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Size | 32.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 31,500 items) |
Abstract | Lawyer Elliott Goldstein worked for over 50 years at the Atlanta, Ga., law firm of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy. The collection consists of materials related to Elliott Goldstein's personal life and his professional career. Correspondence, writings, speeches, case and firm files, investment files, organization materials, and personal materials are included. Major legal clients featured are the House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in cases involving congressmen Daniel Flood and Joshua Eilberg, the National Steel Corporation, and the Vermont American Corporation. Also included is information on Goldstein's land investments in Georgia, and his participation in organizations such as the American Jewish Committee, the Atlanta Historical Society (later the Atlanta History Center), the Atlanta Jewish Federation, the Chatham Valley Foundation, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. There are also materials about personal trips and Yale Law School alumni activities. A copy of Goldstein's book about World War II, On the Job Training: An Oral History of the Battle of Parker's Crossroads and of the Fate of Those Who Survived, the 589th Group is also included. |
Creator | Goldstein, Elliott, 1915- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Valerie Gillispie, December 2005
Encoded by: Valerie Gillispie, December 2005
Finding aid updated in December 2018 by Jodi Berkowitz because of additions.
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Elliott Goldstein was born in Atlanta, Ga., on 23 October 1915. He attended the Georgia School of Technology and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia in 1936. Goldstein then attended Yale Law School, graduating in 1939.
Goldstein began working as an associate at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy in 1939, a law firm in which his father, Max Goldstein, was a founding partner. From 1941 until 1946, during World War II, Goldstein served in the United States Army, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenent Colonel by 1945. He fought in a number of major campaigns in France in 1944 and 1945. Following the end of the war, Goldstein served as Assistant to the Director, Property Control Division, of the Allied Control Council of Berlin.
In 1946, Goldstein returned to Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, where he was named partner. He remained with the law firm for almost 50 more years, retiring in 1995. During that time, Goldstein specialized in corporation and securities law. He opened a Washington office of the law firm in 1977. Goldstein held memberships and participated in many legal organizations, including the Atlanta Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Within the American Bar Association, he served on the Council of the Section of Corporation, Banking and Business; the House of Delegates; the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securies; the Ad Hoc Committee on the ALI Corporate Governance Project; and the Tax Section. He also wrote and lectured frequently on legal topics.
Goldstein was active in a number of civic, cultural, political, and religious organizations, including the Atlanta Historical Society, the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the United Way, Central Atlanta Progress, the High Museum of Art, the National Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Atlanta Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Citizens Planning Group for Social Services Atlanta, Atlanta Action Forum, the American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, the Chatham Valley Foundation, the Standard Club, the Commerce Club, the Atlanta Opera, and the Kiwanis Club.
Goldstein married Harriet Weinberg on 24 October 1942. They had two daughters, Lillian Friedlander and Ellen Goldstein.
Back to TopThe Elliott Goldstein Papers consist of materials related to Elliott Goldstein's personal life and his professional career. Correspondence, writings, speeches, case files, firm files, investment files, organization materials, and personal materials are included.
Series 1, Personal Correspondence, is non firm-related correspondence sent to and from Goldstein's law firm office. Series 2, Writings and Speeches, consists of articles, papers, and lectures about legal topics and other issues.
The third series, Legal Career, includes case files and firm files. The case files include Goldstein's work as Special Counsel to the House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in cases involving Congressman Daniel Flood and Congressman Joshua Eilberg. It also includes files for work done on behalf of the National Steel Corporation and the Vermont American Corporation.
Series 4, Business Ventures and Investments, includes Goldstein's land investment in Georgia with Edward Porter, as well as several other investments. Series 5, Organizations, includes materials from religious organizations (specifically, Jewish orgnaizations), charitable organizations, and cultural organizations in which Goldstein was involved. These include the American Jewish Committee, Atlanta Historical Society (later the Atlanta History Center), Atlanta Jewish Federation, Chatham Valley Foundation, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.
The sixth series, Personal Materials, includes the itineraries and other records of Goldstein's travel abroad and United States travel. It also includes information about his participation in Yale Law School alumni activities, and his service in World War II. Included is a book edited by Goldstein, On the Job Training: An Oral History of the Battle of Parker's Crossroads and of the Fate of Those Who Survived, the 589th Group .
Back to TopArrangement: chronological, then by name.
Non firm-related correspondence sent to and from Elliott Goldstein's law firm office, including correspondence with work acquaintances, invitations, thank you notes, greeting cards, and holiday cards. Also included are solicitations from various Jewish organizations and Democratic political candidates and groups. There is a limited amount of family correspondence, mainly found in the files at the end, which are organized by name. These files include correspondence from Goldstein's children and grandchildren, as well as friends.
Folder 1-2
Folder 1Folder 2 |
1963 |
Folder 3-4
Folder 3Folder 4 |
1964 |
Folder 5-7
Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7 |
1965 |
Folder 8-11
Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11 |
1966 |
Folder 12-14
Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14 |
1967 |
Folder 15-17
Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17 |
1968 |
Folder 18-21
Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21 |
1969 |
Folder 22-27
Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27 |
1970 |
Folder 28-32
Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32 |
1971 |
Folder 33-37
Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37 |
1972 |
Folder 38-43
Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43 |
1973 |
Folder 44-50
Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50 |
1974 |
Folder 51-55
Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55 |
1975 |
Folder 56-62
Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62 |
1976 |
Folder 63-73
Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73 |
1977 |
Folder 74-84
Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84 |
1978 |
Folder 85-95
Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95 |
1979 |
Folder 96-106
Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106 |
1980 |
Folder 107-115
Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115 |
1981 |
Folder 116-124
Folder 116Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123Folder 124 |
1982 |
Folder 125-131
Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131 |
1983 |
Folder 132-139
Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139 |
1984 |
Folder 140-147
Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142Folder 143Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147 |
1985 |
Folder 148-156
Folder 148Folder 149Folder 150Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153Folder 154Folder 155Folder 156 |
1986 |
Folder 157-166
Folder 157Folder 158Folder 159Folder 160Folder 161Folder 162Folder 163Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166 |
1987 |
Folder 167-179
Folder 167Folder 168Folder 169Folder 170Folder 171Folder 172Folder 173Folder 174Folder 175Folder 176Folder 177Folder 178Folder 179 |
1988 |
Folder 180-188
Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182Folder 183Folder 184Folder 185Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188 |
1989 |
Folder 189-198
Folder 189Folder 190Folder 191Folder 192Folder 193Folder 194Folder 195Folder 196Folder 197Folder 198 |
1990 |
Folder 199-203
Folder 199Folder 200Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203 |
1991 |
Folder 204-208
Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206Folder 207Folder 208 |
1992 |
Folder 209-212
Folder 209Folder 210Folder 211Folder 212 |
1993 |
Folder 213-216
Folder 213Folder 214Folder 215Folder 216 |
1994 |
Folder 217-220
Folder 217Folder 218Folder 219Folder 220 |
1995 |
Folder 221-224
Folder 221Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224 |
1996 |
Folder 225-228
Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228 |
1997 |
Folder 229-233
Folder 229Folder 230Folder 231Folder 232Folder 233 |
1998 |
Folder 234-237
Folder 234Folder 235Folder 236Folder 237 |
1999 |
Folder 238-241
Folder 238Folder 239Folder 240Folder 241 |
2000 |
Folder 242-244
Folder 242Folder 243Folder 244 |
2001 |
Folder 245-246
Folder 245Folder 246 |
2002 |
Folder 247 |
2003 |
Folder 248-249
Folder 248Folder 249 |
2004 |
Folder 250 |
2005 |
Folder 251-252
Folder 251Folder 252 |
Special letters, 1992-2002 |
Folder 253 |
Cridlan, Frank, 1989-1990 |
Folder 254-256
Folder 254Folder 255Folder 256 |
Friedlander, Emil, 1988-2003 |
Folder 257-261
Folder 257Folder 258Folder 259Folder 260Folder 261 |
Friedlander, Jesse, 1987-1998 |
Folder 262 |
Friedlander, Lil, 1987-1998 |
Folder 263-266
Folder 263Folder 264Folder 265Folder 266 |
Goldstein, Ellen, 1986-1998 |
Folder 267 |
Goldstein, Grace, 1970-1971 |
Folder 268 |
Kiendl, Ted, 1984-1989 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Articles and papers written by Goldstein about legal issues for law journals and reviews. Also included are a history of the Standard Club and a remembrance of Bill Brennan. Speeches include seminars, lectures, and introductions given by Goldstein at a variety of events, such as legal conferences, Atlanta Historical Society events, political and Jewish organization events, and award ceremonies for Goldstein.
Folder 269 |
Articles and papers: Index |
Folder 270-272
Folder 270Folder 271Folder 272 |
Articles and papers #1-20, 1979-1997 |
Folder 273 |
Speeches: Index |
Folder 274-278
Folder 274Folder 275Folder 276Folder 277Folder 278 |
Speeches #1-50, 1968-2005 |
Restriction: Case files are closed until 70 years after the last date of material related to the case.
Case files and firm files related to Goldstein's legal career at the Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy law firm.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Restriction: Subseries 3.1. is closed until 2049.
Goldstein worked on two cases against congressmen Daniel Flood and Joshua Eilberg brought by the House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Original arrangement and folder labels have been followed as much as possible. When materials were not labeled, they were filed under "General."
Folder 279-281
Folder 279Folder 280Folder 281 |
Correspondence, May 1978-April 1979 |
Folder 282-284
Folder 282Folder 283Folder 284 |
Corson interview,10-11 August 1978 |
Folder 285 |
Eilberg materials, 1975-1978 |
Folder 286 |
Elko/Rigaud information, 1973-1978 |
Folder 287 |
Elko (Staff Interview), 1978 |
Folder 288-296
Folder 288Folder 289Folder 290Folder 291Folder 292Folder 293Folder 294Folder 295Folder 296 |
General |
Folder 297 |
Important documents |
Folder 298 |
Media: Eilberg, 1978-1979 |
Folder 299-300
Folder 299Folder 300 |
Media: Flood, 1978-1979 |
Folder 301-303
Folder 301Folder 302Folder 303 |
Miscellaneous File, May 1978-April 1979 |
Folder 304 |
Report, 1973 |
Folder 305 |
Research |
Folder 306-307
Folder 306Folder 307 |
Rules |
Folder 308 |
Statement of Study, undated |
Folder 309 |
Statement of Violations: Eilberg, 1978 |
Folder 310 |
Statement of Violations: Flood, 1978 |
Folder 311 |
Status Reports, 1978 |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Restriction: Subseries 3.2. is closed until 2054.
Goldstein worked on behalf of the National Steel Corporation negotiating the sale of the Weirton Steel division. Original arrangement and folder labels have been followed as much as possible. When materials were not labeled, they were filed under "General."
Folder 312-319
Folder 312Folder 313Folder 314Folder 315Folder 316Folder 317Folder 318Folder 319 |
Correspondence, November 1982-February 1984 |
Folder 320-323
Folder 320Folder 321Folder 322Folder 323 |
General |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Restriction: Subseries 3.3. is closed until 2061.
Goldstein worked on behalf of the Vermont American Corporation negotiating its sale. Original arrangement and folder labels have been followed as much as possible. When materials were not labeled, they were filed under "General."
Folder 324 |
By-Laws, 1989 |
Folder 325 |
Certificate of Incorporation, 1988 |
Folder 326-336
Folder 326Folder 327Folder 328Folder 329Folder 330Folder 331Folder 332Folder 333Folder 334Folder 335Folder 336 |
Correspondence, 1987-1991 |
Folder 337 |
Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage, 1989 |
Folder 338-347
Folder 338Folder 339Folder 340Folder 341Folder 342Folder 343Folder 344Folder 345Folder 346Folder 347 |
General |
Folder 348 |
Golden Parachute, 1989 |
Folder 349 |
Goldstein's Parachute Information, 1989 |
Folder 350 |
Meeting Notes |
Folder 351 |
Preferred Stock Provisions and Summary: Clairson, 1989 |
Folder 352 |
Rand lawsuit, 1989 |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Restriction: Files 362 and 363 are closed until 2063 and 2071, respectively.
General firm materials, correspondence, two estate cases, and financial information.
Folder 353-356
Folder 353Folder 354Folder 355Folder 356 |
Correspondence, September 1991-December 1992 |
Folder 357-358
Folder 357Folder 358 |
Financials, 1990 |
Folder 359 |
Floor plans, 1990 |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-5226/1 |
Floor plans, 1990 |
Folder 360 |
Partners' retreat, 1990 |
Folder 361 |
Policy and profit sharing, 1985-1987 |
Folder 362 |
Talmadge Estate, 1993Restriction: File 362 is closed until 2063. |
Folder 363 |
Wellhouse Estate, 2001Restriction: File 363 is closed until 2071. |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Elliott Goldstein and Sir Edward Porter together owned several hundred acres of land in Georgia. This subseries includes their correspondence and a chronological list of documents related to the land, including deeds, sale records, correspondence, and lease agreements.
Folder 364 |
Correspondence, 1959 |
Folder 365 |
Correspondence, 1960-1966 |
Folder 366 |
Correspondence, 1967-1968 |
Folder 367 |
Correspondence, 1969-1970 |
Folder 368 |
Correspondence, 1971 |
Folder 369 |
Correspondence, 1972-1973 |
Folder 370 |
Correspondence, 1974 |
Folder 371 |
Correspondence, 1975 |
Folder 372 |
Correspondence, 1976 |
Folder 373 |
Correspondence, 1977-1978 |
Folder 374 |
Correspondence, 1979 |
Folder 375 |
Correspondence, 1980 |
Folder 376 |
Correspondence, 1988 |
Folder 377-378
Folder 377Folder 378 |
Correspondence, 1989 |
Folder 379 |
Correspondence, 1990 |
Folder 380 |
Documents: Index |
Folder 381-390
Folder 381Folder 382Folder 383Folder 384Folder 385Folder 386Folder 387Folder 388Folder 389Folder 390 |
Documents #1-78, 1906-1999 |
Folder 391 |
Newton County Timber Sale, 1978-1980 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Includes financial information, correspondence, and reports related to Goldstein's investment in a number of Louisiana oil and gas drilling operations.
Folder 392 |
1986 |
Folder 393 |
1988 |
Folder 394 |
1989 |
Folder 395 |
1990 |
Folder 396 |
1999 |
Includes memoranda and financial information related to Goldstein's investment in this partnership.
Folder 397 |
1973-1990 |
Includes correspondence related to National Service Industries, of which Goldstein was a trustee.
Folder 398 |
2000-2002 |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Materials relating to religious, charitable, and cultural organizations in which Goldstein was involved.
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports related to Goldstein's involvement in both the national organization and the Atlanta local chapter. Goldstein served on the Board of Governors for the National Committee in 2000-2001, and received the Selig Distinguished Service Award in 1987.
Folder 399 |
1991-1992 |
Folder 400 |
2002 |
Folder 401-402
Folder 401Folder 402 |
Atlanta Chapter, 1992 |
Folder 403 |
Atlanta Chapter, 2000 |
Folder 404 |
Atlanta Chapter, 2001 |
Folder 405 |
Atlanta Chapter, 2002 |
Folder 406 |
Meeting, 1992: December |
Folder 407 |
National Committee, 2000 |
Folder 408 |
National Committee, 2001 |
Folder 409 |
Selig Award, 1987 |
Correspondence, reports, publications, minutes, and memoranda. Goldstein was chair of the board of trustees of the Atlanta History Center (previously known as the Atlanta Historical Society) from 1991 to 1995. Major topics include the construction of the Pioneer Wall and administrative issues.
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports. Goldstein served on the Board of Trustees and Endowment Investment Committee in 1992.
Folder 485-488
Folder 485Folder 486Folder 487Folder 488 |
Atlanta Jewish Federation |
Financial records and correspondence related to charitable donations. Goldstein was co-chair, secretary, and trustee of the organization.
Folder 489-491
Folder 489Folder 490Folder 491 |
1992 |
Folder 492 |
1996 |
Folder 493-496
Folder 493Folder 494Folder 495Folder 496 |
1999 |
Folder 497-499
Folder 497Folder 498Folder 499 |
2000 |
Folder 500-501
Folder 500Folder 501 |
2001 |
Folder 502 |
September 2001-February 2002 |
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports. Goldstein served on the Board of Trustees of both the general Federation and the Jacobs Foundation, as well as on the Endowment Board.
Folder 503 |
2000 |
Folder 504 |
2001 |
Folder 505-507
Folder 505Folder 506Folder 507 |
Endowment Investment Committee, 2000 |
Folder 508 |
Joseph B. and Lena B. Jacobs Foundation, 2001 |
Includes materials from trips and other items related to Goldstein's participation in World War II and in alumni activities for Yale Law School.
Arrangement: chronological.
Itineraries, correspondence, souvenirs, and travel writing from Goldstein's trips abroad and in the United States.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Includes Goldstein's calendar and daybooks, his memberships in private clubs, certificates of award, World War II histories and memoirs (including, On the Job Training, written by Goldstein), and Yale 50th Reunion materials related to the Yale Law School.
Folder 560 |
Calendar Printouts, 1992 |
Folder 561 |
Certificates |
Folder 562 |
Daybook, 1991 |
Folder 563 |
Daybook, 1992 |
Folder 564 |
Harry's Bar, 1988-1991 |
Folder 565 |
Metropolitan Club, 1987-1994 |
Folder 566 |
World War II: 50th Anniversary of Normandy materials, 1994 |
Folder 567 |
World War II: "On the Job Training: An Oral History of the Battle of Parker's Crossroads and of the Fate of Those Who Survived, the 589th Group edited by Elliot Goldstein," 1999 |
Folder 568 |
World War II: "My Longest Week," by Arthur C. Brown, 1984 |
Folder 569 |
World War II: "The 'Bulge' Revisited (Twenty-five Years Later)" by Theodore Kiendl Jr., undated |
Folder 570 |
Yale 50th Reunion, 1988 |
Folder 571 |
Yale 50th Reunion, 1989: January-August |
Folder 572 |
Yale 50th Reunion, October 1989-February 1990 |
Folder 573 |
Yale Law School Fund, 1988 |
Acquisitions Information: Accession 101260
Acquisitions Information: Accession 101287
Box 62 |
My Memoirs: Recollections of a Wonderful Life, Elliott Goldstein, circa 1969 |
Photograph book of the Goldsteins’ apartment in Atlanta, GA, circa 2010 |