W. Wallace Kent papers, 1954-1973 (majority within 1969-1973)

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W. Wallace Kent papers, 1954-1973 (majority within 1969-1973)

19 linear feet

Kalamazoo, Michigan, attorney; U. S. District Judge, 1954-1970, in the Western District, Michigan; judge U. S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 1971-1973. Case docket sheets, judges' case files, unpublished opinions, judges' memoranda, Court of Appeals panel reports, Court of Appeals Circuit Council reports; cases relate in part to school desegregation, Indian treaty rights, labor relations, and questions of civil liberties.

Judge William Wallace Kent's papers document his activities as a Federal Judge. The legal papers in the collection cover the years 1954 to 1973 and include a wide range of documents and records including Docket sheets, Alphabetical Index Cards, Docket Number Index Cards, Judges Case Files, Unpublished Opinions, Judges Memoranda, Hearings, Memoranda, Orders, Opinions, Court of Appeals Panel Reports, and Court of Appeals Circuit Council Meeting Documents.

The collection was maintained in its original order with three series: Case and Subject Index; District Court records; and Court of Appeals records.

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Case and Subject Index

The Case and Subject Index series contains Docket Sheets, arranged by civil and criminal dockets. The Sheets have been kept in numerical order (with gaps). They are not necessarily in chronological order. The Alphabetical Index Cards for the District Court provide an entry into the Docket Sheets by the name of the party first listed in the case, normally the plaintiff. Docket Sheets include a docket number assigned to the case, the names of the parties involved and their attorneys, the nature of the case and brief remarks about actions taken by the court. The Docket Number Index Cards for the Court of Appeals includes the names of the parties involved, the judges, and the citations to published opinions. This series also includes a small amount of biographical material about Kent.