Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Charlotte Goldberg Papers, 1972-1978
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- HR#0001.45
- Bib ID:
- 11002250 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Goldberg, Charlotte, 1936-
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- .21 linear feet (1 half-size document box)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has restrictions. Restrictions for boxes and folders are noted in the series descriptions and may also be found within the contents list.
Description
Summary
The collection contains a small group of folders arranged by country, concerning Vietnam, Chile, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Vietnam, as well as one file on Imari A. Obadele. Materials include correspondence, clippings, and publications.
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Series I: Country Files, 1972-1978
The collection remains in its original order. Included are letters urging the release of prisoners in Vietnam plus clippings, background information from AIUSA; letter writing and background information on prisoners in Chile; Uruguay and Czechoslovakia campaign information consisting mostly of background information and contact instructions; and correspondence on the case of Detlef Seyfarth, who was accused of failing to report an attempted escape into West Germany. There is also one folder on Imari A. Obadele, which contains correspondence between him and Goldberg as well as clippings and other information on his case.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Rbml Advance Appointment
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has restrictions. Restrictions for boxes and folders are noted in the series descriptions and may also be found within the contents list.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); AIUSA Charlotte Goldberg Papers, 1972-1978; Box and Folder; Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
See Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research (CHRDR) page for more information about all AIUSA collections: https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/chrdr/archive_collections/aiusa.html
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Ownership and Custodial History
The papers were originally donated to the University of Colorado Boulder as part of the AIUSA collection. In 2006 the AIUSA collection was transferred to RBML.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Unknown donor. Method of acquisition--Deposit at University of Colorado Boulder.
Source of acquisition--AIUSA. Method of acquisition--Deposit; Date of acquisition--2006.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Processed by Carolyn Smith in 2014. Finding aid written by Carolyn Smith in July 2018.
Revision Description
2021-04-27 EAD document created by CCR.
Biographical / Historical
Charlotte Goldberg worked with AIUSA on human rights violations and prisoners of conscience cases in Chile, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Vietnam, and the US during the 1970s. Goldberg visited and corresponded with Imari A. Obadele, also known as Richard Henry, who was serving a 12-year term after being convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm and conspiracy. Obadele maintained that he was a political prisoner, targeted by the FBI's COINTELPRO operation. Goldberg is based in Massachusetts.
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