John Paul Frank Papers 1936-2000 (bulk 1946-1971)

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John Paul Frank Papers 1936-2000 (bulk 1946-1971)

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Author, lawyer, and professor. Correspondence, memoranda, a legislative bill, notes, photographs, speeches, and writings documenting Frank's relationship as a law clerk and friend of Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black. Additional material relates to attempts to desegregate law schools in 1951 while Frank was a professor at Yale Law School and the creation of an intermediate court of appeals to assist in reducing the work of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1983-1987.

330 items; 1 container; .4 linear feet

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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