Tom C. Clark papers, ca. 1910-1977 1949-1977.

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Tom C. Clark papers, ca. 1910-1977 1949-1977.

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Case files, bench memoranda dockets sheets, briefs, petitions, transcripts, and slip opinions make up virtually a complete record of Clark's activities on the U.S. Supreme Court, describing in detail the internal workings of the Vinson and Warren Courts. Additional case records document his later service on the federal appeals bench. His activities in the American Bar Association and civic organizations are documented through correspondence, speeches, literary productions, scrapbooks, political cartoons, photographs, phonograph records, films, and artifacts. A small portion of the collection comes from the time before Clark joined the Supreme Court. The Clark papers for the years 1945-1949, during which Clark served as U.S. Attorney General, are at the Harry S Truman Library, Independence, Missouri.

480 linear ft.

University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research

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University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research

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