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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

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Wendell Berge Papers

Identifier: MSS12468
Abstract

Lawyer and public official. Correspondence, speeches and writings, daily calendars, business diaries, agenda, printed matter, clippings, and photographs relating primarily to Berge’s official activities at the Department of Justice culminating in his position as assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust Division.

Dates 1907-1950; Majority of material found within ( 1920-1947)
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William Edgar Borah Papers

Identifier: MSS13276
Abstract

Lawyer and United States senator from Idaho. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, subject and legislative files, speeches and articles, patronage and constituent files, notebooks, newspaper clippings, and other material relating primarily to Borah's political interests and career in the Senate.

Dates 1905-1940; Majority of material found within 1912-1940
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Gerhard Alden Gesell Papers

Identifier: MSS81163
Abstract

Judge and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts of writings, speeches, agenda and minutes of meetings, opinions, orders, dockets, notes, sentencing information, case files, and other legal papers and material pertaining primarily to Gesell's career as judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and documenting his cases in the areas of civil rights, constitutional law, antitrust matters, patent cases, and government regulations.

Dates 1913-2003; Majority of material found within 1962-1992
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Frank M. Johnson Papers

Identifier: MSS80675
Abstract

Lawyer and judge. Correspondence, memoranda, agenda and minutes of meetings, reports, opinions, orders, briefs, writs, motions, petitions, depositions, transcripts, notes, clippings, and printed materials documenting Johnson's career as a federal judge and his involvement in professional activities.

Dates 1865-1999; Majority of material found within 1955-1995
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Carlyle E. Maw Papers

Identifier: MSS85203
Abstract

Lawyer and U.S. government official. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing books, legal files, printed matter, and other papers chiefly concerning Maw's work for Henry Kissinger as legal adviser and undersecretary of state for security assistance in the State Department.

Dates 1925-1979; Majority of material found within 1969-1979
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Michael Pertschuk Papers

Identifier: MSS61779
Abstract

Lawyer, federal trade commissioner, and lobbyist. Correspondence, memoranda, email, speeches, statements, book files, subject files, and other papers primarily concerning Pertschuk's career as chairman and commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and consumer and tobacco control issues.

Dates 1949-2002; Majority of material found within 1977-2001
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Roger William Riis Papers

Identifier: MSS75875
Abstract

Author and editor. Correspondence, diaries, journal, speeches, articles and other writings, subject files, scrapbooks, printed matter, and photographs pertaining to Riis's work as an author and editor. Subjects include consumer fraud, tobacco smoking, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Sherman Antitrust Act. Also includes material pertaining to his service in the U. S. Navy during World War I.

Dates 1903-1990; Majority of material found within 1921-1952
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John J. Sirica Papers

Identifier: MSS81883
Abstract

Judge and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, drafts of articles and books, speeches, notes, research materials calendars, case files, bench books, financial and legal material, family papers, printed material, diaries, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Sirica's career as judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, especially to cases relating to the Watergate Affair.

Dates 1932-1986; Majority of material found within 1957-1986