Manuscript Collection Inventory
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Harlington Wood, Jr.
Papers, 1910-2004.
Overview
Biographical................................................... 2
1. Biographical Materials .................................... 2
2. Publications .............................................. 3
3. Photography ............................................... 4
4. Awards .................................................... 5
5. Memorabilia ............................................... 5
Interests and Service......................................... 10
6. Lincoln .................................................. 10
7. Speeches and related research materials .................. 11
8. Organizations ............................................ 13
9. Travel ................................................... 14
10. Vachel Lindsay .......................................... 14
11. Illinois Crime Investigating Commission, 1963-69 ........ 15
12. National G.O.P. ......................................... 16
13. University of Illinois Alumni Activities ................ 16
14. Clippings and Articles .................................. 16
15. Selected Correspondence and Records ..................... 16
16. General Correspondence, ca. 1980-2003 ................... 17
Professional.................................................. 17
17. Private Practice, 1948-58, 1961-68 ...................... 17
18. United States Attorney, 1958-61 ......................... 17
19. Department of Justice, 1969-73 .......................... 18
20. U.S. District Court, 1966, 1973-76 ...................... 21
21. F.B.I. Director Candidate, 1977, 1987 ................... 22
22. Calendars and Daily Planners ............................ 22
Teaching...................................................... 22
23. John Marshall Law School, Jurists-in-Residence, 1989 .... 22
24. University of Illinois Law School, Legal History Seminar,
Spring 1993 ................................................. 22
25. St. Louis University, School of Law, 1996-2001 .......... 23
Judicial Conference of the United States...................... 24
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26. Committee on Court Administration, 1981-84, and Ad Hoc
Committee on Automation, 1983 ............................... 24
27. Ad Hoc Committee on Cameras in the Courtroom, 1983-84 ... 24
28. Committee on the Administrative Office, 1987-92 ......... 25
29. Long Range Planning Committee, 1990-96 .................. 26
Other Judicial Conferences and Committees..................... 28
30. Judicial Council of the 7th Circuit ..................... 28
31. Other Judicial Conferences, Seminars, and Committees .... 29
32. International Judicial Conferences and Delegations ...... 30
Judicial Reference............................................ 31
33. Bound Opinion Books and Judicial Reference Materials .... 31
34. Case and Opinion Indexes ................................ 31
35. “Interesting Cases” ..................................... 31
[Note: Some items are annotated with an “Oversize” or “Media”
label indicating the special format of some or all of these
specific materials.]
Folder-level Inventory:
Box 1:
Biographical
1. Biographical Materials
Personal History
Harlington Wood, Jr., “An Unmarked Trail: The Odyssey of a
Federal Judge” (1996, 2004) (unpublished memoirs)
Collins Fitzpatrick, “The Oral History of Judge Harlington Wood,
Jr.” (1997)
Charles Chapin, “Memories of Cotton Hill and Highview” (2003)
Box 2:
Other Biographical Materials
Resumes and autobiographical sketches
Boy Scout autograph book, G.A.R. 66th National Encampment of
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Civil War Veterans, Springfield, 1932 (reproduction)
Springfield High School, Class of 1938
World War II Travel Log: Liberty Ship Ephraim Brevard, Boston to
Wales, 1943 (reproduction)
San Francisco Conference of the United Nations, Civic Auditorium
Concert Programs, 1945
McCall's magazine, Oct. 1948, article featuring Judge Harlington
Wood, Sr. [oversize]
Professional Portfolio, 1961
“The Day the Japanese Surrendered the Philippines” clipping,
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Aug. 31, 1963) and correspondence from
Gen. Edmund H. Leavey [oversize]
Transcript of Portrait Presentation Ceremony, 7th Circuit Court
of Appeals, May 1981
Annual Holiday Party Invitations and Materials, 1993-2002
2. Publications
Publications by Judge Wood
“Composition and Procedure Before International Criminal Court,”
World Peace Through Law Center, 1970
“The Crooked Christmas Tree,” 1993
“Judiciary Reform,” American University Law Review 44(5): June
1995
“Last Look,” American Heritage (New Series) 50(2): Apr. 1999
[Stalin article]
“Leader of the Seventh,” Journal of Contemporary Health Law and
Policy 17(1): 2000 [Judge Richard Posner tribute]
“Real Judges,” New York University Annual Survey of American Law
58(2): 2001 (2 folders) [media]
“Footnote to History: a Personal Account of Wounded Knee 1973
told for Lauren and Alex,” University of Illinois Law Review,
1995 (8 folders)
Box 3:
“Footnote to History” drafts (9 folders)
Publications about Judge Wood
The Chronicle, University of Illinois College of Law, Dec. 1973
“Justice Springfield Style: A Visit with Harlington Wood, Jr.,”
Sullivan's Review 3 (3): Winter 1988
Illinois Jurist, University of Illinois College of Law magazine,
Fall 1999
“A Footnote to History: Judge Harlington Wood,” Springfield
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Magazine 10 (8): Aug. 2000 [media]
“Polo Standout,” Heartland Magazine, Apr. 12, 2002
“Judge Harlington Wood, Jr.,” Senior News & Times for Illinois,
Fall and Holiday 2002
Federal Civil Practice 1 (3): May 2003 (issue of the Illinois
State Bar Association newsletter devoted to Wood)
Clippings
Family and Friends
Forever This Land, 1951-52
Vachel Lindsay Association House Fund, 1956-58
U.S. Attorney, 1958-61
Illinois Crime Investigation Commission, 1963-69
Speeches, 1966-97
Department of Justice, 1969-73
U.S. District Court, 1973-76
7th Illinois Cavalry, Reactivated, 1975-76
7th Circuit Appointment, 1976
Box 4:
7th Circuit Cases and Rulings, 1976-2002
F.B.I. Director, 1977, 1987
Petersburg, Ill., History, 1989-98
International Judicial Conferences (Russia), 1990-95
Photography, 1998
Miscellaneous
3. Photography
Photographs of Judge Wood
General Biographical (26 photos)
University of Illinois Law School, Class of 1948
Forever This Land, 1951-52 (83 photos)
Lincoln Portrayal, Petersburg, Ill., 1952 [oversize]
Aircraft carrier orientation cruise, Pensacola, Fla., ca. 1955
(14 photos)
Vachel Lindsay House Fund, 1956-58 (12 photos)
Lincoln Portrayal at UIUC Law School, 1958 (3 photos)
U.S. Attorney's office, 1958-61 (10 photos)
Lincoln Sesquicentennial, 1959 (3 photos)
Lincoln Land Lassies, 1963
Illinois Crime Investigating Commission, 1963-69 (3 photos)
Abraham Lincoln Association Banquet, 1964 (Adlai Stevenson,
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guest) (9 photos)
Sangamon County Bar Association, 1964 (2 photos)
Goldwater Campaign, 1964 (19 photos)
Abraham Lincoln Association, ca. 1965-85 (11 photos)
Old Illinois State Capitol Renovation, 1966 (9 photos)
Paul Findley Trail Ride, 1966 (8 photos)
Speeches, 1966-81 (8 photos)
Abraham Lincoln Association Banquet, 1967 (Everett Dirksen,
guest) (29 photos)
Abraham Lincoln Association Banquet, 1968 (Ramsey Clark, guest)
(2 photos)
Department of Justice, 1969-73 (59 photos)
U.S. Attorneys Regional Conference, Springfield, 1970 (Richard
Kleindienst, guest) (11 photos)
Wounded Knee, S.D., 1973 (4 photos)
U.S. District Court, 1973-76 (17 photos)
7th Circuit, 1974-88 (4 photos)
7th Cavalry Reactivated, 1976 (10 photos)
Illinois State Capitol, ca. 1980s (10 photos)
Abraham Lincoln Association Banquet, 1986 (Mario Cuomo, guest)
(20 photos)
Portraits for Sullivan's Law Review, 1988 (2 photos) [oversize]
International Judicial conferences, 1991-95 (6 photos)
Teaching, 1993-2001 (45 photos)
Photography by Judge Wood
Exhibits
7th Circuit Art Show, Chicago, May 1995
University of Illinois at Springfield, July 1997
Sangamon Club, 1998
University of Illinois Law School, 1999
Prairie House, Feb. 2002
Chicago Courthouse, Apr. 2002
Magazine Covers
Chicago Bar Association Record 16(4): Apr. 2002
Chicago Bar Association Record 16(10): Oct. 2002
4. Awards
General Awards, 1968-98
American Inns of Court Award, 2002 (2 folders)
Nominations
Fordham-Stein Prize, 1998
Devitt Award, 1999
5. Memorabilia
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[separately stored without box numbers]
Harlington Wood, Sr.
The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, certificate of
admission to the Oklahoma Bar, Oct. 10, 1910
District Court of the United States, Southern District of
Illinois, certificate of admission to the Illinois Bar, Oct.
31, 1913
Campaign poster: Harlington Wood, Republican Candidate for
State's Attorney, Primary, Sept. 13, 1916
Announcement: Wood and Wood Law Firm, Jan. 1, 1962
Photograph: United States Supreme Court Justices, ca. 1910
Harlington Wood, Jr.
Certificates of Appointment
Brevet Captain, Illinois National Guard, certificate of
commission, June 1, 1942
State of Illinois Supreme Court, certificate of admission to the
Illinois Bar, May 17, 1948
Southern District of Illinois Court, certificate of admission,
Apr. 14, 1949
Major, U.S. Army Officers' Reserve Corps, certificate of
commission, Nov. 19, 1952
Attorney of the United States, in and for the Southern District
of Illinois, certificate of appointment, Apr. 30, 1958
Attorney and Counsellor of the Supreme Court of the United
States, certificate of admission and qualification, Apr. 6,
1959
Attorney and Counsellor of the United States Court of Appeals
for the Seventh Circuit, certificate of admission and
qualification, Nov. 12, 1959
Illinois Crime Investigating Commission, certificate of
appointment, Sept. 20, 1963
Illinois Crime Investigating Commission, certificate of
appointment, Dec. 6, 1965
Associate Deputy Attorney General for United States Attorneys,
certificate of appointment, Apr. 17, 1970
Associate Deputy Attorney General, certificate of appointment,
Nov. 15, 1970
Assistant Attorney General, certificate of appointment, June 28,
1972
Attorney and Counsellor of the United States Court of Claims,
certificate of admission and qualification, Jan. 3, 1973
United States District Judge for the Southern District of
Illinois, certificate of appointment, July 18, 1973
United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, certificate
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of appointment, May 7, 1976
Awards and Commendations
University of Illinois Doctor of Laws diploma, awarded to
Harlington Alancin Wood, Feb. 15, 1948
American Society of International Law, membership certificate,
June 3, 1965
United States Department of Justice, outstanding performance
rating certificate, Apr. 30, 1971
Baton, “Hon. Harlington Wood, Jr., Asst. Attorney General of
U.S., in the Lincoln Tradition, with Deep Respect
and Admiration, Comm. Wm. L. Reed and Associates,” 1972
Gavel, “To Hon. Harlington Wood, Jr., From Sangamon County Bar
Association,” Aug. 31, 1973
Plaque, “Harlington Wood, Jr., Southern District of Illinois,
United States Attorney, 1958-1961, United States District
Judge, 1973-1976”
Honorary Member, Illinois State's Attorneys Association,
certificate, Dec. 1977
Plaque, Guest of Honor, Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes,
Ill., Aug. 24, 1979
United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, certificate of
service and appreciation, June 30, 1982
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary degree), Lincoln College,
Feb. 1985
Abraham Lincoln Association, certificate of commendation, Feb.
12, 1987
Rector of the Lincoln Academy, certificate, May 1987
Doctor of Laws (honorary degree), John Marshall Law School, June
1988
Southern Illinois University School of Law Alumni Association,
honorary membership plaque, 1989
Judicial Conference of the United States, certificate
recognizing work as the Chairman of the Committee on the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 1987-90
Abraham Lincoln Association, Lincoln the Lawyer Award, Feb. 12,
1990
Judicial Conference of the United States, resolution recognizing
work as the Chairman of the Committee on the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts, Sept. 12, 1990
First Binational Judicial Conference, certificate of
participation, Oct. 28-30, 1991
Combined Federal Campaign Silver Award, presented to the U.S.
Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1991
Russian Law Academy, certificate of participation, U.S.-Russian
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Seminar, Mar. 21-Apr. 10, 1992
Second Binational Judicial Conference, certificate of
participation, Aug. 16-20, 1992
Appellate Lawyers Association, resolution of appreciation, Apr.
26, 1993
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary degree), Springfield College
in Illinois, May 1994
Abraham Lincoln Council, Lincoln Pilgrimage plaque, 1994
Justitia Suprema Lex, Ministerul Justitiei Romania, “Diploma de
Onoare si Medalia Justitiei Romane,” medal and certificate,
1995
Judicial Conference of the United States, certificate
recognizing work on the Committee on Long Range Planning, Dec.
1990-Mar. 1996
Saint Louis University, School of Law, recognition plaque, Jan.
1996-May 2001
Founders Award, Civil War Roundtable of Springfield, June 17,
1999
United States Marshal badge, “Judge Harlington Wood, Jr., Former
Special Deputy, United States Marshal,” undated
Mayor's key, Columbia, S.C., undated
St. Louis University, School of Law
“Thank You” card from American Legal History class, Apr. 23,
1993
Signed class photograph, American Legal History, Spring 1996
Signed class photograph, Appeals Seminar, 2001
Two signed class photographs, unidentified, undated
Lincoln
Photograph, model of Daniel Chester French's statue for the
Lincoln Memorial, located in the Rotunda of the Lincoln Tomb,
photograph by Wood
Charcoal print (#148/175), Signed by Govs. Stratton, Shapiro,
Ogilvie, Walker, Thompson, and Edgar, presented to Harlington
and Cathryn Wood by the Circuit and District Judges, United
States Seventh Circuit, June 1991
Portrait bust (draped), 28” plaster cast, Leonard Volk
Bookends, standing Lincoln, 10”, Armour Bronze Co., Taunton,
Mass.
Portrait, reproduction
Bas relief plaque (profile)
Illinois Volunteers Reactivated
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Commission certificate, Colonel and Commanding Officer of the
7th Illinois Cavalry Regiment, Reactivated, July 4, 1975
Recruitment poster, 7th Illinois Cavalry, Reactivated, ca. 1975
Commission certificate, Brigadier General in the Illinois
Volunteers, Reactivated, June 1, 1976
Other (Framed)
“An Invocation,” framed text from the 52nd Annual Meeting of the
National Association of Attorneys General, June 11, 1958
Bald eagle needlepoint, by Helen M. Bechtle, Mar. 1, 1972
Wounded Knee cartoon, autographed by cartoonist Draper Hill of
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.), 1973
Birthday message to Wood from a jury, Apr. 17, 1974
Invitation to the unveiling of the official portrait of Richard
G. Kleindienst, 68th Attorney General of the United States,
Jan. 23, 1976
Poster, United States Marshals Foundation Bicentennial, 1989
“The United States Attorney,” framed quotation from Berger v.
U.S., undated
Other (Unframed)
Plaque, University of Illinois Law Building
Paper weight, U.S. Department of Justice
Two paper weights, Springfield College in Illinois
Paper weight, John Marshall Law School 90th Anniversary
Paper weight, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Paper weight, South Carolina Tricentennial
Patch, U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of Illinois
Three commemorative coins, William C. Claiborne, Louisiana
Button, Menard Co., Ill., Sesquicentennial
Scales of Justice [8” x 18”]
Gavel [7”]
Flag, “U.S.M. Wounded Knee, South Dakota”
Model [8” x 11” x 13”], Church of God, Wakantanka Owacekinye,
Wounded Knee, S.D., built by Al Gerber, Aug. 8, 1990
Model [13” x 14” x 32”], church at Wounded Knee, with plaque
featuring the text of Peter Blue Cloud's “Tomorrow”
Charles Lindbergh commemorative stamp, 1976
Altgeld Hall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
commemorative stamp, 2000
Framed Photographs
Wood witnessing the formal Japanese surrender of the
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Philippines, Sept. 3, 1945
Wood as Lincoln, with other cast members of Forever This Land,
and Adlai S. Stevenson, signed by Stevenson, 1951
Wood in Lincoln's Law Offices, Tinsley Bldg., mid-1960s
U.S. Attorneys, including Wood, meeting with Richard Nixon in
the Cabinet Room of the White House, ca. 1969
Conference of United States Attorneys, Washington, D.C., ca.
1970-71
Staff of the United States Attorney General, Nov. 7, 1972
Militants escorting Wood's car out of Wounded Knee, 1973
Seal of the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Illinois, ca. 1973
Rev. John P. Adams, ca. 1973
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, including Wood, ca. late
1970s, signed by members of the Court
Two photographs of law clerks sitting at Wood's desk, Sept. 20,
1997
Mark O. Roberts, signed to Wood, undated
“Patriot” photograph, by Wood, undated
Box 5:
Interests and Service
6. Lincoln
New Salem Theater
Forever This Land programs and advertisements, 1951-52 (3
folders) [oversize]
Forever This Land script
Forever This Land photo, National Geographic Magazine,
February 1952
Great American People Show, 1976 (first season)
Forever This Land reunion, 1989
Great American People Show, 1996 (final performance)
Abraham Lincoln Association, 1962-2002
Correspondence
1962-66
1967-68
1971-83
1984
Jan.-Apr. 1985
May-Dec. 1985
1986
1987-88
2000
Administrative, 1983-86
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Banquet Programs
1965-68, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1978-82, 1984-87, 1989-90, 19992002
Lincoln Legals Project, 1983-2001
Administrative, 1983-88
Correspondence
1983-86
1987-98
Box 6:
Newsletters, 1987-2001
Interview materials, 1985
Selection of Editor, 1985
Resignation/Replacement of Editor, 1986-87
N.E.H. grant applications, 1987 and 1989
Collection plans and procedures, 1988
Clippings and Articles
People v. Harrison (Lincoln case)
William Lewis case (Lincoln case)
Other
Lincoln Sesquicentennial, 1959
Geving v. Fitzpatrick, 1970s
Lincoln Sites Institute, 1985
Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial, ca. 1985
Lincoln Academy, 1986-92
New Salem Lincoln League, 1992
Association of Lincoln Presenters, 1996-2003
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, 1998-2003
Lincoln portrait, Chicago Bar Association, 1998
Lincoln Memorial Statue, bronze replica cast from French's
original working model, Hot Springs, Ark., 2000
Rotary International Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Springfield, 2001
Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court, 2002
Lincoln research materials (3 folders)
Box 7:
7. Speeches and related research materials
Drafts of speeches
Petersburg, Ill., speech materials (history; Sandburg; Masters)
Programs and notes, 1955-1974
Speech Files
Boys Scouts of America, 1959-61
Sangamon State University Commencement, 1973
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Illinois State's Attorneys Association, Dec. 1977
Illinois State Bar Association Antitrust Section Seminar, Apr.
1979
Springfield Golden Laurels Awards Banquet, May 1979
Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill., Aug. 1979
Judge Advocate General's School, June 1980
Federal Bar Association, Feb. 1980
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division Awards Ceremony,
Dec. 1981
Judge Robert C. Underwood Retirement, Oct. 1984
United Way, Springfield, Dec. 1984
Lincoln College, Feb. 1985
Springfield Golden Laurels Awards Banquet, May 1985
United Fund, Springfield, Oct. 1986
Lincoln Colloquium, Oct. 1986
Eagle Scout recognition dinner, Jan. 1987
Bicentennial Celebration, Mar. 1987
Lincoln Colloquium, Oct. 1987
Illinois Legal History Lecture, UIUC, Nov. 1987
John Marshall Law School Commencement, June 1988
Peoria County Bar Association, Apr. 1989
McLean County Law Day, May 1989
Dr. John Allen (New Salem), May 1989
Governor's Prayer Breakfast, May 1989
Southern Illinois University, Law School Commencement, May
1989 [media]
American Bar Association meeting, Chicago, Aug. 1990
Box 8:
Sangamon County Combined Federal Campaign, Sept. 1990
Dedication of Melvin Price Federal Building, East St. Louis,
Oct. 1990
Judge James Foreman, Oct. 1990
Ben-Shalom Ruling, Chicago Bar Association Military Law
Committee, Dec. 1990
Watson, Jenner, & Block Associates luncheon, July 1991
Sangamon County Bar Assoc. Memorial Service, Oct. 1991
National Philanthropy Day, Springfield, Nov. 1991
Long Range Planning Committee, San Diego, Jan. 1992
Long Range Planning Committee, Key West, Feb. 1992
Morgan County Law Day, May 1992
High 12 Club, Springfield, July 1992
Springfield Bar Association, Sept. 1992
Springfield Ministerial Alliance, Dec. 1992
Appellate Lawyers Association, Apr. 1993
Government Bar Association, Jan. 1994
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Paul Findley's MacMurray College Class, Apr. 1994
Boy Scouts at Lincoln's Tomb, Apr. 1994
Springfield Golden Laurels Awards Banquet, May 1994
Springfield College Honorary Degree Ceremony, May 1994
Daughters of the American Revolution, Potawatomi Memorial
Dedication, Oct. 1995
Professional Secretaries International, Springfield Chapter,
Oct. 1995
Edwardsville, Ill., Bar Association, Oct. 1995
Edward Pree eulogy, Dec. 1995
Petersburg Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, May 1996
Eastern Illinois University, Apr. 1997
“A Walk through Oak Ridge Cemetery,” Oct. 1997
Inn of Court, Shreveport, La., Jan. 1998
Christian County Bar Association, Feb. 1998
Brenden Gardens, Springfield, May 1998
St. Louis Law School Orientation, Aug. 1998
Cribbet Society, UIUC Law School, Nov. 1998
Public Service Seminar, UIUC, Feb. 1999
Chicago Bar Association Law Day, May 1999
Illinois Assistant Attorneys General Academy, July 1999
Springfield Civil War Roundtable, Oct. 1999
Richard Kleindienst eulogy, Feb. 2000
St. Louis Bar Association, Feb. 2000
Tinsley Dry Goods Store, Springfield, Sept. 2000
Robert Spencer eulogy, Sept. 2000
Menard County Soil and Water District, Jan. 2001
Judge Wilbur Pell Memorial Service, Jan. 2001
St. Louis University Clerkship Seminar, Apr. 2001
Sangamon County Bar Association, Apr. 2001
Menard County cemetery tour, Sept. 2001
Holocaust Remembrance Conference, Purdue University, Mar. 2002
St. Louis University Law Journal banquet, Apr. 2002
Box 9:
8. Organizations
Springfield Civil War Roundtable, 1956-60 (2 folders)
Sukarno, President of Indonesia, visit to Springfield, 1956
Springfield Public Transportation Study Committee, 1956-58
Radio Free Europe, Springfield Committee, 1962
Lincoln Land Lassies, Girls Bareback Mounted Drill Team, 1963-64
Bureau of Race Track Police, Illinois Race Track Board, 1963-65
(2 folders)
Sangamon County Bar Association, 1964
World Peace Through Law, 1964-71
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7th Cavalry Reactivated, 1975-76 (2 folders)
Sangamon County Historical Society, 1984-85
Supreme Court Historical Society, 1984-2001
Springfield Federal Executive Association, 1984-2003
386th Bomb Group Association, 1987
National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys, 1987-2003
Menard County 150th Anniversary Committee, 1988-90
Sangamo Club, 100th Anniversary Committee, 1989-90
Standardbred Retirement Foundation, 1993-99
S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, National Liberty Ship Memorial, 1995-2003
Federal Judges Association, 1997-2002
Petersburg Competitive Communities Initiative Committee, 1998
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2001
Old State Capitol Foundation, 2001-2
American Judicature Society, 2001-3
Springfield Urban League, 2002
Downtown Springfield, Inc., 2002
Lawyers Club of Chicago, 2002-3
9. Travel
Europe-Middle East-Africa Trip, Oct.-Nov. 1961
“Round the World” Trip, 1967
“Round the World” Trip, 1969
Foreign currency, souvenirs, and memorabilia (2 folders)
Box 10:
10. Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay House Fund
General materials, 1957-60
Membership and finances, 1957-60
Notes and minutes, 1957-65
Notable correspondence and donations
Correspondence, 1957
Correspondence, 1958
Correspondence, 1959
Correspondence, 1960-65
Correspondence, 1984-91
Vachel Lindsay Association
General materials, 1984-90
Board of Directors manual, 1994
Correspondence, 1993-94
General materials, 1995-2000
Grand Opening, Vachel Lindsay Home, 2001
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11. Illinois Crime Investigating Commission, 1963-69
Executive Director applications and interviews, 1963
General Correspondence
1963-65
1966
Jan.-June 1967
July-Dec. 1967
Box 11:
Jan.-Jun. 1968
July-Dec. 1968
1969-71
Personal Correspondence with Charles Siragusa, Executive
Director, 1966-68
Meeting minutes, 1964-68
Executive Committee proceedings, Apr. 1966
Memorandum reports, 1965-68
Reports, speeches, resolutions, 1963-68
Statement of Prentice H. Marshall & Harlington Wood, Jr.,
regarding charges of corruption in the Illinois General
Assembly, minority report, 1965 [UIUC: 328.367 M35S]
Commission report draft, 1969
Committee members and employees, information, 1964-68
Reimbursements and balance sheets
1966-67
1968
Cigarette Vending Companies Investigation, 1964-65
Trucking Investigation, 1967
Sangamon County Investigation
Correspondence
1964-67
1968
Memorandum Reports
1964-Sept. 1967
Oct. 1967-1968
Investigation Report, 1967
Clippings, 1964-68
Box 12:
Clippings and Articles on Crime and the I.C.I.C.
1963
1964 (2 folders)
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1965 (2
1966 (2
1967 (3
1968 (2
1969-71
folders)
folders)
folders)
folders)
Box 13:
12. National G.O.P.
“The Law and the Campaign,” by Harlington Wood, Jr., 1964
Ballot Security Handbook, 1964
Goldwater Campaign literature and memorabilia, 1964 (3 folders)
[oversize]
Campaign management seminars, Mar. 1966
Sangamon County Task Force, Mar. 1966
Ballot Security, St. Louis, Sept. 1966
Congressman Paul Findley Trail Ride, Sept. 1966
G.O.P. Harvest Rally, Percy for Senator, Oct. 1966
Georgia Governor's Recount, Nov. 1966
Ballot Security, South Carolina, 1966-67
“Airborne Seminar for the Leadership of United Citizens for
Nixon-Agnew,” Sept.-Oct. 1968 (2 folders)
Indiana Voter Fraud, Oct. 1968
13. University of Illinois Alumni Activities
College of Law
Self-Study Committee, 1982-83 (5 folders)
Board of Visitors, 1987-90 (3 folders)
Rededication ceremony, 1994
Varsity “I” Association, 1997-2000
Boxes 14-15:
14. Clippings and Articles
Clippings and articles on numerous topics of interest to Judge
Wood, including politics, Indians, and various legal matters
Box 16:
Correspondence and Records
15. Selected Correspondence and Records
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1956
1957
1958
1960-61
1962-63
Peace Corps Application, 1962-63
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
Findley Lawsuit, 1968 [Congressman Findley's proposed lawsuit
against President Johnson regarding Vietnam]
1974
1975
1976
7th Circuit Court of Appeals appointment, 1976
7th Circuit appointment questionnaire, 1976
Letters from prisoners and defendants regarding cases, appeals,
and legal advice, 1976-82
Boxes 17-21:
16. General Correspondence, ca. 1980-2003
Professional
17. Private Practice, 1948-58, 1961-68
Private practice case lists
Underwood Case (court appointed attorney, appeals a 20-year old
conviction for a Depression-era theft), 1952
Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois,
1954-58
Box 22:
18. United States Attorney, 1958-61
U.S. Attorney Appointment correspondence, 1958
Office records, 1958-61
Docket records, 1958-61
Practicing Law Institute (U.S. Attorneys training), 1959
Trial notebook, 1959-61
“Photo Matter with Judge Mercer,” 1960
U.S. v. William Downey, 1960
Letters from U.S. Attorneys to Hayden Crawford,
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retiring Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1960
Resignation, 1961
19. Department of Justice, 1969-73
Official Correspondence and Memos
Associate Deputy Attorney General Files, pre-Wood, 1960-69
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, 1969
Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1970
Chronological File, Aug.-Dec. 1970
Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1971
Chronological File, Jan.-June 1971
Chronological File, July-Dec. 1971
Associate Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorney
General, 1972
Chronological File, Jan.-Dec. 1972
Assistant Attorney General, 1973
Chronological File, Jan.-July 1973
Personal Files
Appointment to the Department of Justice, 1968
1969
1970
1971
Box 23:
1972
Appointment as Assistant Attorney General, 1972 (3 folders)
1973
Demonstrations and Protests
D.C. Demonstrations, 1969
“Indian Matters,” 1970-71
Culebra, Puerto Rico, U.S. Navy target practice protests, 1971
(2 folders)
MayDay, Apr.-May 1971
Log and official report
Schedule of events
Meeting logs
Permits and intelligence
Intelligence: NPAC (National Peace Action Coalition)
NPAC permit
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Vietnam Veterans Against the War
VVAW: “Camping on the Mall”
PCPJ (People's Coalition for Peace and Justice)
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
Correspondence, memos, and notes (5 folders)
Box 24:
Clippings [oversize]
Photographs and Memorabilia (5 folders) [oversize]
Congressional Hearings, re: MayDay
“D.C. Mayor's Committee on Crime,” May 1971
Fort Snelling, Minn., May 1971
Alcatraz Island, Indian takeover, June 1971 (4 folders)
[oversize]
“Indians at Coast Guard Station,” Milwaukee, Aug. 1971
Governor's Conference, San Juan, Sept. 1971
Demonstrations, Fall 1971
Permits and schedules
Intelligence
Meeting logs and memos
“Indian Occupation of Nike Site in Chicago,” Nov. 1971
Demonstrations, Washington, D.C., 1972
Protest permits
Intelligence (2 folders)
Protests, May 1972
“Indian Occupation of Fort Sheridan, Chicago,” Jan. 1972
“Indian Matters: Gordon, Nebraska,” Mar.-May 1972
Shadow Mountain Park, Colorado, July 1972
Box 25:
Democratic and Republican National Conventions, Miami Beach,
1972
Intelligence (2 folders)
Security
Demonstrations (2 folders)
Reports and notes
Florida Governor's Report
“To Make the World Safe for Picnics: The 1972 Political
Conventions in Miami Beach,” unpublished manuscript by Ralph G.
Lewis and Jerome R. Corsi (4 folders)
Indian Takeover of Bureau of Indian Affairs Office, Nov. 1972
“Counter-Inaugural” Protests, Washington D.C., Jan. 1973
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Intelligence
Correspondence, memos, and notes
Box 26:
Wounded Knee
Events preceding standoff, 1972
Chief negotiator records, Mar. 1973
Official correspondence and documents
Personal handwritten notes and log
“Notes of others”
“Written settlement proposal and amendment”
Travel vouchers
Official Department of Justice Report
Congressional Record
Personal Correspondence
Clippings, 1973 (4 folders) [oversize]
Clippings, 1974-94
Wounded Knee historical study by Reis R. Kash, 1979
Litigation
U.S. v. Jaramillo and U.S. v. Sturdevant, 1974
Lamont, et al., v. Haig, et al., 75-0271 (2 folders)
The Innocent Victims of the Occupation of Wounded Knee, S.D.,
v. U.S., U.S. Court of Claims, 1980 (5 folders)
Lamont, et al., v. Haig, et al., 81-5408
Box 27:
Bissonette, et al., v. Haig, et al., 84-2617 (8th Circuit
Appeal)
Supreme Court ruling in W.K. litigation, 1988
Other Litigation
Kuhn, et al. v. Wilson (MayDay protestors vs. Chief of D.C.
Police), 1971 [Wood was deposed as a witness] (8 folders)
Jeannette Rankin Brigade, et al., v. Chief of Capitol Police, et
al., 1971
U.S. v. James W. Buckley, et al., 1971
Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee v. J. Edgar Hoover, 1972
Ralph Nader, et al., v. Earl H. Butz, et al., 1973
U.S. v. Northern Hardwood, Inc., 1973
Complaint of Patrick Pekin (discrimination in the Dept. of
21
Justice), 1973
Impoundment of Funds
Civil Division, “Important Cases”
Box 28:
“Important Cases,” cont.
Executive Privilege
Other
Department of Justice staff contact lists, 1969-73
Travel requests and vouchers, 1969-73
U.S. Attorneys Office records, 1969
Woodstock photos, 1969
Immigration and Naturalization, 1971
Wood's Congressional testimony on jury service, 1971
Civil Division Report, 1972
Richard Kleindienst confirmation hearings, Mar. 1972
Kleindienst confirmation briefing materials (2 folders)
Cuban refugees in Spain, Mar. 1972
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Training Course,
Belgrade, Sept. 1972
General Services Administration Conference, Sept. 1972
Federal Bar Association, Los Angeles Chapter, Oct. 1972
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Basic Agent Graduation,
Dec. 1972
“French Connection” (drug smuggling), 1972
Internal Security Division, 1972
Voter Fraud, 1972
Nixon Campaign and Election, 1972
Civil Disturbance Group, 1972-73
White House Fact Sheets, 1972-73
Korean Trip, Apr.-May 1973
Watergate, 1973
Manuel Giberga, 1973
Bruno Ristau, Chief of Foreign Litigation Unit, 1973-74
Richard Kleindienst resignation and trial, 1973-74
Attorney General John Mitchell's Government License Plate
Box 29:
20. U.S. District Court, 1966, 1973-76
Federal Judicial appointment candidate, 1966
District Court appointment, 1972-73
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District Court swearing-in, 1973
Office records, 1973-76
Reports to Administrative Office, 1973-75
Chronological sheets, Oct. 1974-Aug. 1975
Chronological sheets, Sept. 1975-May 1976
Quincy, Ill. court facilities, 1974-75
In the Matter of Country Fairways, Inc., Debtor (country club
bankruptcy case), Country Fairways
Committee for Justice materials, 1975-76 [oversize]
Springfield Desegregation Case, 1976
Case records, 1976
21. F.B.I. Director Candidate, 1977, 1987
Correspondence, background check, and notes, 1977 (2 folders)
Administrative reports, 1977
Personal congratulatory correspondence, 1977
Correspondence, notes, press release, 1987
Box 30:
22. Calendars and Daily Planners
District Court Docket Calendar, 1974-75
Personal Daily Planners, 1948, 1960, 1968, 1970-2002
Box 31:
Teaching
23. John Marshall Law School, Jurists-in-Residence, 1989
Correspondence
“Professional Ethics” course notes
“Demonstrative Evidence” course notes
“Civil Procedure” course notes
“Law Clerks” course notes
“Legal Writing” course notes
“Constitutional Law” course notes
“Anatomy of Decisionmaking” course notes
Board of Visitors, 1989-91
24. University of Illinois Law School, Legal History Seminar,
Spring 1993
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Correspondence, 1992-93
Class schedules and lecture notes
Course reading materials (2 folders)
Sample syllabus from Chief Judge Richard Posner
25. St. Louis University, School of Law, 1996-2001
Grades, rosters, and schedules, 1996-2001
Course evaluations, 1996-2001
Sample lectures, 1996-2001
Box 32:
Correspondence with students, 1996-2003
Invitations to guest speakers, 1996-99
Class I, American Legal History, 1996
Correspondence
“Judge Sharp, Guest Speaker”
“Wounded Knee”
“Justice Rehnquist”
“Russian Law and Foreign Judges”
“In Re: Neagle”
“People v. Peachy Quinn Harrison” [Lincoln]
Class II, Appeals, 1997
Correspondence
Course notes and records
Course readings (2 folders)
Class III, Appeals, 1998
Correspondence
Course notes and records
Course readings (2 folders)
[Box 33]
Class IV, Appeals, 1999
Correspondence
Course notes and records
Course reading
Class V, Appeals, 2000
Correspondence
Course notes and records
Course reading
Class VI, Appeals, 2001
Correspondence
Course notes and records
Appeals Class Readings and Materials, 1997-2001 (4 folders)
Other
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Reception for Jeffrey Lewis, SLU Law School Dean, 1999
SLU Law School Dean's Council, 2001-2
Box 34:
Judicial Conference of the United States
26. Committee on Court Administration, 1981-84, and Ad Hoc
Committee on Automation, 1983
Correspondence
1981
1982
1983-84
Reports:
1983
Meetings:
July 12-13, 1982 (3 folders)
Jan. 24-25, 1983 (3 folders)
July 11-12, 1983 (3 folders)
Jan. 23-24, 1984 (1 folder)
May 15-17, 1984 (4 folders)
Ad Hoc Committee on Automation, 1983 (1 folder)
Box 35:
27. Ad Hoc Committee on Cameras in the Courtroom, 1983-84
Administrative, 1983-84
Correspondence
1983
1984
Resources
Free Press/Fair Trial, 1978
“Petition to the Judicial Conference of the United States
concerning Visual and Aural Coverage of Federal Court
proceedings by the Electronic and Print Press,” 1983
“News Media Coverage of Judicial Proceedings with Cameras and
Microphones: A Survey of the States,” Aug. 1983
Judicial Conference study papers and bibliographies, 1983 (3
folders)
Clippings and articles, 1983-84
Survey of Judges
Survey and drafts, 1983
Responses to the survey, 1983
Final Report on the Judicial Survey, 1984
State Surveys and Reports
25
California, 1981-84
Florida, 1978 (2 folders)
Illinois, 1983
Massachusetts, 1979, 1982, 1984 (3 folders)
Nevada, 1981
New Jersey, 1981, 1984 (3 folders)
Tennessee, 1984
Wisconsin, 1978-79, 1981 (2 folders)
U.S. Attorneys Survey
Survey Responses, 1984 (2 folders)
American College of Trial Lawyers Survey Responses, 1984 (26
folders)
Box 36:
28. Committee on the Administrative Office, 1987-92
Correspondence
Dec. 1987-Mar. 1988
Apr.-Dec. 1988
Jan.-Apr. 1989
May-Dec. 1989
Jan.-Feb. 1990
Mar.-Apr. 1990
May-Dec. 1990
1991
Judicial Conference Reports
1989
1990
Research and notes
1988
1990
Box 37:
Meetings
Jan. 28-29, 1988
Apr. 27-28, 1988
Oct. 2-4, 1988
Dec. 12-13, 1988
Nov. 20-21, 1989
Feb. 26-27, 1990
June 25-26, 1990
Feb. 4-5, 1991
Sept. 23-24, 1991
Feb. 3-4, 1992
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Box 38:
29. Long Range Planning Committee, 1990-96
Correspondence
Dec. 1990-Apr. 1991
May-Dec. 1991
Jan.-Mar. 1992
Apr.-June 1992
July-Oct. 1992
Nov.-Dec. 1992
Jan.-Feb. 1993
Mar. 1993
Apr. 1993
May 1993
June 1993 (3 folders)
July 1993
Aug.-Dec. 1993
Box 39:
Jan.-Feb. 1994
Mar. 1994
Apr. 1994
May-June 1994
July-Aug. 1994
Sept. 1994
Oct. 1994
Nov.-Dec. 1994
Jan.-May 1995
June-July 1995
Aug.-Sept. 1995
Oct. 1995-Mar. 1996
Apr. 1996-Jan. 1997
2001
Box 40:
Meetings
Mar. 1991
July 1991
Nov. 1991
Mar. 1992 (2 folders)
June 1992
27
Sept. 1992
Jan. 1993
Mar. 1993 (3 folders)
May 1993
June 1993
July 1993
Box 41:
July 1993
Sept. 1993 (2 folders)
Jan. 1994 (2 folders)
Mar. 1994 (2 folders)
Apr. 1994
July 1994
Sept. 1994
Mar. 1996
Committee on Automation and Technology
Meeting, Jan. 1992 (2 folders)
Report, Proposed Structure for Final Plan, Apr. 1992
Judicial Branch Subcommittee, 1992
Subcommittee Two: Relationships with State Courts
Correspondence, 1992-3 (2 folders)
Box 42:
Meeting, Aug. 1992 (2 folders)
Report, Sept. 1992
Subcommittee B: Jurisdiction, Federal Court Governance, and
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Federal Criminal Jurisdiction Report, Dec. 1992
Correspondence, 1993
Status Report, Aug. 1993
Limited Federal Jurisdiction Report, Oct. 1993
Alternative Dispute Resolution Report, Nov.-Dec. 1993 (2
folders)
Federal Court Governance Report, Jan. 1994 (2 folders)
Alternative Dispute Resolution Reports, Jan.-Feb. 1993, Mar.
1994 (2 folders)
Drafts of Sections of the Final Report
Case Management, Feb. 1994
Bankruptcy, Mar. 1994
Access to Federal Courts, Mar. 1994
Federal Defender Program, Mar. 1994
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Box 43:
Judicial Independence, Mar. 1994
Judicial Vacancies, Mar. 1994
Senior Judges, Mar. 1994
Juries, Apr. 1994
Pro Se Litigation, Apr. 1994
Proposed Long Range Plan, Draft for Committee Review, June 1994
Proposed Long Range Plan, Draft for Committee Review, Aug. 1994
Proposed Long Range Plan, Draft for Public Comment, Nov. 1994
Public Comments on the Nov. 1994 Draft (5 folders)
Public Hearings
Washington, D.C., Dec. 1994 (2 folders)
Box 44:
Phoenix, Dec. 1994 (2 folders)
Chicago, Dec. 1994 (2 folders)
Notes from Public Hearings, Dec. 1994
Proposed Long Range Plan, Draft for Committee Review, Jan. 1995
(2 folders)
Proposed Long Range Plan for the Federal Courts, Mar. 1995
Review of Plan Recommendations and Implementation Strategies by
the Judicial Conference, Apr.-Aug. 1995
Long Range Plan for the Federal Courts, Dec. 1995
Research Materials
Long Range Plans for Automation in the Federal Judiciary,
Executive Summaries, 1992-94
Structural and Other Alternatives for the Federal Courts of
Appeals, 1993
Box 45:
Other Judicial Conferences and Committees
30. Judicial Council of the 7th Circuit
Correspondence
1981
1984
1985
Meetings
Dec. 1981
May 1982
Jan. 1984
Sept. 1988
29
May 1990
Oct. 1990
May 1991
Dec. 1991
1992-96
Other
“Indiana Bankruptcy Matter,” 1987-88 [investigation of
District Judge] (3 folders)
Box 46:
31. Other Judicial Conferences, Seminars, and Committees
Judicial Conference of the 7th Circuit
May 1981
May 1984
May 1988
Apr. 1989
May 1990
Apr. 1991
May 1992
May 1993
May 1994
Oct. 1995
7th Circuit Meetings and Seminars
Meeting of 7th Circuit Appeals Judges, 1987-97, 1999 (2
folders)
7th Circuit Judges Workshop, Springfield, 1990
Moot Courts and Mock Trials
Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, Aug. 1983
Illinois State Bar Association, Mar. 1987
Southern Illinois University, Apr. 1987
Case Western Reserve University, Apr. 1988
Illinois State Bar Association, Apr. 1989
Dept. of Justice Appellate Advocacy Institute, Aug. 1989, May
1990 (2 folders)
Illinois State Bar Association, Apr. 1991
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Feb. 1993
Southern Illinois University, Nov. 1995
University of Illinois at Springfield, Mar. 1996
Appellate Practice Institute, May 1998
St. Louis University, Apr. 2000
Other Seminars and Conferences
Sentencing Institute, 7th and 9th Circuits, 1980
Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, Oct. 1982
Federal Appellate Judges Seminar, Oct. 1983
Federal Judicial Center, Seminar on Constitutional
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Adjudication, 1987
Federal Appellate Judiciary in the Third Century Conference,
Oct. 1988
Box 47:
U.S. Attorney General Conference, John Marshall Law School,
Sept. 1989 [media]
Bicentennial Conference of the Federal Judiciary, Oct. 1991
Humanities, Science, and the Art of Judging Seminar, Princeton
University, June 1992
Federal Judicial Center, National Workshop for Judges on the
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1993, 1995 (2 folders)
Sentencing Guidelines Seminar, St. Louis University, 2000
Other Judicial Committees
Continuing Education Committee, Sangamon County Bar
Association, 1966-67
Visiting Committee, University of Chicago Law School, 1980-83
7th Circuit Court Oral History Committee, 1984
7th Circuit Local Attorney's Residency Rules Committee, 198687
7th Circuit Bicentennial Constitutional Committee, 1986-91
7th Circuit Clerk's Office Committee, 1988-93
7th Circuit Foreign Judicial Committee, 1990
7th Circuit Speaker Phone Arguments Committee, 1990-91
Final Report of the Committee on Civility of the 7th Federal
Judicial Circuit, 1992
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Survey, 1996
Box 48:
32. International Judicial Conferences and Delegations
Binational Judicial Conference, 1991-92 [U.S. and Mexico]
Mexico City, 1991
Washington, D.C., 1992
Russian Academy of Law Seminar, Moscow, Mar.-Apr. 1992
Seminar Notes and Materials (2 folders)
Russian Briefing Materials
Travel Log
Post-trip correspondence
Romania
Common Themes in the American and Romanian Judicial Systems,
Romania, June 1995
Rule of Law Seminar, Romania, Sept. 1995
Correspondence (Romanian Trips)
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Other
Soviet Judicial Delegation, Chicago, 1979
African Judicial Delegation, Chicago, 1983
The Jury System, Russian Seminar, Washington, D.C., 1993
John Marshall Harlan Seminar, London, July 1994
Egyptian Judicial Conference, Washington, D.C., Aug. 1994
Russian Visitors to Springfield, Ill., Aug. 1994
Mexican Judges, delegation to Springfield, Feb. 1995
Russian Delegation visit to Springfield, 2001
Boxes 49-53:
Judicial Reference
33. Bound Opinion Books and Judicial Reference Materials
Opinions, Apr. 1976-Apr. 2003
Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges and Judicial Employees
Jury Instructions, U.S. Federal Judges, 1980-84
7th Circuit Library and Law Book materials, 1980-99
Boxes 54-57:
34. Case and Opinion Indexes
Chronology Files and Card Catalogs by Issue Date and Case Number
Box 58:
35. “Interesting Cases”
Clippings and information about interesting legal cases and
opinions, such as Bush v. Gore, Newdow v. U.S. Congress, and
the 1945 trial of Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita