Papers of Homer S. Cummings [manuscript], 1936-1974, (bulk, 1936-1955).

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Papers of Homer S. Cummings [manuscript], 1936-1974, (bulk, 1936-1955).

The papers contain the correspondence of Cummings with Assistant Attorney-General Carl McFarland. They discuss Cummings' accomplishments, retirement, disposition of papers and personal news. There are frequent memoranda prepared by McFarland for Cummings, newsclippings documenting his career, a memorandum for Franklin D. Roosevelt re the reorganization of the federal judiciary between 1937 and 1939, a tribute to Benjamin N. Cardozo, and an article "The new criminal rules - another triumph of the democratic process." Alben W. Barkley and Franklin D. Roosevelt are correspondents.

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