Letters sent to and received from Anthony Amsterdam, 1970 - 2021

The correspondence series consists of personal correspondence both sent and received by Meltsner including queries about his books, thank you notes, reprint permissions and release forms, and other miscellaneous personal correspondence between Meltsner and his peers. Included in the personal correspondence are letters of regret sent and signed by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, apologizing for not being able to attend an event hosted by Meltsner. The series also contains expansive correspondence between Meltsner and Anthony Amsterdam, noted lawyer in the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF). While working together at the LDF, their correspondence covers topics such as the Black Panthers, the death penalty, and other civil rights matters. Meltsner and Amsterdam corresponded long after their work together at the LDF and discussed many subjects including Meltsner's legal and professional work, news on legal issues, especially the death penalty, and individuals in the legal profession including Alan Dershowitz.