The Biographical series documents the custody battle over Jessica from Robby DeBoer's point of view. The series includes drafts of DeBoer's autobiography Losing Jessica as well as tape transcripts where Robby DeBoer gives a detailed account of her two year fight to keep Jessica.
20 linear feet — 1 oversize folder — 16.6 GB (online)
The Robby DeBoer papers document the legal battle and media coverage surrounding the adoption of "Baby Girl Clausen," and also the organizational records of the national child advocacy group Hear My Voice. The collection consists of correspondence, news clippings, press releases, photographs, audio cassette tapes, digital materials, video tapes, and legal papers such as petitions, briefs, judicial orders, and amicus briefs. The collection has the following series: Biographical, Litigation, Hear My Voice, Publicity, Audio/Visual Materials, and General Correspondence.
The Litigation, in the matter of Baby Girl Clausen, Roberta and Jan DeBoers vs. Daniel Schmidt series documents the two year custody case of Baby Jessica in the Iowa and Michigan courts. The series consists of legal papers such as petitions, briefs, judicial orders, and amicus briefs.