Legal assistance to the poor -- United States
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Alfred H. Corbett Papers
Antone G. "Gerry" Singsen Papers
This collection largely contains meeting material from various LSC groups: Board of Directors; Committee on Appropriations and Audit, Office of Field Services, Committee on Operations and Regulations, Presidential Search Committees and others. Of note is a draft monitoring report that gives an analysis of the program at Legal Services of North Carolina, Inc., including a response by the LSNC to that report. Miscellaneous articles and manuals are listed under the "Topical" file.
Askew, Hulett "Bucky" -- Interview by Victor Geminiani, 1991 Jul 22
Bamberger, Clinton "Clint" -- Interview by Christopher Brown, 2002 Jun 04
Bergmark, Martha -- Interview by Harrison McIver, 1992 Jul 28
The interview discusses the beginnings of Martha Bergmark's career in legal services, the situation of legal services in Mississippi during the 1960s and 1970s, opposition of the private bar against legal services, expansion of legal services in the late 1970s, effects of the Reagan cutbacks. Also discussed are Shaw .v Mississippi; The McComb Amendment; Ayres v. Fortise, Brown v. Board of Education; Governor’s veto of OEO grant fund; municipal equalization; and IOLTA funds.
Clinton Bamberger Papers
Clinton, Hillary Rodham -- Interview by Victor Geminiani, 1991 Jul 21
F. William McCalpin Papers
This collection includes material related to McCalpin's work with LSC, SCLAID, Missouri Legal Aid Society and other legal aid efforts. Also included is material related to his work with international legal aid.
Henry A. Freedman Papers
Hulett "Bucky" Askew Collection
This collection comprises articles, background papers, memoranda, etc. related to Askew's work with the LSC. Also included is the decision of the U.S. Court Of Appeals D.C. Circuit, in National Senior Citizens Law Center v. Legal Services Corporation. The photographs contained in the collection include stills taken from the film Day of Justice, ca. 1977 and various legal services gatherings between 1983 and 1988.