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Knowlton, Marcus Perrin, 1839-1918. Papers, 1828-1957.

Title: Papers, 1828-1957.

Papers of Marcus P. Knowlton, Chief Justice of the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court, contain correspondence, writings, a scrapbook, and a few misc. papers related to Knowlton's career as an attorney and judge. Letters to Knowlton concern his appointment to the court (1881), a speech made at Yale (1901-02), his appointment as chief justice (1902) and his resignation from the court due to an eye condition, including the re-assignment of his cases (1911). The remainder of the letters are to Knowlton's wife upon his death and regarding her published memorial of him (1918-19). Among the correspondents are John W. Hammond, Arthur P. Rugg, William Schofield, Moorfield Storey, and Marcus Morton. (Cont'd) Knowlton's writings include student papers, speeches, essays, and other papers on law, government and other topics. The scrapbook contains clippings and letters to Knowlton upon his resignation (1911) and to his wife upon his death (1918). Other papers include a few misc. papers related to Mother Goose and the temperance movement and compositions of Florence L. Clarke of Northampton, Mass., corrected by Rose L. Knowlton.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes.

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