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Law Family Papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1140
Abstract:

The Law Family Papers document aspects of the personal and professional life of Yale graduate and lawyer Samuel A. Law (1771-1845).

Dates: 1806-1857

Louis Starr collection concerning the field notes of William Clark

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2774
Abstract: The collection consists of legal records and personal papers that document litigation over William Clark's autograph manuscripts that recorded his impressions (in 1803 and 1804) during a portion of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The collection is of interest not only for its documentation of the provenance of the Clark manuscripts and litigation concerning their ownership, but also for its relation to the broader legal and historical issues surrounding the distinction between public records...
Dates: 1954-1965