Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Boria Sax Papers, 1977-1991, bulk 1981-1989
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- HR#0001.35
- Bib ID:
- 11002730 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Sax, Boria
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 1.42 linear feet (1 record carton, 1 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 no access restrictions.
Description
Summary
The collection consists of papers from Amnesty International addressing issues of prisoners of conscience in Eastern Europe, including the German Democratic Republic, Romania, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, with a focus on the 1980s. It includes media clippings, publications, press releases pertaining to human rights violations, prisoners' testimonies, prisoner report updates, internal AI documents, appeals, writings by Boria Sax, and other documents. The papers contain media clippings, publications, press releases on human rights violations, prisoners; testimonies, prisoner report updates, internal AIUSA documents, writings by Boria Sax, and other materials.
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Series I: AI Materials, 1977-1989
This series contains materials published by AIUSA, including internal memos on policy, events, and assignments for the Eastern European Coordination Group; torture of children; several AIUSA publications, and planning documents for a poetry benefit held by Local Group #9 in Greenwich Village, New York City.
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Series II: Country Files, 1977-1988
This series contains information on East Germany, the USSR, and Eastern Europe in general. Documents include articles, speeches, and translations prepared by Sax; reviews of media coverage; articles and reports by AIUSA and other human rights organizations, and other materials. Some of the material is in German.
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Series III: General, 1979-1991
This series contains Terra Poetica edited by Boria Sax, an interview of Andrei Gromyko by Sax; an address by Erich Honecker; The Fantastic Ordinary World of Lutz Rathenow; Across Frontiers: Charter 77: Troops Out! a booklet about Soviet Troops in Czechoslovakia, and clippings and articles on Eastern Europe.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 3 series.
- Series I: AI Materials, 1977-1989
- Series II: Country Files, 1977-1988
- Series III: General, 1979-1991
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 no access restrictions.
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); Amnesty International of the USA, Inc. Boria Sax Papers, 1977-1991, Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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 by Boria Sax and Linda Sax to the University of Colorado Boulder in 1995 and 1996 as part of the AIUSA collection. In 2006 the AIUSA collection was transferred to RBML.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Boria Sax and Linda Sax. Method of acquisition--Deposit at University of Colorado Boulder; Date of acquisition--1995-1996.
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
This collection was processed at the University of Colorado Boulder by Jeff Laundrum, Lizka Segal, and Harvey Gardiner in May 1997. Additional Processing by Carolyn Smith at RBML in September 2017. Finding aid written by Carolyn Smith in June 2018.
Revision Description
2021-04-22 EAD document created by CCR.
Biographical / Historical
This collection documents the work of Dr. Boria Sax, an authority on Eastern Europe who acted as a consultant to many human rights organizations. Sax served as the German Democratic Republic Coordinator for AIUSA and focused on the release of prisoners of conscience in the GDR and other Eastern European countries from 1977 to circa 1989.
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