Documents, 1985
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: III
Content Description
From the Collection:
The user of this collection must bear in mind how the Center for Adventist Research acquired it. The Heritage Room at Avondale College brought together the duplicate copies of the holdings regarding the Chamberlain case and sent them to Andrews University. We do not know where the Avondale center got the records, though it is clear the source was friendly to the Chamberlain cause. With the exception of the Royal Commission transcripts the collection is by no means comprehensive or complete. It will help to give a sense of the media coverage and some of the efforts to counter the evidence given at the initial trial.
The bulk of the papers in this collection are the transcripts of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Chamberlain Convictions, 1986 to 1987, over 9,000 pages of court transcripts. These transcripts are complete. There are transcripts from two other legal proceedings in 1981 and 1982. These are not complete. Also included are some letters associated with the movement to overturn the convictions, including several circular letters from Michael and Lindy Chamberlain. As the movement to free Lindy got underway many documents and “new” evidence came out. The collection has some of that, but surely not everything. The same is true for the media coverage included in the collection. There are a sampling of newspaper articles mostly from the free Lindy perspective.
The bulk of the papers in this collection are the transcripts of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Chamberlain Convictions, 1986 to 1987, over 9,000 pages of court transcripts. These transcripts are complete. There are transcripts from two other legal proceedings in 1981 and 1982. These are not complete. Also included are some letters associated with the movement to overturn the convictions, including several circular letters from Michael and Lindy Chamberlain. As the movement to free Lindy got underway many documents and “new” evidence came out. The collection has some of that, but surely not everything. The same is true for the media coverage included in the collection. There are a sampling of newspaper articles mostly from the free Lindy perspective.
Dates
- 1985
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
List of Documents
- Ron D. Craig and Russell M. Kranz. “Adventist News January 23, 1985 and the Chamberlain Case. Assessment and Analysis, February 27, 1985”
- J. A. Driscoll, National Chamberlain Fighting Fund, to Dear Friends. 31 Mar 1985. Incomplete
- Maurice Neil. “Advice in Matters of Mrs. A. L. Chamberlain and Mr. M. L. Chamberlain.” 19 Apr 1985
- Reginald Sholl, Chairman of the Chamberlain Innocence Committee, to The Editor, The Weekend Australian. 13 Jun 1985. (2 copies; copy 2 is incomplete)
- Nonie Hodgson, Azaria Chamberlain Information Service, to Dear _____. 26 Jun 1985. (2 copies)
- Orjan Ouchterlony, Goteborgs Universitet, to S. Tipple. 28 Nov 1985
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Adventist Research Manuscript Collections Repository