Papers of John MacArthur Maguire, 1929-1955 (inclusive).

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Papers of John MacArthur Maguire, 1929-1955 (inclusive).

Includes correspondence, report, questionnaires, applications, and minutes reflecting Maguire's involvement in Harvard Law School faculty committees and as consultant to the University on retirement, taxes, and other concerns.

2.75 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182398

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Maguire, John MacArthur, 1888-

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Lawyer, educator, legal scholar. A.B., Colorado Coll., LL.D., 1949, LL.B., Harv., 1911. Attorney and partner, Hale & Dorr, 1911-1923; counsel, 1957-1973. Prof. of law, Harv. L. School, 1923-1950, Royall Prof. of Law, 1950-1957; Emeritus, 1957-1978. Major teaching fields: taxation, evidence. Consulting expert, U.S. Treasury Dept., 1938, 1943. Assistant reporter, A.L.E. Code of Evidence, 1939-1942. Author of casebooks and articles in evidence and taxation. From the description of P...

Harvard Law School

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Law clubs were established to provide students an opportunity to practice preparing and arguing law cases as realistically as possible. Law clubs began to be founded at Harvard in the 19th century; one of the earliest was the Marshall Club, founded in 1825. In 1910, the Board of Student Advisers was formed, and the more formal Ames Competition in Appellate Brief Writing and Advocacy was established. From the description of General information by and about Harvard Law School clubs, 18...