Law

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered general works on law or legal systems as well as collections of statutes not limited to a specific topic. Works on the science of law are entered Jurisprudence. Works on legislative enactments as a source of law, as distinct from constitutional law or from the law arising from judicial or administrative decisions are entered under Statutes. Works on the legislative process are entered under Legislation. Works on the interpretation of statutes and other laws are entered under Law--Interpretation and construction.

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

J. Louis Adams Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0019
Abstract

This collection consists of 11 bound volumes of notes taken during law classes at Vanderbilt University from 1946-1947 by J. Louis Adams. The volumes are labeled by class.

Dates: 1946 - 1947
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / J. Louis Adams Collection

Nathaniel Baxter/Robert Jackson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0036
Abstract

This .42 linear feet collection contains 51 items (of which 20 are photographs) relating to the lives of the Baxter and Jackson families, Nashville, and Vanderbilt University.

Dates: 1875 - 1969
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Nathaniel Baxter/Robert Jackson Papers

Robert Belton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0812
Dates: multiple
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Robert Belton Papers

Stewart Brooks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0055
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
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Stewart Brooks Collection

Dewey Daane Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0098
Dates: multiple
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Dewey Daane Papers

John T. Dorsey Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0114
Dates: multiple
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / John T. Dorsey Collection

Doris Ann Dudney Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0822
Scope and Content Note

This collection is composed of one Hollinger box with seven folders. Within the collection is a biography of Dudney, her Kappa Delta initiation certificate, her notes from law school, her license to practice law in Florida, correspondence from both her and her family, and an article by Opal S. Dudney.

Dates: Undated
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Doris Ann Dudney Collection

George Graham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0662
Dates: multiple
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / George Graham Papers

Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0954
Abstract

This collection contains a letter from Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano, the Mayor of Bogota from 1796-1797, to the Mayor of the town of Choconta regarding judicial action in a criminal case against Manuel Mariño. The letter is dated 1796 May 12.

Dates: 1796 May 12
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano Letter

Hubert Thomison Holman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0739
Abstract

This collection contains 4 folders of material related to Hubert T. Holman's time as a law school student at Vanderbilt in the 1920s. While there, Holman participated in the debate team as documented in numerous newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1920s
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Hubert Thomison Holman Collection

Andrew Jackson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0224
Abstract

This collection contains four handwritten legal trial transcripts, arranged in four file folders, signed by Andrew Jackson who was the Judge of the Superior Court. A typescript of each letter is included in the folders.

Dates: 1791 - 1803
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Andrew Jackson Collection

Edmund M. Morgan, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0304
Scope and Content Note The papers of Edmund M. Morgan, Jr., date from approximately 1906 to 1964 and document his lengthy and distinguished career as an attorney, a legal scholar, a teacher, and a public servant. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1940s and 1950s. Extensive correspondence, Morgan's own writings, and papers related to his professional activities provide insight into his scholarship and record his part in such important proceedings as the simplification of the federal rules for civil...
Dates: 1906 - 1964
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Edmund M. Morgan, Jr. Papers

Holden Bovie Schermerhorn Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0610
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 6 items: an address, three drawings, and two handwritten manuscripts.

Dates: 1919-1931
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Holden Bovie Schermerhorn Collection

Sims, Cecil Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0393
Dates: 1914-1967
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Sims, Cecil Papers

Wilson Sims Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS.0679
Dates: multiple
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Wilson Sims Collection

William Turner Lawsuit Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0897
Abstract

The William Turner Lawsuit Collection is a small collection comprised of original, handwritten legal documents from an 1848-1852 dispute over the sale of a fourteen-year old enslaved girl, Phebe. 17 folders contain original letters; the other 10 are transcriptions created in 2017.

Dates: 1848-1852
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / William Turner Lawsuit Collection

John Summerfield Wilkes Collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 30081044672669]
Identifier: MSS.0503
Abstract John Summerfield Wilkes was born March 2, 1841 in Culleoka, Maury County, Tennessee and died, at the age of 67, in Pulaski, Tennessee on February 2, 1908. He attended Alabama Western University in Florence and studied law under a private teacher in Nashville until the Civil War began. During the war, he served as a captain in the Third Tennessee Regiment, Confederate Army, and as Adjutant General on the staff of General John C. Brown. Wilkes married Florence A. Barker on June 20, 1865 and...
Dates: 2001
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / John Summerfield Wilkes Collection

 

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