Alice P. Green papers,
- Author:
- Green, Alice P., 1946-
- Call Number:
- MSS APAP-136 local
- Abstract:
- This collection contains the personal records of Dr. Alice Green from 1960 through 2001. The collection is particularly strong in following Dr. Green's media appearances throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Issues of The South End Scene, a newspaper Dr. Green founded as executive director of the Albany-based youth and family services center the Trinity Institution are also included in the collection. The collection contains papers and other materials relating to Dr. Green's 1998 run for Lieutenant Governor of New York State on the Green Party ticket. The collection also follows the progress of Law Never Here, a book Dr. Green co-wrote with Dr. Frank Bailey which was published in 1999. Items of interest are found in the small correspondence series, which includes letters from New York Senator and former First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, former mayor of New York, Thomas Whalen III and comedian Richard Pryor.
- Historical Note:
- Dr. Alice Green (1946- ) is known for her work as a criminal justice activist in New York State. She received her Ph. D. from the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany, SUNY in 1983. From 1975-1979 she served as the Executive Director of the Trinity Institution in Albany, New York. During this time she founded The South End Scene, a newspaper for Albany's South End neighborhood. In 1985, Dr. Green founded the Center for Law and Justice in Albany, New York and Governor Mario Cuomo appointed her to the Citizens Policy and Complaint Review Council of the New York State Commission on Corrections. In 1986, she was appointed to the position of Deputy Commissioner for the New York State Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives. Dr. Green ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of New York State on the Green Party ticket in 1998 with running mate Al "Grandpa" Lewis. In 1999, Law Never Here: A Social History of African American Responses to Issues of Crime and Justice was published. Dr. Green co-wrote the book with Dr. Frankie Bailey.
- Physical Description:
- 1.89 cu. ft
- Access Terms:
- Access to the collection is unrestricted.
- Notes:
- Part of the Archives of Public Affairs and Policy Collection. local
- Subjects:
- African Americans Legal status, laws, etc, Crime and race United States, Criminology, Legal assistance to prisoners New York (State), Legal assistance to the poor New York (State), African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Sources, Legal assistance to prisoners, African Americans Legal status, laws, etc, African Americans Civil rights, Crime and race, Criminology, Legal assistance to the poor, and Social conditions
- Genres/Forms:
- Clippings. aat, Correspondence. aat, Photographs. aat, Speeches. aat, History, Periodicals, and Sources
- Names:
- Green, Alice P., 1946- and Green, Alice P., 1946-
- Corporate Names:
- Greens/Green Party USA, Center for Law and Justice (Albany, N.Y.), Albany Academy, New York Civil Liberties Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Albany Branch, Trinity Institution (Albany, N.Y.), Albany Academy, Greens/Green Party USA, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Albany Branch, and New York Civil Liberties Union
- Chronological Terms:
- 1900-1999 fast
- Geographic Terms:
- Albany (N.Y.) Social conditions, Albany (N.Y.) Periodicals, New York (State), New York (State) Albany, and United States
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