Raphael Lemkin papers

This collection of Raphael Lemkin's papers documents his intense interest in the subject of genocide. The originals are held at the New York Public Library, from which the text of the following catalogue was obtained. The papers largely document Lemkin's intense interest in the subject of genocide. With the exception of a draft of his autobiography, Unofficial Man, the collection contains very little personal material. The correspondence is both incoming and outgoing, with public officials, newspapers, academics, and religious groups. It relates to Lemkin's struggle for support for the ratification of the genocide convention. Much of the correspondence is filed by country. The autobiographical writings consist of outlines and summaries of Unofficial Man as well as holograph and typescript drafts of several chapters and abundant notes, memoranda, reports and other documents written by Lemkin and others on the subject of genocide and the struggle for the ratification of the convention. Much of this material is fragmentary. The printed material includes press releases and United Nations publications and reports.