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Collection material in English
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.
The correspondence of Joseph Story, lawyer, United States representative from Massachusetts, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, and educator, was purchased by the Library of Congress in 1935 and 1937. Single item additions purchased in 1981-1982 were transferred from the Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection in 2009.
The Joseph Story Correspondence was prepared for microfilming in 1975. The collection was expanded and revised in 2009.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Joseph Story is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The correspondence of Joseph Story is 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.
A microfilm edition of these papers is available on eight reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Joseph Story Correspondence, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The correspondence of Joseph Story (1779-1845) spans the years 1807-1843. The collection consists of bound volumes of personal, legal, and professional correspondence regarding cases at law, questions before the Supreme Court, the teaching of history and law, and the development of Harvard Law School. Also included are invitations, letters of introduction, and letters of Jared Sparks and Bushrod Washington relating to Sparks's edition of the writings of George Washington. Correspondents include Ezekiel Bacon, Francis Lieber, Timothy Pickering, William Hickling Prescott, Asher Robbins, Charles Sumner, and Daniel Webster. A small addition consists of a letter from Story to Daniel Webster in 1826 regarding current political and judicial issues, including Henry Clay’s duel with John Randolph of Roanoke, and a letter of 1836 to John Davis relating to the Charles River Bridge case and various aspects of constitutional law.
This collection is arranged chronologically with the addition filed at the end.
Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 13,254 (first copy); shelf no. 16,376 (second copy).