Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1967 – 2022 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.77m of textual records (7 boxes)
1 photograph
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Sub-series includes documentation of Davis’ involvement and interest in a broad range of human rights concerns, including academic freedom and free speech, support for Palestine and peace in the Middle East, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the political persecution and repression of individual scientists, among other issues. Files represent both Davis’ independent advocacy efforts as well as those tied to a range of different organizations and committees. Materials include extensive correspondence providing background and soliciting support on for individual campaigns, reports, copied legal documentation, petitions, advocacy letters, and personal correspondence to detainees or their family members. Some files cover collected talks and clippings that Davis organized with his activist work.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Files are arranged in chronological order.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open