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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Russian Manuscripts, [1970-1980]

 File — Box: MSS 95-4, Box 5

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Harvey Fireside Papers are concerned with the psychiatric abuse of Soviet dissidents between 1979 and 1987. The papers document the efforts of American psychiatrists, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Committee on Abuse of Psychiatry, Amnesty International, the United Nations, and other international organizations, to stop this abuse in the Soviet Union. In addition, there is mention of similar cases in South Africa, Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina.

In particular, as a representative of Amnesty International, Fireside worked very closely with the APA in the effort to free Dr. Anatoly Koryagin, a psychiatrist imprisoned for many years. There is also some documentation of the work of European psychiatrists, principally from Sweden and England. A number of these documents are in Russian. Finally, there are photographs of many of the Soviet dissidents.

Along with the papers of Richard Bonnie, Saleem Shah, and Dr. Loren Roth, this collection is a valuable resource for scholars studying politically based psychiatric abuse.

Dates

  • Creation: [1970-1980]

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 2.3 Linear Feet (6 archival boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Russian

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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