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John Marshall portrait

 Collection — Flat_Box: Archival Oversized Box S 7
Identifier: MSS 16819

Dates

  • Creation: 1832

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longest serving justice in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential justices ever to serve. Prior to joining the court, Marshall briefly served as both the U.S. secretary of state under President John Adams, and a representative, in the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, thereby making him one of the few Americans to serve on all three branches of the United States federal government.

Source: John Marshall. Wikipedia.com. Accessed 2/15/24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Marshall

Extent

0.44 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Ronald Rubin to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 11 September 2011.

Related Materials

Related to John Marshall papers MSS 4873. Elizabeth Marshall Colston was the sister of Chief Justice Marshall MSS 15274 containing letters about her family.

Title
John Marshall portrait
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
2024-02-15
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States