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America Inns of Court Foundation records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9602
Scope and Contents

Collection includes American Inns of Court records, including correspondence, newsletters, photographs, project records, and oral history transcripts and audio recordings with instrumental figures, including Chief Justice Burger, Justice O'Connor, and Rex E. Lee. Also contains papers documenting the development of The American Inns of Court. Materials dated 1967-1997.

Dates: 1967-1997

Sandy Burbank legal notes and translation

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1791
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes in French dating from 1878 and an English translation. The items pertain to court cases concerning French newspapers that were convicted of libel, slander, and indiscretion in reporting political matters.

Dates: 1878-1980

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1276
Scope and Contents

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from court cases involving James White.

Dates: 1830-1836

Nauvoo (Ill.) legal proceedings

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1262
Scope and Contents

Two handwritten transcripts of court cases regarding the slandering of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the Mormon prophet. The first item is dated Dec. 5, 1842 and involves the City of Nauvoo vs. Thomas J. Hunter. The second item is dated Feb. 17, 1843 and involves the City of Nauvoo vs. Amos Davis.

Dates: 1842-1843