Wayne G. Borah
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Connie L. Cartledge
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008106
Title: Wayne G. Borah Papers
Span Dates: 1928-1950
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1947-1949)
ID No.: MSS80800
Creator:
Borah, Wayne G.,
1891-1966
Extent: 800 items;
3 containers;
1.25 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Judge and attorney.
Case files, charges to juries, and reports pertaining chiefly to Borah's
service as a judge.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Borah,
Wayne G., 1891-1966.
Organizations
United
States. District Court (Louisiana : Eastern
District)
Subjects
District courts--United
States.
Freight and
freightage--United States.
Railroads--United
States--Traffic.
Shipment of goods--United
States.
Shipping--United
States.
Occupations
Jurists.
Lawyers.
Provenance:The papers of Wayne G. Borah, judge and attorney, were given to the
Library of Congress by J. Skelly Wright in 1987. The Borah Papers were received
with Wright's papers but were removed to form a separate collection.
Processing History:The papers of Wayne G. Borah were arranged and described in 1990. The
finding aid was revised in 2008.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Wayne G. Borah
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Wayne G. Borah Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
| Date |
Event |
| 1891, Apr. 28 |
Born Baldwin, La. |
| 1908-1910 |
Student, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H. |
| 1910-1913 |
Student, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., and
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
|
| 1915 |
LL.B., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1915-1923 |
Attorney, Borah, Himel, Block & Borah |
| 1917-1918 |
Student officer and later infantry captain, United States Army
|
| 1923-1925 |
Assistant to the assistant United States attorney, Eastern
District of Louisiana
|
| 1925-1928 |
United States attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana |
| 1928-1949 |
Judge, District Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana
|
| 1936 |
Married Elizabeth Pipes |
| 1949-1956 |
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit
|
| 1966, Feb. 6 |
Died New Orleans, La. |
The papers of Wayne G. Borah (1891-1966) span the years 1928-1950,
with the bulk of the papers concentrated from 1947 through 1949. The
collection, consisting of case files, charges to juries, and reports of the
Department of Justice examiners, pertains primarily to Borah's service as a
judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
from 1928 through 1949. The case files pertain primarily to shipping disputes
involving maritime vessels and railroad companies.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
| Container |
Contents |
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| BOX 1
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Case file |
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| BOX 1
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Bordenave v. Texas and New
Orleans R.R.,
1948
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| BOX 1
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Brady v. Levt,
n.d.
|
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| BOX 1
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Camnetar v. Airco Refrigeration
Serv.,
1949
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| BOX 1
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Cardinale v. Texas-Pacific Mo.
Pac. Terminal R.R.,
1949
|
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| BOX 1
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Clarke v. Martin,
1948
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| BOX 1
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Commercial Barge Lines v.
Canulette Shipbuilding Co.,
1946-1948
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| BOX 1
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In
re Cousins,
1949
|
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| BOX 1
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In
re DeBono,
1948
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| BOX 1
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Degries v. Texas-Pacific Mo. Pac.
Terminal R.R.,
1948
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| BOX 1
|
In
re Edwards Transp. Co.,
1949
|
|
| BOX 1
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Edwards Transp. Co. v. Slater,
1946
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| BOX 1
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Eumont v. Railway Express Agency,
1947
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| BOX 1
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Grosz & Grosz, Inc. v. 20th
Century Fox,
1945-1948
|
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| BOX 1
|
Hall v. Keller,
1950
|
|
| BOX 1
|
Higgins Corp. v. War Assets
Adm'r,
1949
|
|
| BOX 1
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Hines v. Great Am. Indem. Co.,
1948-1949
|
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| BOX 1
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In
re Jahncke Serv.,
1948-1949
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| BOX 1
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Kenner v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.,
1949
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| BOX 1
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In
re Millet,
1928
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| BOX 1
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Murray v. New York Life Ins. Co.,
n.d.
|
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| BOX 1
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Naquin v. McWilliams Dredging
Co.,
1948-1949
|
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| BOX 1
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North Atl. & Gulf S.S. Co. v.
New Orleans Stevedoring Co.,
1948, n.d.
|
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| BOX 1
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Parks v. Grinnell Corp.,
1949
|
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| BOX 1
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South Coast Corp. v. Fifteen Oil
Co.,
1948-1949
|
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| BOX 1
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In
re Southern Mortgage Co.,
1943
|
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| BOX 1
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Standard Accident Ins. Co. v.
Beauchamp,
1947
|
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| BOX 1
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Sun Oil Co. v. Canal Barge Co.,
1948
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| BOX 1
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Sun Oil Co. v. Tug
Frances K,
1949
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| BOX 1
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Suttle v. Reich Bros. Constr.,
1949
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| BOX 2
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Tepper v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.,
1947
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| BOX 2
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Texas and Pacific Ry. v.
Petroleum Import & Export Co.,
1947
|
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| BOX 2
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Thron v. Barlotta,
1949
|
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| BOX 2
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United States v. Burton,
1942-1947
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(4
folders)
|
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| BOX 2
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United States v. Douglas Shipside
Storage Corp.,
1948
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| BOX 2
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United States v. One 1947
Stylemaster Chevrolet Sport Sedan,
1949
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| BOX 2
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United States v. Ostrager,
1940-1941
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 2
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United States v. Second Floor,
Audubon Bldg.,
1942
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| BOX 2
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United States v. 295 acres of
land, Kenner, La.,
1949
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| BOX 2
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United States v. Walsh,
1949
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| BOX 2
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Wallis v. Blevins,
1948
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| BOX 2
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Woods v. Prager,
1949
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| BOX 3
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Charges to juries,
1939, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 3
|
Department of Justice examiners'
reports,
1932-1948
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(4
folders)
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