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Justices serving during Taft's tenure as Chief Justice; birth/death dates appear when mousing over names of Justices. (all data from Oyez).
Biographical information (see also manuscripts for specific individuals)
E-Books
| Joseph McKenna | see also McDevitt book | ||
| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. | Microfilm set from Harvard's collection (72 reels); see also biographies and other works in MORRIS | ||
| William Rufus Day | Library of Congress, Manuscript Division (16 ft., finding aid; includes correspondence); see also biographies and other works in MORRIS | ||
| Willis Van Devanter | Library of Congress, Manuscript Division (17,000 items, finding aid) | ||
| Mahlon Pitney | Rutgers University Libraries, Special Collections (1 v. + 1 folder; John O.H. Pitney collection) | ||
| James McReynolds | see John Knox' memoir, "The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox" (1936-37 term clerk); more information on Knox book here | ||
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis | University of Louisville (140 ft, finding aid); Harvard collection (50 ft); Library of Congress, Manuscript Division (4 items); American Jewish Archives (Cincinnati, OH) (160 items + 32 reels microfilm) see also biographies and other works in MORRIS | ||
| John Hessin Clarke | Case Western Reserve University Library, Special Collections (300 items; access restricted) | ||
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| George Sutherland | Library of Congress, Manuscript Division (4,500 items, finding aid); see also biographies and other works in MORRIS | ||
| Pierce Butler | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Library and Archives (1 box); see also biographies and other works in MORRIS | ||
| Edward Terry Sanford | Univ. of Tennessee at Knoxville (75 items, 1879-1930, restricted) see finding aid | ||
| Harlan Fiske Stone | Library of Congress, Manuscript Division (36.6 ft + 87 containers); Columbia University, Butler Library (12 ft., mostly related to when Dean); see also biographies and other works in MORRIS | ||
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see ArchivesUSA to search for additional materials also Archival Resources (from RLG) to search finding aids | |||
| Clerks of the Court: (from Oxford Guide to the Supreme Court) | |||
| James D. Maher (1913-1921) |
see notes on Shipp trial (1907) | ||
| William R. Stansbury (1921-1927) |
see obit | ||
| C. Elmore Cropley (1927-1952) |
mentioned here (Sup. Ct. Historical Society) | ||
| Solicitors General: (doj site) | |||
| William Frierson (1920-1921) |
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| James M. Beck (1921-1925) |
Princeton University, Mudd Manuscript Library/Archives (4 cartons); see also book: Beck, James M. / May it please the court (1930) see also book: Beck, James M. / The old and the new Supreme court (1923) | ||
| William D. Mitchell (1925-1929) |
see here (Sup. Ct. Historical Society) | ||
| Charles Evans Hughes, Jr. (1929-1930) |
see here (Sup. Ct. Historical Society); Columbia University, 1914-1930 (32,000 items); Library of Congress, 1836-1950 (61,000 items, 150 microfilm reels) | ||
| Thomas D. Thatcher (1930-1933) |
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| Attorneys General: (doj site) | |||
| A. Mitchell Palmer (1919-1921) |
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| Harry M. Daugherty (1921-1924) |
Ohio Historical Society, Archives-Library Division (500 items); see also book: Daugherty, H.M. / The inside story of the Harding tragedy (1932) | ||
| Harlan Fiske Stone (1924-1925) |
see above | ||
| John T. Sargent (1925-1929) |
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| William D. Mitchell (1929-1933) |
see above | ||
| note: a search of the historical indexes on Congressional Universe will yield toc/abstracts for testimony in Congress. | |||
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