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Clinton Cross Papers
Collection
Identifier: NEJL-042
Original scope and content note
The papers of Clinton Cross document the creation and growth of the national Legal Services Corporation (LSC) as well as of legal services in Texas. The documents reflect the support of and opposition to the Legal Services Corporation Act (LSCA) in the early 1970s. Cross’ collection also demonstrates hostility to legal services between 1970 and 1980 in Texas, containing memos and articles that discuss whether legal services should receive public funding and whether the state or federal...
Dates:
1969 - 1991
Found in:
National Equal Justice Library
Kent Morrison Papers
Collection
Identifier: NEJL-004
Scope and Contents
The Legal Services Program file contains materials related to Morrison's work during his tenure from 1972 to 1973 as Acting Chief of the Evaluation Division of the Office of Economic Opportunity’s Legal Services Program, and Special Assistant to the Director of that office.
The second series contains materials related to Morrison's tenure as Executive Director of El Paso Legal Assistance Society from 1971-1972.
Dates:
1964 - 1975
Found in:
National Equal Justice Library