- Description
- 2 linear feet (5 boxes).
- 5 microfilm reels.
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, drafts of an autobiography, draft of a history of genocide, and research notes and printed materials relating to genocide throughout the world.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Entire collection available on microfilm;
- Biography (note)
- Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959), a Polish-born lawyer who coined the term "genocide", emigrated to the U.S. in 1941 and devoted his life to the crusade for the international adoption of the U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
- Language (note)
- Materials in English, Spanish and German.
- Call Number
- MssCol 1730
- OCLC
- NYPW89-A608
- Author
Lemkin, Raphael, 1900-1959.
- Title
Raphael Lemkin papers, 1947-1959.
- Additional Formats
Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-273.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Access
Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.
- Biography
Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959), a Polish-born lawyer who coined the term "genocide", emigrated to the U.S. in 1941 and devoted his life to the crusade for the international adoption of the U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
- Language
Materials in English, Spanish and German.
- Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
Lawyers.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 1730