La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925
Person
Dates
- Existence: June 14, 1855-June 18, 1925
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Edwin Montefiore Borchard papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 670
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, research notes, memoranda, writings, speeches, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia of Edwin Borchard, professor of law at Yale University, specialist in international law, adviser to government and business, and controversial advocate of American neutrality in both world wars. The correspondence reflects both his political and legal interests. Most important among his correspondents is John Bassett Moore, with whom he exchanged over 2,000 letters between...
Dates:
1910-1950
Clark family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 679
Overview:
Scrapbook containing correspondence, legal and financial records, genealogies and newspaper clippings of the Clark family of Saybrook, Connecticut and Darien, New York. The principal figure in the scrapbook is Orlando E. Clark, lawyer, politician and University Regent of Wisconsin, among whose correspondents is Robert M. La Follette. Of special interest among the Connecticut papers is an order from Governor Gurdon Saltonstall to Major John Clark (1718) to suppress the disturbances at Saybrook...
Dates:
1673-1918
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Clark family papers
William Howard Taft papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 480
Overview:
Miscellaneous letters by William Howard Taft, two speeches (one on strikes, the other on liberty under the law) and a colored pen and ink drawing by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould, entitled "Ex-President Taft in Retirement." Among the letters the most important was written to Colonel J.C. Hemphill from the White House, July 28, 1911 and discusses Senator Robert M. La Follette's attempt to introduce protectionist legislation on wool. In a number of letters in 1917 Taft writes to classmates of his...
Dates:
1874-1928
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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William Howard Taft papers
Harry Weinberger papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 553
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, legal papers, notes, and other materials documenting Weinberger's career as a lawyer who specialized in civil liberties cases and, later in his career, copyright law. The one hundred and sixteen (116) case files include legal briefs, writs, and memoranda prepared by Weinberger and his staff, and similar material prepared by opposing attorneys. Correspondence files include letters with clients and individuals interested in a specific case. Weinberger's...
Dates:
1915-1944
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Harry Weinberger papers