Milton Handler papers, 1923-1997

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Series II: Columbia University

This record group, 10 linear feet of material, documents Handler's 45-year career as Professor of Law at Columbia University (1927-1972). It contains correspondence with faculty, alumni, and administrators regarding a variety of topics including class reunions, scholarship fundraising, and the establishment of the Milton Handler Chair in Trade Regulation. Of note are some of the works Professor Handler prepared especially for his law students, e.g., Case Studies in Trade Regulation and some of Handler's own class notes taken when he was a student at Columbia University in the 1920's.



Box 87 American Bar Association Inspection Questionnaire, 1975



Box 88 American Bar Association Inspection Questionnaire, 1975


Box 88 Alumni Association Life Member Certificate, undated


Box 88 Seminar on American Political and Economic Institutions, 1955



Box 89 Annual Fund Correspondence, 1962-1978


Box 89 Anti-Defamation League Dinner Honoring Michael I. Sovern, 1980


Box 89 Association of American Law Schools, 1939-1954, (2 folders)


Box 89 Association of General Counsel Arden House Conference, 1953


Box 89 Bicentennial Celebration-Programs, Brochures, Publications, 1954


Box 89 Bicentennial Conference on Federalism, 1952-1955

(See also: R.G. I, "Patterns of Trade Regulation in a Federal System.")


Box 89 Bicentennial Convocations Committee--Minutes and Memoranda, 1952-1954


Box 89 Blake, Harlan M., 1958-1964



Box 90 "Business Torts,", 1966-1975, (5 folders)



Box 91 "Business Torts"--Casebooks, 1971-1979


Box 91 Cheatham, Elliot, 1942-1971



Box 92 Cases and Materials on Trade Regulation--Outlines and Correspondence, 1971-1975


Box 92 Center for Chinese Legal Studies--Correspondence, 1985


Center for Law and Economic Studies


Box 92 Airlie House Conference, 1975


Box 92 Conference on "Takeovers and Contests for Corporate Control,", 1985


Box 92 "The President's Role in Regulatory Policy,"1980


Box 92 Memos, 1975


Class Notes as a Student


Box 92 Philosophy, 1923



Box 93 "Contracts" (Prof. Oliphant). Fall, 1923


Box 93 "Torts", undated



Box 94 "Criminal Law and Personal Property" (Profs. Gifford and Stone). Fall, 1923


Box 94 "Pleading and Practice" (Prof. Patterson). Fall, 1923


Box 94 "Real Property I" (Prof. Richard Powell). Spring, 1924



Box 95 "Equity" (Prof. Patterson). Fall, 1924


Box 95 "Sales" (Prof. Underhill Moore). Fall, 1924


Box 95 "Trial Practices" (Prof. Young B. Smith). Fall, 1924


Box 95 "Trusts" (Prof. Jervey). Spring, 1925


Box 95 "Wills" (Prof. Gifford). Spring, 1925



Box 96 "Agency" (Prof. Underhill Moore). Fall, 1925


Box 96 "Conflicts" (Prof. Yntema). Fall, 1925


Box 96 "Evidence" (Prof. Gifford). Fall, 1925


Box 96 "Mortgages" (Mr. Low). Fall, 1925


Box 96 "Real Property II" (Prof. Richard Powell). Fall, 1925



Box 97 "Equity II" (Mr. Low). Spring, 1926


Box 97 "New York Practice" (Mr. Medina). Spring, 1926


Box 97 Columbia Law Alumni Medal of Excellence, 1976


Box 97 Columbia Law Review-Miscellaneous, 1926-1955


Box 97 Columbia Law Review Board, 1955


Box 97 Columbia Law Review: Dedication to MH, 1973-1974


Box 97 Columbia Legal Assistance--Resource Evaluation Report, 1972


Box 97 "Common Market Seminar,", 1962-1963



Box 98 "Common Market Seminar, 1963-1966


Box 98 "Environmental Law.", 1969-1970


Box 98 Evaluation Committee Reports, 1972-1975


Box 98 Faculty of Law Memoranda, 1972-1979


Box 98 Fuld Scholarship, 1966-1981


Box 98 Gellhorn, Walter, 1952-1964


Box 98 General, 1941-1944



Box 99 General, 1946-1971, (12 folders)



Box 100 General, 1966-1971



Box 101 General, 1971-1977, (7 folders)



Box 102 General, 1978-1986, (7 folders)



Box 103 General., 1984-1986


Box 103 Harlan Fiske Stone Fellowship, 1970-1980


Box 103 Harlan Fiske Stone Lectures--Justice Potter Stewart, Lecturer, 1981-1983


Milton Handler Chair in Trade Regulation


Box 103 Announcements, 1974


Box 103 Fundraising Correspondence, 1966-1968



Box 104 Fundraising Correspondence, 1970-1978


Box 104 Remarks at Reception, 1974


Box 104 Handler Portrait Bust, 1970-1983


Box 104 Milton Handler Scholarship and Fellowship Fund, 1961-1969


Box 104 Handler Retirement, 1972



Box 105 Handler Retirement, 1972


Box 105 Impact of the Modern Corporation Conference, 1982


Box 105 Jaffin Program--Integrated Trade Research Proposal, 1961

(See R.G.I, BOX 80, "Some Autobiographical Reflections," Feb 1982 for Handler Lecture.)


Box 105 Jewish Counselorship at Columbia, 1968-1978


Box 105 Jewish Studies Program Advisory Committee, 1974-1979



Box 106 Jewish Studies Program Advisory Committee, 1974-1979


Box 106 Legal Education Seminar, 1950


Box 106 Leiden-Columbia Summer Program in American Law, 1963-1964

(See R.G. I, Leiden Lectures July 1963 Four Lectures.)


Box 106 Lusky, Louis, 1942-1971


Box 106 Medal of Excellence Award, 1976


Box 106 Phi Delta Phi, 1953


Box 106 Joseph M. Proskauer Foundation, 1952


Box 106 Protest Against Nomination of Judge Carswell to Supreme Court, 1970


Box 106 Rabi, Isidor Isaac, 1975


Box 106 Rifkind Bust Presentation, 1969


Box 106 Rifkind, (Simon H.) Chair, 1975


Box 106 Reading Course for Law Students, 1927-1932


Box 106 Reunion Material, 1961-1979


Box 106 Reunion of Class of 1950--Speech, 1985


Box 106 Reunion of Class of 1938--Speech, 1985



Box 107 Schiller, Arthur A.


Box 107 "Validity of Certain Patterns Under Which Licenses Are Granted.", 1945


Box 107 Antitrust Bibliography, 1946


Box 107 Schmidt, Benno C., Jr.--Regarding Gift to the Law School, 1982-1985


Box 107 Smith, Young B., 1952-1961


Box 107 Solomon I. Sklar Scholarship, 1975-1976


Box 107 Reminiscences, 1983


Box 107 Sovern, Michael I., 1959-1978


Box 107 Student Critique of Teaching Performance, 1971


Box 107 "Supreme Court Seminar", 1947-1948


Box 107 Teaching Policy, 1972-1976


Box 107 Trade Regulation: Casebook Supplement to 4th Edition, 1968


Box 107 "Trade Regulation" Course Correspondence, 1958-1961



Box 108 Trade Regulation Supplement-3rd Ed, 1965


Box 108 Trade Regulation Course, 1962-1965


Box 108 Trade regulation Seminar, 1955-1962


Box 108 Warren, William C., 1952-1971


Box 108 Wechsler, Herbert, 1957-1975


Box 108 Weinstein, Jack, 1949-1984



Box 109 Correspondence


Box 109 Barenberg, Mark


Box 109 Ginsberg, Jane.


Box 109 Henkin, Louis.


Box 109 Lebron, David.


Box 109 Liebman, Lance.


Box 109 Manning, John and Bradley Karkkainen.


Box 109 Roe, Mark.


Box 109 Sanger, Carol.


Box 109 Sheer, Charles (Rabbi).


Box 109 Sovern, Michael.


Box 109 Miscellaneous., 1997-1998


Box 109 "A Personal Account of the Author's Writings in Columbia Law Review.", 1993


Box 109 Jewish Student Center--Fundraising


Box 109 Jewish Studies at Columbia University



Box 110 Columbia Agreement


Box 110 Columbia College and Columbia Law School--Miscellaneous Reunions and Dinners


Box 110 Honoris Causa, 1990


Box 110 Jewish Chaplain Solicitation Campaign Letter


Box 110 Columbia Today Article Profiling Milton Handler, 1988


Box 110 Milton Handler Papers at Columbia University


Box 110 Milton Handler Rare Books Reading Room


Box 110 The Columbia Tragedy--Clippings and Correspondence, 1931



Box 111 Correspondence with Columbia University Professors


Box 111 Berger, Curtis


Box 111 Berger, Curtis


Box 111 Black, Bernard


Box 111 Blasi, Vincent


Box 111 Coffee, John


Box 111 Fletcher, George


Box 111 Gardner, Richard


Box 111 Gellhorn, Walter


Box 111 Greenberg, Jack


Box 111 Kimball, Arthur


Box 111 Liebman, Carol


Box 111 Liebman, Lance


Box 111 Lusky, Louis


Box 111 Pazzaglini, Peter


Box 111 Rosenberg, Maurice


Box 111 Rosenthal, Albert



Box 112 Milton Handler Prizes--Correspondence and information


Box 112 John Jay Award, 1995


Box 112 Miscellaneous CU correspondence