A. Wally Sandack papers, 1902-1994
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sandack, A. Wally
- Title
- A. Wally Sandack papers
- Dates
- 1902-1994 (inclusive)19021994
- Quantity
- 21.5 linear feet, (43 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1481
- Summary
- The A. Wally Sandack papers (1902-1994) consist of materials resulting from Sandack's activities as an attorney and politician in Utah.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Some original items from box 13 have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used. Refer to the collection inventory for specific information.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Avrom Yitzhak Sandack (6/26/1913-1/7/2011), better known as A. Wally Sandack, was an attorney and politician in Utah. He was an active participant in the National Democratic Conventions, was a member of the University of Utah Board of Regents, and served on the Lay Advisory Board of Holy Cross Hospital.
Content Description
The A. Wally Sandack papers (1902-1994) consist of materials resulting from Sandack's activities as an attorney and politician in Utah. Included is biographical information, campaign and inaugural documents for national and local figures (such as John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Calvin L. Rampton), correspondence, news clippings, publications, scrapbooks, reports, legal documents, rosters, bulletins, and meeting minutes. Also included are materials relating to the John Birch Society and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Judaism, and United States involvement in war. Of particular interest are original newspapers documenting the United States' declaration of war on Japan, Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, and the Normandy invasion. Also of interest is a scrapbook containing descriptions of war planes and ships.
The addendum consists of A. Wally Sandack's personal files pertaining to various legal cases he counseled for in the late 1950s-1960s. The cases included the Troy O. Nance and Thomas Hanley v. the Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA). Sandack represented Nance during the initial trial and the following appeal. The SMWIA expelled Nance from the union on the grounds of improper conduct. Nance sued for damages, and won. The SMWIA appealed the ruling, and won a large reduction in the damages they were required to reimburse to Nance and his co-plaintiff Thomas Hanley; State of Utah v. Verne Alfred Braasch and Melvin LeRoy Sullivan. Sandack represented the accused during the initial trial and the following appeals. Braasch and Sullivan confessed to the killing of a gas station attendant, and were convicted. They appealed this conviction on the claim that their confessions were coerced; Marguerite Robinson v. Oscar Robinson. Sandack represented Oscar Robinson throughout a lengthy divorce and custody battle with his estranged wife. Oscar felt his court-ordered alimony was excessive compared to his income, and that his wife was mentally unfit to have custody of the children anyway; John Allen Lee v. Diane Ross. Sandack represented John Allen Lee during the civil suit over a car accident with Diane Ross. Lee was allegedly injured in this accident, and sued for damages to his health and quality of life, accusing negligence on the part of Ross.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by A. Wally Sandack (boxes 1-22) in 1995.
Donated by Roger Sandack (boxes 23-44) in 2011.
Processing Note
Processed by Lisa Townsend in 1995.
Addendum processed by Michael Bills in 2011.
Separated Materials
Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0640 and A0381).
Detailed Description of the Collection
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I: Personal Papers
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Description: Biographical InformationContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Cards from Mr. and Mrs. Rampton and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert HumphreyContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Emeritus AwardContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: University of Utah Board of RegentsContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Lay Advisory Board of Holy Cross HospitalContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Inaugural and Reception Invitations, Programs, and Tickets
For John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Governor Rampton.
Container: Box 1, Folder 6 -
Description: Poems by Arthur A. Allen Jr.Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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II: Subject Files
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Description: Alberta Henry Education FoundationContainer: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: Esther Peterson TributeContainer: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Letters to the EditorContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: Mormons-John Birch Society
Correspondence, a publication, statements, articles, and information on African-Americans.
Dates: 1963-1967Container: Box 2, Folder 4-8 -
Description: Religion-Jewish: Congregation Kol AmiContainer: Box 2, Folder 9
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Description: Religion-Jewish: Clarion Society with Dr. Louis ZuckerContainer: Box 2, Folder 10
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Description: Religion-Jewish: Jewish Week Declaration and Dr. Zucker's Translation of Roi ErdContainer: Box 2, Folder 11
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Description: Religion-Jewish: Remarks by Dr. ZuckerDates: 1981Container: Box 2, Folder 12
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Description: Religion-Jewish: ResponseDates: 1990-1993Container: Box 2, Folder 13
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Description: Religion-Jewish: American Jewish ArchivesDates: 1959-1960Container: Box 2, Folder 14
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Description: Religion-Jewish: American Jewish ArchivesDates: 1960Container: Box 3, Folder 1
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Description: Religion-Jewish: Under Cover by John Roy CarlsonContainer: Box 3, Volume 1
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Description: Religion-Jewish: Contents to go along with Under CoverContainer: Box 3, Folder 2
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Description: Religion-Jewish: The Trouble Makers by Arnold Forster and Benjamin EpsteinContainer: Box 3, Volume 2
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Description: Religion-Jewish: Contents to go along with The Trouble MakersContainer: Box 3, Folder 3
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Description: Religion-Jewish: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 3, Folder 4
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Description: War-Invasion Alert: Red China Drives on the U.N. by Joseph C. GrewContainer: Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: War-Vietnam War ArticlesContainer: Box 3, Folder 6
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Description: War-New York Times: The Civil War and ReconstructionDates: 1961Container: Box 3, Folder 7
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Description: War
U.S. Navy War PO's: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Harbor; newspapers on U.S. Declaration of War on Japan, Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, and D-Day; Apartmental and Hotel Journal, vol. XI no. 10.
Container: Box 4 -
Description: War
Scrapbook contents of plane and ship descriptions.
Container: Box 5
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III: Legal Matters
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Description: Background Information
Includes children's bill of rights, organization chart and plan of operation in the legal system, and guidelines for a better marriage.
Container: Box 6, Folder 1 -
Description: Family Relations Court
Correspondence, pilot project to assist victims of domestic violence, reports, meeting materials, news articles, and miscellaneous.
Dates: 1966-1968Container: Box 6, Folder 2-9 -
Description: Labor Law Section of the Utah State Bar
Correspondence, Title 34, and the labor code.
Dates: 1966-1969Container: Box 6, Folder 10-12 -
Description: Labor Law Section of the Utah State Bar
Review committee and statement of Sandack before AFL-CIO annual convention.
Dates: 1970Container: Box 7, Folder 1-2 -
Description: Labor Law-General
Miscellaneous cases and almanac.
Dates: 1962Container: Box 7, Folder 3-4 -
Description: Murder Trial-Utah v. Braasch and Sullivan
Correspondence, appellant's brief, memorandum of amici curiae, writ of habeas corpus, transcript of record, background research, and articles.
Container: Box 7, Folder 5-12 -
Description: Legal Briefs and Notes, Vol. 1Dates: 1933-1935Container: Box 8
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Description: Supplement Cases to Vol. 1Container: Box 9
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Description: Death of Judge Willis W. RitterContainer: Box 10, Folder 1
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Description: Recent Decisions on Constitutional LawDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 2
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Description: Utah Law ReviewDates: 1986Container: Box 10, Folder 3
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Description: The Growth of Awareness: Our Nation's Law and Law Among NationsDates: 1967Container: Box 10, Folder 4
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Description: Salt lake County Bar Association Pictorial RegisterDates: 1971-1972Container: Box 10, Folder 5
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Description: Sandack's Law CertificatesContainer: Box 10, Folder 6
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Description: Article-" 97 Utahns Make Best Lawyer List"Container: Box 10, Folder 7
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Description: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 10, Folder 8
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IV: Political Records-Correspondence and Political Figures
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1954-1974Container: Box 11, Folder 1
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Description: Edward FirmageContainer: Box 11, Folder 2
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Description: Hubert HumphreyContainer: Box 11, Folder 3
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Description: Lyndon B. Johnson
Information on Barry Goldwater.
Container: Box 11, Folder 4-5 -
Description: John F. Kennedy
Press release, The Torch is Passed, inaugural programs, New Purpose, New Progress, The Kennedy Administration, and miscellaneous.
Dates: 1963Container: Box 11, Folder 6-12 -
Description: John F. Kennedy
Posters and newspapers concerning Kennedy's campaign and death.
Container: Box 12 -
Description: John F. Kennedy-Correspondence
Letter from John F. Kennedy to "Dear Wally," 9 OCT 1959 and John F. Kennedy to "Dear Wally," 28 DEC 1959 have been removed and placed in Reserve. Letters from Edward M. Kennedy to ADear Wally," 11 JAN 1960; Hubert H. Humphrey to "Dear Wally," 2 FEB 1960; Edward M. Kennedy to William T. Thurman, 22 SEP 1960; John F. Kennedy to "Dear Mr. Sandack," 19 JAN 1961; Robert F. Kennedy to "Dear Wally," 19 JUN 1967; and Edward M. Kennedy to "Dear Wally," 28 FEB 1968 have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Dates: 1940s-1960sContainer: Box 13, Folder 1-3 -
Description: Correspondence
Although folders 4-11 do not specifically relate to John F. and Robert F. Kennedy, they have remained with the Kennedys' material to maintain Sandack's original organization. Letter from Edward M. Kennedy to "Dear Wally," 9 JAN 1980 and Michael S. Dukakis to "Dear Wally," APR 1989 have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Dates: 1970s-1980sContainer: Box 13, Folder 4-5 -
Description: Democratic and Republican PlatformsDates: 1968Container: Box 13, Folder 6
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Description: Budget InformationContainer: Box 13, Folder 7
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Description: SchedulesContainer: Box 13, Folder 8
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Description: RostersContainer: Box 13, Folder 9
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Description: Articles and Press ReleaseContainer: Box 13, Folder 10
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Description: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 13, Folder 11
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Description: Robert F. Kennedy
Western Union telegram, campaign material, memorial tributes, and news articles.
Dates: 1968Container: Box 13, Folder 12-16 -
Description: J. Bracken Lee
Correspondence, Brack Lee's Folly'ies or Third Party Not Third Term, broadcasts and speeches, cartoons, articles, and miscellaneous.
Dates: 1983Container: Box 14, Folder 1-6 -
Description: Dan MarriottContainer: Box 14, Folder 7
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Description: Richard NixonContainer: Box 14, Folder 8
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Description: Wayne OwensContainer: Box 14, Folder 9
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Description: Calvin L. Rampton
Correspondence and political beliefs and actions.
Dates: 1964-1968Container: Box 14, Folder 10-12 -
Description: Calvin L. Rampton-Labor Unions: CorrespondenceContainer: Box 14, Folder 13
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Description: Calvin L. Rampton-Labor Unions: A Peoples' History of Utah, ScriptContainer: Box 14, Folder 14
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Description: Calvin L. Rampton-Labor Unions: Mining Companies of Park City and VicinityContainer: Box 14, Folder 15
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Description: Calvin L. Rampton-Labor Unions: Information on Joe HillContainer: Box 14, Folder 16
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Description: Calvin L. Rampton-Labor Unions: Deseret's Sons of Toil by J. Kenneth DaviesContainer: Box 14, Volume 1
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Description: Calvin L. Rampton-Labor Unions: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 14, Folder 17
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Description: A. Wally Sandack
Correspondence, promotion ideas, newsletters, news articles, and miscellaneous.
Dates: 1950-1973Container: Box 15, Folder 1-5 -
Description: Adlai StevensonContainer: Box 15, Folder 6
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Description: Elbert D. Thomas
Campaign issues, fact sheets, programs and reviews, rosters, directories, and news articles.
Container: Box 15, Folder 7-11
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V: Political Records-Subject Files
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Description: General Elections in Utah-Abstracts of ReturnsDates: 1968Container: Box 16, Folder 1
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Description: Constitution Revision Commission
Correspondence, articles, meeting minutes and report, schedule, and miscellaneous.
Dates: 1988-1992Container: Box 16, Folder 2-7 -
Description: Extremism
Newsletters on terrorism, hate groups, and the general far right.
Container: Box 16, Folder 8 -
Description: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Day at the Utah State FairgroundsDates: 1955Container: Box 16, Folder 9
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Description: " One Man, One Vote"Container: Box 16, Folder 10
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Description: Presidential Elections Past and Present; America Goes to the Polls, Highlights of the Presidential Campaigns, 1789-1964Container: Box 16, Folder 11
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Description: State Democratic Nominating ConventionDates: 1956Container: Box 16, Folder 12
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Description: State Democratic Nominating Convention
Statements, platforms, programs, recommendations, pamphlets, and speeches.
Dates: 1960-1980Container: Box 17, Folder 1-4 -
Description: A Re-examination of U.S. Foreign PolicyContainer: Box 17, Folder 5
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Description: Utah Democratic PlatformContainer: Box 17, Folder 6
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Description: Utah Legislative Council Report and RecommendationsDates: 1965-1967Container: Box 17, Folder 7
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VI: Political Records-Miscellaneous
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Description: Rosters-Active Democratic Workers FileDates: 1950Container: Box 18, Folder 1
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Description: Rosters-Democratic District Organization for Salt Lake CountyDates: 1956-1958Container: Box 18, Folder 2
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Description: Rosters-Democratic State Central Committee and CandidatesDates: 1967-1968Container: Box 18, Folder 3
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Description: Rosters-Cards Listing U.S. Senator, Congress, and Utah Governor CandidatesContainer: Box 18, Folder 4-6
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Description: Rosters-MiscellaneousContainer: Box 18, Folder 7
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Description: NewslettersContainer: Box 18, Folder 8
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Description: News ReleasesDates: 1968Container: Box 18, Folder 9
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Description: Newspaper ArticlesContainer: Box 18, Folder 10
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Description: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 18, Folder 11
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VII: Books, Pamphlets and Newsletters
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Description: Tertius Chandler, Chandler's Half EncyclopediaDates: 1956Container: Box 19, Volume 1
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Description: Correspondence
Relates to volume one in this box.
Container: Box 19, Folder 1 -
Description: Frank Chodorov and J. Bracken Lee, The Income Tax, Root of All EvilDates: 1954Container: Box 19, Volume 2
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Description: James A. Farley, Jim Farley's Story: The Roosevelt YearsDates: 1948Container: Box 20, Volume 1
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Description: Materials Relating to the Above BookContainer: Box 20, Folder 1
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Description: John T. Flynn, The Road Ahead, America's Creeping RevolutionDates: 1949Container: Box 20, Folder 2
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Description: Conventions and Elections-1960, A Complete Handbook Prepared by CBS NewsDates: 1960Container: Box 20, Folder 3
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Description: The Democratic Campaign HandbookDates: 1966Container: Box 20, Folder 4
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Description: The History of the Republican Party, 1854-1967Container: Box 20, Folder 5
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Description: Harry S. Truman, Late a President of the United States: Memorial Tributes Delivered in CongressDates: 1973Container: Box 20, Folder 6
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Description: Syracuse Cultural WorkersDates: 1987-1988Container: Box 20, Folder 7
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Description: The Utah Democrat, Vol. 1 No. 1-Vol. 2 No. 6Container: Box 20, Folder 8
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Description: National Farmers Union, Washington Newsletter, Vol. 3 No. 25Container: Box 20, Folder 9
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Description: Newspapers and ArticlesDates: 1956-1987Container: Box 21
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VIII: General Materials
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Description: Oversize Materials
J. Bracken Lee cartoon poster, The Blue Conventions by CBS, and New York Times Magazine on Nixon and Watergate.
Dates: 1973-1974Container: Box 22
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IX: Nance v. SMWIA
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Description: Transcript of Proceedings
These boxes consists of volumes containing transcripts of proceedings including the pre-trial hearing and pre-trial conference.
Dates: 1958-1982Container: Box 23-33 -
Description: Defendant's Exhibits 1-endDates: 1950sContainer: Box 34, Folder 1-3
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Description: Appeal of Troy O. Nance, related documentsDates: 1954Container: Box 34, Folder 4
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Description: Synopsis of 29th General Convention of SMWIADates: 1954Container: Box 34, Folder 5
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Description: Transcript of Proceedings of SMWIA's Trial of Thomas B. HanleyDates: 1954Container: Box 35, Folder 1-2
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Description: Transcript of Proceedings of SMWIA's Trial of John E. FullerDates: 1954Container: Box 35, Folder 3
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Description: Transcript of Proceedings of SMWIA's Trial of C.A. NicholsDates: 1954Container: Box 35, Folder 4
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Description: Transcript of Proceedings of SMWIA's Trial of Troy O. NanceDates: 1954Container: Box 35, Folder 5
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Description: Transcript of Meeting of SMWIA Local 108Dates: 1954Container: Box 35, Folder 6
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Description: International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers: Proceedings of the 19th Consolidated ConventionDates: 1953Container: Box 35, Folder 7
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Description: SMWIA Litigation HistoryDates: 1905Container: Box 36, Folder 1
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Description: Miscellaneous CorrespondenceDates: 1959-1962Container: Box 36, Folder 2
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Description: Materials Related to AppealDates: 1960; 1962Container: Box 36, Folder 3-6
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X: State of Utah v. Braasch and Sullivan
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Description: General materials
This box contains various correspondence, documents, and publications related to the case.
Dates: 1950sContainer: Box 37 -
Description: Court materials
This box contains letters and documents specific to trials held in the Utah Supreme Court, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, and others.
Dates: 1950sContainer: Box 38 -
Description: Habeas corpus
This box contains materials related to Sandack's attempts to obtain a writ of habeas corpus for his client.
Dates: 1950sContainer: Box 39
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XI: Marguerite Robinson v. Oscar Robinson
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Description: Case Materials from Gustin, Richards, and Mattson, the firm who represented Oscar Robinson prior to Draper, Sandack, and DraperDates: 1960-1961Container: Box 40, Folder 1
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Description: Salt Lake County Third District Court DocumentsDates: 1961-1962Container: Box 40, Folder 2
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Description: State of New York Department of Mental Hygiene: Report on Mental Health of Marguerite RobinsonDates: 1959Container: Box 40, Folder 3
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Description: Disposition of Marguerite Robinson, with O. Robinson's responseDates: 1961Container: Box 40, Folder 4
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Description: Case Related CorrespondenceDates: 1961-1962Container: Box 41, Folder 1-3
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Description: Correspondence Between Oscar and Marguerite RobinsonDates: 1960-1961Container: Box 41, Folder 4
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XII: John Allen Lee v. Diane Ross
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Description: Court DocumentsDates: 1959-1961Container: Box 42, Folder 1
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Description: DispositionsDates: 1961Container: Box 42, Folder 2
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1959-1963Container: Box 42, Folder 3
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Description: Medical/Insurance Documents and CorrespondenceDates: 1959-1961Container: Box 42, Folder 4
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XIII: Division of Naval Intelligence
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Description: Photocopies and drawings of naval vessels from WWII periodDates: 1943-1944Container: Box 43
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Electioneering--Utah
- Juvenile courts--Utah
- Labor laws and legislation--Utah
- Lawyers--Utah
Personal Names
- Sandack, A. Wally--Archives
Corporate Names
- Democratic Party (Utah)
Geographical Names
- Utah--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Memorabilia
