Cheryl James Defense Committee records, 1971-1973

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Cheryl James Defense Committee
Title
Cheryl James Defense Committee records
Dates
1971-1973 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.17 cubic feet, (3 foldersĀ in shared box)
Collection Number
Mss 2015
Summary
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.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Cheryl James Defense Committee records, Mss 2015, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on 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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Lib. Acc. 11201.

Related Materials

Vertical File: Biography - James, Cheryl Dawn, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Bibliography

James, Cheryl Dawn: Legal case, 1971-1973. Published in Portland, Oregon, 1973.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • African Americans--Oregon--Portland
  • Women prisoners--Oregon

Personal Names

  • James, Cheryl D.

Corporate Names

  • Cheryl James Defense Committee--Records and correspondence
  • United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Geographical Names

  • Portland (Or.)--Race relations
  • Portland (Or.)--Social conditions

Form or Genre Terms

  • clippings (information artifacts)
  • correspondence
  • financial records
  • printed ephemera

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Spencer, Arthur Champlin, 1938-