GOVERNMENT UNDER LAW: THE JOHN MARSHALL BICENTENNIAL AT THE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
Dates
- Creation: 1923 - 1972
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.
Extent
68 linear feet (98 boxes); (19 Paige boxes)Physical Location
Harvard Depository
General note
Series Note
A conference on "Government Under Law" was held at the Harvard Law School in September 1955 on the occasion of the bicentennial of John Marshall's birth. AES was chairman of the faculty committee which arranged the conference. This Series consists of correspondence and drafts of speeches made at the conference. Speakers included United States Chief Justice Earl Warren, Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, The Rt. Hon. Sir Raymond Evershed, Master of the Rolls, England, Professor Andre Tunc of the University of Grenoble, Professor Herbert Wechsler of Columbia University, Thurgood Marshall, United States District Judge, Charles Wyzanski, The Hon. Patrick Kerwin, Chief Justice of Canada and The Rt. Hon. Sir Owen Dixon, Chief Justice of Australia.
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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