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

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Call Number:
ALI.04.021
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the Keeping the Restatement Up-To-Date Records, American Law Institute Archives, ALI.04.021, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.
Date:
1946-1947 (inclusive)
Creator:
American Law Institute
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.

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.

An item-level container list is available offline in spreadsheet form.

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

Processed and encoded by Jordon Steele, May 2008.

Publisher
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 Box Folder 1
1947 William Draper Lewis, Herbert F. Goodrich, and Erin N. Griswold, re: Conflict of Laws., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 2
1947 William Draper Lewis, Samuel Williston, George Jarvis Thompson, Arthur L. Corbin, and Merton L. Ferson, re: Contracts., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 3
1947 William Draper Lewis, and Albert B. Maris, re: Judgments., 1947.
Box 1 Box 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 Box Folder 5
1947 William Draper Lewis and Oliver S. Rundell, re: Property, volume 5., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 6
1947 William Draper Lewis and Edward S. Thurston, re: Restitution., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 7
1946 William Draper Lewis and Charles T. McCormick, re: Torts, division 13: chapter 47., 1946.
Box 1 Box 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 Box Folder 9
1947 William Draper Lewis, Zechariah Chafee, and Maurice T.Van Hecke, re: Torts, division 13: injunctions., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 10
1947 William Draper Lewis and Harry Shulman, re: Torts, division 9: interference of business relations., 1947.
Box 1 Box 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 Box Folder 12
1947 William Draper Lewis and Austin W. Scott, re: Trusts., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 13
1946-1947 William Draper Lewis and Herbert F. Goodrich, general., 1946-1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 14
1947 Manuscript for changes in conflict of laws, 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 15

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

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

1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 1. Conflict of Laws. Herbert F. Goodrich, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 22
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 2. Trusts. Austin W. Scott, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 23
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 3. Property. Richard R. Powell, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 24
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 4. Judgments. Albert B. Maris, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 25
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 5. Restitution. Edward S. Thurston, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Box Folder 26
1947 Amendments to restatement. PFD no. 6. Contracts. Samuel Williston, reporter., 1947.
Box 1 Box 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 Box Folder 28
1947 [Suggested changes.] Trusts. Austin W. Scott, reporter., 1947 February 28.
Box 1 Box Folder 29
1947 Amendments to restatement. The director's explanatory note to PFDs. , 1947 May.
Box 1 Box Folder 30

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