John Moreno Coe papers, 1919-1973.

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John Moreno Coe papers, 1919-1973.

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The collection consists of the papers of John Moreno Coe from 1919-1973. The majority of the collection is comprised of legal case files documenting Coe's career as a lawyer. Mainly consisting of civil cases, the case files reflect Coe's interest in representing individuals defending or asserting their civil rights. Other records documenting his law practice include correspondence and legal documents (1919-1973), bills and receipts (1948-1971), and appointment books (1960-1972). The collection also contains correspondence and legislative materials (1925-1928) relating to Coe's service in the Florida Senate, correspondence documenting his involvement in the Progressive Party (1948-1952), and correspondence documenting his work with the American Civil Liberties Union, National Lawyers Guild, and other organizations.

113 linear ft. (113 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927270

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Coe, John Moreno

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John Moreno Coe (1896-1973), attorney and civil rights activist, chairman of the Progressive Party in Florida (1948-1952), and President of the National Lawyers Guild in the 1950's, resided in Pensacola, Florida. From the description of John Moreno Coe papers, 1919-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863264 ...

Progressive Party (U.S. : 1948)

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Curtis MacDougall was born on February 11, 1903, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He started his career as a journalist there at the Fond du Lac Commonwealth-Reporter at the age of fifteen. He received a BA in English from Ripon College in Wisconsin in 1923. He went on to obtain a Master's from Northwestern University in 1926 and a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin in 1933. After working at several newspapers, he joined the faculty of Northwestern University in 1935. During the depress...

National Lawyers Guild

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The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) was founded in 1937 as an association of progressive lawyers and jurists who believed that lawyers had a major role to play in reconstructing legal values by emphasizing human rights over property rights. From its inception, the Guild welcomed into its ranks all members of the profession without regard to race, gender or ethnic identity; it was the first national legal professional association to do so. Since its founding, the Guild has been instrumental in leadi...

Florida. Legislature. Senate

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The Secretary of the Senate serves as the recording officer of the Senate. The duties associated with the office include enrolling bills (Ch. 11.05, FS), registering lobbyists (Ch. 11.07, FS), signing bills (Art. III, Sec. 7, 1968 Constitution), and keeping journals of the proceedings. The Senate designates a Secretary to serve at its pleasure (Art. III, Sec. 2, 1968 Constitution). From the description of Bill files, 1845-1927. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413499 ...

American Civil Liberties Union

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Founded in 1920 in New York City by Roger Baldwin and others; the ACLU was an outgrowth of the American Union Against Militarism's National Civil Liberties Bureau, which in 1920 changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union. From the description of Collection, 1917- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42740878 The Southern Women's Rights Project (SWRP) located in Richmond is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union. The project deal...