Ed Stover Prison Letter Collection, 1970-1972

Summary

Creator:

Stover, Robert "Ed" and Goring, William "Bill"

Extent:

0.5 Linear Feet
One manuscript box

Authors:

Finding aid created by Hilary Severyn using ArchivesSpace, 6 November 2018.

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection contains a series of letters from Robert "Ed" Stover to William "Bill" Goring, his lawyer and confidante. The bulk of the letters are from Stover's incarceration in San Quentin prison, where he died in 1974.

The letters consist primarily of hand-written letters from Stover to Goring, but also included are photocopies of Goring's letters to Stover. Also included are some note- and postcards, as well as several newsletters and other serialized mailers. Newspaper clippings shared between the two men are also included, as well as photocopies of a document titled "Notebook of a Convict in the Alameda County Jail."

Materials are generally arranged chronologically.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert "Ed" Stover was served in the United States Special Forces before deserting from the military and moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. He spent two years being detained by military intelligence, joining anarchist groups, the Black Panthers, and several Maoist groups upon his release. Together with Maoist Michael Lamm, Stover was arrested under allegations of robbing a chemical company (which newspapers termed a "nitroglycerine factory"), and leading police on a pursuit through Oakland, CA. Stover was eventually convicted of these charges, and was incarcerated in San Quentin prison, from where the this collection originates.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased, 2018.

Processing information:

Papers were assessed for preservation, and placed in acid-free folders and boxes. (Hilary Severyn, 2018)

Arrangement:

Papers are arranged in a single series, chronologically.

Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Names:

Goring, William "Bill"