Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1924 - 2006
Biography
William Sloane Coffin, Jr., minister and activist. Coffin served as chaplain at Yale and used his pulpit as a platform for civil rights and antiwar activities. Coffin and four others were indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy to aid draft evaders, and he was convicted in June 1968. A year later, his conviction was overturned on appeal.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John E. Wall legal papers pertaining to the trial of the Boston Five
Collection
Abstract
The collection consists of attorney John E. Wall's notes and background materials used for the prosecution in the case of United States of America v. William Sloane Coffin, Jr., Michael Ferber, Mitchell Goodman, Marcus Raskin, and Benjamin Spock. This group was informally known as the "Boston Five", and encouraged draft resistance during the Vietnam War. It includes notes, typescript documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles,...
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research. A small number of folders are closed due to privacy restrictions.
Dates:
1943-1972; Majority of material found within 1967-1968