Harrison L. Winter papers, 1966-89.

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Winter, Harrison L., 1921-1990. Harrison L. Winter papers, 1966-89.

Harrison L. Winter papers, 1966-89.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49310194

The papers consist of the slip files for cases heard before the court while Winter was an associate judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th circuit. The papers span the years 1966 to 1981 when Winter was appointed Chief Judge for the court. The files are arranged numerically by case file number. These are appellate court records which deal with interpreting points of law that may have been violated by a lower court. The information inn the slip files documents the judges' reaction to and final decision on the briefs presented before them. These papers include cases that Winter did not sit on since the Fourth Circuit judges sent copies of their cases to other judges not sitting on a case in order to keep them informed. The Fourth Circuit handled many cases dealing with school desegregation and racial, sexual, and age discrimination, and it is for the history of these issues that the papers have the most research potential.

383.75 linear ft. (299 record center boxes, 8 flat boxes)

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