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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Randolph V. Whiting papers
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.0102
Contributing Institution:
California Judicial Center Library, Special Collections and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.47 Cubic feet
(1 archives box)
Date (inclusive): 1922-1940, bulk 1925-1929
Abstract: Professional papers of Randolph V. Whiting, Reporter of Decisions for the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal from
1917 to 1940. Materials include correspondence, notes and official reports dating from 1922 through 1940.
creator:
Whiting, Randolph V.
Access
The Randolph V. Whiting papers 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.
Conditions Governing Use
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], Randolph V. Whiting papers, MSS.0102, California Judicial Center Library, Special Collections and
Archives.
Biographical Note
Randolph Virginius Whiting was a native of Quincy, California. He received his early education at public schools and at Bowen's
Academy in Berkeley, California. Mr. Whiting attended the University of California at Berkeley and went on to receive his
law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1895. He was admitted to the California bar in
May 1895 and established his own private practice in San Francisco. In 1897, he began serving as an editor of the Official
Reports of decisions of the California Supreme Court. He served as an assistant district attorney of San Francisco from 1900
to 1906 and, in 1915, was appointed assistant office reporter of California Reports and California Appellate Reports. He became
the official reporter of those publications in 1917, beginning his twenty-three year term as Reporter of Decisions for the
California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal. He was also active in professional associations and civic groups and, from
1930 to 1932, served as president of the San Francisco Bar Association. In 1940, at the end of Mr. Whiting’s term as Reporter
of Decisions, Bernard E. Witkin was appointed Reporter of Decisions.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Randolph V. Whiting papers consist of 0.47 cubic feet of records, including 11 folders of correspondence, notes, and official
reports of the California Supreme Court. The materials document the activities of the Reporter of Decisions for the California
Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal during Randolph V. Whiting’s service as official reporter. The collection is comprised
primarily of typewritten letters addressed to Whiting from lawyers, justices and clerks requesting typographical and semantic
corrections to opinions published in California Reports and California Appellate Reports. A smaller portion of the collection
consists of Whiting’s handwritten notes and emendations to these publications. Materials date from 1922 through 1940, with
the bulk of the material dating from 1925 to 1929.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Whiting, Randolph V.
California. Supreme Court--History
Justice, Administration of--California
Law reports, digests, etc.--California
Law--California