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Correspondence, Photographs, Material by Others

 File — Box: 13

Scope and Contents

Booklet

The Benevolent Housing Quota, by Victor S. Navasky, 1960. [inscr. to Fred Rodell from Vic N.]

Correspondence

(Not all correspondence listed. Letters to Fred Rodell unless otherwise specified.)

Korzybski, Alfred to various. 1943-1944. [re scientific vs. aristotelian methods and application to the Jewish problem.] 8 items

Korzybski, Alfred. 1944 6/20. [re article for Life, collaboration with Fred Rodell]

Russell, Diarmuid. 1943 7/28. [Fred Rodell contributing to Reader's Digest; Rodell's reply; reply from Russell.]

Rodell to Coughlan, Robert. 1945 1/3. [outline of piece on Gesell; Coughlan's reply.]

Apostolides, Emanuel. 1952 11/7. [reply to letter re Fifty-Five Men, thanks for same.]

McCulloch, Wendell H., Jr. 1953 5/14. [compliments on review of "Holmes-Laski Letters."]

Jennings, William M. ("Bill"). 1955 2/8. [hiring Yale Law School graduates; Rodell's reply with names of graduates to consider.]

Ritner, Peter V. 1958 3/18. [includes Rodell's reply.]

Rutledge, Neal P. 1960 5/3. [wished to have seen Rodell for longer, possible summer visit; Rodell's reply.]

Clay, William C. 1960 5/6. [also loved "Hammy," for whom Rodell wrote a faculty resolution; Rodell's reply.]

Mersky, Roy M. 1960 5/12. [enjoyed reading Rodell's review of Vern; Rodell's reply, invitation to host Mersky while in New Haven.]

Stoles, William N., Jr. 1960 5/12. [praise for resolution on Mr. Hamilton; Rodell's reply.]

Rodell to Heath, C. Newton. 1960 6/15. [recommendation of John Garfield for teaching position.]

Puner, S. P. 1960 4/19. [request for help with pro bono publication of Supreme Court cases for schools; Rodell's reply that the idea is a good one, but he cannot be of help until his schedule is less busy and his student return from summer vacation.]

Rodell to Kastenmeier, Robert. 1960 6/17. [apologies he could not write a paper as promised, would like to know if it would still be of use.]

"Don and Jane". 3 items. 1963. [enclosed photographs, memories from a recent visit, future social plans; enclosed photographs; publications of a picture in the Bulletin, the Rutlans Herald, and the Battleboro Reformer, reminiscences, news.]

Knopf, Alfred, Jr. 1968 7/29. [congratulations on piece on Fortas.]

Rodell to the Yale University NEWS. 1969 4/27. [criticisms of recent piece by Eugene V. Rostow.]

Wright, Charles Alan. 1973 9/10. [wished to cite discussion of Constitutional Convention in Fifty-Five Men in a brief filed with the Court of Appeals, but the Law Library did not have the book.]

Goldschlager, Seth. 1975 1/20. [personal news, thanks for Rodell's help back when Goldschlager was a law student of his.]

Emerson, Tom I. 1975 2/16. [enclosed pictures of trip to China, time in Asia is ending, sorry to have missed retirement party, "dismayed" to hear about William O. Douglas, but glad to hear he is "doing better."]

Wright, Charles Alan. 1975 3/12. [attempting to arrange subsidizing for Rodell to work at University of Austin editing Supreme Court letters, questions about his plans for that work, anecdote re his trouble sending a letter to Mrs. Black, widow of Hugo Black.]

"Suki" (wife of Wiliam Rogers) to Janet Rodell. [1980] [thanks for letter re Fred, all miss him.]

Papers by Rodell's Students

Paul Tsongas: "Mr. Justice Brennan"; "African Traditional Law"; "Apartheid and United Nations Collective Measures"

Hank Seney: "The Least Dangerous Branch - Alexander M. Bickel"; "Schmerber v. California"; "Footnote Responsibilities"

Photographs

Haverford College Commencement, [1962] (Rodell receiving L.L.D.) 3 items.

Robert M. LaFayette, inscr.

Fred Rodell. 2 items.

"Tom" inscr. "To Janet..."

Album of Fred Rodell with Cowboys in Glacial Park, 1930. c. 45 items.

Her Infinite Variety negatives, 1966. c. 40 items.

Kodak Color Transparencies. 11 items. [William O. Douglas, Nancy, Margery Brennan, Had Deane, Potter Stewart, Andy, Fred Glidden.]

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

1 boxes

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