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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

[H. R. 14666 A Bill to Amend the Federal Rules for Evidence to Provide for the Protection of Privacy of Rape Victims, 94th Congress, July 1976]. Correspondence sent by Elizabeth Holtzman; press release; witness list; Opening Statement by Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) at Hearings on H. R, 14666; Statement of Herbert E. Harris II to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the House Committee on the Judiciary on H. R. 14666, the Privacy Protection for Rape Victims Act, 1976-07-29; Statement of the National Organization for Women on H. R. 14666, 1976-07-29; Statement of Roger A. Pauley, Department of Justice Deputy Chief, Legislation and Special Projects Section Criminal Division, 1976-07-29; ABA, Statement of Judge Sylvia Bacon, Chairperson, Criminal Justice Section, Committee on Women and Criminal Justice, 1976-07-29, 1976

 File — Container: MSS 81-5 Box 2

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This addition to the COSAR files consist of 9 archival boxes (2.5 cubic ft.). It contains the working files of Betty Ardus and Ann Washauer, members of the Virginia State Crime Commission Advisory Task Force to Study Sexual Assault.

The files point out the grassroot work that was done in Virginia beginning with the foundation of the Alexandria Rape Victim Companion Program within the Commission for Women in 1974, the Tidewater Rape Information Service, ROAR (Richmond Organized Against Rape) and other local organizations.

Dates

  • Creation: 1976

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 5.7 Cubic Feet (14 archival boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

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