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Gerhard Alden Gesell

A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Connie L. Cartledge with the assistance
of John R. Monagle

 

 Manuscript Division, Library of Congress 

Washington, D.C.

1993

Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html


Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress

 Manuscript Division, 2003

Collection Summary

Title:		Papers of Gerhard Alden Gesell 

Span Dates:	1956-1993 (bulk 1968-1992) 

ID No.:		MSS81163

Creator:		 Gesell, Gerhard Alden, 1910- 

Size:			 60,000 items;  171 containers plus 1 classified;
 67.2 linear feet 

Repository: 	 Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C. 

Abstract:		Judge and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda,
manuscripts of writings, speeches, agenda and minutes
of meetings, opinions, orders, dockets, notes, sentencing
information, case files, and other legal papers and
material pertaining primarily to Gesell's career as
judge of the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia and documenting his cases in the areas of
civil rights, constitutional law, antitrust matters,
patent cases, and government regulations.

Selected Search Terms

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 and
by subject or location, and listed alphabetically therein.

Names:

Gesell, Gerhard Alden, 1910-

Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Bancroft, Harding F. (Harding Foster), 1910- 

Bratton, Howard C. (Howard Calvin), 1922-1964

Burger, Warren E., 1907- 

Cox, Archibald, 1912- 

Fitzpatrick, Joseph M. (Joseph Mark) 

Harlan, John M. (John Marshall), 1899-1971

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

Kaufman, Irving R. (Irving Robert), 1910-1992

Lumbard, J. Edward

North, Oliver

O'Brian, John Lord, b. 1874

Remington, Frank J., 1922- 

Sirica, John J.

Stewart, Potter.

Walsh, Lawrence E.

Warren, Earl, 1891-1974

Wilson, Frank M.

United States. Court of Appeals (District of Columbia
Circuit) 

United States. District Court (District of Columbia)


United States. Constitution

Subjects:

Pentagon Papers

Abortion--Law and legislation

Administrative law

Antitrust law

Civil rights

Constitutional amendments--United States

Constitutional law

Crime

Demography--Washington (D.C.)

Family

Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990

Justice, Administration of

Patent laws and legislation

Race relations

Riots--Washington (D.C.)

Watergate Affair, 1972-1974

Washington (D.C.)--Economic conditions

Occupations:

Jurists

Lawyers

Administrative Information

Provenance: The papers of Gerhard Alden Gesell, lawyer
and judge, were given to the Library of Congress by
Gesell in 1991. Subsequent additions have been received
since that time.

Transfers: Items have been transferred from the Manuscript
Division to other custodial divisions of the Library.
Video recordings have been transferred to the s Motion
Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.
Thirteen original drawings of political cartoons have
been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division.
All transfers are identified in these divisions as part
of the Gerhard Alden Gesell Papers.

Copyright Status: Copyright in the unpublished writings
of Gerhard Alden Gesell in these papers and in other
collections in the custody of the Library of Congress
has been dedicated to the public.

Restrictions: Restrictions apply governing the use,
photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection.
Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division
for information concerning these restrictions.

Security Classified Documents: Government regulations
control the use of classified material in this collection.
Manuscript Division staff can furnish further information
concerning access to and use of classified material.

Preferred Citation: Researchers wishing to cite this
collection should include the following information:
Container number, Gerhard Alden Gesell Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Note

1910, 16 June			

Born, Los Angeles, Calif.

1932			

A.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

1935			

LL.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

1935-1941			

Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission

1936			

Married Marion Holliday Pike

1941-1967			

Member, law firm of Covington and Burling, Washington,
D.C.

1945-1946			

Chief assistant counsel, Joint Congressional Committee
on Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack

1962-1964			

Chairman, President's Committee on Equal Opportunity
in the Armed Forces

1968-1993			

Judge, United States District Court for the District
of Columbia

1976-1981			

Member, District of Columbia Judicial Tenure and Disability
Commission

1993, 19 Feb.			

Died, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Gerhard Alden Gesell (1910-1993) span
the years 1945-1993, with the majority of the papers
concentrated from 1968-1992. Documenting Gesell's career
as judge of the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia, the papers consist of eight series:
General Correspondence, Chronological File, Case File,
Bench Books, Dockets, Sentencing File, Office File,
and Miscellany.

The General Correspondence series, 1968-1992, consisting
chiefly of incoming letters from the public, pertains
primarily to Gesell's Watergate cases, United States
v. Ehrlichman and United States v. Chapin. In addition,
there is correspondence relating to other cases of national
and constitutional significance such as United States
v. Washington Post Company (Pentagon Papers case) and
United States v. Vuitch (legality of abortions in the
District of Columbia). Also included are a few letters
from friends, lawyers, and judges relating to Gesell's
professional activities.

Because of its location in the nation's capital and
its jurisdiction over cases involving federal agencies,
the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia is considered one of the most important venues
in the country. Papers in the Chronological File, 1968-1993,
reflect the wide range of civil and criminal cases Gesell
heard as a district judge for this court: civil rights,
constitutional law, antitrust matters, patent cases,
and government regulations. This series consists of
correspondence and memoranda, primarily between Gesell
and judges, lawyers, prison officials, clerks, and staff,
as well as an array of extensive legal papers such as
opinions, orders, stipulations, and reports. Arranged
by Gesell's staff, papers in the Chronological File
relating to individual cases are scattered throughout
the series rather than assembled in specific case files
and provide some sense of the judge's day-to-day work.
Although there is some overlap between the Case File
series and this series, the Case File contains papers
that are not included in the Chronological File. Also
included are a few personal letters and notes, particularly
concerning his farm near Arcola, Virginia. The docket
sheets in the Dockets series may assist readers in locating
specific documents of interest in the Chronological
File, as they contain dated entries by the judge's staff
documenting many details of each case. In order to use
the docket sheets, a reader must know the document number
for a case or know the year the case first appeared
on the docket and search the docket sheets to locate
it.

The Case File, 1956-1991, consists of two subseries:
General and Special Case files. This series, also arranged
by Gesell's staff, chronicles his rulings in some of
his most significant and complex cases. The General
subseries, 1956-1990, containing chiefly memoranda and
orders, documents a wide range of civil, criminal, and
miscellaneous cases. Arrangement is alphabetical by
type of case and therein alphabetical by case title.

This subseries includes papers pertaining to the riots
at local universities in 1969 (George Washington Univ.
v. Mann and Howard Univ. v. Abel), the riots in Washington,
D.C., in 1969 (criminal riot cases), and the application
of broadcasters for access to the Watergate tapes in
order to air them for public broadcast (United States
v. Mitchell). The General File is not as complete as
the Special Case File and should be used in conjunction
with the Chronological File.

The Special Case File, 1969-1991, contains individual
cases which were maintained in case files rather than
in the Chronological File or General case file. Many
of the cases pertain to issues of national and constitutional
significance, such as a variety of First Amendment cases
(Hentoff v. Ichord and United States v. Washington Post
Co.; the legality of abortions in the District of Columbia
prior to the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade (United
States v. Vuitch); the firing of Watergate special prosecutor
Archibald Cox (Nader v. Bork); the break-in at the Democratic
National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex
(United States v. Ehrlichman); and Oliver L. North's
role in the congressional investigation of the Iran-Contra
Affair (United States v. North). The United States v.
North files comprise the bulk of the Special Case File
and include correspondence, memoranda, orders, transcripts,
dockets, and press files. Two items pertaining to the
North case are worthy of mention: a diary in which Gesell
recorded notes at home at the close of the day and a
letter from Gesell to Lawrence E. Walsh, head of the
Office of Independent Counsel that investigated the
Iran-Contra Affair, of 20 September 1991 that complimented
Walsh on the way he and his staff had conducted themselves
during the trial. Located in the folder "Correspondence:
General, Feb. 1990-Oct. 1991," this letter is an attachment
to a 24 September 1991 letter from Walsh to Gesell.

The Bench Books series, 1968-1993, contains Gesell's
notes about the cases which came before his court. Arrangement
is chronological, except for three volumes that are
alphabetical by topic or case title. Dates written by
Gesell's staff on the cover of the bench books are not
always accurate.

Papers in the Dockets series, 1959-1992, provide a record
of the name and docket number of individual cases. Also
included are brief notes by the judge's staff recording
many of the legal documents issued and filed. Arrangement
is alphabetical by type of case, civil or criminal,
and therein chronological by year. The Dockets series
may assist readers in locating entries to specific cases,
particularly the chronological file and the bench books.

The Sentencing File, 1968-1992, constituting almost
half the collection, includes correspondence, memoranda,
presentence reports, orders and other papers relating
to the sentencing process of Gesell's criminal cases.
A presentence report was prepared by a probation officer
to assist the judge in determining a defendant's sentence.
It generally contains information on the offense, the
defendant's prior criminal record, family history, marital
status, education, employment, health, military service,
and financial condition, and an evaluation and recommendation
by the probation officer. Serving as a record of every
person sentenced by Gesell, the file reflects the vast
economic and demographic changes in the District of
Columbia over a twenty-year period and contains valuable
social data about families, crime, the judicial system,
and race relations. Papers in the presentencing file
are arranged into three chronological sequences, 1968-1979,
1980-1989, and 1990-1992. The earlier sequences contain
more extensive background information, while the later
files indicate the judgment and terms of the sentence.
Also included in this series are two card files arranged
by defendant's name, one recording the sentences and
the other indicating the cases in which charges were
dropped or the defendant was found not guilty.

The Office File series, 1965-1993, relates to Gesell's
administrative and professional duties as a district
judge. The majority of the papers chronicle his activities
with various committees and his sitting by designation
with the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit.

The final series, Miscellany, 1945-1993, includes speeches
and writings by Gesell, reminiscences written by his
law clerks, photographs and political cartoons, and
tributes to Gesell after his death. One of the more
important items in this series is a notebook containing
Gesell's memoirs, "My Jealous Mistress," and background
memoranda about significant cases and events.

Among the most significant and frequent of Gesell's
correspondents are Dean Acheson, Harding F. Bancroft,
Howard C. Bratton, Warren E. Burger, Joseph M. Fitzpatrick,
John M. Harlan, Hubert H. Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson,
Irving R. Kaufman, J. Edward Lumbard, John Lord O'Brian,
Frank T. Remington, John J. Sirica, Potter Stewart,
Lawrence E. Walsh, Earl Warren, and Frank W. Wilson.

Organization of the Papers

The collection is arranged in nine series:

	 General Correspondence, 1968-1992, n.d.

	 Chronological File, 1968-1993

	 Case File, 1956-1991, n.d.

	 Bench Books, 1968-1993

	 Dockets, 1959-1992

	 Sentencing File, 1968-1992

	 Office File, 1965-1993, n.d.

	 Miscellany, 1945-1993, n.d.

	 Classified, 1968-1979

Container List

Box 1-5 

General Correspondence, 1968-1992,  n.d.

Correspondence, primarily incoming, between Gesell and
lawyers, judges, friends, acquaintances, and the general
public relating to his activities as a federal district
court judge. 

Arrangement is chronological.

Box 1 

1968-1973 

(5 folders)

1974

Jan.-Apr. 

(7 folders)

Box 2 

May-June 

(8 folders)

Box 3 

June-July 

(7 folders)

Box 4 

July-Dec. 

(9 folders)

1975 

(2 folders)

Box 5 

1976-1992, n.d. 

(6 folders)

Box 5-44 

Chronological File, 1968-1993

Correspondence, memoranda, orders, opinions, interrogatories,
stipulations, reports, schedule sheets, and other legal
papers pertaining to Gesell's professional activities.


Arrangement is chronological.

Box 5 

1968-1969 

(6 folders)

Box 6 

1970-1971 

(7 folders)

1972

Jan.-Mar.

Box 7 

Apr.-Dec. 

(2 folders)

1973 

(6 folders)

Box 8 

1974 

(6 folders)

1975

Jan.-Feb.

Box 9 

Mar.-Dec. 

(4 folders)

1976

Jan.-May 

(3 folders)

Box 10 

June-Dec. 

(6 folders)

1977

Jan.-Mar. 

(3 folders)

Box 11 

Apr.-Dec. 

(8 folders)

Box 12 

1978

Jan.-Sept. 

(8 folders)

Box 13 

Oct.-Dec. 

(3 folders)

1979

Jan.-Apr. 

(4 folders)

Box 14 

May-Dec. 

(7 folders)

Box 15 

1980

Jan.-Aug. 

(7 folders)

Box 16 

Sept.-Dec. 

(4 folders)

1981

Jan.-Mar. 

(3 folders)

Box 17 

Apr.-Dec. 

(8 folders)

Box 18 

1982

Jan.-July 

(7 folders)

Box 19 

Aug.-Dec. 

(4 folders)

1983

Jan.-Mar. 

(3 folders)

Box 20 

Apr.-Nov. 

(7 folders)

Box 21 

Dec.

1984

Jan.-May 

(5 folders)

Box 22 

June-Oct. 

(7 folders)

Box 23 

Nov.-Dec. 

(2 folders)

1985

Jan.-Apr. 

(4 folders)

Box 24 

May-Sept. 

(5 folders)

Oct.

1-15

Box 25 

16-31

Nov.-Dec. 

(2 folders)

1986

Jan.-Mar. 

(3 folders)

Box 26 

Apr.-Sept. 

(6 folders)

Box 27 

Oct.-Dec. 

(3 folders)

1987

Jan.-Feb. 

(3 folders)

Mar.

2-16

Box 28 

17-31

Apr.-June 

(5 folders)

July

2-17

Box 29 

20-31

Aug.-Dec. 

(4 folders)

1988

Jan.

Box 30 

Feb.-Apr. 

(6 folders)

Box 31 

May-Oct. 

(6 folders)

Nov.

1-14

Box 32 

15-30

Dec.

1989

Jan.-Apr. 

(5 folders)

Box 33 

May-Sept. 

(5 folders)

Oct.

2-11

Box 34 

12-31

Nov.-Dec. 

(2 folders)

1990

Jan.-Feb. 

(4 folders)

Box 35 

Mar.-May 

(6 folders)

June

1-21

Box 36 

22-29

July-Sept. 

(4 folders)

Oct.

1-16

Box 37 

17-31

Nov.-Dec. 

(4 folders)

1991

Jan.

2-15

Box 38 

16-31

Feb.-Apr. 

(6 folders)

Box 39 

May-Sept. 

(7 folders)

Box 40 

Oct.-Dec. 

(5 folders)

1992

Jan. 

(2 folders)

Box 41 

Feb.-Apr. 

(6 folders)

May

1-15

Box 42 

18-29

June-Sept. 

(5 folders)

Box 43 

Oct.-Dec. 

(6 folders)

1993

4-15 Jan.

Box 44 

21 Jan.-4 Feb.

Box 44-69 

Case File, 1956-1991,  n.d.

Box 44-48 

General, 1956-1990,  n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, orders, briefs, transcripts,
notes, and printed matter for civil, criminal, and miscellaneous
cases. 

Arrangement is alphabetical by type of case and therein
alphabetical by case title.

Box 44 

Civil

Anderson v. Nixon, 1977-1978, n.d.

"A" miscellany, 1968-1985

Bension v. Meredith, 1978-1980

Blankenship v. Boyle, 1971-1973

"B" miscellany, 1968-1984

Copeland v. Dunlop, 1975-1976

"C" miscellany, 1968-1978, n.d.

Douglas v. First Nat'l Realty Corp., 1971-1978

"D-E" miscellany, 1968-1985 

(2 folders)

Fitzgerald v. Butterfield

1974-1979

Box 45 

1980-1983

"F" miscellany, 1975-1985

George Washington Univ. v. Mann (student riot cases),
1969

"G" miscellany, 1976, 1985

Hastings v. Judicial Conference of the United States

General, 1979-1986

Research, 1979-1984 

(2 folders)

Howard Univ. v. Abel (student riot cases), 1969

"H" miscellany, 1970-1990

Box 46 

"J" miscellany, 1971, 1985

Lucasfilm Ltd. v. High Frontier (Star Wars trademark),
1985

"L" miscellany, 1970-1985

Mayberry v. Luongo, 1975

Mississippi v. United States, 1982-1983

"M-O" miscellany, 1969-1985, n.d. 

(3 folders)

Proxmire v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp., 1974-1975

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe v. Morton, 1971-1983

"P-T" miscellany, 1968-1990 

(4 folders)

United States v. Bonino, 1978, n.d.

United States v. Cohen, 1973-1976

"U" miscellany, 1971, 1983-1985

Box 47 

Washington Metro. Area Transit Auth. v. Twelve Parcels
of Land, 1956, 1963, 1972-1974 

(4 folders)

Washington Post Co. v. Kleindienst, 1972-1974

(2 folders)

"W" miscellany, 1977-1986

Criminal

General, 1968-1976, 1984, n.d. 

(2 folders)

Box 48 

Riot cases, 1966-1968, n.d. See also Container 76, same
heading

United States v. Alexander, 1971

United States v. Antonelli, 1978-1979, n.d. 

(2 folders)

United States v. Ashton, 1970-1971

United States v. Bell, 1972

United States v. Bradley, 1972

United States v. Crook, 1971-1973

United States v. DaCosta See same container, United
States v. Ford

United States v. Dessaso See same container, United
States v. Ford

United States v. Ford, 1976-1978, n.d.

United States v. Gainey, 1970-1971

United States v. Gooding, 1972-1974

United States v. Griffin See same container, United
States v. Alexander

United States v. Haile See same container, United States
v. Ford

United States v. Haywood See same container, Riot cases

United States v. Jeffries See same container, Riot cases

United States v. Kinnard, 1968-1969

United States v. Kuch, 1968-1972, 1984, n.d.

United States v. Lara, 1972-1974

United States v. Marks, 1974-1975, n.d.

United States v. Proctor, 1971-1972, n.d.

United States v. Smith See same container, United States
v. Ford

United States v. Thornton See same container, Riot cases

Miscellaneous

In re Rosen, 1978

United States v. Mitchell, 1974-1975

Box 49-69 

Special Case File, 1969-1991,  n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, opinions, orders, stipulations,
transcripts, dockets, background information, notes,
lists, a diary, and printed matter. 

Arrangement is alphabetical by case title.

Box 49 

American Academy of Pediatrics v. Heckler

Correspondence, 1983

Press, 1983

Hentoff v. Ichord, 1970-1971 

(2 folders)

Nader v. Bork See Container 67, same heading

Senate Select Comm. on Presidential Campaign Activities
v. Nixon See Container 68, same heading

In re Swine Flu Immunization Products Liability Litigation

Background information, 1976-1980

General, 1979-1984

Guillain-Barr syndrome concession, history, 1980

(1 folder)

Box 50 

(2 folders)

United States v. Alsbrook

Background information, 1969-1973, 1983, n.d.

(2 folders)

Correspondence, 1970-1973, n.d. 

(3 folders)

Box 51 

General, 1971-1972, 1988, n.d.

Press, 1971, n.d.

United States v. Chapin See Container 68, same heading

United States v. Ehrlichman See Container 69, same heading

United States v. North

Blotters, 1988-1991 

(3 folders)

Correspondence

Crank letters

1988 

(3 folders)

Box 52 

1989-1990 

(8 folders)

Box 53 

Undated

General

Mar. 1988-Feb. 1989 

(8 folders)

Box 54 

Mar.-May 1989 

(8 folders)

Box 55 

June 1989-Oct. 1991, n.d. 

(10 folders)

Classified Information Procedures Act, draft opinions
(not issued), 1988-1989

Box 56 

Diary, 1988-1991

Dockets

Chambers, 1988-1991

General, 1988-1991

Exhibit list, 1989

Indictment, 1988

Jury

Notes, 1989

Box 57 

Selection, 1988-1989, n.d.

Orders, 1988-1991 

(5 folders)

Press

Editorials, 1988-1991

General, 1988-1989

Box 58 

Political cartoons, 1988-1991

Stipulation, n.d.

Transcripts

1988

24 Mar.-6 May 

(6 folders)

Box 59 

26 May-21 Nov. 

(3 folders)

1989

14-23 Feb. 

(3 folders)

Box 60 

24 Feb.-6 Mar. 

(7 folders)

Box 61 

6-13 Mar. 

(5 folders)

Box 62 

14-22 Mar. 

(6 folders)

Box 63 

22-30 Mar. 

(6 folders)

Box 64 

31 Mar.-10 Apr. 

(8 folders)

Box 65 

11-19 Apr. 

(6 folders)

Box 66 

20 Apr.-28 June 

(2 folders)

1991 

(3 folders)

Verdict form, 1989

United States v. Perholtz, 1988, n.d. See also Container
77, same heading

United States v. Vuitch

Correspondence, 1969-1970

Box 67 

General, 1969-1971, n.d. 

(2 folders)

United States v. Washington Post Co. (Pentagon Papers
case)

General, 1971-1981, n.d. 

(4 folders)

Transcripts, 1971, n.d.

Watergate cases

Nader v. Bork, n.d.

Box 68 

Senate Select Comm. on Presidential Campaign Activities
v. Nixon, 1973-1974, n.d. 

(5 folders)

United States v. Chapin, 1973-1975, n.d. 

(4 folders)

Box 69 

United States v. Ehrlichman

Ehrlichman, John D., notes, redacted copies, 1971

General, 1971-1974, n.d. 

(4 folders)

Indictment, n.d.

Jury

Charge to, 1974

Selection procedure and statistics, 1974

Marshal's office, 1975

Nixon, Richard M., 1974, 1982, 1991

Orders, 1974

Press, 1974-1975, n.d.

Sentencing transcript, 1974

Box 70-77 

Bench Books, 1968-1993

Bound volumes containing Gesell's notes about the cases
that came before his court. 

Arrangement is chronological, except for three volumes
that are alphabetical by topic or case title.

Box 70 

Chronological

2 Jan. 1968-5 May 1970 

(4 folders)

Box 71 

5 May 1970-20 Sept. 1974 

(4 folders)

Box 72 

24 Sept. 1974-18 Dec. 1978 

(4 folders)

Box 73 

2 Jan. 1979-1 Jan. 1983 

(4 folders)

Box 74 

1 Feb. 1983-19 Sept. 1986 

(4 folders)

Box 75 

22 Sept. 1986-6 Nov. 1991 

(4 folders)

Box 76 

12 Nov. 1991-21 Jan. 1993 

(2 folders)

Other

Riot cases, 1968-1969 See also Container 48, see heading

United States v. Ehrlichman, 1974 For additional material
see Container 69, same heading

Box 77 

United States v. Perholtz, 1985-1986 See also Container
66, same heading

Box 77-89 

Dockets, 1959-1992

Docket sheets for civil and criminal cases. 

Arrangement is alphabetical by type of case, then chronological
by year, and therein numerical by docket number.

Box 77 

Civil

1962-1970 

(5 folders)

Box 78 

1970-1973 

(8 folders)

Box 79 

1974-1976 

(8 folders)

Box 80 

1977-1978 

(6 folders)

1979

Nos. 79-7 to 79-1252

Box 81 

Nos. 79-1265 to 79-3495 

(2 folders)


1980-1981 

(5 folders)

Box 82 

1982-1983 

(7 folders)

Box 83 

1984 

(4 folders)

1985

Nos. 85-6 to 85-3123 

(3 folders)

Box 84 

Nos. 85-3153 to 85-4100

1986 

(4 folders)

1987

Nos. 87-4 to 87-1719 

(2 folders)

Box 85 

Nos. 87-1748 to 87-3551 

(2 folders)

1988 

(4 folders)

1989

Nos. 89-5 to 89-697

Box 86 

Nos. 89-754 to 89-3449 

(4 folders)

1990

Nos. 90-2 to 90-2985 

(3 folders)

Box 87 

Nos. 90-503 to 90-3144 

(4 folders)

Criminal

Index, n.d. (only cases for Oct. 1968-July 1978)

1959-1969 

(3 folders)

Box 88 

1970-1977 

(7 folders)

Box 89 

1978-1992 

(8 folders)

Box 90-157 

Sentencing File, 1968-1992

Correspondence, memoranda, presentence reports, orders,
card files, and related sentencing information for Gesell's
criminal cases. 

Arrangement is alphabetical by type of material or topic
and therein alphabetical by name of defendant, except
the presentencing file which is arranged chronologically
and therein alphabetically by name of defendant.

Box 90 

Defendants sentence file, 1968-1992 (card files)

A-E

Box 91 

F-K

Box 92 

L-R

Box 93 

S-Z

Box 94 

Defendants whose cases were dismissed or were found
not guilty, 1968-1992

Box 95 

Presentencing file

1968-1979

Abr-Bai 

(6 folders)

Box 96 

Bak-Big 

(6 folders)

Box 97 

Bla-Bro 

(6 folders)

Box 98 

Bro-Bry 

(7 folders)

Box 99 

Buc-Cha 

(8 folders)

Box 100 

Cha-Col 

(6 folders)

Box 101 

Col 

(8 folders)

Box 102 

Col-Dav 

(6 folders)

Box 103 

Daw-Ehr 

(7 folders)

Box 104 

Ela-Fog 

(7 folders)

Box 105 

For-Gat 

(7 folders)

Box 106 

Gau-Guy 

(6 folders)

Box 107 

Hai-Haz 

(6 folders)

Box 108 

Hea-Jac 

(8 folders)

Box 109 

Jac-Joh 

(7 folders)

Box 110 

Jon-Kri 

(6 folders)

Box 111 

Kro-Law 

(7 folders)

Box 112 

Law-Low 

(7 folders)

Box 113 

Luc-Mat 

(7 folders)

Box 114 

Mat-Mer 

(7 folders)

Box 115 

Mer-Moo 

(7 folders)

Box 116 

Moo-Mur 

(8 folders)

Box 117 

Mur-Pat 

(8 folders)

Box 118 

Pat-Pri 

(7 folders)

Box 119 

Pro-Rob 

(8 folders)

Box 120 

Ros-Shi 

(7 folders)

Box 121 

Sho-Spr 

(7 folders)

Box 122 

Sta-Tay 

(6 folders)

Box 123 

Tho-Vir 

(7 folders)

Box 124 

Wad-Whi 

(6 folders)

Box 125 

Whi-Wil 

(8 folders)

Box 126 

Wil-Zer 

(8 folders)

Box 127 

Zer

1980-1989

Adg-Bat 

(7 folders)

Box 128 

Bel-Bro 

(5 folders)

Box 129 

Bro-Byr 

(4 folders)

Box 130 

Cag-Col 

(8 folders)

Box 131 

Col 

(5 folders)

Box 132 

Col-Dan 

(8 folders)

Box 133 

Dat-Dil 

(8 folders)

Box 134 

Doe-Duv 

(7 folders)

Box 135 

Eat-Fun 

(7 folders)

Box 136 

Gai-Guz 

(7 folders)

Box 137 

Had 

(7 folders)

Box 138 

Har-How 

(7 folders)

Box 139 

How-Jef 

(7 folders)

Box 140 

Jef-Joh 

(8 folders)

Box 141 

Jon-Lea 

(7 folders)

Box 142 

Lea-Mat 

(8 folders)

Box 143 

Mcf-Mul 

(7 folders)

Box 144 

Mul-Owe 

(9 folders)

Box 145 

Pab-Per 

(7 folders)

Box 146 

Per-Rob 

(7 folders)

Box 147 

Rod-Rut 

(7 folders)

Box 148 

Rut-Ser 

(7 folders)

Box 149 

Sho-Tri 

(8 folders)

Box 150 

Ven-Wat 

(7 folders)

Box 151 

Wea-Zio 

(6 folders)

Box 152 

1990-1992

Ale-Col 

(9 folders)

Box 153 

Con-Fos 

(11 folders)

Box 154 

Ful-Kun 

(11 folders)

Box 155 

Lee-Ort 

(10 folders)

Box 156 

Pai-Ste 

(10 folders)

Box 157 

Sut-You 

(9 folders)

Box 158-170 

Office File, 1965-1993,  n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, background information,
agendas and minutes of meetings, notes, press files,
and printed matter.

Box 158 

Advisory Committee to the Chief Justice Regarding Court
Administrators, 1969-1970, n.d.

District of Columbia Circuit History Committee, 1969,
1990-1992, n.d. 

(2 folders)

District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Tenure and
Disabilities, 1976-1980, n.d. 

(3 folders)

Dispositions in civil and criminal cases

1971-1988

Box 159 

1989-1993

Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award,
1990 

(2 folders)

Federal court guidelines questionnaire, 1993

Federal-District of Columbia Courts Committee, 1971-1976

Federal Judicial Center

Ad Hoc Committee on Reading Materials, 1984-1985, n.d.

 Bench Comment draft, 1983

Board of directors, 1970-1972 

(2 folders)

Case management videotape, 1985-1986

Individual calendar system

1968-1969 

(2 folders)

Box 160 

1970-1990, n.d.

Judicial Conference

District of Columbia Circuit

Committee on Arrangements for the 1977 Judicial Conference,
1976-1977

Court of Appeals/District Court Liaison Committee, 1973-1974

Joint Committee on Pro Se Appellate Mandamus Petitioners,
1990-1991

Program Committee, 1968-1969 

(3 folders)

United States

Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules

1969-1970 

(3 folders)

Box 161 

1971-1974

Committee on Operation of the Jury System

General, 1968-1970 

(2 folders)

Subcommittee on the "Fair Press-Free Trial" Issue

Ad Hoc Committee, 1978-1980, n.d. 

(3 folders)

General

1965-1969 

(2 folders)

Box 162 

1970-1981, n.d. 

(5 folders)

District of Columbia Circuit Conference Committee on
New Rules of Evidence, 1969-1970, n.d.

Judicial Council of the District of Columbia Circuit
Conference, Committee on Attorneys' Fees, 1983

Jury instructions

1968-1979

Box 163 

1980-1989, n.d. 

(4 folders)

Press

General

1969-1985 

(5 folders)

Box 164 

1986-1993, n.d. 

(2 folders)

Political cartoons, 1970-1974, n.d.

Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 1983

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Circuit

Assignments, 1986, n.d.

Designations, 1976-1989

Judgments, 1988-1993 

(3 folders)

Sittings

1976-1977 

(3 folders)

Box 165 

1978-1986 

(9 folders)

Box 166 

1987-1990 

(2 folders)

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Appointment to

Correspondence, 1967-1968 

(3 folders)

General, 1967-1968, n.d.

Attorney admissions, 1986-1992

Auditor, 1968-1970

Committees

Advisory Committee on Local Rules

1974-1977 

(2 folders)

Box 167 

1978-1981 

(2 folders)

Committee on Grievances

Federal Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement, 1977-1980

General, 1977-1989 

(4 folders)

Box 168 

McGean, Donald C., 1982-1984

Committee on Non-appropriated Funds, 1981-1984

Committee to Draw Up Plan for Expediting Criminal Cases,
1972-1974

Committee to Investigate Discrimination in Assignment
of Cases to Judges, 1969

Committee to Recommend Procedure to Be Followed After
Verdict of Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity,

1968, n.d.

Committee to Review Standards for Admission to the Bar
of the Court, 1986-1988 

(4 folders)

Committee to Review Local Rules, 1971-1973

Disbarment Committee, 1972-1973

Box 169 

Miscellaneous, 1968-1970

Indigent Civil Litigation Panel

1982-1991 

(7 folders)

Box 170 

1992, n.d. 

(3 folders)

Rule 711 Counseling Panel, 1989-1992

Watergate, 1990-1992

Box 170-171 

Miscellany, 1945-1993,  n.d.

Chiefly speeches and writings by Gesell and his clerks.
Also included are slides, photographs, political cartoons,
and tributes to Gesell after his death. 

Arrangement is alphabetical by topic or type of material.

Photograph, n.d.

Political cartoons, 1945, n.d.

Speeches

1975 

(2 folders)

Box 171 

1976-1991 

(6 folders)

Tributes to Gesell given at his memorial service and
obituaries, 1993

Writings

By Gesell

General, 1981, 1989

Notebook of memoranda and memoir, "My Jealous Mistress,"
1990, n.d.

Bylaw clerks, 1983-1984

Box CL 1 

Classified, 1968-1979

Government classified documents containing sensitive
security information. 

Presentencing material organized and described according
to the series, boxes, and folders from which the items
were removed.

Box CL 1 

Sentencing file

Presentencing file

1968-1979

Bak-Bark

Mart-Mas

Appendix: Legal Abbreviations 

Legal term		

Abbreviation		

Administrat [ive, ion]

Admin.

Administrat [or, rix]

Adm'[r,x]

Agriculture

Agric.

America [n]

Am.

Associate

Assoc.

Association

Ass'n

Atlantic

Atl.

Authority

Auth.

Automobile

Auto.

Avenue

Ave.

Board

Bd.

Brotherhood

Bhd.

Brothers

Bros.

Building

Bldg.

Central

Cent.

Chemical

Chem.

Commission

Comm'n

Commissioner

Comm'r

Committee

Comm.

Company

Co.

Consolidated

Consol.

Construction

Constr.

Cooperative

Coop.

Corporation

Corp.

Department

Dep't

Development

Dev.

Distribut [or, ing]

Distrib.

District

Dist.

Division

Div.

East [ern]

E.

Education [al]

Educ.

Electric [al, ity]

Elec.

Electronic

Elec.

Engineer

Eng'r

Engineering

Eng'g

Enterprise

Enter.

Environment

Env't

Environmental

Envtl.

Equipment

Equip.

Exchange

Exch.

Execut [or, rix]

Ex'[r,x]

Federal

Fed.

Federation

Fed'n

Financ [e, ial, ing]

Fin.

Foundation

Found.

General

Gen.

Government

Gov't

Guaranty

Guar.

Hospital

Hosp.

Housing

Hous.

Incorporate

Inc.

Indemnity

Indem.

Independent

Indep.

Industr [y, ies, ial]

Indus.

Institut [e, ion]

Inst.

Insurance

Ins.

International

Int'l

Investment

Inv.

Liability

Liab.

Limited

Ltd.

Litigation

Litig.

Machine [ry]

Mach.

Manufacturer

Mfr.

Manufacturing

Mfg.

Market

Mkt.

Marketing

Mktg.

Metropolitan

Metro.

Municipal

Mun.

Mutual

Mut.

National

Nat'l

North [ern]

N.

Organiz [ation, ing]

Org.

Pacific

Pac.

Product [ion]

Prod.

Public

Pub.

Railroad

R.R.

Railway

Ry.

Refining

Ref.

Road

Rd.

Savings

Sav.

Securit [y, ies]

Sec.

Service

Serv.

Society

Soc'y

South [ern]

S.

Steamship [s]

S.S.

Street

St.

Surety

Sur.

System [s]

Sys.

Tele [phone, graph]

Tel.

Transport [ation]

Transp.

University

Univ.

Utility

Util.

West [ern]

W.


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