Title: Frank R. Kenison Papers, 1946-1974
Creator: Kenison, Frank R., 1907-1980
Creator Role: Author
Accession / Call Number: 1981.112
Object ID: M 1981-112
Date: 1946-1974
Physical Description: 41 boxes; 17.1 linear feet
Level of Description: Collection
Abstract: The Frank R. Kenison Papers contain forty-one Hollinger document boxes or twenty linear feet of shelving. The collection consists of case files, beginning in 1946 with case number 3574 and continuing through 1973 with case number 6339.
Scope and Content: The Frank R. Kenison Papers, 1946-1973, document Kenison's years as both Associate and Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The collection consists entirely of case files, which are fairly complete and include most of the cases for which Judge Kenison wrote either a majority or dissenting opinion. The collection also contains files for most of the "Opinions of the Justices" handed down by the court at the request of the New Hampshire State Legislature or the Governor and Council of the State. The files contain various types of documents, including memos by other justices on the court, such as Amos Blandin Jr., Laurence Duncan, and Edward Lampron; case briefs with marginalia; research notes; drafts of opinions; and correspondence with other justices, lawyers, government officials, and law professors. Some of these correspondents include Styles Bridges, Archibald Cox, Thomas J. McIntyre, Elwin L. Page, California's Chief Justice Roger J. Traynor, Illinois' Chief Justice Walter V. Schaeder, Justice John Minor Wisdom, Justice Henry J. Friendly, and Erwin N. Griswold. See the finding aid for more detail on the cases included in this collection and an index of correspondents.
Arrangment: The case files in this collection are arranged chronologically by their time of filing with the court in original case file or docket number order.
Subjects:
Courts,
Judges,
Court records
Locations: New Hampshire
Concord, NH
People:
Kenison, Frank R., 1907-1980,
Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961,
Cox, Archibald
Organizations:
New Hampshire. Supreme Court
Credit Line: Gift of the estate of Frank R. Kenison.
Digitization supported by Loretta L. Kenison in memory of Frank R. Kenison.
Location Code: TL/1W
Restrictions: Available for research.
Preferred Citation: Frank R. Kenison Papers, 1981.112. New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.