Manuscripts/7. Criminal Justice and Inmates
Record Group Term
Identifier: Manuscripts/7
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Martin Neal Gopen papers
Collection
Identifier: M133
Overview
Martin Neal Gopen was born August 13, 1934 and died on June 18, 2006, spending the majority of his life in the South End of Boston, MA. During that time he worked as a political activist and advocate for underserved communities. He attended Northeastern University (1950-1952), but earned his undergraduate (1955-1960) and graduate (1960-1961) degrees from Boston University. He served in the US Army from 1951-1953 when he was honorably discharged. He was involved in numerous social justice...
Dates:
1933-1994; Majority of material found within 1969-1989
National Lawyers Guild. Massachusetts Chapter, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: M197
Overview
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) was founded in New York City in 1936 in response to the conservative American Bar Association. The Massachusetts chapter (NLGMC) formed soon after. At the founding convention in Washington D.C. in 1937, the National group formally opened itself to all lawyers regardless of race, sex, or political beliefs and started campaigning for anti-lynching legislation, legal protections for collective bargaining, full scale social security, and federally funded...
Dates:
1970-2006