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Archival collections relating to federal judges

Table of Contents

• Norman W. Black papers, 1953-1997
• Joseph C. Hutcheson Jr. papers, 1853-1979
• U.S. 5th Circuit portrait collection, 1965-[ongoing]
• U.S. Supreme Court portrait collection

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• Extent: 55 photographs, framed.
• Scope and Content: The collection was begun by Professor Charles Alan Wright in the 1960s, before the 11th Circuit was split from the 5th Circuit, and thus includes many 11th Circuit judges who were serving on the 5th Circuit at the time of the split. Portraits of individual judges include autographs or inscriptions by the judge, most addressed to the University of Texas School of Law. Six group portraits, with identification, include one taken the day before the 11th Circuit split (1981 Sept. 30) and four taken on 1983 Jan. 10, when the 5th Circuit sat in a rare en banc session with its former judges who had transferred to the 11th Circuit. The collection is on display in a Law School classroom.

• Extent: 122 framed portraits.
• Scope and Content: A collection of framed portraits of U.S. Supreme Court justices, many including autographed inscriptions, facsimile autographs, or autograph letters and documents. There are individual portraits of all justices up to the present, in addition to a few group portraits. The collection was begun by Professor Charles Alan Wright in the 1960s, and is on display in a Law School classroom.

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