The Indiana University Maurer School of Law's Jerome Hall Law Library Archives contain a diverse collection of materials, from personal papers to photographs and memorabilia. Holdings include the private papers of Judge Wilbur F. Pell, Jr. and Mary Chase Pell; Retired Colonel Guy M. Kinman; Judge Roscoe O’Byrne and Estella O’Byrne; and Law Professors Douglass G. Boshkoff, F. Reed Dickerson, Val Nolan Jr., and F. Thomas Schornhorst. The collection also contains the papers of the Deans of the Law School from 1922 to 1990, the Faculty Writings Collection, and institutional manuscripts and photographs for the Law School and Law Library. While the vast majority of these materials have not been digitized, we are making digital copies of those historic materials we think will have a broad interest to researchers. These digitized materials can be found below -
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The Vista, 1909: New Albany High School Yearbook featuring Sherman Minton
New Albany High School
The 1909 New Albany High School yearbook depicts the junior year of Sherman Minton. Through photographs and quotes, Minton is shown to have been a sportsman and a scholar, excelling particularly at baseball and debate. Biographical details are referenced, including his nickname, Shay, a late arrival back to school after a summer spent with famiy in Texas, and his early aspirations for the law and politics. A biography of Sherman Minton can be found on here.
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The Vista, 1910: New Albany High School Yearbook featuring Sherman Minton
New Albany High School
The 1910 New Albany High School yearbook depicts the senior year of Sherman Minton. Through photographs and quotes, Minton is shown to have been a sportsman and a scholar, excelling particularly at baseball and debate. Biographical details are referenced, including his nickname, Shay, a late arrival back to school after a summer spent with famiy in Texas, and his early aspirations for the law and politics. A biography of Sherman Minton can be found on here.
In addition, enclosed within the 1910 yearbook is a program for Minton's 50th class reunion in 1960, four years after his retirement from the United States Supreme Court and five years prior to his death. The reunion program lists Minton on both the Arrangements and Finance Committees, as well as a speaker under the heading "This and That."
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Women in the Law: Milestones and Information
Colleen Kristl Pauwels
Colleen Pauwels was the Director of the Jerome Hall Law for more than 30 years and wrote and researched about the history of the Maurer School of Law. This document details names and dates of major milestones of women in the law from 1892-1988.