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New York Bureau of Legal Advice Collected Records, 1917-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.63 linear ft. (7.5 linear in.)

Abstract:

The New York Bureau of Legal First Aid was founded on May 11, 1917. In May 1918, the group changed its name to the New York Bureau of Legal Advice. The Bureau was the first organization to provide free legal service to men who resisted the new draft laws related to the entry of the United States into the First World War. In September 1918, the Bureau was raided by the FBI which temporarily disrupted its work. The Bureau closed in the fall of 1919, shortly before the Armistice.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]