Gold Clause Materials, 1930's-1940's
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Justice James Clark McReynolds's professional, financial, personal, and genealogical papers spanning the years 1819-1967. The professional papers contain correspondence, opinions, memoranda, and notes principally from his years in the Justice Department. From the Supreme Court years, there is a relatively small body of correspondence, as well as the printed material and miscellaneous notes regarding the "Gold Clause Cases." In addition to the private correspondence, there are records of financial transactions, newspaper clippings, genealogical records, notebooks, election broadsides, photographs, and printed material about Justice McReynolds.
Dates
- Creation: 1930's-1940's
Creator
- From the Collection: McReynolds, James Clark, 1862-1946 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 3.5 Cubic Feet (8 archival boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
580 Massie Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22903 United States
archives@law.virginia.edu