A Guide to the Papers of Homer Stille Cummings , 1936-1974(1936-1955) #9973-e

A Guide to the Papers of Homer Stille Cummings 1936-1974(1936-1955) Cummings, Homer Stille, Papers of 9973-e

A Guide to the Papers of Homer Stille Cummings 1936-1974(1936-1955)

A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 9973-e

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Processed by: Special Collections Department

Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

9973-e

Title

Papers of Homer Stille Cummings 1936-1974(1936-1955)

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 200 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Homer Stille Cummings, Accession #9973-e , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was a gift to the Library from Mrs. Carl McFarland, Charlottesville, Virginia, on September 17, 1986.

Scope and Content Information

The papers contain the correspondence of Cummings with Assistant Attorney-General Carl McFarland. They discuss Cummings' accomplishments, retirement, disposition of papers and personal news.

There are frequent memoranda prepared by McFarland for Cummings, newsclippings documenting his career, a memorandum for Franklin D. Roosevelt re the reorganization of the federal judiciary between 1937 and 1939, a tribute to Benjamin N. Cardozo, and an article "The New Criminal Rules - Another Rriumph of the Democratic Process."

Alben W. Barkley and Franklin D. Roosevelt are correspondents.

Contents List

Correspondence of Homer Cummings and Carl McFarland 1938 & 1974

4 folders

Miscellaneous Printed n.d.