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Mss 987
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Part 1 (Mss 987): Original Collection, 1871-19995.0 c.f. (9 archives boxes and 4 flat boxes) Both personal and professional papers are present in this collection which covers the period 1871 to 1999. The papers are arranged into three series: Personal Papers, Speeches, and Professional Papers. The PERSONAL PAPERS include family journals and scrapbooks as well as scrapbooks kept by Fairchild concerning his judicial career. The family journals describe vacations at the family cottage in Conesus, New York, between 1879 and 1934. These journals describe daily activities and experiences, the weather conditions, and the interaction of family members. Prominent in the journals is J.M. Edwards, Thomas Fairchild's maternal grandfather and president of Merchants and Farmers National Bank who was a prominent business, civic, and religious figure in Dansville, New York. The family scrapbooks (1871-1930) of news clippings and letters were compiled by J.M. Edwards and document both current events and significant events of various family members. One volume is devoted entirely to the Faulkner trial, documenting the failure of the First Financial Bank, a “Black Friday” for Dansville, New York. The scrapbooks compiled by Fairchild highlight his reelection to the Supreme Court, his appointment to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in 1966, and his retirement in 1981. Most of this material consists of news clippings but the volume regarding his retirement includes news clippings, ephemera, photographs, and letters and cards. Included here is a letter from Fairchild to President Ronald Reagan informing him of his retirement and the President's response. An oral history interview (1999) conducted by the Circuit Executive Collins Fitzpatrick is also included here. In this volume Fairchild discusses his life and some of the important cases on which he sat. It is also available in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library. The SPEECHES series (1948-1988) comprise the most continuous and complete part of these papers. They are arranged alphabetically by title, event, or subject and often include research and other supplemental materials such as pamphlets, booklets, newspaper clippings, articles, notes, drafts, letters, index cards, etc. Also included is a report (1989) by Fairchild describing his travels in the Soviet Union and Finland in 1988 as a member of a delegation of 18 American judges. Additionally, there are notes on index cards (undated) which include some Supreme Court humor, anecdotes, and thoughts. The PROFESSIONAL FILES principally document his work as a Chairman of the Constitutional Revision Commission in Madison (1960-1965) and his work sitting for the appeal case of the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial (1968-1974). The papers relating to the Constitutional Revision Commission include legislative reference bureau bulletins, papers and reports, news clippings, correspondence among commission members and other interested parties, a few letters of opinion from concerned citizens, and the report to the governor submitted on September 24, 1965. An earlier draft of that report and related revisions and approvals of the commission are also present. The documentation regarding the appeal of the Chicago Seven conspiracy case (1968-1974) compose an important part of these papers and consist of official correspondence among the active members of the court, judicial documents, notes, indexes, outlines, papers, and drafts pertaining to the trial. Topics such as constitutionality, demeanor of the trial judge and prosecutors, “overt acts” of the defendants, and sufficiency of evidence are evaluated.
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Series: Personal Papers
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Box
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1
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Oral History Interview, 1999
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Journals (Vacation)
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Box
1
Folder
2
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1879-1900
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Box
1
Folder
3
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1908-1913
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Box
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Folder
4
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1925-1930
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Box
2
Volume
1
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1916-1925
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Box
2
Volume
2
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1930-1934
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Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and letters (J.M. Edwards)
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Box
2
Volume
3
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1871-1914
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Box
2
Volume
4
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1887-1916
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Box
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Volume
5
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1915-1921
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Box
3
Volume
6
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1922-1930
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Scrapbooks (Thomas E. Fairchild)
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News clippings regarding career
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Box
4
Volume
7
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1965
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Box
4
Volume
8
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1965-1966
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Box
5
Volume
9
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Retirement, 1975-1981
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Series: Speeches
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Appointment of Counsel in Criminal Cases, Supreme Court, undated
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Box
6
Folder
2
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Army and Navy Union, 1958
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Box
6
Folder
3
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Attorney General's Conference, 1965
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Box
6
Folder
4
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Badger Girls' State, 1961-1964
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Box
6
Folder
5
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Bill of Rights, undated
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Box
6
Folder
6
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The Booth Cases (Madison Literary Club), 1952-1964
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Box
6
Folder
7
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Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, 1978
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Box
6
Folder
8
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Brotherhood, 1957-1965
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Box
6
Folder
9
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Campaign for Senator, 1950
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Box
6
Folder
10
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Charitable Immunity, undated
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Box
6
Folder
11
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Christian Men and Civic Responsibility, 1966
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Box
6
Folder
12
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Circuit Judges' Conference, 1979
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Box
6
Folder
13
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Civil Liberties and the Poor, 1966
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Box
6
Folder
14
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Clerks of Court, undated
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Box
6
Folder
15
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Collegiality (San Diego Seminar), 1983
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Box
6
Folder
16
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Conference on Judicial Ethics, 1964
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Box
6
Folder
17
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Conflicts of Jurisdiction, 1959-1961
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Box
6
Folder
18
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Congressional Investigations and Personal Liberty, 1951-1961
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Box
6
Folder
19
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Constitution Day, 1951
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Box
6
Folder
20
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Constitutional Law, undated
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Box
6
Folder
21
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Constitutional Revision, 1964-1965
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Box
6
Folder
22
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County Clerks' Meeting, 1965
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Box
6
Folder
23
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County Clerks (U.S.), 1964
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Box
6
Folder
24
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Court Reorganization to Date, 1963
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Box
6
Folder
25
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Court Systems, 1969
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Box
6
Folder
26
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Criminal Appeals, 1965
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Dedication Ceremonies
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Box
6
Folder
27
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Shorewood Fire/Police Station, 1964-1965
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Box
6
Folder
28
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Village of Shorewood Library, 1965
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Box
6
Folder
29
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Dedication of New Courthouse, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1964
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Box
6
Folder
30
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Dedication of Courthouse (Columbia County), 1962
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Box
6
Folder
31
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Defense of Insanity, 1967
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Box
6
Folder
32
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Douglas, William O., Memorial Service, 1980
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Box
6
Folder
33
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Doyle, James E., Introduction (Madison Literary Club), 1971
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Box
6
Folder
34
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Education, Your Gateway to Opportunity, 1965
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Box
6
Folder
35
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Expansion of the Fourteenth Amendment, 1965, 1979-1984
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Federal Probation, Volunteer Counselors, 1973
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Box
7
Folder
2
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Flag Day, undated
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Box
7
Folder
3
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Foreign Policy Speeches, 1950
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Foundations of Freedom, 1965, 1982-1985
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Governor's Conference of the United Nations, 5th annual, 1964
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Box
7
Folder
6
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Governor's Prayer Breakfast, 1962-1964
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Graduation Exercises
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Box
7
Folder
7
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1966-1968
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Chicago-Kent Law School, 1976-1978
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Box
7
Folder
9
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Great Lakes Naval Center Recruit Review, 1978
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Box
7
Folder
10
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Green Bay B'nai B'rith Brotherhood Award, 1966
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Box
7
Folder
11
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Hagena, William J., Dedication of Fountain and Championship Debate, 1958-1960
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Box
7
Folder
12
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Highway Commissioners, undated
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Box
7
Folder
13
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Highway Conference (summer), 1960
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Box
7
Folder
14
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Harold Hallows, Chief Justice, 1970
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Box
7
Folder
15
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How Not to Succeed in Politics, 1973-1989
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Box
7
Folder
16
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How We Protect an Accused Defendant's Rights, 1961
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Box
7
Folder
17
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Human Rights and Individual Liberties, 1976
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Box
7
Folder
18
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Illinois Judges Association Speech, 1978
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Box
7
Folder
19
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Importance of Citizen Participation in Government, 1959
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Box
7
Folder
20
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Independence Day (La Crosse, Wisconsin), undated
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Box
7
Folder
21
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Indians, 1962-1965
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Box
7
Folder
22
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Installation of Circuit Judge James A. Martineau, 1967
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Box
7
Folder
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Installation of Honorable Max Raskin, 1963-1964
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Box
7
Folder
24
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Installation of Christ Seraphim as District Judge, 1960
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Box
7
Folder
25
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Installation of Honorable Ernst John Watts, 1964
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Box
8
Folder
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Introduction of Mr. Clark M. Eichelberger, 1963
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Box
8
Folder
2
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Introduction of Mrs. Donna Lindsay Salk, Central High, 1962
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Box
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Folder
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Introduction, Justice Byron White, 1967
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Investiture Ceremonies
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Box
8
Folder
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Judges Corbett and Harvey, 1968
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Box
8
Folder
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Honorable Horace W. Wilkie, 1965
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Box
8
Folder
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Honorable James E. Doyle, 1965
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Box
8
Folder
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“I Refuse to Answer,” 1961
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Box
8
Folder
8
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John Marshall Law School Commencement Exercise, 1978
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Box
8
Folder
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Judge Looks at Arbitration, 1926-1976
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Box
8
Folder
10
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Judicial Activism, 1978
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Box
8
Folder
11
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Judicial Conference Speeches, 1976-1981
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Box
8
Folder
12
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Judicial Image, 1976-1983
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Box
8
Folder
13
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Judicial Selection, 1965
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Box
8
Folder
14
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Law, the Choice of Free People, 1964
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Box
8
Folder
15
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Law Clerks' Luncheon Speeches, 1985
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Law Day
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Box
8
Folder
16
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1980
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Box
8
Folder
17
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David Wexler, 1979
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Box
8
Folder
18
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Luncheon, Truax Field, 1964
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Box
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Folder
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Law Enforcement Conference, 1965
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Box
8
Folder
20
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Law's Concern with Individual Rights, 1965
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Box
8
Folder
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Lawyers for Fairchild Club, 1950
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Box
8
Folder
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League of Women Voters of Beloit, 1966
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Box
8
Folder
23
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Legislative Investigation and the Constitution, 1961
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Box
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Folder
24
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Let's Choose the High Road, 1959
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Box
8
Folder
25
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Liberty and Loyalty in a Free Society, 1965
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Box
9
Folder
1
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Medical-Legal Symposium, 1967
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Box
9
Folder
2
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Memorials, circa 1948-1984
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Box
9
Folder
3
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Memorial Convocation, Milton College, 1963
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Box
9
Folder
4
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Memorial Day, 1939 1965, and undated
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Box
9
Folder
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Memorial, Deceased Lawyers, undated
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Box
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Folder
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Memorial, Edward T. Fairchild, 1965-1967
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Box
9
Folder
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Men and Other Passengers in Space Ship Earth, 1975
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Box
9
Folder
8
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Miller, Mark, Speech, 1992
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Box
9
Folder
9
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Milwaukee Jewish Council anniversary, 1959, 1976
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Box
9
Folder
10
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Municipal Attorneys' Meeting, undated
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Box
9
Folder
11
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No More War, 1962
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Box
9
Folder
12
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Peace Corps Oath, 1965
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Box
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Folder
13
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Peace Through Law, 1958-1961
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Box
9
Folder
14
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Political Philosophy and Religion, undated
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Box
9
Folder
15
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Polaris District Appreciation Dinner, YWCA, Racine, 1966
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Box
9
Folder
16
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Post Conviction Rights and Remedies in Wisconsin, 1963-1965
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Box
9
Folder
17
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Prescription for Democracy, undated
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Box
9
Folder
18
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Pre-Trial Publicity, 1965
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Box
9
Folder
19
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Pythian Meeting, undated
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Box
9
Folder
20
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Prejudice-Milwaukee Urban League, 1949, 1962
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Box
9
Folder
21
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Proposal for a Single Trial Court, 1955
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Box
9
Folder
22
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Reality of Independent Decisions, 1967
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Box
9
Folder
23
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Recall of Elective Officers, undated
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Box
9
Folder
24
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Recent Developments in the area of Torts, 1962
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Box
9
Folder
25
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Recognition Speech, undated
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Box
9
Folder
26
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Report on the State of the Judiciary of the Seventh Circuit, 1975
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Box
9
Folder
27
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Respect for Law, 1965
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Box
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Folder
28
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Responsibility, 1965
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Box
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Folder
29
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Retail Clerks Convention, 1963
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Retirement Speeches
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Box
9
Folder
30
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1963
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Box
9
Folder
31
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Chief Justice Timothy Brown, undated
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Box
9
Folder
32
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Right of Privacy, 1967
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Box
9
Folder
33
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Rule of Law Versus Rule of Men, undated
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Box
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Folder
34
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Rule Making Power of the Supreme Court, 1962
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Box
10
Folder
1
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Samuel Gompers Centennial Celebration, 1950
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Box
10
Folder
2
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San Diego, California Seminar (FJC), 1983
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Box
10
Folder
3
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Sermons, 1951
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Box
10
Folder
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Speech Material, 1950-1976
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Box
10
Folder
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State Board of County and Juvenile Court Judges, 1967
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Box
10
Folder
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State Capitol Dedication, 1965
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Box
10
Folder
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St. Bartholomew Speech, 1950
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Box
10
Folder
8
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Symposium on Political Affairs, 1965
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Box
10
Folder
9
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State Supreme Court, 1966
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Box
10
Folder
10
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Sunbursting: Prospective Over-ruling, 1966-1968
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Box
10
Folder
11
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Tehan, Robert E., Sr., Memorial Services Eulogy, 1975
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Box
10
Folder
12
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Testimonials, 1957, 1988
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Box
10
Folder
13
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Testimonial Luncheon, 1967
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Box
10
Folder
14
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Union Counselor Graduation Dinner, 1965
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Box
10
Folder
15
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United Nations Comes of Age, 1966
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Box
10
Folder
16
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United Nations Speech Material, 1962-1965
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Box
10
Folder
17
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Use of Prior Convictions to Impeach Defendant's Credibility, 1966
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Box
10
Folder
18
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USW-CIO Meetings, Milwaukee, 1950
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Box
10
Folder
19
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Veterans Day, Schofield, 1965
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Box
10
Folder
20
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Welcome Address, Marquette University Graduation, 1966
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Box
10
Folder
21
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Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping, 1967
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Box
10
Folder
22
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Wisconsin Automotive Wholesalers Association Speech, 1961
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Box
10
Folder
23
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Wisconsin Law Alumni Association, 1981
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Box
10
Folder
24
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Wisconsin Real Estate Institute, undated
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Box
10
Folder
25
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Wisconsin Student Bar Association Luncheon, 1964-1966
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Box
10
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26
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Work of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1965-1966
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Box
10
Folder
27
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World Refugee Year, 1960
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Box
10
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28
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World Today, What Can the Individual Do About It, undated
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Box
10
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Working at Being a Citizen, 1965
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Box
10
Folder
30
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Youth Recognition Dinner, 1965
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Box
10
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31
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Report, Program, and Index Cards, 1979, 1989, undated
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Series: Professional Papers
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Constitutional Revision Commission, 1960-1965
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Box
11
Folder
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Final Report to the Governor, September 24, 1965
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Box
11
Folder
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“Report of the Governor's Commission on Constitutional Revision,” 1965
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Box
11
Folder
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Correspondence, 1963-1965
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Box
11
Folder
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Newspaper clippings, 1963-1965
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Box
11
Folder
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Papers and Reports, 1961-1965
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Box
11
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Legislative Reference Bureau Bulletins, 1965
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Chicago Conspiracy Trial, 1968-1974
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Box
12
Folder
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Motion of Illinois Division, American Civil Liberties Union for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae, 1971
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Box
12
Folder
2
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“Reply Memorandum of Appellants,” 1972 (printed packet)
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Box
12
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3
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Official Correspondence of Court of Appeals, 1970-1973
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Box
12
Folder
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Official Correspondence with Attached Documents, 1971-1972
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Box
12
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Papers to be kept together until the appeal, 1971
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Box
12
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Case No. 73-2107, 1974
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Box
12
Folder
7
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Indexes/Outlines/Check Lists, undated
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Box
12
Folder
8
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Possible Outline of Opinion and Pertaining Drafts, undated
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Box
12
Folder
9
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Comments/Revisions/Incomplete Drafts
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Box
12
Folder
10
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Handwritten Notes, 1968-1970, 1972, 1974, most undated
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Box
12
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Judicial Documents, 1969-1973
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Box
13
Folder
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Judicial Documents, 1969-1973 (continued)
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Drafts/Papers Evaluating Original Trial
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Box
13
Folder
2
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Jan Harring, 1972, undated
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Box
13
Folder
3
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Steve Selinger on Sufficiency of Evidence, undated
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Box
13
Folder
4
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Steve Cooper on Demeanor of Judge Hoffman, undated
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Box
13
Folder
5
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David Marks, undated
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Box
13
Folder
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Vivien Clair - Voir Dire
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Box
13
Folder
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Joan Humphrey, 1972
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Box
13
Folder
8
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Ken Lopatka, undated
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Box
13
Folder
9
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“Overt Acts” of the defendants, 1972, undated
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Box
13
Folder
10
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Demeanor of the Trial Judge and Prosecutors
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Box
13
Folder
11
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Reactions to the Outcome of the Appeal Trial, 1972
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