Letter from James Rorty to Francis Russell, January 15, 1961

Item Information

Title:
Letter from James Rorty to Francis Russell, January 15, 1961
Title (alt.):
James Rorty Letters
Francis Russell Letters
Description:
James Rorty was a 20th-century American radical writer and poet as well as political activist. In 1927, Rorty was one of many arrested during protests against the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti. Francis Russell was an American author specializing in American history and historical figures. His research led to the award winning book \Tragedy In Dedham : The Story of the Sacco-Vanzetti Case\ (1962). In this letter from Rorty to Russell, he states he participated in the Boston demonstrations and knew most of the people who were arrested. This letter shows the amount of research Russell conducted in writing his book. 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:
Rorty, James, 1890-1973
Addressee:
Russell, Francis, 1910-1989
Date:
1961 (created)
1961 (issued)
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
letter
Personal correspondence
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Special Collections Storage; Mrs. Walter Frank Collection: Box 1 Folder 108 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sacco and Vanzetti Collection
Series:
Series II. Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee (Boston, MA)
Subjects:
Rorty, James, 1890-1973--Correspondence
Russell, Francis, 1910-1989--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 (1 page) ; 28 cm. x 22 cm.
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10192/53464
Terms of Use:
Open Access
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Place of origin:
Columbia, N.J.,
Language:
English
Notes:
Signed by the correspondent.
Notes (funding):
Digitization made possible through the Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Identifier:
MWalB02190_102