Descriptions of Available Unprocessed Collections
These collections are available for research but have not been fully processed. Occasionally an inventory or checklist is avalable for researchers in the Rare Books Reading Room.
F. L. Hawkins papers,
1926-1944, bulk 1926, 1938, 1944.
- Extent: 2 linear ft. (3 hollinger boxes).
- Hawkins, F. L. (Frank Lee), 1866-1954. A native of
Waxahachie, Texas, and a 1889 graduate of the Law Department at the
University of Texas, Hawkins had served as district judge in Ellis
County for 15 years when Governor Patt Neff appointed him to the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals in 1921. He was elected to the court in the
next election, and won re-election until his retirement in 1950, and was
the court's presiding judge 1939-1950.
- Scope and Content: The collection consists mainly of
correspondence, endorsements from local bar associations, newspaper
clippings, and mailing lists relating to Hawkins' re-election campaigns
of 1926, 1938, and 1944. Campaign files are arranged alphabetically, for
Dallas-Leon Counties and Palo Pinto-Zavala Counties. Also present is a
file of correspondence relating to the Allen T. Mulkey Estate (1927) and
some personal correspondence.
- Arrangement: 1926 campaign materials are filed by county,
along with files entitled "Form Letters," Special Mailing Lists,"
"Mailing Lists to be Addressed," "Ellis County Special," and "Special."
One large file labeled "1944 Campaign" includes 1938 letters from news
media & organizations. Several 1944 letters are mixed in with 1926
materials.
- Related records: Harry N. Graves Papers
W. C. Morrow Papers
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Letelier v. Republic of Chile
briefs, 1980-1991, bulk 1990-1991.
- Extent: 4 in.
- Scope and Content: The bulk of the materials consists of
four bound volumes of briefs filed by the governments of the United
States and the Republic of Chile before an international commission in
an action brought by the survivors of Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean
diplomat and opponent of the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who
was assassinated by a car bomb in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 21, 1976,
together with Mrs. Ronni Moffitt. An investigation concluded that
Chilean secret police were responsible for the assassination. The
commission, established under a bilateral treaty, determined the amount
of a settlement due the claimants. Samuel Buffone, attorney for the
plaintiffs, deleted those portions of the briefs containing personal
information about the claimants, including their personal affidavits and
psychiatric reports. Also included are photocopies of U.S. court
decisions handed down prior to the formation of the international
commission, and digests of the commission's final award.
- Arrangement: Arranged in the following folders: 1. Letters
of transmission (2 items), 1993 Nov. -- 2. Printed decisions
(photocopies, 5 items), 1980-1992. -- 3. Presentation of the Government
of the United States of America (2 vols.), 1991 Oct. 3. -- 4.
Observations of the Government of Chile to presentation of the
Government of the United States ... (1 vol.), 1991 Nov. -- 5. Comments of
the United States Government on the observations submitted by the
Government of Chile on November 7, 1991 (1 vol.), 1991 Nov. 19. -- 6.
Rejoinder on behalf of the Chilean Government to the comments presented
on November 19th, 1991 by the United States Government (1 vol.), 1991
Nov. 30.
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U.S. 5th Circuit portrait
collection, 1965-[ongoing].
- Extent: 55 photographs, framed.
- Scope and Content: The collection was begun by Professor
Charles Alan Wright in the 1960s, before the 11th Circuit was split from
the 5th Circuit, and thus includes many 11th Circuit judges who were
serving on the 5th Circuit at the time of the split. Portraits of
individual judges include autographs or inscriptions by the judge, most
addressed to the University of Texas School of Law. Six group portraits,
with identification, include one taken the day before the 11th Circuit
split (1981 Sept. 30) and four taken on 1983 Jan. 10, when the 5th
Circuit sat in a rare en banc session with its former judges who had
transferred to the 11th Circuit. The collection is on display in a Law
School classroom.
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U.S. Supreme Court portrait
collection.
- Extent: 122 framed portraits.
- Scope and Content: A collection of framed portraits of U.S.
Supreme Court justices, many including autographed inscriptions,
facsimile autographs, or autograph letters and documents. There are
individual portraits of all justices up to the present, in addition to a
few group portraits. The collection was begun by Professor Charles Alan
Wright in the 1960s, and is on display in a Law School classroom.
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