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American Law Institute reel-to-reel audio collection, 1958-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
37 boxes (about 420 reels.)
Abstract:
The American Law Institute has often recorded its meetings, during which its members discuss topics related to the governance and projects of the Institute. The collection 1958-1992, contains reel-to-reel audiotapes of American Law Institute Annual Meetings, Council Meetings, and project meetings.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Geoffrey C. Hazard Director's files, 1982-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:
47 linear feet
Abstract:
Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr. graduated from Swarthmore College in 1953 and received his LL.B. from Columbia University in 1954. Widely considered an authority on legal ethics, Hazard was Director of the American Law Institute from 1984 to 1999. During his tenure, the ALI worked on many restatement and codification projects, including a Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers and revisions to the Uniform Commercial Code. The collections, 1982-1999, chiefly covers Hazard's activities as Director of the American Law Institute from 1984 to 1999.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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American Law Institute Committee records, 1922-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
15 cubic feet
Abstract:
The American Law Institute (ALI) was founded in 1923 in response to a perceived uncertainty and complexity in American law. Former Penn Law Dean William Draper Lewis was the Institute's first director, running the organization's operations out of his campus office. The ALI was conceived as a representative gathering of the American Bar (including Judges, Lawyers, and Law Professors) for the stated mission "to promote the clarification and simplification of the law and its better adaptation to social needs, to secure the better administration of justice and to encourage and carry on scholarly and scientific legal work." The collection, 1922-2004, includes minutes, correspondence, reports, and related records regarding the activity of the American Law Institute's Executive Committee, Finance and Development Committee, Investment Committee, and Membership Committee.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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American Law Institute Model Land Development Code records, 1960-1974 and undated (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear feet
Abstract:
In 1964, the American Law Institute (ALI) secured funding to examine and codify the law relating to land use and development. The resulting document was the Model Land Development Code, adopted by the ALI in May 1975. The collection, 1960-1974 and undated, includes preliminary studies, drafts, memoranda, correspondence, and related material concerning the drafting and adoption of the Model Land Development Code.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Model Code of Pre-Arraignment Procedure records, 1965-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear feet
Abstract:
In 1964, the American Law Institute (ALI) secured funding to develop a model statute governing law enforcement and pre-arraignment procedures within criminal law. James Vorenberg served as Chief Reporter on the project. The resulting statute was the Model Code of Pre-Arraignment Procedure, adopted by the ALI in May 1975. The collection, 1965-1975, includes drafts, memoranda, and commentary concerning the drafting and adoption of the Model Code of Pre-Arraignment Procedure.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Federal Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Project records, 1946-1981 (inclusive) 1949-1969 (bulk)

Extent:
17 linear feet
Abstract:
The Federal Income, State, and Gift Tax Project consisted of a series of non-binding recommendations to students, teachers, litigators, and legislators as they dealt with the evolving tax code. The collection, 1946-1981 (bulk: 1949-1969), includes correspondence, meeting minutes, drafts, memoranda, commentary, outside publications, and related records concerning various tax-related projects conducted by the ALI from the mid-1940s to 1969.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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American Law Institute Future of the Institute records, 1929-1968 (inclusive) 1929-1948 (bulk)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Following the publication of the First Restatement of the Law, in 1936 the American Law Institute (ALI) held a series of meetings and published a series of reports that considered what additional areas of the law might be selected for future restatement projects. Work on the project continued into the mid-1940s. Many fields were considered, but only a few were actually selected for inclusion in future restatement projects. The collection, 1929-1968 and undated (bulk: 1929-1948), includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other records related to areas of the law up for consideration for future restatement projects, including business associations, industrial relations, and monopolies.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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American Law Institute Keeping the Restatement Up-To-Date records, 1946-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Abstract:
In 1947, the American Law Institute (ALI) authorized the drafting of amendments proposed due to changes in the law since the publication of the First Restatement of the Law. The purpose of the ALI's charge was designed to bring the Restatement "up-to-date" and in keeping with current law. The collection, 1946-1947, includes correspondence, meeting records, drafts, and other records related to the drafting of amendments to the ALI's First Restatement of the Law.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Federal Securities Code records, 1968-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.3 linear feet
Abstract:
In the late 1960s, the American Bar Association's Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities recommended that a codification of securities law be undertaken by the American Law Institute (ALI). The ALI approved the project, appointing Louis Loss as the reporter in 1969. The purpose of the project was to analyze, integrate, and improve an array of federal acts related to securities law. The American Bar Association played an active role in reviewing and advising the committee on its work. The ALI approved the Federal Securities Code on May 19, 1978. Loss continued working with the project's consultants, advisers, and other interested parties to prepare a final draft of commentary on the code. Although the ALI assumed no responsibility for Loss's comments, the organization authorized the publication of a Reporter's Commentary with the Federal Securities Code in 1980. The collection, 1968-1981, includes correspondence, meeting records, drafts, and other materials relating to the...(see more)

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American Law Institute Criminal Justice Youth Committee records, 1935-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear feet
Abstract:
In 1938, the American Law Institute (ALI) formed the Criminal Justice--Youth Committee to review the findings of a New York City study of criminal behavior among young people called "Youth in the Toils." The culmination of the committee's work was the Model Youth Correction Authority Act, a model act that favored the integration of a number of youth treatment processes already employed by various states. The committee also proposed the creation of a Youth Authority, a state-wide panel that would handle sentencing guidelines, with an emphasis on treatment and not punishment, for all underage criminal offenders. Following the Model Youth Corrections Authority Act's promulgation in 1940, the ALI appointed a special adviser, John R. Ellingston, to help states adopt Youth Authority legislation. This outreach effort was known as the Youth Authority Program. The Youth Authority Program lasted until 1951. The collection, 1935-1959, includes background information, correspondence, meeting...(see more)

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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