Collection Summary
Wayne G. Borah Papers
1928-1950
(bulk 1947-1949)
1928-1950
(bulk 1947-1949)
MSS80800
Borah, Wayne G.,
1891-1966
800 items
3 containers
1.25 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Judge and attorney.
Case files, charges to juries, and reports pertaining chiefly to Borah's
service as a judge.
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, Wayne G., 1891-1966.
Organizations
United States. District Court (Louisiana : Eastern District)
Subjects
Courts--United States.
District courts--Louisiana.
Freight and freightage--United States.
Railroads--United States--Traffic.
Shipment of goods--United States.
Shipping--United States.
Occupations
Judges.
Lawyers.
Provenance
The papers of Wayne G. Borah, judge and attorney, were given to the
Library of Congress by J. Skelly Wright in 1987. The Borah Papers were received
with Wright's papers but were removed to form a separate collection.
Processing History
The papers of Wayne G. Borah were arranged and described in 1990. The
finding aid was revised in 2008.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Wayne G. Borah
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Wayne G. Borah 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, Wayne G. Borah Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1891, Apr. 28
Born Baldwin, La.
1908
1910
Student, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.
1910
1913
Student, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., and
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
1915
LL.B., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.
1915
1923
Attorney, Borah, Himel, Block & Borah
1917
1918
Student officer and later infantry captain, United States Army
1923
1925
Assistant to the assistant United States attorney, Eastern
District of Louisiana
1925
1928
United States attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana
1928
1949
Judge, District Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana
1936
Married Elizabeth Pipes
1949
1956
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit
1966, Feb. 6
Died New Orleans, La.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Wayne G. Borah (1891-1966) span the years 1928-1950,
with the bulk of the papers concentrated from 1947 through 1949. The
collection, consisting of case files, charges to juries, and reports of the
Department of Justice examiners, pertains primarily to Borah's service as a
judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
from 1928 through 1949. The case files pertain primarily to shipping disputes
involving maritime vessels and railroad companies.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm90080800]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Case file
1
Bordenave v. Texas and New
Orleans R.R.,
1948
1948
1
Brady v. Levt,
undated
undated
1
Camnetar v. Airco Refrigeration
Serv.,
1949
1949
1
Cardinale v. Texas-Pacific Mo.
Pac. Terminal R.R.,
1949
1949
1
Clarke v. Martin,
1948
1948
1
Commercial Barge Lines v.
Canulette Shipbuilding Co.,
1946-1948
1946-1948
1
In
re Cousins,
1949
1949
1
In
re DeBono,
1948
1948
1
Degries v. Texas-Pacific Mo. Pac.
Terminal R.R.,
1948
1948
1
In
re Edwards Transp. Co.,
1949
1949
1
Edwards Transp. Co. v. Slater,
1946
1946
1
Eumont v. Railway Express Agency,
1947
1947
1
Grosz & Grosz, Inc. v. 20th
Century Fox,
1945-1948
1945-1948
1
Hall v. Keller,
1950
1950
1
Higgins Corp. v. War Assets
Adm'r,
1949
1949
1
Hines v. Great Am. Indem. Co.,
1948-1949
1948-1949
1
In
re Jahncke Serv.,
1948-1949
1948-1949
1
Kenner v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.,
1949
1949
1
In
re Millet,
1928
1928
1
Murray v. New York Life Ins. Co.,
undated
undated
1
Naquin v. McWilliams Dredging
Co.,
1948-1949
1948-1949
1
North Atl. & Gulf S.S. Co. v.
New Orleans Stevedoring Co.,
1948, undated
1948, undated
1
Parks v. Grinnell Corp.,
1949
1949
1
South Coast Corp. v. Fifteen Oil
Co.,
1948-1949
1948-1949
1
In
re Southern Mortgage Co.,
1943
1943
1
Standard Accident Ins. Co. v.
Beauchamp,
1947
1947
1
Sun Oil Co. v. Canal Barge Co.,
1948
1948
1
Sun Oil Co. v. Tug
Frances K,
1949
1949
1
Suttle v. Reich Bros. Constr.,
1949
1949
2
Tepper v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.,
1947
1947
2
Texas and Pacific Ry. v.
Petroleum Import & Export Co.,
1947
1947
2
Thron v. Barlotta,
1949
1949
2
United States v. Burton,
1942-1947
1942-1947
(4
folders)
2
United States v. Douglas Shipside
Storage Corp.,
1948
1948
2
United States v. One 1947
Stylemaster Chevrolet Sport Sedan,
1949
1949
2
United States v. Ostrager,
1940-1941
1940-1941
(2
folders)
2
United States v. Second Floor,
Audubon Bldg.,
1942
1942
2
United States v. 295 acres of
land, Kenner, La.,
1949
1949
2
United States v. Walsh,
1949
1949
2
Wallis v. Blevins,
1948
1948
2
Woods v. Prager,
1949
1949
3
Charges to juries,
1939, undated
1939, undated
(2
folders)
3
Department of Justice examiners'
reports,
1932-1948
1932-1948
(4
folders)