William W. Blume papers, 1811-1825, 1830s, 1931-1963

Summary

Creator:

Blume, William Wirt, 1893-

Abstract:

Professor of law at the University of Michigan; papers contain correspondence, teaching materials, papers relating to student discipline, proceedings of the University Judicial Council, 1950-1953; also research files and collected material relating to his study of Michigan's territorial court system; and copies of court records for Brown County, 1830s; also Wayne County Probate Court records, 1811-1825.

Extent:

18 linear feet

Language:

English

Call Number:

85821 Aa 2

Authors:

Finding aid created by Michigan Historical Collections staff

Background

Scope and Content:

The William Wirt Blume papers include a memoir of his 192-1921 trip to China, a chronological correspondence file, teaching materials and other files related to his career at the University of Michigan, several reports on legal issues and research notes and files for his history of Michigan Territorial Supreme Court. The papers are arrange in five series: Travel, Correspondence, University of Michigan, Reports, and Notes and Research Material on Territorial Courts.

The series Notes and Research Material on Territorial Courts (boxes 6-18) contains Blume's notes and collected research materials relating to his study of U.S. territorial law and territorial court systems. Much of the emphasis of Blume's study concerned the Michigan Territorial Supreme Court and the various county and circuit courts under it. The researcher is directed to the Michigan Supreme Court record group for the original documents that Blume and his staff studied. This record group was transferred to the State Archives of Michigan in 2011. The researcher should also note that Blume's Transactions of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Michigan, with its extensive notes and historical commentaries is a superb introduction to Blume's career interests.

Biographical / Historical:

William Wirt Blume began his legal career before actually completing his formal legal studies at the University of Michigan. Before enrolling in law school in 1926, Blume taught law at Soochow University in China. In 1931, he was appointed assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan. During his tenure at Michigan, Blume authored the six-volume work titled "Transactions of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Michigan, 1805-1836." Professor Blume retired from his distinguished legal career in 1963.

Acquisition Information:

Donor number 4471 .

Physical Location:

Portions located in offsite storage; prior notification required for access.

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Articles by Blume

(Materials cataloged separately as DA 2 B658 A791)

1. Actions Quasi in Em Under Section 1665, Title 28, U.S.C. (Michigan Law Review, November 1951)
2. The "Common Questions" Principle in the Code Provision For Representative Suits. (Michigan Law Review, April 1932)
3. Jurisdictional Amount in Representative Suits. (Minnesota Law Review, April 1931)
4. Jury Selection Analyzed: Proposed Revision of Federal System. (Michigan Law Review, 1944)
5. Limitations and the Federal Courts. (Michigan Law Review, May, 1951)
6. Origin and Development of the Directed Verdict. (Michigan Law Review, March, 1950)
7. Place of Trial of Civil Cases. (Michigan Law Review, November, 1949)
8. The Place of Trial of Criminal Cases: Constitutional Vicinage and Venue. (Michigan Law Review, 1944)
9. Problem of Preserving excluded Evidence in the Appellate Record. (Minnesota Law Review, February, 1929)
10. A Rational Theory for Joinder of Causes of Action and Defenses and for the Use of Counterclaims. (Michigan Law Review, November, 1927)
11. Required Joinder of Claims. (Michigan Law Review, May, 1947)
12. The Scope of a Civil Action. (Michigan Law Review, October, 1943)
13. Theory of Pleading; A Survey Including the Federal Rules. (Michigan Law Review, January 1949)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Court records.
Courts -- Michigan.

Names:

Michigan. Supreme Court.
University of Michigan -- Faculty.
University of Michigan -- Law School.
University of Michigan -- Regulations.
University of Michigan -- Students -- Discipline.
University of Michigan. Judicial Council.
Michigan. Probate Court (Wayne County)

Places:

China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949.
Japan.