Oliver Wendell Holmes Letters and Documents 1860-1946.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Letters and Documents 1860-1946.

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Correspondence, manuscripts, a Civil War notebook, commemorative postage stamps, an etching, photographs, book reviews and other clippings by and about Holmes. Many of the letters are written to Charles Henry Butler, 1859-1940, Reporter of Decisions at the United States Supreme Court from 1902 until 1916, and contain suggestions for the published reports of Holmes' decisions. There are also many manuscript memoranda of Holmes' suggestions to Butler. There is a letter written to P.E. Mason dated March 1, 1899, giving advice to a young lawyer on what books to read and how to conduct himself; and also Holmes' autograph manuscript of an essay on the legal vocation, "Just the Boy That's Wanted in Law."

178 items (2v., 1 box, 1 oversize folder).Books in 4 record storage cartons.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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