Stewart Brooks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0055

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This .21 linear feet collection contains three law docket books that list his clients, the types of legal matters he handled for them, and the costs for services.

Dates

  • 1890-1899

Biographical Note - Stewart Brooks

Stewart Brooks was born in 1867 and graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.S. in 1888, and a LL.B. in 1890. He practiced law in Nashville, Tennessee and Mobile, Alabama, handling real estate, estates, taxes, probate cases, disability claims, etc. He died in 1942.

Extent

.42 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Special Collections & Archives

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid for the Stewart Brooks Collection
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository

http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/
Contact:
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States

 

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