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Philip Perlman papers

1926-1942.

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1384

Philip Perlman was a prominent Maryland lawyer and political leader during the 1930s and 1940s who served as U.S. Solicitor General from 1947 to 1952. His papers cover the years 1918 to 1945, with the bulk of the material dating between 1927 and 1942. Document types represented in the collection include personal correspondence, professional correspondence, newspaper clippings, periodicals, newspapers, court documents, appellate briefs, marked-up legislation; published bills; reports; legal agreements and contracts; petitions; financial receipts; wills; political campaign materials; press releases; campaign speeches; radio addresses; maps; and photographs. Subjects include the creation of Maryland laws and legislation; Baltimore City Government; the Great Depression; Maryland and Baltimore political campaigns; presidential campaigns of 1932 and 1940; Assessment of Maryland Zoning Ordinances; the functioning and internal politics of the Democratic National Committee; construction of Clifton Park School; construction of the Baltimore Airport; decision to construct the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; the Fairway Company's negotiations with the government; United Railways and Electric Company legal issues; and Baltimore society. Significant correspondents include Baltimore Mayor Howard W. Jackson and Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie.

25.50 linear feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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