Erwin Edelman Typescript: The Suppressed Facts of the Rosenberg Case
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Historical/Biographical Note
Erwin Edelman (b. 1928?) was a progressive activist, possibly a one-time member of the Communist Party USA, and the author of the unpublished typescript "The Suppressed Facts of the Rosenberg Case."
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a 142 page undated typescript, "The Suppressed Facts of the Rosenberg Case," by Erwin Edelman. This critique of the United States government's case against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted in 1951, then executed in 1953, for allegedly conspiring to commit espionage to give information to the Soviet Union on the construction of U.S. atomic bombs, focuses on the problematic notion of the existence of an "atomic bomb secret."
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Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (and related rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection created by Erwin Edelman was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Erwin Edelman Typescript: The Suppressed Facts of the Rosenberg Case; TAM 199; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This manuscript was separated from the Earl and Sylvia Price Papers (TAM 175). The materials were found in repository and most likely donated by Syliva Price in 1994. The accession number associated with this collection is 1994.002.
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This manuscript was separated from the Earl and Sylvia Price Papers (TAM 175).
