Scope and content note This collection consists of the letters and legal documents of John Popkin Adams (1812-1856), his wife, and daughters. The material relates to Adams' work as U.S. consul at La Guaira, Venezuela, his efforts to establish an inter-oceanic railroad on the ithsmus of Panama, land speculation in the U.S., and his pursuit of monetary claims against Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador related to privateering during the Spanish American wars of independence. Letters are arranged chronologically from...

Scope and Contents John William Davis' correspondence encompasses the years in which he served as solicitor general. The major portion of that correspondence deals with letters of endorsement regarding a Supreme Court vacancy; inquiries from citizens seeking positions with the federal government; petitions for military commissions during the war years; and Davis' carbon responses as well. These papers were found among the William J. Hughes, Jr. Papers and in consideration of Davis' position, it warranted a...

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Edited by the Class of 1936 of the National University Law School, Washington, D.C.

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The collection is divided into three series:

1. Correspondence from 1920-1967.

2. Hughes' tenure as a law professor at Georgetown University.

3. Hughes' law practice and cases from 1919-1970.

Scope and Contents Includes: Bachelor of Laws diploma from Georgetown University, June 8, 1925 [damaged]; Bachelor of Arts diploma from National University, June 13, 1928; certificate of admission to the bar of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, January 11, 1926; certificate of admission to the bar of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, January 19, 1928; and a Presidential Memorial Certificate for Veteran awarded "by a grateful nation in recognition of devoted and selfless...

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Eighteen color lantern slides of faculty (uncaptioned). Accompanying note reads: Made by Fr. [John] Brosnan to be shown at the 50th anniversary banquet of the Law School at New Willard.

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This ledger records use of Law Library material from February 1926 to March 1928. Entries, consisting of student names and material used, run chronologically. A list of Law Library staff for 1926 to 1927 appears at the front.

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Class notes and other materials relating to Francis E. Lucey, S.J.'s career as a professor in, and Regent of, the Georgetown University Law School from 1928 to 1961. Includes personal correspondence from 1929 to 1969 and other documents, including photographs. Note: Click on "External Documents" below for a link to the inventory for the collection.

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Autograph manuscripts include the lecture series “History and Development of Constitutional and Civil Liberty.” The collection also contains additional lectures on law, as well as notebooks. Also, obituary notices, funeral cards, and file on the Morris Medal, founded eponymously in 1875. Included are photocopies of letters to Georgetown College president, J. Havens Richards, S.J., re Morris (dated 1889-1909).

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This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.

Notebooks/journals regarding Brazil. Includes published maps of Brazil and South America.

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Contains oversized photographs of men who either graduated from the Georgetown University Law School or received an honorary degree.

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Contains construction chronology, correspondence, and reports, including “Report on Proposed Expansion of the Law Center, 506 E Street, NW,” 1957, and "Law Center Objectives and Projections for Ten Year Period, 1964-1974." Includes discussions on costs, financing, design, and location.

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Created and sponsored by the Student Bar Association. Content covers a broad range of topics of interest to the Law Center community including events schedules, feature articles, a letters-to-the-editor column and select book and theater reviews.

Scope and Contents Published by the Law Center and edited by students. Box 1 includes information on the publication history of "Res Ipsa Loquitur".Box 1 covers 1967-1972, 1974, 1977-1983, and 1985-1989. Volume 19 number 3 and volume 20 number 3 includes images of Law School graduates. Also includes a register for the Class of 1969 which includes images of the faculty and members of the Class. Box 2 covers 1989-1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2015. Box 3 contains bound copies of the following years: 1936-1941,...

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Two bound volumes of The Hoya Law School Number. Volumes for each year do not appear to be complete. Content focuses on topics more geared toward students at the Law School such as faculty appointments, alumni news, student groups and clubs, and events. Includes some main campus news when relevant.

Scope and contents note The papers of Baron Robert Silvercruys consist of letters, manuscripts, pamphlets and clippings mainly concerning the careers of Frantz Silvercruys (1859 - 1936), President of the Court of Cassation of Belgium and created Baron Silvercruys in 1929, and of his son, Robert Silvercruys (1893 - 1971), who was a Belgian Ambassador to the United States (1946 - 1959). The papers comprise 3.5 linear feet of materials, arranged in 56 folders in 7 boxes. The papers are divided into two series, one...