Chief Justice Hallows' correspondence, 1962-1974.

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Chief Justice Hallows' correspondence, 1962-1974.

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Correspondence with convicts in state prisons and with others relative to specific legal issues and cases.

2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Hallows, E. Harold, 1904-1974.

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