Collection Summary
Learned Hand Trial
Summaries
1909-1924
1909-1924
MSS24760
Hand, Learned,
1872-1961
30 items
7 containers
2.8 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Jurist. Summaries of
trials in civil, criminal, and admiralty courts presided over by Hand as judge
of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.
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
Hand, Learned, 1872-1961.
Organizations
United States. District Court (New York : Southern District)
Subjects
Courts--United States.
District courts--New York (State)
Trials--New York (State)
Titles
Learned Hand papers
Occupations
Judges.
Provenance
The trial summaries of Learned Hand, jurist, were given to the
Library of Congress by Hand in 1955.
Processing History
The trial summaries of Learned Hand were arranged and described in
1955. The finding aid was revised in 2010.
Other Repositories
Other Learned Hand papers can be found in the Harvard Law School
Library, Cambridge, Mass.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Learned Hand is
governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The trial summaries of Learned Hand 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, Learned Hand Trial Summaries,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1872, Jan. 27
Born, Albany, N.Y.
1893
Graduated Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.
1896
Graduated Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass.
1896
1909
Practiced law in Albany, N.Y. and New York, N.Y.
1902
Married Frances Fincke
1909
1924
Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New
York
1913
Unsuccessful Progressive Party candidate for chief judge of
the New York Court of Appeals
1924
Appointed to United States Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit
1939
1951
Senior circuit judge (later retitled chief judge), United
States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1952
Published The Spirit of Liberty.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf
1961, Aug. 18
Died, New York, N.Y.
Scope and Content Note
The trial summaries of Billings Learned Hand (1872-1961) span the
years 1909-1924 and consist of summaries of trials in civil, criminal, and
admiralty courts presided over by Hand as judge of the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78024760]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
No.1,
Nov.
1909-May 1910
Nov.
1909-May 1910
1
No. 2,
May
1910-Jan. 1911
May
1910-Jan. 1911
1
No. 3,
Oct. 1911-Jan. 1912
Oct. 1911-Jan. 1912
1
No. 4,
Mar.-May 1912
Mar.-May 1912
2
No. 5,
May
1912-Feb. 1913
May
1912-Feb. 1913
2
No. 6,
May
1913-Jan. 1914
May
1913-Jan. 1914
2
No. 7,
Jan.-Apr. 1914
Jan.-Apr. 1914
2
No. 8,
Apr.-Dec. 1914
Apr.-Dec. 1914
3
No. 9,
Dec. 1914-Feb. 1915
Dec. 1914-Feb. 1915
3
No. 10,
Feb.-July 1915
Feb.-July 1915
3
No. 11,
Oct.
1915-Feb. 1916
Oct.
1915-Feb. 1916
3
No. 12,
Feb.
1916-Jan. 1917
Feb.
1916-Jan. 1917
4
No. 13,
Jan.-June 1917
Jan.-June 1917
4
No. 14,
June
1917-Nov. 1918
June
1917-Nov. 1918
4
No. 15,
Nov.
1918-Apr. 1919
Nov.
1918-Apr. 1919
4
No. 16,
May-Dec. 1919
May-Dec. 1919
5
No. 17,
Jan.-June 1920
Jan.-June 1920
5
No. 18,
Oct.
1920-Jan. 1921
Oct.
1920-Jan. 1921
5
No. 19,
Feb.-May 1921
Feb.-May 1921
6
No. 20,
Nov. 1921-Mar. 1922
Nov. 1921-Mar. 1922
6
No. 21,
Apr.
1922-Apr. 1923
Apr.
1922-Apr. 1923
6
No. 22,
Dec.
1922-Mar. 1924
Dec.
1922-Mar. 1924
7
No. 23,
Dec.
1922-Oct. 1924
Dec.
1922-Oct. 1924
7
No. 24,
Jan.-Nov. 1923
Jan.-Nov. 1923
7
No. 25,
Mar.-Oct. 1924
Mar.-Oct. 1924