Herbert Brutus Ehrmann Papers, 1906-1970. Sacco-Vanzetti. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ALS of James Henry Rowe, Jr., secretary to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., to HBE, Oct. 29, 1934. Box 3, Folder 9, Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections

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Title:
Herbert Brutus Ehrmann Papers, 1906-1970. Sacco-Vanzetti. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ALS of James Henry Rowe, Jr., secretary to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., to HBE, Oct. 29, 1934. Box 3, Folder 9, Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections
Description:
The Herbert B. Ehrmann Papers span the years 1906 to 1970. The main body of the material relates to Ehrmann's involvement in the Sacco-Vanzetti case (Commonwealth v. Sacco and Vanzetti) as junior counsel for the defense for the period May 1926 until just before the execution in August of 1927. Also included are materials related to his research on and writings about the case during the ensuing forty-two years (1927-1969).
Date:
October 29, 1934
Format:
Documents
Manuscripts
Location:
Harvard Law School Library
Historical & Special Collections
Harvard Depository (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Herbert Brutus Ehrmann Papers, 1906-1970
Series:
Sacco-Vanzetti
Subjects:
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
Ehrmann, Herbert B. (Herbert Brutus), 1891-1970
Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935
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Referenced by:
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HLS.Libr:law00075
Notes (acquisition):
The Papers of Herbert B. Ehrmann, lawyer and author, were presented to the Harvard Law School Library as a gift in December, 1970, by Mr. Ehrmann's widow, Sara R. Ehrmann.
Notes (citation):
Herbert Brutus Ehrmann Papers, 1906-1970. Sacco-Vanzetti. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ALS of James Henry Rowe, Jr., secretary to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., to HBE, Oct. 29, 1934. Box 3, Folder 9, Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections.
Notes (historical):
Herbert B. Ehrmann was junior counsel for the defense during the Sacco-Vanzetti trial. He wrote two books about the case: The Untried Case: The Sacco-Vanzetti Case and the Morelli Gang (1st ed. 1933, 2nd ed. 1960), and The Case That Will Not Die: Commonwealth V. Sacco and Vanzetti (1969).
Identifier:
HOLLIS 990006016200203941
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