| Title: |
Reminiscences of John Van Voorhis
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A5
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
New York Bar Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Family background and education; virtues of reading law vs. law school; sketches of great lawyers; political and judicial career; dangers of using law as an instrument of social change.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 65 leaves, Tape: 2 reels
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1975 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Van Voorhis, John, 1897-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1897
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| Speaker occupation: |
Judge
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| Age at speaking: |
78
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| Document date: |
1975
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| Interviewer: |
Koskoff, David E., 1939-
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Judges; Law--Study and teaching
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Law and politics; Law and socialism; Van Voorhis, John, 1897-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0020147-15589
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