Rufus King papers (Ms. 2008.020)
Brown University Library
Box A, John Hay LibraryProvidence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
E-mail: hay@brown.edu
Collection Overview
| Title: | Rufus King papers |
| Date range: | 1922-1980, (bulk 1950-1980) |
| Creator: | King, Rufus, 1917-1999 |
| Extent: | 8 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Rufus King was a lawyer and a national leader of the movement to decriminalize narcotics. He also wrote extensively about organized crime, drug laws, and gambling. This collection contains general correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal notes on specific drugs and their effects, legal notes, drafts and correspondence regarding his book The Drug Hang Up and several of his articles, along with Congressional bills and reports. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | Brown University Library, Special Collections |
| Collection number: | Ms. 2008.020 |
