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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Federal Judiciary – Administrative – Draft of “Proposals for Screening Procedures and Use of Legal Assistants,” District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Daniel J. Meador, consultant); correspondence with Mark W. Cannon (Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court); memorandum “Administrative Leadership for the Judicial Branch,” Daniel Meador, revised, Mar. 15, 1978); text of lecture of Warren E. Burger at the American Enterprise Institute Conference ( Washington, DC, Dec. 14, 1978); text of OIAJ report “Proposals for New Administrative Direction of the Federal Judiciary” (Aug. 3, 1979); text of “Statement by the Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Before Senate Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery in re: The Judicial Conference and Councils in the Sunshine Act” (Mar. 7, 1980)[with 1980 letter from Judge Seitz to Sen. Dennis Deconcini]; significant correspondence with Rep. Peter W. Rodino, who sent drafts of two bills to Mr. Meador for review: “Federal Judicial Administration Act of 1986” and “Supreme Court Panel Procedure Enabling Act of 1986”, 1974-1986

 File — Box: MSS 82-3e, Box 11

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This addition to Professor Daniel J. Meador Papers (40 boxes, 18 linear ft.) is arranged according to the order in which it was found in his office at the University of Virginia after his death. A large compilation of general papers arranged by alphabetical order, relate to his professional work with different organizations, the Appellate Courts, the Justice Department and is followed by papers pertaining to specific legal cases. There is extensive documentation related to Mr. Meador’s fictional works and papers pertaining to his academic writings. The collection also contains photographs, certificates, printed materials and other miscellaneous items.

The General Papers comprised all professional files and teaching materials.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974-1986

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

There are some no restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 32 Cubic Feet (73 archival boxes, plus photographs and some oversized materials.)

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
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University of Virginia
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