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Correspondence and other papers pertaining to Lenny Bruce's drug case
- Title
- Correspondence and other papers pertaining to Lenny Bruce's drug case, 1959-1962.
- Author
- Cohen, Maxwell T., 1908-
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2008-010 | Offsite |
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- Additional Authors
- Bruce, Lenny.
- Description
- 1 portfolio.
- Summary
- Correspondence between Lenny Bruce and Maxwell Cohen pertain primarily to their efforts to fight a narcotics case in Philadelphia in 1961.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Barbara Cohen-Stratyner and Rachel Val Cohen, daughters of Max Cohen
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2008-010
- OCLC
- 314129993
- Author
- Cohen, Maxwell T., 1908-
- Title
- Correspondence and other papers pertaining to Lenny Bruce's drug case, 1959-1962.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- Max Cohen, lawyer, professor and author, frequently worked with jazz musicians and other performers who needed to vacate drug-related arrests in order to be licensed to perform in nightclubs. Cohen led the suit to overturn the NYC cabaret or "police card." Comedian Lenny Bruce was one of his clients then, and in a narcotics case in Philadelphia in 1961.
- Source
- Gift: Barbara Cohen-Stratyner and Rachel Val Cohen, daughters of Max Cohen, 2008.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Bruce, Lenny.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2008-010