Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of John Marshall Harlan, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and lawyer and politician of Kentucky were given to the Library of Congress by his grandson, John Marshall Harlan, and Mrs. Roger A. Derby, in 1957, and as a bequest of his grandson in 1973-1975.
Processing History
Part I of the Harlan Papers was preliminarily arranged in 1957 by Bert C. Shaposka and processed in 1973-1974 by Anita L. Nolen and Joseph F. McKeever. Part II was processed in 1977-1978 by Audrey A. Walker. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
Transfers
Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress where they are identified as part of these papers.
Other Repositories
The University of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky., holds a collection of Marshall papers pertaining largely to his career in the Supreme Court.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of these papers is available on thirty-four reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, John Marshall Harlan Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.