Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Greenberg, Jack, 1924-2016
- Extent:
- 2.5 linear feet and 2 record cartons
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jack Greenberg Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
The materials concern Greenberg's teaching and administrative duties at Columbia in the 1990s. There is nothing related to his civil rights work in the 1960s. Includes papers files, 3.5" floppy disks, CDs and cassette tapes.
- Biographical / Historical:
Jack Greenberg was an American attorney and legal scholar. He was the Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund from 1961 to 1984, succeeding Thurgood Marshall. He was involved in numerous crucial cases, including Brown v. Board of Education.
- Acquisition information:
- 2016.2017.M126: Source of acquisition--Deborah Greenberg (daughter of Jack). Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1/11/2017.
- Processing information:
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jack Greenberg Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu