Sacco-Vanzetti Case Records, 1920-1928. Defense Papers. Affidavit of Gwendolyn S. Beamish (stenographer) on Second Supplementary Motion for New Trial. (Includes statement of Louis Pelser, questioned by Robert Reid, which Ms. Beamish witnessed on March 26, 1921), May 6, 1922. Box 8, Folder 9, Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections

Item Information

Title:
Sacco-Vanzetti Case Records, 1920-1928. Defense Papers. Affidavit of Gwendolyn S. Beamish (stenographer) on Second Supplementary Motion for New Trial. (Includes statement of Louis Pelser, questioned by Robert Reid, which Ms. Beamish witnessed on March 26, 1921), May 6, 1922. Box 8, Folder 9, Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections
Description:
Bulk of the material pertains to the defense of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, anarchists who were tried and executed for murder, and includes "office testimony" not included in the published transcript.
Court governed:
Massachusetts. Superior Court (Norfolk County)
Date:
March 26, 1921–May 6, 1922
Format:
Documents
Manuscripts
Location:
Harvard Law School Library
Historical & Special Collections
Harvard Depository (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sacco-Vanzetti case records, 1920-1928
Series:
Defense Papers
Subjects:
Trials (Murder)
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927
Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927
Pelser, Louis, 1889-1955
Beamish, Gwendolyn S.
Reid, Robert
Places:
Massachusetts > Norfolk (county)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7h14cd75c
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
No known restrictions on use.
Referenced by:
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HLS.Libr:law00030
Notes (acquisition):
The Harvard Law School Library has no documentation relating to a specific donor for the Sacco-Vanzetti Case Records. It is has been suggested that two Harvard Law School graduates were responsible for the donation of the defense and prosecution files, which make up half of the collection. William G. Thompson is thought to be the source of the defense files. Thompson (HLS 1891) became the lead defense attorney after Fred H. Moore withdrew from the trial in 1924. Dudley P. Ranney (HLS 1915) is thought to be the source of the prosecution files. Ranney served as Assistant District Attorney for the Commonwealth during the final stages of the case.
Notes (citation):
Sacco-Vanzetti Case Records, 1920-1928. Defense Papers. Affidavit of Gwendolyn S. Beamish (stenographer) on Second Supplementary Motion for New Trial. (Includes statement of Louis Pelser, questioned by Robert Reid, which Ms. Beamish witnessed on March 26, 1921), May 6, 1922. Box 8, Folder 9, Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections.
Notes (historical):
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were anarchists who were tried and executed for murder.
Identifier:
HOLLIS 601707
8-9
Barcode:
HL4KNM