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Industrial chemistry as given in Mechanical Arts High School Boston, Massachusetts textbook, undated

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0.10 linear feet (1 folder)

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Liebig's Extract of Meat Company advertisement card: Fleisch-Extract u-Pepton card, undated

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1 linear feet (1 card)

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Smith, Kline & French advertisements, undated

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1 linear feet (1 box)

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Randall J. Newsome Oral History collection, 1993-1998, 2004 (inclusive)

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77 audiotapes

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Randall J. Newsome (b. 1950) graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1975. In 1998, Newsome was appointed to the Northern District of California's bankruptcy court, where he became Chief Judge in 2004. Randall Newsome has served as a faculty member for the Federal Judicial Center since 1987. He joined the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in 1983, serving as President from 1998-1999. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. The collection (1993-2004) includes audio cassette tapes of interviews with important figures in bankruptcy law, conducted by Newsome.

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Federated Department Stores Inc. bankruptcy records, 1992 (inclusive)

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2 linear feet

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

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2 linear feet

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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.

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Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Project records, 2002 september 30 (inclusive)

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1 item

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This project culminated in "Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Analysis and Proposed Federal Statute," which would impose uniform standards for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments throughout the United States. It also includes a comprehensive review of current law and discussion of the constitutional basis for federal legislation on the subject of foreign judgments. The project was formerly known as the International Jurisdiction and Judgments Project. This collection consists of one item: Council Draft No. 2, 2002 September 30.

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John Dickinson Notebooks, 1940s (inclusive)

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1 linear_foot (12 items.)

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John Dickinson was born in Greensboro, Maryland in 1894. He was a descendent of John Dickinson, who drafted the Articles of Confederation. After teaching American and Medieval history, Dickinson earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1919. That same year, he enrolled at Harvard Law School, where he received his LL.B. degree in 1921. At the time, Dickinson practiced law in New York and Los Angeles. He also was a noted writer, publishing his Administrative Law and the Supremacy of Nations in 1927. A pioneering work in administrative law, the book is widely regarded as a legal classic. After stints teaching at Harvard and Princeton, Dickinson accepted an offer to teach at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1929, where he remained until his resignation in 1948. Dickinson taught on a range of topics, including constitutional law and medieval theory. He continued to write articles and books. At the time of his sudden death in 1952, Dickinson was undergoing a...(see more)

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Peter McCall Lectures and Law Academy of Philadelphia Collection, 1855-1861, 1897 (inclusive)

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6 items

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Peter McCall was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1809. McCall was Professor of practice, pleading, and evidence at law and in equity at Penn Law School. After resigning his post at the Law School, he became a University Trustee. McCall was active in Philadelphia public life, serving as mayor in 1844 and as Chancellor of the Law Academy of Philadelphia, the oldest law association in the United States, from 1873 until his death in 1880.

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University of Pennsylvania Law School Class of 1908 Scrapbook, circa 1908-1960 (inclusive)

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1 item

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