Collection Summary
John Paul Frank
Papers 1936-2000
(bulk 1946-1971)
1936-2000
(bulk 1946-1971)
MSS6409
Frank, John Paul, 1917-2002
330 items
1 container
.4 linear feet
English
Collection material in English
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Author, lawyer, and professor. Correspondence, memoranda, a legislative bill, notes, photographs, speeches, and writings documenting Frank's relationship as a law clerk and friend of Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black. Additional material relates to attempts to desegregate law schools in 1951 while Frank was a professor at Yale Law School and the creation of an intermediate court of appeals to assist in reducing the work of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1983-1987.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Black, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Seay)--Correspondence.
Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971.
Frank, John P. (John Paul), 1917-2002.
Rehnquist, William H., 1924-2005--Correspondence.
Organizations
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
United States. Supreme Court.
Yale Law School--Faculty.
Subjects
Appellate courts--United States.
Judges--United States--Biography.
Segregation in higher education.
Titles
John P. Frank papers
Occupations
Authors.
Educators.
Lawyers.
Provenance
The papers of John Paul Frank, author, lawyer, and professor, were given to the Library of Congress by Frank in 1998 and 2000.
Transfers
Sound recordings and a videotape have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the John Paul Frank Papers is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of John Paul Frank are open to research.
Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to
retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, John Paul Frank Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1917, Nov. 10
Born, Appleton, Wis.
1938
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
1940
M.A. and L.L.B., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
1942
Law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black
1943
Assistant to secretary of the interior, Washington, D.C.
1944
Married Lorraine Weiss
1944
1945
Assistant to the attorney general, Washington, D.C.
1946
J.S.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
1946
1949
Assistant professor of law, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
1947
Attorney, law firm of Covington and Burling, Washington, D.C.
1948, 1953
Attorney, law firm of Arnold and Porter, Washington, D.C.
1949
Published
Mr. Justice Black
. New York: Knopf
1949
1954
Associate professor of law, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
1950
Editor,
Cases and Materials on Constitutional Law
. Chicago: Callaghan
1951
Published
Cases on the Constitution
. New York: McGraw-Hill
1954
2002
Member of law firm, Lewis and Roca, Phoenix, Ariz.
1958
Published
Marble Palace: The Supreme Court in American Life
. New York: Knopf
1961
Published
Lincoln as a Lawyer
. Urbana: University of Illinois Press
1964
Published
The Warren Court
. New York: Macmillan
1991
Published
Clement Haynsworth, the Senate and the Supreme Court
. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia
2000
Published
Inside Justice Hugo L. Black: The Letters
. Austin: Jamail Center for Legal Research, University of Texas at Austin
2002, Sept. 7
Died, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of John Paul Frank (1917-2002) span the years 1936-2000 and include correspondence, memoranda, a legislative bill, notes, photographs, speeches, and writings. The bulk of the collection, 1946-1971, consists of correspondence with United States Supreme Court Justice Hugo LaFayette Black and Frank's memoranda, notes, and writings about Black. The correspondence began when Frank was a law clerk for Black in 1942 and continued until Black's death in 1971. The letters include exchanges of personal and family news, discussions of Frank's writings, and comments about Supreme Court opinions and related issues. The letters, along with Frank's memoranda and notes, form the basis for his book,
Inside Justice Hugo L. Black: The Letters
. Frank's correspondence also includes a few letters from Black's wife, Elizabeth, and from others writing about Black. The papers also contain speeches by Black, photographs, and other material relating to the justice.
Also documented in the papers are Frank's efforts to desegregate law schools in 1951 while a professor at Yale Law School and his interest in the creation of an intermediate court of appeals to assist in reducing the work of the Supreme Court. The “Intermediate court of appeals” folders include two letters from Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by name of person or organization.
Container List
Box
Contents
1
Association of American Law Schools, Committee of Law Teachers Against Segregation, 1951
Black, Hugo LaFayette
Correspondence, 1942-1974, undated
(9 folders)
Memoranda and notes, 1966-1971, undated
Miscellany, 1966-1974, 1994, undated
Photographs, 1965-1967, undated
Speeches, 1936, 1955, 1961-1965
Writings by Frank
Inside Justice Hugo L. Black: The Letters
(2000)
Background material, 1946-1969, undated
(3 folders)
Printed copy, 2000
Miscellaneous, 1971-1976, undated
Intermediate court of appeals, 1983-1987
(2 folders)