Minton, Sherman A. 1890-1965
Variant namesSherman Minton was born in Georgetown, Indiana. He was a World War I veteran and graduated from Indiana University law department in 1915. He received a degree from Yale in 1916. He served as a U.S. senator from 1935-1941. From 1941-1949, he was on the circuit court of appeals for the seventh circuit. From 1949 to 1956 he served on the Supreme Court. Howard J. Bourne was a Quaker who lived in Portland, Indiana. Minton and Bourne were longtime acquaintances.
From the description of Sherman Minton letters, 1949-1955. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 609650721
Lawyer, U.S. senator from Indiana, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
From the description of Papers, 1949-1956. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70944355
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Minton was born in Georgetown, Indiana; studied law at Indiana and Yale universities, and practiced law in Florida and Indiana. He was elected U.S. Senator from Indiana in 1934, was Democratic Whip from 1940 to 1941, and chaired the Committee on Pensions in the 76th Congress. After losing his Senate seat, Minton was named to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, where he served from 1941 until 1949. Following the death of Justice Walter Treanor, Minton was appoited to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Truman. He served as an associate justice until 1956, when he resigned because of ill health and returned to New Albany, Indiana.
From the description of Papers, 1934-1965. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 34581422
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referencedIn | Joseph Berry Keenan Papers, 1942-1947 | Harvard Law School, HarvardUniversity | |
referencedIn | Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953. Frederick Moore Vinson papers, 1907-1953. | University of Kentucky Libraries | |
referencedIn | Magruder, Calvert, 1893-1968. Papers. 1920-1965 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
referencedIn | Harold H. Burton papers, 1792-1965 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Paul A. Freund papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
referencedIn | History of Indiana University, 1968-1981 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
referencedIn | DuPre, Grace Annette, 1894-1984. Grace Annette DuPre papers, 1901-1978. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Merrell Gage papers | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Jones, Harry Le Roy, 1895-1986. Papers, 1917-1975, bulk 1934-1966. | University of Virginia, Arthur J. Morris Law Library | |
creatorOf | Minton, Sherman, 1890-1965. Papers, 1949-1956. | Harry S. Truman Library | |
referencedIn | William E. Jenner and Indiana Politics, 1971-1974 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
referencedIn | William H. Benjamin Letters, 1935-1936 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
referencedIn | Kluger, Richard. Brown vs. Board of Education collection, 1950-1975 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
referencedIn | Indiana Politics, 1969;, 1978 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
referencedIn | Harold H. Burton papers, 1792-1965 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Charns, Alexander, 1956-. Alexander Charns papers, 1930s-1990s [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
referencedIn | Warren, Earl. Earl Warren Papers. 1864-1974. | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
creatorOf | Frankfurter, Felix. Felix Frankfurter Papers. 1900-1965. | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
creatorOf | Minton, Sherman, 1890-1965. Sherman Minton letters, 1949-1955. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
referencedIn | Medical Profession in Indiana, 1975;, 1976;, 1978 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
referencedIn | Warren, Earl. Earl Warren Papers. 1864-1974. | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Bentley mss. II, 1890-1965 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
creatorOf | Sherman Minton Papers. 1949 - 1956. Subject Files, 1949 - 1956 | Harry S. Truman Library | |
creatorOf | Jones, Harry Le Roy, 1895-1986. Papers, 1917-1975, bulk 1934-1966. | University of Virginia, Arthur J. Morris Law Library | |
referencedIn | Records of the National Park Service. 1785 - 2006. White House Albums. 1953 - 1961. Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Supreme Court Justices | Dwight D. Eisenhower Library | |
referencedIn | Learned Hand papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
creatorOf | Minton, Sherman, 1890-1965. Papers, 1934-1965. | Indiana University | |
referencedIn | Kluger, Richard. Brown vs. Board of Education collection, 1950-1975 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
referencedIn | Indiana University Oral History Archive, 1991-1998 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
referencedIn | Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. Papers, 1908-1949 | Bentley Historical Library | |
referencedIn | Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947. Papers, 1891-1947. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
referencedIn | Wallace, Harry L. (Harry Leland), 1927-. Papers, 1955-1987. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
creatorOf | Wallace, Tom, 1874-1961. Tom Wallace papers, 1925-1960. | The Filson Historical Society | |
creatorOf | Alexander, William Albert, 1875-1943. Papers 1916-1943. | Indiana University |
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Birth 1890-10-20
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