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Reminiscences of John Van Voorhis : oral history, 1975.

Creator: Van Voorhis, John
Project: New York bar project.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :Transcript 65 pages Sound recording 2 reels
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

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Scope and Contents

Family background and education; virtues of reading law vs. law school; sketches of great lawyers; political and judicial career; dangers of using law as an instrument of social change

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