45/14
Reel   26
Records on Michael Rosenberg, 1954
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Box/Folder   45/15
Reel   26
Records, 1954
U.S. Supreme Court
Box/Folder   45/16
Reel   26
Records, October Term 1954
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Box/Folder   45/17
Reel   26
Records, 1955
U.S. Supreme Court
Box/Folder   45/18
Reel   26
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Steve Nelson, October Term 1955
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Box/Folder   46/1
Reel   26
Records, 1956
U.S. Court of Appeals
Box/Folder   46/2
Reel   26
Records, 1956
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Box/Folder   46/3
Reel   26
Records, 1957
U.S. Court of Appeals
Box/Folder   46/4
Reel   26
Records, 1957
U.S. Supreme Court
Box/Folder   46/5
Reel   26
Records, 1957
Box/Folder   46/6
Reel   26
Legal Records, 1958
Box/Folder   46/7
Reel   26
Petition for Executive Clemency, 1961
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Box/Folder   46/8
Reel   27
Records, 1962
U.S. Court of Appeals
Box/Folder   47/1
Reel   27
Records, 1962
U.S. Supreme Court
Box/Folder   47/2
Reel   27
Records, October Term 1962
U.S. Court of Appeals
Box/Folder   47/3
Reel   27
Records, 1963
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Box/Folder   47/4
Reel   27
Records, 1966
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Box/Folder   47/5
Reel   27
Records, 1966
U.S. Court of Appeals
Box/Folder   47/6
Reel   27
Records, 1966
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Box/Folder   47/7
Reel   27
Records, 1967
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Box/Folder   47/8
Reel   27
Records, 1967
U.S. Supreme Court
Box/Folder   47/9
Reel   27
Records, October Term 1967
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Box/Folder   47/10
Reel   27
Records, 1968
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Box/Folder   48/1
Reel   27
Records, 1968
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Box/Folder   48/2
Reel   27
Records, 1968
U.S. Court of Appeals
Box/Folder   48/3
Reel   27
Records, 1968
U.S. Supreme Court
Box/Folder   48/4
Reel   27
Records, October Term 1968
Box/Folder   48/5-7
Reel   27
Miscellaneous Legal Records, 1951-1968, undated
Series: Financial Records
Box/Folder   48/8
Reel   27
Financial Correspondence, 1954-1969
Box/Folder   49/1
Reel   27
Audit of the National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case, 1953 August 31
Box/Folder   49/2-3
Reel   27
Payroll Books, 1951-1954 December
Series: Publications
Box/Folder   49/4-5
Reel   28
Publications, 1951-1967
Box/Folder   49/6
Reel   28
Broadsides, 1953, undated
Unfilmed Publications
Box/Folder   49/7-8
A-F
Box/Folder   50/1-6
G-Z
Micro 675
Series: News Clippings
Reel   1
1950 July-1953 February
Reel   2
1953 March-August
Reel   3
1953 September-1954 December
Reel   4
1955 January-1956 April
Reel   5
1956 May-1957 July
Reel   6
1957 August-1958 December
Reel   7
1959 January-1969 May, undated
Series: Sound Recordings, Films, and Filmstrips
Audio 565A
Tape Recordings
565A/1
1952 February 12: Speech by Dr. Harold C. Urey; Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles
565A/2
1952 March 12: Speech by Helen Sobell; Pythian Hall, New York City
565A/3
1952 September 12: Rosenberg Rally; Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles
565A/4
, 1953 circa March: Appeal for funds by David Alman (chairman of the National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case)
565A/5
1953 June 8: Assembly in Prayer for Clemency for the Rosenbergs; includes Dorothy Marshall, Rev. Glen Randolph, Rev. Hugh Weston, Ignatio Lopez, Daniel G. Marshall, Gale Sondergaard, Rev. Carl Crane, Rabbi Scharf(?) (in Yiddish), David Brown; Los Angeles
565A/6
between 1952 December 26 and 1953 June 19: Meeting with David Alman, Helen Sobell, and others; Chicago
565A/7
1953 June 14: Open Air Prayer Meeting; Washington, D.C.
565A/8
1953 between January and June: They Must Not Die - the documented story of the Rosenbergs, produced by the San Francisco Labor Theater
565A/9
, ante 1953 June 19: Speeches by Professors Bernard Loomer and Stephen Love; Los Angeles Meeting
565A/10
ante 1953 June 19: Legal Panel with Daniel G. Marshall, Mr. Gaston, George Altman, Matt Richmond, Irwin Edelman; Los Angeles
565A/11
ante 1953 June 19: Moral Panel with Rev. Hugh Weston, Prof. Bernard Loomer, David Alman; Los Angeles
565A/12
, ante 1953 June 19: Speech by Prof. Stephen Love
565A/13
, ante 1953 June 19: Speech by Mr. Silverman (British) on Rosenberg case
565A/14
, 1953 post June 19: Conference discussing future of Committee after the Rosenbergs' execution; speakers include David Alman and Aaron Katz
565A/15-16
1953 August 16: Eastern Seaboard Conference; speakers include Sarah Lichtenberg, Emily Alman, Joseph Brainin, Helen Sobell, Jean Francis
565A/17
, circa 1953: Speech by Helen Sobell
565A/18
, between 1953 June 19 and 1954 June 30: Speech by Emanuel Bloch
565A/19
, 1954 November 29: Ernie Lieberman singing folk songs
565A/20
1955 February 12: Dinner for Dr. Harold C. Urey, under the auspices of the Chicago Sobell Committee; Stephen Love presiding, with Rev. Alva Tompkins, Mrs. Harry Kalven, and Dr. Harold C. Urey
565A/21
1955 April 16: Carnegie Hall Meeting with speeches by Helen Sobell, Senator William Langer (North Dakota), Warren K. Billings, Edna Griffin (Des Moines Committee), and Rose Sobell; New York
565A/22
, 1955 June 16?: Songs by Martha Schlamme
565A/23
, 1955 June: Speech by Yuri Suhl; Vancouver
565A/24
1955 September 25: “Is History Being Repeated?” - Comment on John Wexley's book, The Judgment of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg by Stephen Fritchman; First Unitarian Church, Los Angeles
565A/25-29
1955 September 29: Carnegie Hall Meeting, including David Alman, Helen Sobell, and Rose Sobell; New York
565A/30-32
1956 May 15: Sobell Rally at Carnegie Hall with speeches by Prof. Stephen Love, John Wexley, and Rose Sobell; New York
565A/33
, 1956: Interview of Dr. Malcolm Sharp by Jane Todd
565A/34
, 1957 March 19: “Was Justice Done?”
565A/35
, 1957 October 11: Interview of Helen Sobell by John Wingate on Night Beat television show
565A/36
, 1957?: Speech by Helen Sobell
565A/37
, 1958 July 16: Interview of Roy M. Cohn and Dr. Malcolm Sharp by William Kunstler on WNEW Counterpoint
565A/38
1958?: Interview of Rose Sobell and Sarah Lichtenberg-Hammond by Steve Allison; WWDC, Washington, D.C.
565A/39
1959 June 17: Interview of Helen Sobell and William Kunstler by Casper Citron; WBAI, New York
565A/40-42
1959 June 19: Speeches by Prof. Thomas Emerson, Rose Sobell, Dr. Horace Kallen, Ted Jacobs, and Prof. Murray Branch; Webster Hall Meeting, New York
565A/43
1959 June 19: “The U.S. versus Julius Rosenberg,” Famous Trial Scenes radio show by William Kunstler; WEVD, New York
565A/44
1959 June 30: Discussion of Rosenberg trial on Barry Gray Show with O. John Rogge, John M. Foley, and William Kunstler; WMCA, New York
565A/45
1959 October 2: Interview of Helen Sobell by John Scott on “World Today” show; WOR, New York
565A/46
1959 December 7: “Justice” - dramatization of the Rosenberg-Sobell trial ; WMCA, New York
565A/47
1959?: Interview of Ted Jacobs by Joe Pyne, “Philadelphia Capsule”
565A/48
1959?: Interview of William A. Reuben by Joe Pyne, “Philadelphia Capsule”
565A/49
1959?: Interviews of Helen Sobell and Roy Cohn by William Kunstler; “Pro and Con” show, WMCA, New York
565A/50
, 1959?: Vincenzina Vanzetti reading letter of sympathy to Helen Sobell dated 1959 December 12 in Italian; interview of Helen Sobell by Harry Bridges on Night Beat
565A/51
1960 February 26: Washington, D.C. Committee Meeting with Gary Van Arkel, Helen Sobell, David Hammond(?), and Raymond Wilson
565A/52
, 1960 May 16: Interview of Dr. Erwin A. Gaede by Steve Allison
565A/53-56
, 1960 May 24: “The Case of Morton Sobell”
565A/57
, 1960 May 24: Interviews of Congressman Randall Harmon (Indiana) and William Kunstler by Casper Citron
565A/58
1960 November 19: Banquet, with Stephen Love and others; Hotel Shoreham, Washington, D.C.
565A/59
, circa 1960: Opinion interview with residents of Minneapolis-St. Paul
565A/60
, 1961 December 13: Interview with Rev. David Andrews
565A/61
, circa 1961: Interview with Sydney Gurewitz Prindle (Helen Sobell's daughter) who was waiting outside Florida hotel to speak to John. F. Kennedy; WLDW News
565A/62
1962?: “A Plea for Justice - The Case of Morton Sobell,” narrative by Lew Irwin, a Los Angeles reporter and TV interviewer
565A/63
1963 February 14: “Barry Gray Show,” discussion program with Helen Sobell, Stephen Love, and Roy M. Cohn; WMCA, New York
565A/64-65
1963 February 26: Panel debate with Canon L. John Collins, Barry Gray, Dr. Homer Jack, Victor Riesel(?) and Jacques Catel(?) on the “Barry Gray Show;” WMCA, New York
565A/66-68
1963 February 27: Speeches by Prof. Murray Branch, Angus Cameron, Helen Sobell, Dean Donald McNamara (New York Institute of Criminology), and Rabbi Balfour Brickner; Community Church Meeting, New York
565A/69
1964 March 15: “Conspiracy to Commit,” Interview of Marshall Perlin by Chris Koch; WBAI, New York
565A/70
1964 April 23: Speech by Helen Sobell; Cooper Union, New York
565A/71-75
1964 April 23: New York Citizens' Full Pardon for Morton Sobell, with speeches by Donna Allen (Washington, D.C.), Barrows Dunham, Marshall Perlin, and songs by Phil Ochs; Cooper Union, New York
565A/76
, 1965 August 25: Walter Schneir on Long John Nebel Show with Kenneth Keagan
565A/77
1965 September 21: Discussion of Invitation to an Inquest by Walter Schneir, Roy M. Cohn, and Mike Wallace; WCBS, New York
565A/78
, 1965 October 25: Panel discussion on Sobell case with Walter Schneir
565A/79-80
1966 June 19: Speeches by Helen Sobell, Ruth Gage-Colby, William Kunstler and Rose Sobell on the thirteenth anniversary of the Rosenberg execution; Sheraton Atlantic Hotel, New York
565A/81
1969 January 15: Press Conference with Morton and Helen Sobell; Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York
565A/82
, undated: Speech by Dr. Harold C. Urey on Rosenberg case
565A/83
, undated: Unidentified defense of Rosenbergs
565A/84
, undated: Poems by Helen Sobell: “Thirty Years” and “My Loved One”
565A/85
, undated: “Dedication” by the Berkelely Trio (strings)
565A/86
, undated: Dr. Urey
565A/87
1960 February 26: Sobell Committee meeting, Washington, D.C.
565A/88-89
, 1953 June 19: Prof. Stephen Love
565A/90
, 1953 June 19: Dr. Bernard Loomer
Disc 73A
Disc Recordings
73A/1
Statement by Emanuel Bloch, defense attorney for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, relating to his feelings concerning his defense
Note: Both sides are the same.
73A/2
Excerpts relating to the Rosenberg Case, Mandel-McCarthy Hearing, 1953 March 24
73A/3
Prison ballads: “Thirty Years” and “My Loved One,” sung by Jerry Watson and Ruth Marshall; words and music by Edith Segal
Films
AB 732
[Memorial service for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg]. The National Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell in the Rosenberg Case, 1954
AC 076/EA 003
[Rosenberg demonstration before White House], 1954
CA 506-CA 508
Night Beat [segment]. WABD-TV (New York), 1957
Physical Description: 3 copies 
AB 734
Lew Irwin Reports. KABC-TV (Los Angeles), 1959
DC 574
Morton Sobell, A Plea for Justice. Veritas Productions, 1962
AB 733
[Bertrand Russell reading a statement in support of Morton Sobell]. The Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell, 1964
CA 505
[Interview with Morton and Helen Sobell]. Dave Gumpert, 1969
Filmstrip
PH 6417
Was Justice Done? The Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell, 1957
Significant Correspondents (partial index)
Note

These citations all are to portions of the Subject File, with the single exception of the William Kunstler Legal Records citation. For any name marked with an asterisk, there is also an individual file.


Name File Date
Acheson, Dean Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1957 April 29
Anderson, Marian Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1958 November 3
Beals, Carlton* Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1958 July 24
Belfrage, Cedric Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1959 November 25
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1963 May 22
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1966 ante January 12
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1968 April 29
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1969 September 18
Buber, Martin Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1962 October 2
Casals, Marta Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1960 March 8
Casals, Pablo Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1957 April 5
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1964 January 30
Day, Dorothy Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1960 January 10
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence [1963?]
Dellinger, David Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1965 February 2
Derwent, Clarence Sobell, Rose-General Correspondence 1959 April 28
Du Bois, W.E.B. Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1957 January 7
Eliot, T.S. Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1960 January 27
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1960 November 2
Jacobs, Ted 1960 January 1
Feiffer, Jules Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1967 February 2
Fromm, Erich Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1964 March 3
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence (to Robert E. Treuhaft) 1963 August 21
Fulbright, J.W. Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1967 February 27
Geismar, Maxwell Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1958 April 1
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1965 October 24
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1968 April 19
Hentoff, Nat Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1965 January 9
Invitation to an Inquest 1965
Huntley, Chet Radio and Television 1952 December 3 (editorial)
Kent, Rockwell Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1956 September 23
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1956 September 26
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1956 October 8
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1956 December
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1957 September 7
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence undated (Christmas card)
Schneider, Aaron 1956 January 13
King, Dr. Martin Luther, jr. Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1961 October 4
Kunstler, William Legal Records throughout
Radio and Television throughout
Sobell, Morton--General Incoming Correspondence throughout
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence throughout
Lamont, Corliss Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1961 January
Leopold, Nathan F. Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1964 January 14
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1964 February 9
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1968 March 10
Lessing, Doris Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1965 October 14
Lindsay, John V. Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1968 January 24
MacDonald, Dwight Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1961 October 19
Maltz, Albert Carnegie Hall Meeting, 1968 June 19 1968 June 19
Meeropol, Anne and Abel Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1969 January 24
Meeropol, Michael Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1969 January 16
Meiklejohn, Alexander Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1959 November 23
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1962 January 31
Mumford, Lewis* American Civil Liberties Union 1959 March 27
Pauling, Dr. Linus Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1953 October 9
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1965 February 2
Invitation to an Inquest 1965 July 26
Quasimodo, Salvatore National Committee--General Correspondence 1968 January 10 (postmark)
Roosevelt, Eleanor Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1957 April 17
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1957 July 5
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1957 December 19
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1958 March 13
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1958 December 10
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1961 August 12
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1961 November 17
New York Dinner Meeting & Tavern-on-the-Green Controversy 1958 April 16
National Committee--General Correspondence 1960 September 2
Russell, Bertrand* Carnegie Hall Meeting, 1956 May 15 1956 April 17
Cooper Union Meeting, 1964 April 23 1964 April 7
Schlesinger, Arthur Appeals-John F. Kennedy 1962 April 23
Schneir, Walter and Miriam* Invitation to an Inquest throughout
Banquet for Freedom for Morton Sobell, 1965 November 20 throughout
Seeger, Pete Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1969 January
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1969 March 4
Sharp, Dr. Malcolm* Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence throughout
Invitation to an Inquest throughout
Radio and Television throughout
Sinclair, Upton Alman, David and Emily 1955 December 15
Soyer, Raphael Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1955 November 7
Stone, I.F. Jacobs, Ted 1957 October 3
Stout, Rex Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1966 April 15
Thomas, Norman Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1959 November 20
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1961 November 14
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1961 December 13
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1962 January 26
Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1964 December 17
Press-Correspondence with 1966 December 28
New York Dinner Meeting & Tavern-on-the-Green Controversy 1958 April 8
Toynbee, Arnold Sobell, Helen--General Correspondence 1959 June 16
Trumbo, Dalton Carnegie Hall Meeting, 1968 June 19 1968 June 14