Law -- Philosophy
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the philosophy of human legal systems. Works on the philosophical concept of an order, relation, or sequence of phenomena that is invariable under given conditions are entered under Law (Philosophical concept).
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ronald Dworkin papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 2071
Scope and Contents:
The Ronald Dworkin papers document Dworkin’s life and career as a law professor, author, and legal philosopher. Materials primarily document his professional career and activities, including his work at Yale University, Oxford University, and New York University, as well as his academic and popular writing. A smaller amount of personal material is included, primarily from his youth. The materials primarily contain writings and correspondence by Dworkin and other authors. Dworkin’s...
Dates:
1938-2013
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Ronald Dworkin papers
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
Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 627
Overview:
The papers contain correspondence, notes and lectures, writings, research materials, publications of other scholars, photographs, journals, and miscellanea documenting the professional career of Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop, professor of philosophy and law at Yale University from 1923-1962. The papers primarily document the professional activities and research interests of Northrop, not his Yale teaching career and personal life. The correspondence reflects his professional and research...
Dates:
1914-1992, bulk 1914-1985