Overview
Professional correspondence with colleagues, alumni, publishers, and professional groups; examination papers from Seavey's courses; index of case citations and synopses used in his agency casebook; papers relating to cases in which Seavey was retained as counsel or consultant, notably, Dunfey Realty Company, Inc., vs. Enwright (1957); and other papers, some relating to Harvard Law School.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-1964
Access Restrictions:
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 Harvard Depository and requires 2 business-day advance notice for retrieval. Consult the 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 the 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
1 collection (2 boxes and 1 Paige box)Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were transferred to the Harvard Law School Library after Warren A. Seavey's death; no correspondence relating to this transfer exists.
Processing Information
Processed by Ginny Gartrell
Subject
- Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965 (Person)
- Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 (Person)
- Pound, Roscoe, 1870-1964 (Person)
- Wu, Jingxiong, 1899-1986 (Person)
- Title
- Seavey, Warren Abner. Papers, 1926-1964: Finding Aid.
- Author
- Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- law00040
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections Repository
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