Henry Woods papers : correspondence, professional and personal papers, videotapes and photographs, ca. 1940s to 1990s.

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Henry Woods papers : correspondence, professional and personal papers, videotapes and photographs, ca. 1940s to 1990s.

The papers consist of materials documenting Judge Woods' career from the 1940s to the 1990s, and are arranged in three series. Series 1 contains personal and professional correspondence and other papers and photographs. The bulk of the collection is in Series 2, pertaining to Little Rock school desegregation cases, 1950s-1990s. Series 3 contains papers and videocassettes pertaining to other court cases.

11.2 linear ft. (12 containers)

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