Letter from Louis F. Post to Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee, August 16, 1927

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Louis F. Post to Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee, August 16, 1927
Title (alt.):
Louis F. Post Letters
Description:
Louis F. Post was a prominent Georgist and the Assistant United States Secretary of Labor during the closing year of the Wilson administration. In this letter from Post to the Citizens National Committee for Sacco and Vanzetti, he accepts an invitation to be part of the committee. Post also makes the claim that there are inconsistencies within the case. 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:
Post, Louis F. (Louis Freeland), 1849-1928
Addressee:
Sacco-Vanzetti National League
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 92 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sacco and Vanzetti Collection
Series:
Series II. Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee (Boston, MA)
Subjects:
Post, Louis F. (Louis Freeland), 1849-1928--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 21 cm.
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10192/53797
Terms of Use:
Open Access
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Place of origin:
Boston, MA
Language:
English
Notes:
Signed by the correspondent.
Copy of a telegraph letter.
There is some damage on the left side of the document.
Notes (funding):
Digitization made possible through the Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Identifier:
MWalB02190_089