Judges -- African Americans

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Includes correspondence, collected articles, and a legal brief generated by Judge George William Crockett of Detroit, Michigan. The majority of the materials pertain to Judge Crockett's judicial work and his work with the Bishop Zulu and Church of the Resurrection Appeal Fund. Benjamin Mays and Thurgood Marshall are among the correspondents.

Scope and Contents The Edward R. Dudley papers consist of correspondence, speeches, reports, press clippings, and other materials dating from when Dudley was legal counsel to the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands and when he was Ambassador to Liberia, Manhattan Borough President, and Administrative Judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York. The correspondence, which is arranged chronologically, includes letters, memoranda, radiograms, and interoffice communiqués. About one half...

Scope and Contents The records of the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society are comprised mainly of documents generated during the presidencies of Ernestine Gray and Cheryl A. Gray, and date from 1973-2005. The records for the terms of these two presidents are not complete, but consist of correspondence, articles of incorporation and by-laws, financial records, membership lists, committee and society agendas and minutes, newsletters, photographs, brochures, invitations, and programs. Of note are...

Content Description The Peter A. Hall papers contain business and personal correspondence, news clippings, legal briefs, financial records, honors and awards, and a resolution presented by the Birmingham City Council on the death of Hall's mother, Josephine Hall. Hall's papers document his affiliations with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the United Presbyterian Church, Operation New Birmingham, the Alabama Democratic Conference, and various civil rights organizations. Other records document his legal practice, his...