Legal assistance to the poor
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: LC control no.: sh 85075731
LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/sh85075731
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Clinton Bamberger Papers
Collection
Identifier: NEJL-033
Scope and Contents
The papers of E. Clinton Bamberger Jr. document Bamberger's career as a legal services administrator, educator, and advocate. The collection, to some extent, also documents the history of legal services in the United States from the mid 1960's through the mid 1990's. And while some items such as articles and neighborhood law office handbooks and manuals pre-date the mid-1960's, the collection essentially begins with Bamberger's arrival on the scene as the first Director of the Legal...
Dates:
ca. 1960-ca. 1990
Henry A. Freedman Papers
Collection
Identifier: NEJL-014
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Legal Services Corporation (LSC) materials covering such matters as litigation with LSC as defendant, back-up centers, and legislation. Other materials relate to Action for Legal Rights and other legal organizations such as NLADA and Poverty Lawyers for Effective Advocacy. Forms of material include memos, news clippings, journal articles, reports and brochures.The Henry A. Freedman papers are organized into two series: Legal Services Corporation materials and...
Dates:
1967 - 2000
Robert J. Rhudy Papers
Collection
Identifier: NEJL-013
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises articles, reports, and other materials related to legal services. A significant portion of the papers cover the issues surrounding the passage of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974.
Dates:
1971 - 2002
Found in:
National Equal Justice Library
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Robert J. Rhudy Papers
William Reece Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: NEJL-017
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection includes speeches given at bar association events and award ceremonies. Also included are articles, reports and a transcript of a press conference given in support of the Legal Services Corporation.
Dates:
1974 - 1993