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William A. Schnader Papers

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Call Number:
563
Repository:
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Extent:
4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William A. Schnader Papers, Acc. 563, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1961-1968 (inclusive)
Creator:
Schnader, William A. (William Abraham), 1886-1968
Form:
Clippings, Correspondence, Manuscripts, Minutes (administrative records), Newsletters, Pamphlets, Periodicals, Publications (documents), Reports, and Speeches (documents)
Abstract:

William A. Schnader (1886-1968) was Attorney General of Pennsylvania and founder of the law firm Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis. In 1934, he ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, losing George Howard Earle. He also served as Chairman of the American Bar Association Bill of Rights Committee, and as President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association from 1962-1963.

This collection contains correspondence, news clippings, pamphlets, reports, legislative materials, and speeches related to the work of William A. Schnader, and particularly to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention in 1967-1968, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Donated through J. Pennington Strauss, Esq., in October 1983.

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in June 2015.

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Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
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Finding Aid Date
May 2024
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The William A. Schnader Papers are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Constitutional Convention, 1968.
Box 1
General Correspondence: Constitutional Convention, October-December 1967.
Box 1
General Correspondence: Constitutional Convention, 1968.
Box 1
General Correspondence: Constitutional Convention, May-September 1967.
Box 1
Speech by William A. Schnader: League of Women Voters Luncheon, October 25, 1967.
Box 1
Paper Relating to Correspondence, 1967.
Box 1
Governor Shafer & Lieutenant Governor Broderick Meeting, November 9, 1967.
Box 1
Pennsylvania Bar Association: Summer Meeting: American Judicature Society Award, 1967.
Box 1
Clippings, 1967.
Box 1
Papers Regarding Delegates, 1967.
Box 1
Answer to Dilworth & Fordham Re: Senate Bill No. 1, 1967-1968.
Box 1
Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1964-1967.
Box 2
New York Constitutional Convention Pamphlets, 1967-1968.
Box 2
Speeches and Broadcasts WAS Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1961.
Box 2
Constitutional Revision Material, 1961.
Box 2
Report of the Special Committee on Project Constitution (22 pamphlets), 1967.
Box 2
Special Bulletin by the Pennsylvania Bar Association on Constitution Revision, (12 pamphlets), circa 1961-1968.
Box 2
Constitutional Amendments at the Primary Election, (3 leaflets), May 17, 1966.
Box 2
Partisan Politics Must Not Block Constitutional Revision, (12 pamphlets), circa 1961-1968.
Box 2
The Pennsylvania Bar Association is Opposed to Constitutional Amendment, No. 6-4 (12 leaflets), circa 1961-1968.
Box 2
Report of the Governor's Commission and Constitutional Revision with Recommendations of Resolutions, (2 pamphlets), 1964.
Box 2
Governor Scranton on Constitutional Revision, (12 pamphlets), January 29, 1965.
Box 2
Proposed New Judiciary Article of the Pennsylvania Constitution, (13 pamphlets), October 1964.
Box 2
Annual Address of William A. Schnader, (4 pamphlets), January 31, 1963.
Box 2
Judicial Reform: Progress and the Road Ahead, (12 pamphlets), January 24, 1965.
Box 2
The New Judiciary Article of the Pennsylvania Constitution, (11 pamphlets), January 1965.
Box 2
The Proposed New Judiciary Article of the Pennsylvania Constitution and Additional Proposed which Would Make the Selection of Judges Mandatory throughout the State, (12 pamphlets), 1963.
Box 2
Rising Standards of Courts and Judges: The California Experience, (12 pamphlets), June 24, 1965.
Box 2
Judicial Reform and the Law, by William A. Schnader, (27 pamphlets), circa 1961-1968.
Box 2
The Proposed New Judiciary Article of the Pennsylvania Constitution are Revised by the Pennsylvania Bar Association, (1 pamphlet), July 15, 1963.
Box 2
Proposed New Judiciary Article Recommended by the Pennsylvania Bar Association to the Govern's, circa 1961-1968.
Box 2
Commission on Constitutional Revision, (1 pamphlet), circa 1961-1968.
Box 2
Constitutional Bills, Proposals, 1967-1968.
Box 3
Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, (12 pamphlets), January-June, 1966.
Box 3
Pennsylvania Constitutional Revision Handbook, 1966.
Box 3
Proposals of the Pennsylvania Bar Association to the Preparatory Committee and the Constitutional Convention, (2 pamphlets), 1967.
Box 3
The Consensus on the Pennsylvania Judicial System, (2 pamphlets), 1967.
Box 3
Pennsylvania Bar Association: Annual Report, 1964.
Box 3
Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, January-June 1964-1966.
Box 3
Statement by Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Committee on Project Constitution, (11 pamphlets), May 16, 1967.
Box 3
Constitution of Pennsylvania; Constitution of the United States, 1776-1916.
Box 3
Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly (2 pamphlets), 1961-1962.
Box 3
Declaration of Independence Constitution of the United States Constitution of Pennsylvania, (1 pamphlets), 1963.
Box 3
Pennsylvania Bar Association Project Constitution, circa 1961-1968.
Box 3
Pennsylvania Bar Association Program of 69th Annual Meeting, (pamphlets), January 27-30, 1965.
Box 3
Governor Scranton on Constitutional Revision, (2 pamphlets), 1965.
Box 3
Reference Manual, Index, Constitution of Pennsylvania, Bibliography, Local Government, Taxation and State Finance, A History of Pennsylvania Constitution, Legislative Apportionment, the Convention, the Judiciary (2), No.1-9, 1967-1968.
Box 3
Correspondence Re: Chief Justice John Bell, 1962-1967.
Box 4
Pennsylvania Bar Association Constitutional Revision - Judiciary Article - The Judiciary (including the Minor Judiciary), circa 1961-1968.
Box 4
Pennsylvania Bar Association Project Constitution: WAS, 1967.
Box 4
Pennsylvania Bar Association: WAS, 1967.
Box 4
Pennsylvania Bar Association: WAS, 1965-1966.
Box 4
Pennsylvania Bar Association: WAS, 1963-1964.
Box 4

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