Letter from Edward Holton James to Forrest Bailey, September 16, 1927

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Edward Holton James to Forrest Bailey, September 16, 1927
Title (alt.):
Edward Holton James Letters
Forrest Bailey Letters
Description:
Edward Holton James, the nephew of philosopher William James and novelist Henry James, was an American socialist. In 1927, James took part in a Sacco and Vanzetti meeting at the Boston Common during the trial. In this letter to Forrest Bailey (ACLU), James states he went to the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee and met with Aldino Felicani, Mary Donovan, and Gardner Jackson. James notes that Felicani feels that the National Sacco-Vanzetti League was trying to undermine him. Felicani indicated that the Defense Committee would be handling the publication of the Sacco and Vanzetti letters. James goes on to mention an affidavit by Coacci in Italy in 1921. However, no one knows where the affidavit went. The last part of the letter, James claims that he will do his best to keep the peace between the two groups.
Correspondent:
James, Edward Holton, 1873-
Addressee:
Bailey, Forrest
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 29 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sacco and Vanzetti Collection
Series:
Series I. Sacco-Vanzetti National League (New York, NY)
Subjects:
James, Edward Holton, 1873---Correspondence
Bailey, Forrest--Correspondence
Trials (Murder)--Massachusetts--Dedham
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
Trials (Murder)--United States
Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927
Jackson, Gardner, 1896-1965
Donovan, Mary
Felicani, Aldino, 1891-1967
Sacco-Vanzetti National League
Extent:
1 letter (2 pages) ; 28 cm. x 22 cm.
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10192/51903
Terms of Use:
Open Access
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Place of origin:
Concord, MA
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_028