Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Boria Sax Papers, 1977-1991, bulk 1981-1989

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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.

Request Box 1

Box 1 Folder 1 AI Internal Memos, 1983-1988

Box 1 Folder 2 AI Prisoners of Conscience--Children, 1977

AIUSA Publications

Box 1 Folder 3 AI Newsletter , 1984-1986

Box 1 Folder 4 Bulletin, #3-#5, 1984-1985

Box 1 Folder 4 Amnesty Action , 1989 September-October

Box 1 Folder 5 AIUSA Local #9: Greenwich Village, New York City--Poetry Benefit, 1982 May

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.

Eastern Europe

Box 1 Folder 6 Publications--Miscellaneous, 1982, 1986

Box 1 Folder 7 Writings by Boria Sax, undated

Box 1 Folder 8 Romania--Father Gheorghe Calciu-Dumitreasa, 1979-1984

Box 1 Folder 9 USSR--General Human Rights, 1977-86

Box 1 Folder 10 USSR--Iesmantas, Gintautas (Lithuanian Poet), 1981-1986

Germany--DDR

Box 1 Folder 11 Internal AIUSA Documents, 1982 May 1-1986 July 2

Box 1 Folder 12 Prisoner Report--Updates, 1982 July-December-1983-1984 July-January

Box 1 Folder 13 Prison Testimony Translation in English, 1980-1982

Box 1 Folder 14 Prison Testimony in German, 1981 September 16-1985 July 8

Box 1 Folder 15-16 Sax, Boria--Writings, 1979-1985, 2 folders

Box 1 Folder 17-18 Sax, Boria--Notes, undated

Box 1 Folder 19-20 Sax, Boria--Correspondence, 1982-1984, 2 folders

Box 1 Folder 21-25 AI Publications and Notices, 1983-1984, 5 folders

Box 1 Folder 26 Radio Free Europe, 1981 September 23-1985 January 4

Box 1 Folder 27 Radio Free Europe, 1982 February 15-1984 April 21

Box 1 Folder 28 Internal Documents with Ran Appeal, 1983 April 18-1985 June 28

Box 1 Folder 29 Leben Gegen Den Fod, 1984 November 11-21

Clippings

Box 1 Folder 30 Germany, 1983

Box 1 Folder 31 USA, 1981-1984

Box 1 Folder 32 UK, 1982

Peace Movement

Box 1 Folder 33 Letters to Kurt Honecker, 1983-1984

Box 1 Folder 34 Women, 1982-1984

Box 1 Folder 35 General, 1984-1988

Box 1 Folder 36 Economic, 1981-1982

Box 1 Folder 37 Enquiries, 1985

Box 1 Folder 38 Families of Prisoners, undated

Box 1 Folder 39 General, 1985

Box 1 Folder 40 French Section, 1981-1982

Box 1 Folder 41 Churches, 1981

Box 1 Folder 42 General, 1981

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.

Box 1 Folder 43 Terra Poetica--Poetry Magazine Edited by Boria Sax, 1979

Box 1 Folder 44 Interview with Andrei Gromyko and Address by Erich Honecker, 1984

Request Box 2

Box 2 Folder 1 The Fantastic Ordinary World of Lutz Rathenow--Book about Boria Sax; Across Frontiers: Charter 77: Troops Out!--Booklet about Soviet Troops in Czechoslovakia, 1985

Box 2 Folder 2 GDR Monitor, 1979-1982

Box 2 Folder 3-5 Clippings and Articles, 1982-1991, 3 folders

Collection Overview

Collection Contents

Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Boria Sax Papers, 1977-1991, bulk 1981-1989

Series I: AI Materials, 1977-1989

Series II: Country Files, 1977-1988

Series III: General, 1979-1991