California Supreme Court Historical Society records, 1980-1993, bulk 1989-1993

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Summary

Creators:
California Supreme Court Historical Society.
Abstract:
Institutional records of the California Supreme Court Historical Society, including records that predate the founding of the Society in 1989. Materials date from 1980-1993.
Extent:
6.12 Cubic feet (13 archives boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], California Supreme Court Historical Society records, MSS.0402, California Judicial Center Library, Special Collections and Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The California Supreme Court Historical Society records consist of 6.12 cubic feet of materials in 13 archives boxes, comprising organizational correspondence, minutes, reports, by-laws, institutional notes, and a smaller number of Society photographs and in-house publication reproductions. The collection spans the years 1980 to 1993, with the bulk of the material dating from the founding of the California Supreme Court Historical Society in 1989 to 1993.

Biographical / historical:

The California Supreme Court Historical Society was founded in 1989 as a non-profit public benefit corporation to serve the interests of the bench and bar, the academic community and the general public. The Society is dedicated to preserving, documenting and promoting California judicial history through publications, academic research and educational initiatives. While the history of the California Supreme Court has been the focus of the Society’s efforts, it has also provided a forum for more broadly addressing the state’s judicial and legal past. The Society publishes the annual journal, California Legal History (formerly the California Supreme Court Historical Society Yearbook), as well as a biannual newsletter and periodic releases of monographic works. Working with judges, lawyers, historians, archivists and private and public agencies, the Society sponsors educational programming, and assists in the creation of exhibits and oral histories, and in the acquisition of historical judicial materials.

Acquisition information:
Received September 24, 2004 from James J. Yoppolo, Director of Operations, Finance and Administration, California Supreme Court Historical Society.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The California Supreme Court Historical Society records are open to researchers upon approval of written request. Requests should be submitted to: California Judicial Center Library, Special Collections and Archives, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Room 4617, San Francisco, CA, 94102-7013, or by e-mail to archives@jud.ca.gov.

Terms of access:

Use must comply with all applicable California and federal statutes and regulations, and with such rules and procedures as the California Judicial Center Library may adopt and promulgate. The security and safety of material in the collections must be assured at all times. Any use of materials or other behavior that creates risk of damage or loss to materials in the collections is prohibited and will result in immediate withdrawal of permission to use the collections. Permission to copy materials in Special Collections and Archives must be requested in advance and in writing.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], California Supreme Court Historical Society records, MSS.0402, California Judicial Center Library, Special Collections and Archives.

Location of this collection:
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Room 4617
San Francisco, CA 94102-7013, US
Contact:
(415) 865-4383
archives@jud.ca.gov
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