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Carl S. Coan, Sr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-027
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Carl A. S. Coan Collection in Housing and Urban Affairs contains the personal papers, manuscripts, and materials related to Mr. Coan's work as staff director for the Democratic members of the Senate Subcommitte on Housing and Urban Affairs, a position he held for over twenty five years. The correspondence and materials found in Coan's papers are largely concerned with the legislation enacted over the period 1961-1976 to promote federal housing project programs.
Dates:
Bulk, 1961-1975 1954-1976; Majority of material found within 1961 - 1975
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Children In Advertising Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-005
Description
From 1976 to 1978 the Georgetown Law Center held the Children and Advertising Seminar to discuss the effects of advertising on children. This collection contains varied sources discussing television broadcasting and advertising, focusing on children’s television issues related to, the First Amendment, nutrition, violence, minorities, women, sex, and child abuse. There are also numerous Government related materials including Senate subcommittee hearing documents; legislative...
Dates:
1969 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1978
Found in:
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Collection of 13th and 14th Century English Land Grants
Collection
Identifier: MSS-009
Description
These documents provide tangible evidence of the feudal system of property law prevalent in medieval and early modern Britain and Europe. They date from the end of the reign of Edward I, who was revered by later generations as the English Justinian, after the statutes of Quia Emptores (1290) and De Donis (1285) had made land freely alienable for the first time since the Norman Conquest. The first grant is for lands to be held by full copyhold tenure – basically an inheritable lease....
Dates:
1280 - 1304
Found in:
Manuscripts
Collection of Carrington Simpson Mass Murder Trial Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-026
Description
A collection of Samuel A. Spencer's legal documents from the 1840-1841 murder trial of Carrington Simpson, including Simpson's confession; Spencer's attorney notes; lists of jurors; an autobiographical account of Simpson's life, recorded by Spencer; as well as records from Spencer's earlier career.It reveals the brutal details of the 1838 murder of five members of the White Family of Greensburg, Kentucky by Carrington Simpson, his friend, Jason Bell and Bell's step-son, Pleasant...
Dates:
1826 - 1841; Majority of material found within 1840 - 1841
Found in:
Manuscripts
Dr. Marion Cheek Papers - x-scanned; y-paper filed; z-scan filed
Collection
Identifier: MSS-022
Contents
The collection contains personal memoranda of Dr. Marion A Cheek, letters to Mrs. Sarah B. Cheek, original case documentation, ledgers, and various other correspondence.
Dates:
1878 - 1903
Found in:
Manuscripts
Edward J. Murphy, Jr.'s Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-017
Contents Note
This collection contains United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) court filings, memorandum, and other documents, from 1947-1951, regarding World War II war crimes trials and subsequent law suits challenging the convictions and sentences (including death) of German and Japanese military members. The papers were part of the files of Edward J. Murphy Jr., staff JAG attorney of the Army JAG War Crimes Division and Department of Defense Committee on War Crimes. The bulk of...
Dates:
1947 - 1952; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1951
Found in:
Manuscripts
Francis Cabell Brown Collection of Justice of the Peace Documents
Collection
Identifier: MSS-007
Historical Note
This is a collection of documents and bound manuscripts collected by Francis Cabell Brown. The documents are Justice of the Peace records from Queens County, New York and Windham County, Litchfield County and New London County in Connecticut, that span the time frame of 1754-1830. One of the writs is believed to be by Jonathan Trumbull Sr. who was known for his support of the colonies during the Revolutionary War.There are bound manuscripts from the 18th century, consisting...
Dates:
1754 - 1830
Found in:
Manuscripts
Francis M. Shea Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-010
Scope Note
Correspondence, meeting minutes, essays and reports, conference materials, federal legislation, grant applications, reference materials, personal information, newspaper clippings, relating to the Judicial Conference Committee on Laws Pertaining to Mental Disorders. This is the collection of Francis M. Shea, who was Chairman of the Committee from 1964 to 1970.
Dates:
1955 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1964 - 1970
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