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Found in 63 Collections and/or records:

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Clifford Kennedy Berryman Papers

Identifier: MSS12559
Abstract

Cartoonist. Correspondence, drawings, printed matter, invitations, photographs, and a speech relating primarily to Berryman's career as a political cartoonist for the Washington Post and the Washington Star.

Dates 1814-1965; Majority of material found within ( 1890-1949)
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Albert J. Beveridge collection of John Marshall papers

Identifier: MSS31450
Abstract

Lawyer and chief justice of the Supreme Court. Correspondence, a journal, account books, and other papers primarily gathered by Albert J. Beveridge for his research on John Marshall.

Dates 1776-1884; Majority of material found within 1795-1835
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Hugo LaFayette Black Papers

Identifier: MSS12831
Abstract

Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, United States senator from Alabama, and lawyer. Family and general correspondence, memoranda, reports, notebooks, research materials, case files, legal and subject files, speeches and writings, printed and near-print materials, clippings, scrapbooks, and miscellany relating primarily to Black's service in the Senate (1927-1937) and on the Supreme Court (1937-1971).

Dates 1883-1976; Majority of material found within 1926-1971
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Harry A. Blackmun Papers

Identifier: MSS84430
Abstract

Lawyer, judge, and Supreme Court justice. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, legal papers, subject files, speeches, and writings relating primarily to Blackmun's judicial career from 1959 to 1994.

Dates 1913-2001; Majority of material found within 1959-1994
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Robert H. Bork Papers

Identifier: MSS65871
Abstract

Lawyer, educator, and judge. Personal and official correspondence, lectures, legal briefs and opinions, legal case files, memoranda, speeches, writings, research notes, and other papers documenting Bork's career as a lawyer, legal scholar, professor of law, and federal appellate court judge. Also included is material relating to his unsuccessful nomination to the Supreme Court.

Dates 1798-2012; Majority of material found within 1973-2003
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Bennett Boskey Law Clerks' Memoranda

Identifier: MSS86093
Abstract

Lawyer. Memoranda written by Boskey and two other law clerks during their tenure as Surpeme Court clerks for Chief Justices Harlan Fiske Stone and Justice Stanley Reed.

Dates 1940-1942
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William J. Brennan Papers

Identifier: MSS52266
Abstract

Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Correspondence, legal case files, speeches and writings, administrative files, printed matter, and newspaper clippings related to Brennan's activities as associate justice of the Supreme Court.

Dates 1945-1998; Majority of material found within 1956-1990
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Edward William Brooke Papers

Identifier: MSS58347
Abstract

Lawyer, attorney general of Massachusetts, and United States senator. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, speeches, transcripts of interviews, reports, notes, subject files, draft and printed legislative bills, briefing books, press releases, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Brooke's career as attorney general of Massachusetts and as U.S. senator.

Dates 1941-2015; Majority of material found within 1963-1978
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Harold H. Burton Papers

Identifier: MSS14472
Abstract

Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and United States senator. Diaries, correspondence, legal case files, speeches and writings, reports, photographs, maps, printed matter, and newspaper clippings pertaining primarily to Burton's activities as an associate justice of the Supreme Court and Senator.

Dates 1792-1965; Majority of material found within 1935-1964
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Charlotte L. Mayerson Papers

Identifier: MSS86537
Abstract

Editor, author, and poet. Primarily correspondence related to Mayerson's work as an editor with the Random House publishing group and press files related to Mayerson's own books, including Two Blocks Apart (1965) and The Death Cycle Machine (1995).

Dates 1961-2021; Majority of material found within 1965-1996
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Salmon P. Chase Papers

Identifier: MSS15610
Abstract Abolitionist, lawyer, United States senator, governor of Ohio, United States secretary of the treasury, and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches, writings, financial and legal papers, biographical material, and other papers pertaining to Chase's career and personal life. Topics include Chase's activities as an abolitionist, his law practice in Cincinnati, membership in the Liberty Party, involvement in national and state politics as...
Dates 1755-1898; Majority of material found within ( 1824-1872)
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Raymond Clapper Papers

Identifier: MSS15925
Abstract

Journalist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries and writings, notebooks, dispatches, press releases, radio scripts, reports, printed matter, scrapbooks, promotional matter, photographs, and reference material chiefly pertaining to the New Deal and World War II.

Dates 1908-1962; Majority of material found within 1913-1944
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J. C. Bancroft Davis Papers

Identifier: MSS17905
Abstract Jurist, diplomat, journalist, and court reporter. Bound volumes of correspondence, diaries, journals, reports, printed material, and other papers chiefly relating to Davis's diplomatic career, especially his role in the Alabama claims dispute with Great Britain following the Civil War. Also documents his work as an American correspondent for the London Times, United States Supreme Court reporter; and his part in negotations...
Dates 1849-1902
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William R. Day Papers

Identifier: MSS18028
Abstract Lawyer, U. S. secretary of state, U. S. supreme court justice, and U.S. Court of Appeals judge. Correspondence, memoranda, financial papers, scrapbooks, reports, minutes, newspaper clippings, and printed matter relating chiefly to personal matters but also touching on foreign affairs, political patronage requests, legal matters, Day’s relationship with William McKinley, and his activities as secretary of state, Supreme Court justice, and president of the McKinley National Memorial...
Dates 1820-1923; Majority of material found within ( 1897-1917)
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William O. Douglas Papers

Identifier: MSS18853
Abstract

Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and professor of law. Correspondence, speeches and writings, subject files, Supreme Court files, financial records, family papers and genealogy, printed matter, photographs, and other papers documenting Douglas's legal and judicial career, government service, concern for the environment, and other interests.

Dates 1801-1980; Majority of material found within 1923-1975
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John Paul Frank Papers

Identifier: MSS6409
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Author, lawyer, and professor. Correspondence, memoranda, a legislative bill, notes, photographs, speeches, and writings documenting Frank's relationship as a law clerk and friend of Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black. Additional material relates to attempts to desegregate law schools in 1951 while Frank was a professor at Yale Law School and the creation of an intermediate court of appeals to assist in reducing the work of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1983-1987.

Dates 1936-2000; Majority of material found within ( 1946-1971)
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Felix Frankfurter Papers

Identifier: MSS47571
Abstract

Lawyer, professor of law, and Supreme Court justice. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, oral history interviews, writings, speeches, notes, legal file, newspaper clippings, printed material, photographs, and other papers reflecting Felix Frankfurter's involvement with significant political and social movements and events and his acquaintance with leaders in many segments of society.

Dates 1846-1966; Majority of material found within 1907-1966
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Melville Weston Fuller Papers

Identifier: MSS21691
Abstract Lawyer and jurist; chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Chiefly correspondence, 1849-1910, between Fuller and members of his family, friends, and professional associates. Also includes printed matter, notes, scrapbooks, speeches and writings, and memorabilia. The papers relate to personal and family affairs; Fuller's student life at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine; his activities in Chicago, including his law practice, Democratic politics, and his real estate holdings; his...
Dates 1794-1949; Majority of material found within ( 1849-1910)
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Papers

Identifier: MSS84318
Abstract U.S. Supreme Court justice, judge, lawyer, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, speeches, lectures, writings, reports, interviews, briefs, orders, opinions, motions, depositions, and other papers relating chiefly to Ginsburg's efforts as an advocate for women's rights, particularly through her speeches and writings and her endeavors as general counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union and director of its Women's Rights Project. Documents her work as a proponent for the...
Dates 1897-2005; Majority of material found within 1970-1997
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William Gobitas Papers

Identifier: MSS73637
Abstract

Insurance executive and piano tuner. Correspondence, notes, court documents, newspaper clippings, printed material, ephemera, and photographs relating to freedom of speech and legal cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses. Documents the United States Supreme Court case of Minersville v. Gobitis (sic) concerning the refusal of Gobitas and his sister Lillian (Gobitas) Klose to salute the American flag in their school in Minersville, Pennsylvania, in 1935.

Dates 1935-1989; Majority of material found within ( 1935-1940)
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Arthur J. Goldberg Papers

Identifier: MSS65670
Abstract

Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, lawyer, secretary of labor, and diplomat. Correspondence, case files, certiorari memoranda, legal files, speeches and writings, subject files, reports, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating to Goldberg's career as a lawyer, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, secretary of labor, and United States representative to the United Nations.

Dates 1793-1995; Majority of material found within 1941-1985
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Fred P. Graham Papers

Identifier: MSS61617
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Author, journalist, and lawyer. Correspondence, diary, speeches, writings, notebooks, interviews, research materials, legal records, newspaper columns, news scripts, subject files, scrapbooks, audio recordings, and other papers chiefly concerning Graham's career in journalism.

Dates 1947-1983
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Dagmar S. Hamilton Correspondence

Identifier: MSS85942
Abstract

Lawyer and educator. Chiefly correspondence to Hamilton from Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas pertaining to her work in assisting Douglas in writing and editing several books. The letters also reflect their close friendship and contain insights from Douglas about the business of the Supreme Court.

Dates 1969-1978; Majority of material found within 1970-1973
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John Marshall Harlan Papers

Identifier: MSS24943
Abstract

Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and lawyer and politician of Kentucky. Correspondence, legal and financial records, and other material relating to Harlan's career in law, politics, and the judiciary.

Dates 1810-1971; Majority of material found within 1861-1911
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Richmond Pearson Hobson Papers

Identifier: MSS26153
Abstract

Naval officer and United States representative from Alabama. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, lectures, articles, reports, notes, analyses, naval orders, press clippings, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Hobson's naval career and to his efforts on behalf of prohibition, restrictions on international drug trafficking, and opposition to the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration.

Dates 1889-1966; Majority of material found within 1890-1937