Letter from Robert Morss Lovett to Ann Craton, August 17, 1927

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Robert Morss Lovett to Ann Craton, August 17, 1927
Title (alt.):
Robert Morss Lovett Letters
Ann Craton Letters
Description:
Ann Washington Craton (Ann Blankenhorn) worked as an organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers union and often collaborated with the U.S. Department of Labor. During the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, she actively supported the National Sacco-Vanzetti League. After their deaths, Craton participated in the nation-wide memorial service and conference. In this letter from Robert Morss Lovett, he provides a draft letter to Craton that he plans on sending to the Department of Justice. Lovett's letter addresses the issue around the Department of Justice files and getting access to them. In the second paragraph of the letter, Lovett makes a comment that to get the best placement in the New York Times it will cost $2800. He also alludes to the working relationship between the National Citizens Committee and the Defense Committee. On the third page of the letter, we see Ann Washington Craton's address typed in the upper left hand corner.
Correspondent:
Lovett, Robert Morss, 1870-1956
Addressee:
Blankenhorn, Ann
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 37 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sacco and Vanzetti Collection
Series:
Series I. Sacco-Vanzetti National League (New York, NY)
Subjects:
Lovett, Robert Morss, 1870-1956--Correspondence
Blankenhorn, Ann--Correspondence
Trials (Murder)--Massachusetts--Dedham
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
Trials (Murder)--United States
Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927
Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965
Sacco-Vanzetti National League
Extent:
1 letter (3 pages) ; 21 cm. x 13 cm.
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10192/50854
Terms of Use:
Open Access
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Place of origin:
New York
Language:
English
Notes:
Signed by the correspondent.
On New Republic letter head
Notes (funding):
Digitization made possible through the Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Identifier:
MWalB02190_036