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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Index Terms

Administrative Information

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University of Texas, Center for American History

A Guide to the Robert Wilburn Calvert Papers, 1965-1975



Descriptive Summary

CreatorCalvert, Robert W. (Robert Wilburn), 1905-
TitleRobert Wilburn Calvert Papers
Dates: 1965-1975
AbsractRobert Wilburn Calvert, born in 1905, was Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1961 to 1972. The collection includes correspondence, reports, proposals, provisions, minutes, books, and newspaper clippings relating to Robert Wilburn Calvert, judicial reform and to Calvert's activities as chairman of the Constitutional Revision Commission.
Accession Nos.76-11; 91-170; 92-342
Extent10 ft., 4 in.
LanguageEnglish.
RepositoryCenter for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Robert Wilburn Calvert, born in 1905, was Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1961 to 1972.

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Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, proposals, provisions, minutes, books, and newspaper clippings relate to Robert Wilburn Calvert, judicial reform and Calvert's activities as chairman of the Constitutional Revision Commission.

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Index Terms

Subjects
Calvert, Robert Wilburn, b. 1905--Archives.
Texas. Constitutional Revision Commission.

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Administrative Information

Cite as

Robert Wilburn Calvert Papers, 1965-1975, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Inventory

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2C157Judicial Improvement Material:
Proposals; Reforms, 1970-1972
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2C158Committee listings; Improvements; Newspaper clippings; Other material
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2C159Correspondence, 1972-1974
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2C160Correspondence; Proposals; Draft of Article V; Lobbying; Proposed legislation; 1971-1973
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2C161Court improvement; Task force meeting; Regional conference on Article V, 1972-1973
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2C162Constitutional Revision Commission material:
Revisions of Article V; Miscellaneous committees, 1972-1974
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2C163General Provisions, 1973-1974
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2C164Staff and legislative committees, 1973
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2C165Judiciary Committee; Travel pack, 1973-1974
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2C166Recommendations; Proposed revision; Suggestions obtained, 1973
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2C167Meetings; Committees; News and press release, 1973-1974
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2C168Newspaper articles; Expenses, 1973-1974
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2C169Meetings; General correspondence, 1973-1974
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2C170Budget; Miscellaneous committees; Constitutional Convention; Reports, 1973-1974
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2C171Style and Drafting, and other committees, 1973-1974
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2C172Speech Material; Public information program; Advance preparation, and other material, 1965-1974
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2C173Committees:
Education, 1973
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2C174Executive Branch, 1973
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2C175Finance, 1973
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2C176Local government; Rights and suffrage; On the Executive; Newspaper clippings, 1973-1974
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2C177Miscellaneous committees, 1973-1974
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2C178General correspondence; Endorsements and publicity suggestions; Articles and speeches; Analysis; newspaper clippings, 1974-1975
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2C179Reports; Revised Constitution; Handbook; Programs, 1968-1973
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2C180Bibliography; Speaker kit; Revisions; Reports, 1968-1975
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2C181The Texas Constitution: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis; Draft, 1973
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2C182Research materials for supplement to TEXAS JURISTS.

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