Cheryl James Defense Committee records
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence, financial records, news clippings and ephemera regarding the case of Cheryl Dawn James and the work of the Cheryl James Defense Committee Fund. Most of the letters were written by Arthur Champlin Spencer III.
Dates
- 1971-1973
Creator
- Cheryl James Defense Committee (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical note
Cheryl Dawn James was an 18-year-old African-American woman from Portland, Oregon. In 1971, she was convicted of assaulting an FBI agent who came to the James' residence to arrest her brother, Charles T. James Jr., who was absent without leave from the Navy.
Extent
0.17 Cubic Feet (3 folders in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Cheryl Dawn James was an 18-year-old African-American woman from Portland, Oregon. In 1971, she was convicted of assaulting an FBI agent who came to the James' residence to arrest her brother, Charles T. James Jr., who was absent without leave from the Navy. Collection includes correspondence, financial records, news clippings and ephemera regarding the case and the work of the Cheryl James Defense Committee Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lib. Acc. 11201.
Publication note
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Oregon -- Portland
- Cheryl James Defense Committee -- Records and correspondence
- James, Cheryl D.
- Portland
- Portland (Or.) -- Race relations
- Portland (Or.) -- Social conditions
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Women prisoners -- Oregon
- clippings (information artifacts)
- correspondence
- financial records
- printed ephemera
Creator
- Cheryl James Defense Committee (Organization)
- Spencer, Arthur Champlin, 1938- (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Cheryl James Defense Committee records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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