Sacco-Vanzetti Case Records, 1920-1928. Defense Papers. ALS from Drs. Charles B. Sullivan (State Expert for Insane Criminals) and Joseph J. McLaughlin (Physician, Mass. State Prison), "To a Justice of the Superior Court of Suffolk County" re: Vanzetti, December 30, 1924. Box 6, Folder 13, Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections

Item Information

Title:
Sacco-Vanzetti Case Records, 1920-1928. Defense Papers. ALS from Drs. Charles B. Sullivan (State Expert for Insane Criminals) and Joseph J. McLaughlin (Physician, Mass. State Prison), "To a Justice of the Superior Court of Suffolk County" re: Vanzetti, December 30, 1924. Box 6, Folder 13, 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:
December 30, 1924
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
Bridgewater State Hospital (Mass.)
Sullivan, Charles B.
McLaughlin, Joseph J.
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7h14c0277
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. ALS from Drs. Charles B. Sullivan (State Expert for Insane Criminals) and Joseph J. McLaughlin (Physician, Mass. State Prison), "To a Justice of the Superior Court of Suffolk County" re: Vanzetti, December 30, 1924. Box 6, Folder 13, 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
6-13
Barcode:
HL4KNK