The core of the collection relates to the litigation by the government to list the Jefferson School as a subversive organization. These records include legal documents, hearing transcripts, and statements and petitions gathered by the school in support of its position. A few scattered items concern internal administration; among them are general correspondence, annual reports, executive committee meeting minutes, Bulletins of the School for Democracy, departmental memoranda, and course listings. Of note among the generally routine and fragmentary correspondence is a letter from Philip S. Foner, who taught labor history at the school, and a note concerning the ACLU's position on the school's case. The remainder of the collection consists of newsclippings and speeches and statements of Howard Selsam.
Because of the deteriorated condition of the paper in this collection the records were microfilmed and destroyed after filming.
