GI Civil Liberties Defense Committee records

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2911

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The GI Civil Liberties Defense Committee records (1969) contain press releases, correspondence, and budgets from the Fort Jackson and Fort Bragg cases.

Dates

1969

Creator

GI Civil Liberties Defense Committee (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

The GI Civil Liberties Defense Committee worked to secure the constitutional rights, especially freedom of press and to organize, of members the United States Armed Forces. To this end, they provided legal counsel in the Fort Jackson and Fort Bragg cases in 1969.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The GI Civil Liberties Defense Committee records (1969) contain press releases, correspondence, and budgets from the Fort Jackson and Fort Bragg cases. The GI Civil Liberties Defense Committee worked to secure the constitutional rights, especially freedom of press and to organize, of members the United States Armed Forces. To this end, they provided legal counsel in the Fort Jackson and Fort Bragg Cases in 1969.