Gollobin, Ira, 1911-

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Ira Gollobin, an immigration rights attorney and author, served as pro bono counselor to refugees from all over the world including Nazi Germany and Duvalierist Haiti. His work with Haitian refugees, the purview of this collection, began in 1974. In this capacity he served as lead counsel on several major cases that were pivotal to the rights of Haitian refugees, the so-called "boat people." Gollobin's critical role as lead counsel was as important as his active role in developing grassroots organizations that made the public aware and active in Haitian refugee legislation issues. Through his affiliation with major organizations such as Church World Service and the communist founded American Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born, he created channels for Haitian-American led coalitions such as the National Coalition for Haitian Rights and Haitian Refugee Center, two prominent activist organizations, to form and help steer the campaign for the rights of Haitian refugees. He organized a broad-based strategy that combined legal advocacy to secure basic freedoms for Haitians with long-term policy arguments aimed at granting thousands of Haitian immigrants the right to due process in filing asylum claims.

From the description of Haitian Refugee collection, 1972-2004. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 709936940

From the guide to the Haitian Refugee collection, 1972-2004, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.)

Ira Gollobin (1911-) is a New York City attorney and author noted for his practice in immigration and civil rights law.

Gollobin served in the Philippines during World War II and later joined the Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy where he met China specialist Maud Russell. For many years he was General Counsel to the American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born. Gollobin has written on the topics of immigration, East Asian affairs, dialectics and Marxist theory.

From the description of Ira Gollobin papers, 1945-1990. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 84688658

Ira Gollobin, a renowned civil rights and immigration lawyer, has practiced law in New York City for over 60 years, acting as attorney in many high profile immigration and extradition cases from the 1950s to the 1980s. During World War II he served in the Pacific and afterward became a regular contributor to the newsletter of the American Veterans of the Philippine Campaign. He joined the Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy, where he met China specialist, Maud Russell. He became her advisor and close confidant and acted as her executor upon her passing in 1989. He also served as general counsel to the American Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born.

Gollobin has written numerous periodical articles on immigration, dialectics, East Asia, and Marxist theory. He is the author of Dialectical Materialism : its laws, categories, and practice (1986) and "Winds of change: an immigration lawyer's perspective of fifty years" (1987).

From the guide to the Ira Gollobin papers, 1945-1990, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Ira Gollobin (1911-2008) was a civil rights attorney who focused on immigration law. Gollobin began working with the American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born (1933-1982) in 1936, and he would later serve as general counsel for the organization. During the 1980s, Gollobin served on the the National Coalition for Haitian Refugees. Gollobin also did pro bono work to protect the rights of immigrants and refugees and was involved in other left-wing causes, including defending individuals under investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Gollobin also authored a book titled Dialectical Materialism: Its Laws, Categories, and Practice .

From the guide to the Ira Gollobin Papers, Circa 1940-1990, (Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Guide to the Records of the American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, 1935-1980 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Finnish Workers' Federation of the United States Records, 1910-1967 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc]
creatorOf Haitian Refugee collection, 1972-2004 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
referencedIn Finnish Workers' Federation of the United States. Finnish Workers' Federation of the United States Records, 1910-1967. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Pruitt, Ida. Papers, 1850s-1992 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Gollobin, Ira, 1911-. Haitian Refugee collection, 1972-2004. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Russell, Maud. Maud Russell Papers, 1914-1990, bulk (1918-1989). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Guide to the Records of the American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, 1935-1980 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Papers of Ida Pruitt, 1850s-1992 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Gollobin, Ira, 1911-. Ira Gollobin papers, 1945-1990. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Finnish Workers' Federation of the United States. Records, 1910-1967. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Maud Russell papers, 1914-1990, 1918-1989 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Ira Gollobin papers, 1945-1990 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Guide to the Ira Gollobin Papers, circa 1940-1990 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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associatedWith American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born. corporateBody
associatedWith Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005. person
associatedWith Diokno, Jose W person
associatedWith Diokno, Jose W. person
associatedWith Feng, Yuxiang, 1882-1948. person
associatedWith Finnish Workers' Federation of the United States. corporateBody
associatedWith Haitian Refugee Center (Miami, Fla.) corporateBody
associatedWith Jean-Juste, Gérard, 1946-2009. person
associatedWith Joseph, Raymond. person
associatedWith Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Lemoine, P. (Patrick) person
associatedWith McCalla, Johnny, 1955- person
associatedWith National Coalition for Haitian Rights (United States) corporateBody
associatedWith National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. corporateBody
associatedWith National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service. corporateBody
associatedWith Pomeroy, William J., 1916- person
associatedWith Pruitt, Ida. person
associatedWith Rescue Committee for Haitian Refugees (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Russell, Maud person
associatedWith Russell, Maud. person
associatedWith Russell, Maud, 1893-1989. person
associatedWith San Juan, E. (Epifanio), 1938- person
associatedWith Sansaricq, Guy, 1934- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Bahamas
China
United States
East Asia
United States
China
Bahamas
East Asia
Haiti
Philippines
Florida
Philippines
Haiti
United States
Subject
Illegal aliens
Illegal aliens
Asylum, Right of
Asylum, Right of
Black author
Communism
Emigration and immigration law
Emigration and immigration law
Foreign workers
Haitian Americans
Haitian Americans
Immigrants
Immigrants
Immigrants
Lawyers
Political refugees
Political refugees
Political refugees
Refugees
Refugees
Refugees
Refugees
Refugees
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un
Occupation
Lawyers
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Birth 1911-07-18

Death 2008-04-04

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