Contents and Arrangement
Documents on the Red Guerrilla Resistance/Red Guerrilla Family terrorist group, 1980s-2000s
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Content Warning
There are some graphic images of violence in the collection, including bodily injury, execution, dead bodies, and starvation. The collection also contains textual and graphic depictions of war, political persecution, and political unrest.
- Scope and Contents
Various documents and articles on the anti-imperialist Red Guerrilla Resistance/Red Guerrilla Family terrorist organization, which fell under the umbrella of the New World Liberation Army, including: a booklet Interview mit politischen Gefangenen in den USA – Stadtgefängnis Washington DC, Oktober 1989; a collection of small booklets and pamphlets including "Resistance Conspiracy Case" – Free All Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War, Fight Political Repression – Come to Court, Support Alan Berkman!, Statements of Susan Rosenberg and Tim Blunk, Anti-imperialist Resistance Fighters, Communiques from the Red Guerrilla Resistance, Buried Alive in the Lexington Women's Control Unit, and Stop the Control Units! Get Laura Whitehorn Out of Davis Hall!, among others; communiques and memos from the Red Guerrilla Resistance on official organizational letterhead; letters to campaign for the release of political prisoners such as Alan Berkman; additional flyers and booklets calling for support of Alan Berkman and Laura Whitehorn; a folder of documents and information on Kathy Boudin, including a computer print-out letter from prison, articles on Kathy, and a scholarly article by Kathy herself titled "Lessons from a Mother's Program in Prison: A Psychosocial Approach Supports Women and Their Children"; a booklet Political Prisoners & Prisoners of War from the Anarchist Black Cross Federation; a collection of flyers, information, articles, and documents on the Lexington and Marion women's prisons covering topics such as lockdowns, control units, health issues, the effects of confinement, and concerns about conditions within the prisons; photocopies of articles on the Red Guerrilla Family from Dragon, a publication of the Bay Area Research Collective; scholarly articles from publications such as Social Justice, The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Conflict Quarterly, Comparative Politics, and Monthly Review on terrorism, prisons, political prisoners, and the effect of class on crime; and a very large folder of reproduced court documents on political prisoners Susan Rosenberg, Timothy Blunk, Laura Whitehorn, Marilyn Buck, Alan Berkman, and Linda Evans, including depositions, indictments, transcriptions, and other court documents.
- Arrangement
The materials are arranged in the creator's original order – in geographical groups with some exceptions where materials are grouped by format (posters or other oversize material) and by organizational group. Oversize materials remain in their original groups but have been housed separately due to their size.
Collection History
- Custodial History
Bernett Penka purchased the collection from its compiler, Paul Moussault.
- Appraisal
The book "RVF: Het Rood Verzetsfront, in het vizier van de geheime dienst" was separated from the collection during 2024 processing.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Documents on the Red Guerrilla Resistance/Red Guerrilla Family terrorist group; Paul Moussault Collection of Radical Leftist Organizations, C1767, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP - Remote Storage (rcpxm)
- Box 151
