I. Papers,, 1934-1987
Dates
- 1934-1987
Scope and Content Note
The Alan Silver Papers consist of nineteen file folders and one photograph taken by Sylvia Bergel. All relate to the Bergel/Hauptman case of 1935 and the subsequent re-investigation that was undertaken because of Silver's renewed investigation of the issue in 1986. The papers are a collection of the personal correspondence of Alan Silver, Sylvia Bergel and Lienhard Bergel; unpublished manuscripts written by Silver; interviews with Alan Silver, Lienhard Bergel, Dean Albert Meder, and Emil Jordan( the faculty member of the German Department that was promoted instead of Bergel); and a vast number of government documents pertaining to Bergel and Hauptman from the late 1930's to the early 1940's.
The Papers include correspondence between Silver, the Bergels, and the following individuals:
- · Dr. Edward J. Bloustein - President of Rutgers University during the 1986 reinvestigation.
- · Arthur F. Burns - Once an economics professor at Rutgers, but later Director of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington D.C.
- · Dr. Tilden Edelstein - Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences during the 1986 reinvestigation.
- · Daniel Horn - Professor of History at Rutgers University and a member of the 1986 reinvestigation panel.
- · Richard P. McCormick - Professor of History at Rutgers University and a member of the 1986 reinvestigation panel.
- · David Oshinsky - Professor of History at Rutgers University and a member of the 1986 reinvestigation panel.
- · Ruth Simmons - Archivist at Special Collections and University Archives, Alexander Library, Rutgers University.
- · Ms. Jose Steinback - Assistant Vice President for Public Information at Rutgers University in 1986.
- · Mark Wasserman- Professor of History at Rutgers University.
Language of Materials
English
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