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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

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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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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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Benjamin Helm Bristow Papers

Identifier: MSS13862
Abstract Army officer, lawyer, United States secretary of the treasury, and solicitor general. Correspondence, speeches, biographical material, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, other printed material, and photographs relating primarily to Bristow's service as solicitor general and secretary of the treasury in the administrations of Ulysses S. Grant and to his New York City law firm. Includes a letterpress book of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the commissioner of internal revenue concerning...
Dates 1839-1932; Majority of material found within ( 1874-1896)
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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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Marian S. Carson collection of manuscripts

Identifier: MSS84367
Abstract

Collector. A collection of Americana including historical letters and documents, family and personal papers, broadsides, financial and legal papers, illustrated and printed ephemera, government and legislative documents, military records, journals, and printed matter relating primarily to the expansion and development of the United States from the colonial period through the 1876 centennial.

Dates 1656-1995; Majority of material found within 1700-1876
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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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Clark M. Clifford Papers

Identifier: MSS84499
Abstract

Government official and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and writings, congressional testimony, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Clifford's personal and professional life, including his role as an adviser and counsel to four Democratic presidential administrations, his service as United States secretary of defense, 1968-1969, and his career as a lawyer in Washington, D.C.

Dates 1883-1999; Majority of material found within 1946-1998
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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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Henry White Edgerton Papers

Identifier: MSS36038
Abstract

Jurist, lawyer, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, case files, reports, notes, pamphlets, lists, newspaper clippings, and printed matter, relating mainly to White's career as a law professor and judge.

Dates 1910-1970; Majority of material found within 1929-1966
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Harry T. Edwards Papers

Identifier: MSS85605
Abstract

Judge, labor arbitrator, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, speeches, writings, reports, interviews, briefs, orders, opinions, motions, family papers, and other papers relating chiefly to Edwards's legal career as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Dates 1940-2012; Majority of material found within 1980-2010
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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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Walter Quintin Gresham Papers

Identifier: MSS24117
Abstract

United States secretary of state, secretary of the treasure, postmaster general, jurist, statesman, and soldier. Correspondence, letterbooks, and printed matter relating mainly to Gresham's service as postmaster general in the administration of Chester Alan Arthur and judge and secretary of state in the administration of Grover Cleveland. Also includes letters Gresham wrote to his wife during the Civil War.

Dates 1857-1932; Majority of material found within ( 1883-1895)
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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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Charles Evans Hughes Papers

Identifier: MSS26708
Abstract

Governor of New York, secretary of state, and chief justice of the United States. Family papers, correspondence, speeches and biographical writings, subject files, notes, scrapbooks, clippings, and other printed and miscellaneous matter relating principally to Hughes's political and judicial career and his service on various international bodies and commissions.

Dates 1836-1950; Majority of material found within 1905-1940
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Robert Houghwout Jackson Papers

Identifier: MSS61408
Abstract

Lawyer, solicitor general, attorney general, and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Correspondence, memoranda, family papers, legal file, subject file, speeches, writings, financial papers, photographs, and other material relating primarily to Jackson's legal career as a private attorney, government attorney, and Supreme Court justice.

Dates 1816-1983; Majority of material found within 1934-1954
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Irving R. Kaufman Papers

Identifier: MSS81576
Abstract

Jurist. Court papers, office and subject files, speeches and writings, and scrapbooks chiefly documenting Kaufman's judicial career on the United States District Court, Southern District of New York and United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Dates 1934-1992; Majority of material found within 1949-1992
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Anthony Lewis Papers

Identifier: MSS75856
Abstract

Newspaper columnist and author. Correspondence, memoranda, book drafts, research files for books, notebooks and notes, articles and columns by Lewis, reports, speeches, newsletters, photographs, press releases, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material documenting primarily Lewis’s professional activities.

Dates 1941-2007; Majority of material found within 1963-2001
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Thurgood Marshall Papers

Identifier: MSS81427
Abstract

Lawyer, judge, solicitor general, and Supreme Court justice. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, legal papers, and subject files relating to Marshall's career as a federal judge, solicitor general, and associate justice of the Supreme Court.

Dates 1949-1991; Majority of material found within 1961-1991