Content Description
Assorted material created and assembled by Morton J. Horwitz from approximately 1969 to 2012. The collection includes course material, student work, subject files, personal and professional correspondence, and research and profesional material, including copies of the Harvard Law Review and various textbooks. Course materials include drafts of syllabi and course reading packets, draft exam questions, and student papers. There are also student theses and dissertations, and assorted manuscripts by others. The collection also includes a small amount of art and audio recordings. A significant portion of the collection relates to courses taught by Horwitz including Torts, the Warren Court, American Legal History, and Corporate Law, in addition to other topics.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1969-2012
Creator
- Horwitz, Morton, J., 1938- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is minimally arranged and described, and may require review prior to access. Access to these papers is governed by the rules and regulations of the Harvard Law School Library. This collection is open to the public, but is housed off-site at the Harvard Depository and requires 7-10 business-day advance notice for retrieval. A small subset of the collection is closed pending archival processing to prepare it for access. Consult Historical & Special Collections staff for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Harvard Law School Library holds copyright on some, but not all, of the material in our collections. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be directed to Historical & Special Collections staff. Researchers who obtain permission to publish from the Harvard Law School Library are also responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations who hold copyright.
Extent
42 linear feet (47 boxes)Biographical / Historical
Morton J. Horwitz received his A.B. from the City College of New York in 1959, his A.M. and Ph.D. from Harvard University (1962 and 1964), as well as his LL.B. from the Harvard Law School in 1967. Horwitz became an Associate Professor of Law at HLS in 1970 and was appointed the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History in 1981. His first book,
Other Finding Aids
A folder inventory of boxes 1-15 in this collection is available at the repository. Please consult Historical & Special Collections staff for further information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Morton J. Horwitz in September 2017 & September 2018.
Processing Information
This collection was minimally arranged and described by Harvard Law School Library staff. All of the material was re-boxed due to the condition of the original containers. Some materials were separated and rearranged, but otherwise original order maintained as closely as possible. Select material was re-foldered due to concerns over condition.
Processed by Natalie Sinclair, March 2022.
Creator
- Horwitz, Morton, J., 1938- (Person)
Source
- Horwitz, Morton, J., 1938- (Person)
Subject
- Horwitz, Morton, J., 1938- (Person)
- Title
- Morton J. Horwitz papers, circa 1969-2012: Finding Aid.
- Author
- Harvard Law School Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- law00307
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections Repository
Harvard Law School Library's Historical & Special Collections (HSC) collects, preserves, and makes available research materials for the study of the law and legal history. HSC holds over 8,000 linear feet of manuscripts, over 100,000 rare books, and more than 70,000 visual images.
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