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Wechsler, Herbert, 1909-2000
This collection contains the papers of lawyer and legal scholar Herbert Wechsler. The various documentation includes Wechsler's work with the United States Department of Justice (including documents from the Nuremberg and International Military Tribunals), The American Law Institute (including the work of the Model Penal Code), Columbia University, and several other organizations to which Wechsler contributed or with which he was affiliated. The collection also contains papers related to Wechsler's legal work, including documents pertaining to his work on New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. Wechsler's scholarly work is also collected here including drafts of articles, books, speeches, and special lectures such as his Oliver Wendell Holmes Lecture, "Toward Neutral Principles of Constitutional Law". The Herbert Wechsler papers also cover various points of interaction Wechsler had with other figures in his field including Francis Biddle, Telford Taylor, and Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. The genre of documentation is primarily correspondence, reports, and writings with annotations. The collection also contains some ephemera and photographic materials and one audiocassette.
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Society for the Prevention of Crime (New York, N.Y.)

Papers of the Society, including correspondence among the officers and directors of the Society, memoranda, reports, legal papers, minutes, financial records, radio scripts, clippings, scrapbooks, comic books, and a subject file of pamphlets and clippings on all aspects of crime prevention. Also, an extensive history of the Society.

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Palfrey, John, 1919-1979

This collection consists of materials created by Professor John Palfrey. It contains some materials related to his role on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) but the majority of the collection documents his career at Columbia Law School and includes course materials, student papers, articles, reading materials, etc. There is also some material from his work at Harvard Business School, as well as personal material, and material related to his book manuscript, Bottling the Genie (on atomic energy).

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Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947

An extensive collection of his papers -- correspondence, research file, legal opinions, etc. Business correspondence consists of letters, telegrams, legal files, memoranda, etc. related to clients of Moore; the clients include: Standard Oil Co., NY & Bermudez Co., Western Union, General Electric, various American landowners in Fiji, other assorted companies especially during 1915-1920. Research notes include typed and handwritten notes, copies of treaties and diplomatic correspondence, etc. related to international treaties and arbitrations. The Manuscripts consist of handwritten and typed manuscripts for several of Moore's publications, including his Digest of International Law (1906) and his International Adjudications (1929-1933). The Published materials consist of the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, government reports from British colonial offices, U.S. government and judicial decisions, reprints of Moore's academic articles and speeches. International Meeting notes include typed pages of internal memoranda, agendas, and stenographic notes related to meetings of the International Labour Office (1920s-1930s) and the International Opium Conference (1924-1925). Additional materials include (but not limited to): maps, photographs, correspondence and government documents, etc.

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Henkin, Louis
Louis Henkin (1917-2010) was a prominent figure in international human rights law and taught at Columbia Law School for over sixty years. Henkin published more than twenty books on constitutionalism, foreign policy, human rights, and international law, and served as an expert member of the United Nations' Human Rights Committee. The collection consists of 22 linear feet of Henkin's professional record, primarily from the last twenty-five years of his career, and focuses on his teaching activity, writings, and work for the United Nations.
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Hays, Paul R (Paul Raymond), 1903-1980

Personal, academic, and legal correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and memoranda. Among the legal files, there is particular emphasis on labor and welfare law. The files also contain materials about his judicial appointment, the American Law Institute, the Columbia University School of Law, and the Project on International Procedure. Among the major correspondents are: James A. Farley, Arthur J. Goldberg, Philip C. Jessup, Robert F. Kennedy, Harold R. Medina, James A. Pike, and Lionel Trilling