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Film, Video Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 4

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Title

  • Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 4

Summary

  • Harry Blackmun describes his time as a Harvard Law School student and his early years working in the courts. He shares that working two jobs during the majority of his time in law school was the only way he could afford to continue. After the graduated, he returned to Minnesota and was soon offered a clerkship for Judge Sanborn of the 8th Circuit Court. After 17 months, and a salary cut due to the Great Depression, he began working at the Dorsey law office, soon becoming their tax lawyer, although he had no prior experience. Blackmun taught night classes at local law schools to help make ends meet and shares that it was during this time when he met his wife, Dottie.

Names

  • Blackmun, Harry A. (Harry Andrew), 1908-1999, interviewee
  • Koh, Harold Hongju, 1954- interviewer

Created / Published

  • 1994

Headings

  • -  Blackmun, Harry A.--(Harry Andrew),--1908-1999--Interviews
  • -  Judges--United States--Interviews
  • -  United States.--Supreme Court

Genre

  • Oral histories
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  110-minute interview recorded under the auspices of the Supreme Court Historical Society and the Federal Judicial Center, 1994 October 21, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview, session 4, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress.
  • -  A transcript for the oral history interview is available. Contact the Moving Image Research Center, Library of Congress at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/mbrsmi.contact
  • -  Gift; Harry A. Blackmun; 1998.
  • -  Harry A. Blackmun papers; available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.
  • -  U.S. Supreme Court justice, judge, and lawyer.
  • -  In English.
  • -  Forms part of: The Justice Harry A. Blackmun oral history project.

Medium

  • 2 video files (digital) (110 min.) : sound, color

Source Collection

  • The Justice Harry A. Blackmun oral history project. Session 4
  • Blackmun (Harry A.) Collection (Library of Congress)

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023600518

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  • Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing materials included in the collection. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Moving Image Research Center, Library of Congress.

Access Advisory

  • Collection is open to research. Advance notice is required; contact a reference librarian in the Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4690; (202) 707-8572. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/mbrsmi.contact

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  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Blackmun, Harry A. , Interviewee, and Harold Hongju Koh. Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 4. 1994. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600518/.

APA citation style:

Blackmun, H. A. & Koh, H. H. (1994) Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 4. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600518/.

MLA citation style:

Blackmun, Harry A. , Interviewee, and Harold Hongju Koh. Harry A. Blackmun oral history interview. Session 4. 1994. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2023600518/>.