Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1908, Nov. 12 | Born, Nashville, Ill. |
| 1929 | A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1932 | LL.B., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1932-1933 | Law clerk to Judge John B. Sanborn, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
| 1934-1950 | Member of law firm, Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott, and Barber, Minneapolis, Minn.; partner in firm, 1943-1950 |
| 1935-1941 | Instructor in real property and taxation, St. Paul College of Law, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1941 | Married Dorothy E. Clark |
| 1945-1947 | Instructor in wills and administration, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1950-1959 | Resident Counsel, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Association, Rochester, Minn. Member, Section of Administration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. |
| 1959-1970 | Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
| 1969-1979 | Member, Judicial Conference of the United States Advisory Committee on Judicial Activities |
| 1970-1994 | Associate justice, United States Supreme Court; retired from the Court in August 1994 |
| 1979-1995 | Co-moderator, seminar on justice and society, Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colo. |
| 1999, Mar. 4 | Died, Arlington, Va. |