Letter from W.S. [William Schuyler] Jackson to Isaac Don Levine, August 23, 1927

Item Information

Title:
Letter from W.S. [William Schuyler] Jackson to Isaac Don Levine, August 23, 1927
Title (alt.):
William S. Jackson Letters
Isaac Don Levine Letters
Description:
William S. Jackson was an American lawyer and politician. Isaac Don Levine was a Russian-born American journalist who specialized in the Soviet Union. During the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, Levine was in Boston and covered the trial. It was at this time, Levine formed the Citizens National Committee for Sacco and Vanzetti. In this letter from Jackson to Levine, Jackson writes on the train to New York. He recalls an episode where a man approached him and said he wanted to shoot Jackson. As Jackson details the events, he questions where or not this mysterious person worked for a government agency. He requests that Levine look into this matter. This letter and others found in the collection offer scholars an insight into the efforts taken by prominent figures and everyday citizens for justice for Sacco and Vanzetti.
Correspondent:
Jackson, William S.
Addressee:
Levine, Isaac Don, 1892-1981
Date:
1927 (created)
1927 (issued)
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
letter
Personal correspondence
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Special Collections Storage; Mrs. Walter Frank Collection: Box 1 Folder 88 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sacco and Vanzetti Collection
Series:
Series II. Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee (Boston, MA)
Subjects:
Jackson, William S.--Correspondence
Levine, Isaac Don, 1892-1981--Correspondence
Trials (Murder)--Massachusetts--Dedham
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
Trials (Murder)--United States
Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927
Sacco-Vanzetti National League
Extent:
1 letter (4 pages) ; 28 cm. x 22 cm.
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10192/53805
Terms of Use:
Open Access
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Place of origin:
Boston, MA
Language:
English
Notes:
Signed by the correspondent.
On personal letterhead.
Notes (funding):
Digitization made possible through the Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Identifier:
MWalB02190_086