Overview
Papers contain miscellaneous correspondence, moot court papers, miscellaneous teaching notes on Roman law and Thayer's research in Roman and early English law. Holograph research notes also available in photocopy and microfilm. Papers also include 2 drawers of 4"x 6" index cards.
Dates
- Creation: 1915 - 1945
Conditions Governing 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 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
11 boxesPapers contain miscellaneous correspondence, moot court papers, miscellaneous teaching notes on Roman law and Thayer's research in Roman and early English law. Holograph research notes also available in photocopy and microfilm. Papers also include 2 drawers of 4" x 6" index cards.
Historical/Biographical Information
Thayer, James Bradley, 1899-1976, attorney, law professor
A.B., Harvard, 1921
LL.B., Harvard Law, 1924
S.J.D., Harvard Law, 1925
Joined Harvard Law faculty in 1925, professor from 1935 to 1945.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Caleb Loring, Jr., executor of estate of Sara A. Thayer, in 1983.
Processing Information
Prepared by staff, 1974, 1983, 1984, 1987.
Subject
- Pound, Roscoe, 1870-1964 (Person)
- Title
- Thayer, James Bradley, 1899-1976. Papers, 1915-1945: Finding Aid.
- Author
- Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- law00094
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections Repository
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