Harold Norris papers, 1941-1968, (bulk 1952-1962).

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Harold Norris papers, 1941-1968, (bulk 1952-1962).

Correspondence, reports, notes, clippings, press releases and other materials relating to Professor Norris' activities with the ACLU, the National Lawyers Guild, the State Bar of Michigan and civil liberties issues.

14.5 linear ft. (29 boxes)

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Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Norris, Harold G

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Detroit, Michigan lawyer, officer of National Lawyers Guild, professor at Detroit College of Law, and Democratic delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention, 1961-1962. From the description of Harold Norris papers, 1946-1971. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421117 Detroit lawyer, professor and author. Representated many ACLU cases. Served on several state committees and study groups. From the description of Harold Norris papers, 1941-1968, ...

Miriani, Louis C.

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Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988

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Cohn, Avern, 1924-

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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...

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Mazey, Ernest, 1919-1979

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Goodman, Ernest, 1906-1997

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Born in Hemlock, Michigan on August 21, 1906. Graduated from Wayne State College in 1928 with a L.L.B. During the decade of the 1930s, he was active in many labor cases, and became an associate of Maurice Sugar, general counsel of the UAW, in 1939. In 1950 Ernest Goodman and George Crockett, Jr. formed one of the first interracial law firms: Goodman, Crockett, Eden and Robb, specifically to handle civil rights, labor, and constitutional law cases. From the description of Ernest Goodm...

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Michigan. Constitutional Convention (1961-1962)

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Detroit Bar Association

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