Cohen, Morris Raphael, 1880-1947
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1880-January 28, 1947
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Felix S. Cohen papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1325
Overview:
The papers document Felix S. Cohen's professional career as a civil servant, private attorney, law professor, and author. From 1933-1957, Cohen drafted legislation for the Department of Interior, most notably the Wheeler-Howard Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. In 1939 he headed the Indian Law Survey, which compiled all federal laws regarding Native Americans. He edited the summary of that survey, known as The Handbook of Federal Indian Law, which remains a milestone...
Dates:
1904-1992, bulk 1925-1953
Jerome New Frank papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 222
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, legal material (including opinions, decisions, calendars, memoranda, and other papers), writings, speeches, Yale course materials, and family and personal papers of Jerome N. Frank, lawyer, government official during the New Deal, author, legal philosopher, teacher, and federal judge. The papers reflect Frank's wide range of activities, interests, and associations, and include important correspondence with many well known government officials, lawyers,...
Dates:
1918-1972, bulk 1929-1957
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Jerome New Frank papers