Writings, Speeches, and Interviews, 1971-2025

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Contains drafts, revisions, published works, correspondence, clippings, articles, mock-ups, audio cassettes, and other assorted materials in the form of written and spoken works by Bell as well as others. Most materials cover Bell's pieces and engagement on Attica including his time as a prosecutor, his resignation, as well as later interviews and speeches. Of significant focus are the materials related to Bell's book, The Turkey Shoot, originally published in 1985 and later updated in 2017 and 2022. Additional significant materials include an original copy of Bell's 1975 whistle-blowing report about the Attica Prison uprising cover-up sent to New York State Governor Hugh Carey and conversations between Bell and Donald Jelinek about the Attica uprising and their involvement in 1975. Other works focus on Attica, its anniversaries, and other short pieces.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following subseries: Writings by Bell; The Turkey Shoot; Interviews, Speeches, Lectures; Writings and Creative Work by Others.

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