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COLLECTION Identifier: HOLLIS 601593

James Bradley Thayer, 1899-1976. papers

Overview

Papers contain miscellaneous correspondence, moot court papers, miscellaneous teaching notes on Roman law and Thayer's research in Roman and early English law. Holograph research notes also available in photocopy and microfilm. Papers also include 2 drawers of 4"x 6" index cards.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915 - 1945

Conditions Governing Access

Access to these papers is governed by the rules and regulations of the Harvard Law School Library. This collection is open to the public, but is housed off-site at Harvard Depository and requires 2 business-day advance notice for retrieval. Consult the Special Collections staff for further information.

Conditions Governing Use

The Harvard Law School Library holds copyright on some, but not all, of the material in our collections. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be directed to the Special Collections staff. Researchers who obtain permission to publish from the Harvard Law School Library are also responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations who hold copyright.

Extent

11 boxes

Papers contain miscellaneous correspondence, moot court papers, miscellaneous teaching notes on Roman law and Thayer's research in Roman and early English law. Holograph research notes also available in photocopy and microfilm. Papers also include 2 drawers of 4" x 6" index cards.

Historical/Biographical Information

Thayer, James Bradley, 1899-1976, attorney, law professor

A.B., Harvard, 1921

LL.B., Harvard Law, 1924

S.J.D., Harvard Law, 1925

Joined Harvard Law faculty in 1925, professor from 1935 to 1945.

Physical Location

Harvard Depository

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Caleb Loring, Jr., executor of estate of Sara A. Thayer, in 1983.

Processing Information

Prepared by staff, 1974, 1983, 1984, 1987.

Title
Thayer, James Bradley, 1899-1976. Papers, 1915-1945: Finding Aid.
Author
Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, MA 02138
Language of description
und
EAD ID
law00094

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections Repository

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