Overview
This collection consists of material collected and created by Jeffrey Toobin as part of his research for numerous books and articles.
Dates
- Creation: 1984 - 2002
Creator
- Toobin, Jeffrey (Person)
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 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 the 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
1 collection (20 linear feet in 48 boxes.)This collection consists of material used by Jeffrey Toobin as part of his research for numerous books, magazine articles, etc. written from 1984 - 2002. Material consists of research notes, correspondence, clippings of newspaper and magazine articles as well as notes and transcripts of interviews. The collection contains valuable primary source material especially in the correspondence series. A significant portion of the other series include secondary material such as newspaper and magazine clippings. The bulk of the material pertains to two of Mr. Toobin’s books, The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson and Too Close To Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election. This collection also contains some audio/visual material including VHS tapes, audio cassettes and 3.5 inch floppy disks. This material is mainly VHS tapes that contain recordings of Mr. Toobin’s television appearances as well as documentaries pertaining to Mr. Toobin’s research.
Historical/Biographical Information
- JeffreyRoss Toobin was born in New York City on May 21, 1960. His mother,Marlene Sanders, and father, Jerome Toobin, were notable televisionjournalists.
- Mr. Toobin attended Columbia Grammar andPreparatory School, in New York, NY and then Harvard College where heearned a BA in 1982. In 1986, he earned his JD from Harvard LawSchool and passed the bar in New York State in 1987.
- Mr.Toobin started his career as a Law Clerk for the Honorable J. EdwardLumbard from 1986 to 1987.
- He then served as AssociateCouncil to Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh from 1987 to 1989.
- From 1990 to 1993 he served as Assistant U.S. Attorneyin the Eastern District, New York.
- In 1993, Mr. Toobinbegan writing about legal affairs for The New Yorker magazine.
- From 1996 to 2002 he was a Legal Analyst for ABC News and thenbecame a Legal Analyst for CNN in 2002.
- OpeningArguments: A Young Lawyer’s First Case-United States v Oliver North,1991, rev. ed., 1992
- The Run of His Life: The People v O.J. Simpson, 1996, rev. ed., 1997;
- Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal the Nearly Brought down a President, 1999
- Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election, 2001
- The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court , 2007
- The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court.
Series List
- Series I. The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J.Simpson
This series contains one box of VHStapes. Access to this material may be limited. It also includes a boxof photographs that have been transferred to the ArtCollection.
- Series II. Too Close To Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle toDecide the 2000 Election
A large portionof the A/V material in this series is on VHS tapes. Access to thismaterial may be limited.
- Series III. Other Writing Projects This series includes records from Toobin's research for his otherprojects including: Opening Arguments: A Young Lawyer’s First Case-United States v Oliver North, 1 991, rev. ed., 1992 and Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal the Nearly Brought down a President, 1999. It also includes articles.
- ___ Subseries A. Books
- ___Subseries B. Articles
- ___Subseries C. Unfinished projects andresearch
- Series IV. Correspondence
Thisseries contains correspondence to and from Toobin between 1984-2012.The correspondence is predominantly professional and pertains to hisresearch.
- Series V. Personal/Family/professional
Includes material related to his work as an Assistant U.S.Attorney, educational material and some family material.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jeffrey R. Toobin to the Harvard Law School Library in 2012.
Processing Information
Processed by William Nehring and Jane Kelly, 2013.
Topical
- Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946-
- Clinton, Bill, -- 1946-
- Contested elections -- Florida -- History -- 20th century.
- Contested elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Gore, Albert, -- 1948-
- Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990
- Misconduct in office -- United States.
- North, Oliver -- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2000
- Simpson, O. J., 1947 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Creator
- Toobin, Jeffrey (Person)
- Title
- Toobin, Jeffrey. Jeffrey Toobin research collection, 1984 - 2002: Finding Aid.
- Author
- Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- law00267
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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