Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell records, 1946-1969 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Records of the national organization formed in 1951 to publicize the cases of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell. Early efforts of the committee centered on securing clemency for the Rosenbergs; after their execution for communist espionage, efforts concentrated on effecting Sobell's release from prison. After serving 19 years in prison, Sobell was released in January 1969. The records document the committee's activities from its inception to Sobell's release and relate not only to the case itself, but also to the lives of the Sobells during his long imprisonment. The majority of the collection is available in a microfilm edition, The Records of the Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell (Brookhaven Press, 1976). (A copy is available in the SHSW Library.)