D - General Correspondence, 1961-1980

1961-1964, 1966-1967, 1970-1972, 1974-1980. Correspondence with Jack J. diamond, a member of the United Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society staff, regarding work being done at Cornell on migration and Diamond's own work on Israeli migration to the United States (August 4 and 12, 1966). Letter from Simcha Dinitz, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, inviting Doctor Konvitz to attend a private meeting with Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel (January 20, 1976). Correspondence with United States Senator Bob Dole regarding Konvitz's views on a number of bills concerning the limitation of police power with regard to privacy interests and on the Supreme Court's decision in Zucher versus Stanford Daily (June 29, 1978). Konvitz favors Dole's Bill, S. 3222 (July 24, 1978). Correspondence with Professor Norman Dorsen, Chairman of the American Civil Liberties Union and professor at New York University Law School. Dorsen notes that Konvitz is mentioned in the biography of Roger Baldwin as one of the early American Civil Liberties Union leaders (December 14, 1976). Dorsen asks Professor Konvitz if he can help in interesting graduating Cornell law students in applying for New York University graduate student grants for work in civil liberties (October 2, 1962). Correspondence with Congressman Thomas J. Downey, United States House of Representatives, regarding academic concerns at the West Point Military Academy. Letter from Congressman Robert F. Drinan, United States House of Representatives, thanking Konvitz for his views with regard to the Copyright Bill, H.R. 2223, which is before a Subcommittee of which Drinan is a member. Drinan comments that he has been impressed by the testimony of the publishers and others who have insisted that the definition of "fair use" as understood in the copyright law not be changed as opposed to the arguments of educators and librarians who want the understanding of "fair use" expanded (July 25, 1975). Personal correspondence with Doctor Alexander Dushkin, Institute of Contemporary Correspondence with Justice Edward R. Dudley, Supreme Court of New York, regarding the status of the Liberian Codification Project (November 9, 1978).