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Harry A. Blackmun Papers [Finding Aid]. Library of Congress Harry A. Blackmun Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Special thanks to Wanda S. Martinson, secretary to Justice Harry Blackmun, for her assistance in the transfer of the collection and for generously sharing her knowledge about the papers Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2003 Revised 2010 April Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003030 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm99084430 Prepared by Connie L. Cartledge with the assistance of Joseph K. Brooks, Melinda Friend, Jennifer Gunter, Patrick Kerwin, David Luljak, Sherralyn McCoy, Brian McGuire, John Monagle, Karen Stuart, and Chanté Wilson Revised and expanded by Connie L. Cartledge Collection Summary Title: Harry A. Blackmun Papers Span Dates: 1913-2001 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1959-1994) ID No.: MSS84430 Creator: Blackmun, Harry A. (Harry Andrew), 1908-1999 Extent: 530,800 items ; 1,576 containers plus 9 oversize ; 630.2 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Lawyer, judge, and Supreme Court justice. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, legal papers, subject files, speeches, and writings relating primarily to Blackmun's judicial career from 1959 to 1994. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Bezoier, Robert A.--Correspondence. Blackmun, Harry A. (Harry Andrew), 1908-1999. Bright, Myron H.--Correspondence. Burger, Warren E., 1907-1995--Correspondence. Connolly, Daniel C.--Correspondence. Eckman, James Russell, 1908- --Correspondence. Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965--Correspondence. Griswold, Erwin N. (Erwin Nathaniel), 1904-1994--Correspondence. Halladay, Henry Earnest, 1915- --Correspondence. Harvard Law School--Students. Jewell, Russell C.--Correspondence. Keith, A. M., 1928- --Correspondence. Merry, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth), 1920- --Correspondence. Mersky, Roy M.--Correspondence. Morris, Norval--Correspondence. Sanborn, John Bell, 1876- --Correspondence. Simon, James F.--Correspondence. Turow, Scott--Correspondence. Wright, Charles Alan--Correspondence. Organizations Aspen Institute. Harvard University--Students. Judicial Conference of the United States. Advisory Committee on Judicial Activities. Mayo Association. Mayo Clinic. United Methodist Church (U.S.) United States. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit) United States. Supreme Court. Subjects Abortion--Law and legislation--United States. Administrative law--United States. Adoption--Law and legislation--United States. Civil rights--United States. Constitutional law--United States. Harry A. Blackmun Papers 2 Corporal punishment--United States. Criminal law--United States. Fetal tissues--Research--Law and legislation--United States. Labor laws and legislation--United States. Law--United States. Practice of law--Minnesota--Minneapolis. Prisons--Law and legislation--United States. Reverse discrimination--Law and legislation--United States. Taxation--Law and legislation--United States. Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. Places Saint Paul (Minn.)--History. Occupations Jurists. Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Harry A. Blackmun, lawyer, judge, and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, were given to the Library of Congress by Blackmun in 1997 and physically transferred in 1999 and 2000. Additional material was given to the Library by Blackmun's daughter, Sally Blackmun, from 2001 to 2003. Processing History The papers of Harry A. Blackmun were arranged and described in 2000. Material received in 2001 and 2003 was processed as an addition. Transfers Sound recordings and videotapes were transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Copyright Status Copyright in the unpublished writings of Harry A. Blackmun in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public. Access and Restrictions The papers of Harry A. Blackmun are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Online Content Case material highlights and oral history interviews and transcript from the Harry BlackmunPapers are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/blackmun/. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Harry A. Blackmun Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1908, Nov. 12 Born, Nashville, Ill. Harry A. Blackmun Papers 3 1929 A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1932 LL.B., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. 1932-1933 Law clerk to Judge John B. Sanborn, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 1934-1950 Member of law firm, Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott, and Barber, Minneapolis, Minn.; partner in firm, 1943-1950 1935-1941 Instructor in real property and taxation, St. Paul College of Law, St. Paul, Minn. 1941 Married Dorothy E. Clark 1945-1947 Instructor in wills and administration, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minn. 1950-1959 Resident Counsel, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Association, Rochester, Minn. Member, Section of Administration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. 1959-1970 Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 1969-1979 Member, Judicial Conference of the United States Advisory Committee on Judicial Activities 1970-1994 Associate justice, United States Supreme Court; retired from the Court in August 1994 1979-1995 Co-moderator, seminar on justice and society, Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colo. 1999, Mar. 4 Died, Arlington, Va. Scope and Content Note The papers of Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) span the years 1913-2001 with the bulk concentrated from 1959 to 1994. Although the collection chronicles almost every phase of Blackmun's judicial career, the bulk of the material highlights his service as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1959-1970, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, 1970-1994. There are also a few items documenting Blackmun's early life as a student at Mechanic Arts High School in St. Paul, Minnesota, his undergraduate and law school studies at Harvard University, and his career as a lawyer in private practice and as resident counsel for the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Association. The papers consist of five series: Pre-Judicial File, United States Court of Appeals File, Supreme Court File, Addition, and Oversize. Only a few photographs appear in the collection since most were given by his family to the Curator's Office of the Supreme Court. The Library holds the papers of a number of Supreme Court justices and federal appeals court judges that are of related research interest. The Pre-Judicial File, 1913-1996, contains a wide range of material such as correspondence, diaries, notebooks and notes, speeches, writings, and other items relating to Blackmun's career prior to his appointment as a federal judge in November 1959. The Pre-Judicial File is arranged into five categories: academic file, appointment books, correspondence, diaries, and subject file. A major portion of the academic file documents Blackmun's endeavors as a high school and college student. The Harvard University material consists primarily of Blackmun's law school notebooks, although other papers reflect his activities with the Glee Club and rowing crew and as an usher at football games. Items relating to his days at Mechanic Arts High School include report cards, mechanical drawings, and an award-winning essay on the Constitution. Family correspondence in the Pre-Judicial File consists mainly of Blackmun's letters to his parents, Corwin M. and Theo Manning Blackmun, and his sister, Betty. The letters primarily describe his studies and social activities while at Harvard. The general correspondence includes letters concerning employment during summer breaks from Harvard, a job with the Harry A. Blackmun Papers 4 solicitor of labor in Washington, D.C., in 1935, and Blackmun's law practice. The diaries, handwritten and typed, provide a detailed account of Blackmun's days as a student, 1919-1932, his work as a law clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1932-1933, his early law career, 1934-1937, and his personal activities during that time. The subject file relates to Blackmun's law practice, his tenure as resident counsel at the Mayo Clinic, and his speeches and writings for the period. Also in the subject file are correspondence, clippings, and related material concerning Blackmun's boyhood friend, Warren E. Burger. Other prominent correspondents in the Pre-Judicial File are Felix Frankfurter and John B. Sanborn. The United States Court of Appeals series, 1934-1998, documents Blackmun's service for almost eleven years as an appellate judge on the eighth circuit court, which hears cases originating in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The series is divided into five subseries: Correspondence, Administrative File, Administrative Panel File, Case File, and Subject File. The Correspondence
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