American Civil Liberties Union - Roger Baldwin., 1947-1971

1947-1951, 1955, 1964, 1967-1968, 1971. Correspondence from Roger Baldwin, American Civil Liberties Union founder. Baldwin praises Konvitz's book on immigration. Correspondence with Arthur Garfield Hayes, Doctor Konvitz states that he is not in favor of a statute against group defamation (September 5, 1947). Correspondence with George E. Rundquist regarding the areas in which the President of the United States may eliminate racial segregation by executive order. Konvitz believes that the President, by executive order, could prohibit racial segregation in the armed forces, but that this is the only area (May 5, 1949). Correspondence with Baldwin regarding American Civil Liberties Union request that Konvitz prepare legislation on civil rights which the American Civil Liberties Union would offer to the President's Committee on Civil Rights. Konvitz declines but refers the American Civil Liberties Union to his two books and makes several suggestions for drafting the bills (January 8, 1947). Baldwin refers to Konvitz's book as the best and only thorough study made and discusses the drafting of amendments to the federal civil rights laws for the President's commission (December 27, 1946). Konvitz also suggests that the penalties in the existing civil rights act should be considerably increased (January 17, 1947). Also includes correspondence with other American Civil Liberties Union officers including Herbert M. Levy, Staff Counsel, and Clifford Forster, Staff Council, regarding Konvitz's requests for various briefs and cases and routine publication concerns of Konvitz.