Hampton L. Carson papers

Autograph letters and portraits, 1690-1921, of lawyers, judges, and others involved in the administration of law and justice in the courts of Pennsylvania, and of other states, from the early colonial period to the present. Among the letters are those of governors of Pennsylvania, 1789-1920; attorn...

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Main Author: Carson, Hampton L. (Hampton Lawrence) 1852-1929 (Creator)
Collection:Hampton L. Carson Papers
Collection Number:0117
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Online Access:Link to finding aid

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100 1 |a Carson, Hampton L. (Hampton Lawrence)  |d 1852-1929  |e creator 
245 1 |a Hampton L. Carson papers  |f 1715-1941 
300 |a 31.5 Linear feet  |f 62 boxes, 19 volumes, 6 flat files 
520 |a Autograph letters and portraits, 1690-1921, of lawyers, judges, and others involved in the administration of law and justice in the courts of Pennsylvania, and of other states, from the early colonial period to the present. Among the letters are those of governors of Pennsylvania, 1789-1920; attorneys general of Pennsylvania, 1791-1920; members of the colonial bar, 1690-1775; members of the High Court of Error, 1761-1815; lawyers of the Revolutionary period, 1776-1801; justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1712-1921; and others. There are also seven boxes containing approximately 400 caricatures of political leaders, members of the bar, and other prominent people, ca. 1880-1929. Other items are pamphlets, speeches, newspaper clippings, on public questions; correspondence of Hampton L. Carson about his legal practice, and his presidency of the American Bar Association and of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; correspondence and papers on Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker of Pennsylvania. 
541 1 |a Gift of Hampton L. Carson.; 1929 acquired 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 7 |a Pennsylvania--Politics and government--19th century.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Hampton L. Carson Papers  |l 0117 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid0117carson.pdf