Collection Summary
George Sutherland Papers
1850-1944
(bulk 1902-1938)
1850-1944
(bulk 1902-1938)
MSS42002
Sutherland, George,
1862-1942
4,500
items
11 containers
4.4 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Lawyer, United States senator
from Utah, and associate justice of the Supreme Court. Correspondence, diaries,
speeches, biographical material, newspaper clippings, memoranda, legal briefs,
and printed Supreme Court opinions by Sutherland.
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
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940--Correspondence.
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941--Correspondence.
Connally, Tom, 1877-1963--Correspondence.
Glass, Carter, 1858-1946--Correspondence.
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Correspondence.
Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948--Correspondence.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924--Correspondence.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence.
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937--Correspondence.
Sutherland, George, 1862-1942.
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Correspondence.
Williams, John Sharp, 1854-1932--Correspondence.
Organizations
American Bar Association.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary.
United States. Supreme Court.
Subjects
Constitutional law--United States.
Elections--United States--1920.
Judges--Selection and appointment--United States.
Law--United States.
Places
United States--Politics and government--1901-1953.
Utah--Politics and government.
Occupations
Judges.
Justices, U.S. Supreme Court.
Lawyers.
Senators, U.S. Congress--Utah.
Provenance
The papers of George Sutherland, lawyer, U. S. senator from Utah, and
associate justice of the Supreme Court, were given to the Library of Congress
by Mrs. Walter A. Bloedorn in 1959. Additional material was given by William
Lyle Stamps in 1998.
Processing History
The papers of George Sutherland were processed in 1959 and the finding
aid revised in 2007. The collection was reprocessed in 2008.
Copyright Status
Copyright in the unpublished writings of George Sutherland in these
papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of
Congress has been dedicated to the public.
Access and Restrictions
The papers of George Sutherland 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, George Sutherland Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1862, Mar. 25
Born, Buckinghamshire, England
1863
Immigrated to the United States
1883
Graduated, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor,
Mich.
Admitted to Utah bar
1896
1900
Senator, Utah state senate
1901
1903
United States congressman from Utah
1905
1917
United States senator from Utah
1916
1917
President, American Bar Association
1921
1922
United States consul, the Hague
1922
1938
Associate justice, United States Supreme Court
1942, July 18
Died, Stockbridge, Mass
Scope and Content Note
The papers of George Sutherland (1862-1942) span the years 1850-1944,
with the bulk of the material concentrated between 1902 and 1938.
Correspondence, diaries, legal files, notes and memoranda, scrapbooks,
speeches, and printed matter document Sutherland’s career as a United States
congressman and senator, and as an associate justice on the United States
Supreme Court. The correspondence relates to subjects such as the presidential
campaign of 1920, Sutherland’s affiliation with the American Bar Association,
Utah politics, his appointment to the bench in 1922, the Supreme Court packing
plan controversy of 1937, and issues relating to the Senate Committee on the
Judiciary. Correspondents include William Edgar Borah, Louis Dembitz Brandeis,
Tom Connally, Carter Glass, Warren G. Harding, Charles Evans Hughes, Henry
Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, William H. Taft, and John Sharp
Williams.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Diaries,
1882-1890
1882-1890
(2 folders)
1
General correspondence
1
1902-1915
1902-1915
(5
folders)
2
1916-1920
1916-1920
(5
folders)
2
1921
1921
2
Jan.-Mar.
Jan.-Mar.
3
Apr.-Dec.
Apr.-Dec.
3
1922
1922
(6
folders)
4
1923-1938
1923-1938
(8
folders)
5
1941
1941
(2
folders)
5
Legal file
5
District and circuit courts of
Utah,
1888-1901
1888-1901
(2
folders)
6
Supreme Court of Utah,
1887-1893
1887-1893
7
U. S. Supreme Court opinions by
Sutherland
7
1922-1934
1922-1934
(2
folders)
8
1935-1937
1935-1937
9
Miscellany
9
Biographical material,
1850-1944
1850-1944
9
Newspaper clippings,
1906-1938
1906-1938
(2
folders)
9
Notes and memoranda,
1905, 1921-1922, 1928
1905, 1921-1922, 1928
(2
folders)
9
Printed matter,
1904-1938
1904-1938
(2
folders)
10
Speeches, articles, remarks and
related material,
1899-1941
1899-1941
(4
folders)
11
Scrapbooks,
1902-1917
1902-1917
(2
vols.)