Joseph Henry Smith papers10523571Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-08-21 18:15:09 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.2024-07-01The creator's name, and the collection title, had become transposed and incorrectly read Henry Joseph Smith. This error likely occured when the original accession record was created in 2013. The name of the collection and related subject headings have been corrected. CCR.2024-07-01Revised biographical statement, collection dates, information on related collections. CCR. Rare Book and Manuscript Library Joseph Henry Smith papers Smith, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry), 1913-1981 10523571 MS#1693 English . 31 linear feet 24 boxes circa 1938-1981 Restrictions on Access

Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

 Processing Information

Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.

 Restrictions on Access

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

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This collection has no restrictions.

 Summary

Files, research matter; caselaw, etc.

 Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Joseph Henry Smith Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

 Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

accn number: Source of acquisition--[source of acquisition]. Method of acquisition--Gift, Purchase, etc; Date of acquisition--date.

 Biographical / Historical

Joseph Henry Smith (1913-1981) was professor of law, Columbia University, 1961-1981 (LL.B., 1938). He was the George Welwood Murray Professor of Legal History at the Columbia Law School, where he taught for 20 years. Smith also served as the editor of the legal papers, The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton. Smith was awarded the first James Willard Hurst Prize by the Law and Society Association for his ''distinguished work in American legal history" in 1980.

 Ownership and Custodial History

Transfer from Diamond Law Library Special Collections.

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 Selected Related Material-- at Columbia

The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton publication project, 1961-1981, Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

 Law Personal papers Lawyers Columbia University. Law Library Smith, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry), 1913-1981