Documents, No dates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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
- No dates
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
List of Documents
- Key Points (2 copies)
- Lindy Chamberlain – Need for an Inquiry
- G. J. and S. C. Lowe. To Whom It May Concern
- New Evidence About Hair Found on the Jumpsuit and Singlet of A. Chamberlain. From the Chamberlain Innocence Committee
- Andrew Kirkham. Observations on Further Material Obtained in Respect of Chamberlain (2 copies)
- Observations re Lighting
- Opening Statement. From the Chamberlain Innocence Committee
- Opening Statement by Sir Reginald Sholl. From the Chamberlain Innocence Committee
- Outline of Action Plan for Chamberlain Innocence Committee
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Adventist Research Manuscript Collections Repository