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Code of Criminal Procedure records, circa 1925-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:
150 items
Abstract:
In March 1925, the American Law Institute (ALI) started the Code of Criminal Procedure project. The resulting volume attempted to provide a framework for effective administration of criminal law while maintaining protection for the rights of the accused. The collection, circa 1925-1959, includes drafts, correspondence, minutes, and other materials related to the drafting of the code, which outlined procedures for carrying out criminal law and defined the rights of the accused in areas such as arrest, bail, and execution.

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

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David L. Bazelon Papers, 1941-1993 and undated (inclusive)

Extent:
71.3 linear feet (212 boxes, about 15,000 items.)
Abstract:
David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) graduated from Northwestern University Law School in 1932. In 1936, Bazelon joined the United States Attorney's Office in Chicago, where he specialized in tax cases. In 1949, President Harry S. Truman appointed Bazelon to the newly-created United States Court of Appeals for the District Columbia, making Bazelon, at forty years old, one of the youngest people ever appointed to a federal judgeship. He served on the court from 1949 to 1984, acting as Chief Judge from 1962 to 1978. During this time the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia was often considered the nation's second highest court. In his years on the court Bazelon was involved in decisions on matters ranging from the use of DDT to the definition of insanity. In the mid-1980s Bazelon stopped hearing cases and finally retired from the bench. He died on February 19, 1993, of Alzheimer's disease. The collection, 1941-1993 and undated, includes case files related to Bazelon's...(see more)

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

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Probation and Penal Code records, circa 1930's (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear_foot
Abstract:
This collection contains a series of files concerning criminal law statutes and codes in the United States in the early 20th century. Contains a collection of prospective penal code articles and revisions, transcripts from various commissions for criminal code reform and revision, several academic studies on criminal law and youth crime, several copies of proposed or actual laws, personal handwritten notes on criminal law reform, newspaper clippings, and a few pieces of personal correspondence.

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

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Elizabeth McQue lantern slide collection, 19th century

Extent:
2.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is located in the lower northeast section of the city and is bordered by the Frankford Creek on the south, Castor Avenue on the west, Cheltenham Avenue on the north, and roughly the I-95 expressway on the east. Originally a village, Frankford was incorporated as a borough in 1800 and was later absorbed into the City of Philadelphia in the 1854 Philadelphia city/county consolidation. As of 2015, Frankford is a working-class neighborhood with a diverse population, including a large number of African Americans, Asian Americans, Polish Americans, Italian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and West Indian Americans. The Elizabeth McQue lantern slide collection, 19th century, consists of ten lantern slides of North Frankford Baptist Church and fifty lantern slides showing national patriotic/historical images.

Held at: Historical Society of Frankford [Contact Us]

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T. Comly Hunter photograph collection, late 19th century-early 20th century

Extent:
12.0 linear feet
Abstract:
T. Comly Hunter (1848-1931) was a Frankford businessman and philanthropist. Hunter was one of the original members of the Historical Society of Frankford when it was established in 1905. The T. Comly Hunter photograph collection, late 19th century-early 20th century, consists of 1,094 late nineteenth to early twentieth century photographs, primarily of Frankford area buildings, landscapes, and street scenes, but also many images of other Northeast Philadelphia areas and some of the Greater Philadelphia region.

Held at: Historical Society of Frankford [Contact Us]

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Historical Society of Frankford photograph collection, mid-19th century to mid-20th century

Extent:
11.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is located in the lower northeast section of the city and is bordered by the Frankford Creek on the south, Castor Avenue on the west, Cheltenham Avenue on the north, and roughly the I-95 expressway on the east. Originally a village, Frankford was incorporated as a borough in 1800 and was later absorbed into the City of Philadelphia in the 1854 Philadelphia city/county consolidation. As of 2015, Frankford is a working-class neighborhood with a diverse population, including a large number of African Americans, Asian Americans, Polish Americans, Italian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and West Indian Americans. The Historical Society of Frankford photograph collection consists of approximately 1,132 mid-nineteenth through mid-twentieth century photographs, negatives, drawings, and prints depicting Frankford and other Northeast Philadelphia area buildings, landscapes, and street scenes. There are also some images of individuals...(see more)

Held at: Historical Society of Frankford [Contact Us]

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Pictures of Meetinghouses - City of Philadelphia, undated

Extent:
.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:
A collection of photographs, drawings, postcards, and news articles on meetinghouses around Philadelphia. Photographs feature both the building and meeting members. Drawings are both printed and originals.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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