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American Law Institute Keeping the Restatement Up-To-Date records

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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 Keeping the Restatement Up-To-Date Records, 1946-1947, include correspondence with ALI Director William Draper Lewis, meeting records, drafts, and other records related to the drafting of amendments to the ALI's First Restatement of the Law.

First shipment received from the American Law Institute in 1995.

Preliminary container list prepared by Melissa Backes, 1995-2005.

Processed and encoded by Jordon Steele, May 2008.

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University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Finding Aid Author
Jordon Steele
Finding Aid Date
2008
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Collection Inventory

1947 William Draper Lewis and Warren A. Seavey, re: Agency., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 1
1947 William Draper Lewis, Herbert F. Goodrich, and Erin N. Griswold, re: Conflict of Laws., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 2
1947 William Draper Lewis, Samuel Williston, George Jarvis Thompson, Arthur L. Corbin, and Merton L. Ferson, re: Contracts., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 3
1947 William Draper Lewis, and Albert B. Maris, re: Judgments., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 4
1947 William Draper Lewis, Richard R. Powell, W. Barton Leach, Lewis M. Simes, and A. James Casner, re: Property, volumes 1- 4. Includes meeting minutes and drafts., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 5
1947 William Draper Lewis and Oliver S. Rundell, re: Property, volume 5., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 6
1947 William Draper Lewis and Edward S. Thurston, re: Restitution., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 7
1946 William Draper Lewis and Charles T. McCormick, re: Torts, division 13: chapter 47., 1946.
Box 1 Folder 8
1947 William Draper Lewis, Laurence H. Eldridge, Charles L. Miller, Harry Shulman, Charles E. Wyzanski, Edward S. Thurston, Warren A. Seavey, re: Torts., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 9
1947 William Draper Lewis, Zechariah Chafee, and Maurice T.Van Hecke, re: Torts, division 13: injunctions., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 10
1947 William Draper Lewis and Harry Shulman, re: Torts, division 9: interference of business relations., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 11
1946 William Draper Lewis and Stanley V. Kinyon, re: Torts, division 10: invation of interest in land other than trespass., 1946.
Box 1 Folder 12
1947 William Draper Lewis and Austin W. Scott, re: Trusts., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 13
1946-1947 William Draper Lewis and Herbert F. Goodrich, general., 1946-1947.
Box 1 Folder 14
1947 Manuscript for changes in conflict of laws, 1947.
Box 1 Folder 15

1946-1947 Meeting minutes, drafts, reports., 1946-1947.
Box 1 Folder 16

1947 Transcript of discussion taken at the annual meeting on: contracts. , 1947 June 6.
Box 1 Folder 17
1947 Portion of the discussion of the annual meeting pertaining to judgments, 1947.
Box 1 Folder 18
1947 Portion of the discussion at the annual meeting...on property., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 19
1947 Transcript of discussion taken at the annual meeting on: torts. Includes drafts and memoranda., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 20
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 1. Conflict of Laws. Herbert F. Goodrich, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 21

1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 1. Conflict of Laws. Herbert F. Goodrich, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 22
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 2. Trusts. Austin W. Scott, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 23
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 3. Property. Richard R. Powell, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 24
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 4. Judgments. Albert B. Maris, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 25
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 5. Restitution. Edward S. Thurston, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 26
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 6. Contracts. Samuel Williston, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 27
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 7. Torts (except divisions 9, 10, and 13, chapter 48: injuctions). Laurence H. Eldredge, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Folder 28
1947 [Suggested changes.] Trusts. Austin W. Scott, reporter., 1947 February 28.
Box 1 Folder 29
1947 Amendments to restatement. The director's explanatory note to PFDs. , 1947 May.
Box 1 Folder 30

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