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United Nations Administrative Tribunal, Alper statements to Tribunal, 1951

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 22

Dates

  • Creation: 1951

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Benedict Solomon Alper papers primarily document his Boston College scholarship and teaching on the topics of juvenile deliquency and the United States penal system. To a lesser extent the papers cover the experience of his family during World War II and his own as a staff member during the early years of the United Nations.

Academic work in criminology includes Alper's drafts of papers and conference talks, lecture notes, and Boston College correspondence. His writing focuses on corrections for juvenile offenders and the roles of age, race, and social class within the criminal justice system, as well as the economics of spending on corrections rather than public health and human services initiatives.

Alper's photographs of Europe and North Africa along with letters from his wife chronicle the family's experience of World War II during his enlistment. A small number of Army personnel forms included with his personal correspondence show his enrollment, promotion, and discharge from the U.S. Army at the end of the war.

Professional correspondence from the United Nations Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention Unit and materials from the United National Administrative Tribunal, Joint Appeals Board, and Staff Association combine to document Alper's work immediately following his military service and the controversy surrounding a wave of contract terminations, including his own, in 1950-1951.

Creator

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research. Audio recordings on cassette have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Audio recordings on reel are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Extent

From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet (17 containers)

From the Collection: 10 Gigabytes (13 files with approximately 5.5 hours of audio)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

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