David J. Langum, Sr. legal papers, 1968-1978

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David J. Langum, Sr. legal papers, 1968-1978

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The David J. Langum, Sr. legal papers, 1968-1978, document Langum's legal practice in San Jose, California. The papers consist of complete legal files and a sampling of other legal cases, including depositions, interrogatories, and litigation. Types of court cases represented in the papers are personal injury, domestic relations, business and real property, bankruptcy and criminal cases. Langum is a lawyer, legal historian, law professor and prolific writer. He is also the founder of the Langum Charitable Trust, which awards travel grants to researchers and gives out annual awards for historical fiction and legal histories. This collection is arranged into one series: Series I. Legal papers, 1968-1978.

6.75 linear feet (6 boxes).

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San JoseĢ State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives

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Organizational History In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established an evening school for current and prospective teachers in the city. The school became know as the Minns' Evening Normal School, named after the principal, Washington Minns. In 1862, the California State Legislature formally established Minns' school as the first California State Normal School. The school remained in San Francisco until the California State Legisla...

Langum, David J., Sr.

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David J. Langum, Sr. is a lawyer, legal historian, law professor and writer. Born in 1940 to John K. and Virginia Langum, he attended Dartmouth College for a degree in history, and Stanford University for his law degree. He practiced law in San Jose from 1968 to 1978 as a partner of Christenson, Hedemark, Langum & O'Keefe, and completed a master's degree in history at San Jose State University in 1976. Langum continued his education at the University of Michigan for a LL.M. and S.J.D. in leg...