Isidore Starr Papers, circa 1940-2014
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Starr, Isidore
- Title
- Isidore Starr Papers
- Dates
- circa 1940-2014 (inclusive)19402014
- Quantity
- 9 cubic feet (9 boxes and 2 oversize folders)
- Collection Number
- 6159 (Accession No. 6159-001)
- Summary
- Books, documents and other materials on Isidore Starr's career and involvement in law-related education
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
Records stored off site; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Isidore Starr is a teacher and lawyer who is widely recognized as the "father of law-related education" (LRE). His degrees include: B.A. (City College of New York), L.L.B. (St. John's University, 1936), M.A. (American history, Columbia University, 1939), J.S.D. (Brooklyn Law School of St. Lawrence University), and a Ph.D. (political science and economics, New School for Social Research).
Isidore Starr was born on November 24, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia. Starr taught social studies in the New York City Public Schools from 1934 to 1961. From 1943 to 1946 he served in the U.S. Army, first as an instructor at Camp Plauche (New Orleans) and then as an information-education officer in the Philippine Islands. Starr became a professor of education at Queens College, New York in 1962 and taught there until his retirement in 1975. Starr served as a consultant and instructor in law studies for the Law in American Society Foundation in Chicago, Law in a Changing Society in Texas, Law-Focused Education at the University of Oklahoma, Law-Related Education Project at the University of Cincinnati, and law studies institutes in New York State. After retirement he moved to Arizona, where he served as a consultant to the Arizona Bar Foundation Center for Law-Related Education and to the National Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. The Isidore Starr Award for Excellence in Law-Related Education was established in 1983 by the American Bar Association to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of law-related education (LRE). The award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions in promoting excellence in law-related education in elementary or secondary schools.
Content Description
Course materials for law-related education programs, "Living Bill of Rights" films prepared by Starr for Encyclopedia Britannica, publications, photographs, awards and certificates, video recordings of presentations
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 6159-001, Isidore Starr papers, circa 1940-2011
- Accession No. 6159-002, Isidore Starr papers, 1951-2014
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Accession No. 6159-001: Isidore Starr papers, circa 1940-2011
8 boxes plus 2 oversize foldersScope and Content: Course materials for law-related education programs, "Living Bill of Rights" films prepared by Starr for Encyclopedia Britannica, publications, photographs, awards and certificates, video recordings of presentations
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Isidore Starr via Margaret Fisher and via Cindy Lott, Law-Related Education Dept. of the Texas State Bar
Arrangement: Arranged in 8 series.
- Series 1, Lecture excerpt- in class discussion
- Series 2, Teaching Resources
- Series 3, Isidore Starr-Personal
- Series 4, Student Manuals
- Series 5, Magazine and Articles
- Series 6, Books and Booklets
- Series 7, Miscellaneous
- Series 8, Photographs, Audio, and Audiovisual materials
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Series 1: Lecture excerpt- in class discussion
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Description: Excerpts and articles
Scope and Content: Selections from Washington's Farewell Address, 1796. Rights vs. Rights: An Improbable Collission Course. Which Races Intermarry Most? 40th Anniversary of Loving Case. Supreme Court Anniversaries for 2008: Trop v. Dulles and Cooper v. Aaron -- Civil Rights Enforcement. 14th Amendment Cases: Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District. 14th Amendment Diagrams. John Lawrence v. Texas
Dates: 2007-2008Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Introductory ExcercisesDates: circa 1970-1990Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Worksheets: Law and U.S. ConstitutionDates: 1999Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Influencial American DocumentsDates: 2004Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Declaration of IndependenceDates: 1976-1997Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Origin of the Bill of RightsDates: circa 1980-1990Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Due Process of Law- Trial by JuryDates: circa 1970-1990sContainer: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Series 2: Teaching Resources
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Description: Equal Justice Under Law: The Supreme Court in American Life
Scope and Content: Teacher's guide and interactive manual to study the supreme court in American life. The manual is paired with the book "Equal Justice Under Law" and has questions for students/responses and interactive tables/learning materials.
Dates: 1991Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Law Related Education in Juvenile Justice Settings
Scope and Content: OJJDP Grant to Seattle University Law School. Implementation Model.
Dates: circa 1990sContainer: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: 26th National Law-Related Education Leadership ConferenceDates: 2009Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Law Related EducationDates: 1980-2008Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Lesson Plans and Teaching Resource BulletinDates: 1991, 2007Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Resources and study materialsDates: 1991-1992Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Stories old and new: International Human Rights law
Scope and Content: Teaching historical development of current content and future significance of human rights law
Dates: 2000Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Student Activism and the Social Studies in the Seventies
Scope and Content: Implications for Social Studies, Student unrest in law, values, community, urban setting
Dates: 1970Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Teaching Strategies for US Supreme Court Decisions
Scope and Content: Teaching Strategies, Thematic Essays and Document Based Questions
Dates: 2001Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Religious Freedom in Americas
Scope and Content: Re: Seperation of Church & State with various subsections to the unit
Dates: 1986Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Justice: Fair Procedure for the Accussed - Part V
Scope and Content: Unit on the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. Workship in Basic Issues in Citizenship pf Northeastern States Citizenship Project -- Isidore Starr & William A. Grimes
Dates: 1964Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: International Law and the Society of Nations: Introduction to Public International Law in the 90's
Scope and Content: How to resolve international conflicts: human rights, preservation of environment, prohibitionon the threat and use of force on international relations - interactive guide
Dates: 1993Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Academy: Innovative Humaities Resources to Reach and teach history and government (Thursday)
Scope and Content: Due Process, freedom of press, civil rights, antitrust
Dates: 2006Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Academy: Innovative Humaities Resources to Reach and teach history and government (Wednesday)
Scope and Content: government/politics seminar with cases
Dates: 2006Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Equal Justice Under Law
Scope and Content: Teaching guides for a broad scale of legal issues
Dates: 1985Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Rise of the American Nation
Scope and Content: History Book about American History with matching, fill in the blanks - very interactive
Dates: 1961Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Great Trials in American History: Civil War to the Present
Scope and Content: 15 trials covering the period from Civil War to present - historical contexts that have made the legal narrative today
Dates: 1985Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: National History Day: Rights in History
Scope and Content: Includes suggested topics, basic introduction to Rights in history, articles about power of government in times of war
Dates: 1991Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Justice in Urban America Services
Scope and Content: Guide for teachers on how to teach Urban law, includes video guides. 2 copies
Dates: 1970Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Rise of the American Nation
Scope and Content: Textbook on American History, includes teaching devices and guidance
Dates: 1966Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Essentials of Law-Related Education
Scope and Content: A guide for practitioners and policymakers on the essentials of LRE
Dates: 1995Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Foundations for teaching democracyDates: 1993Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Bill of Rights in highschoolDates: 1962Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: ArticlesDates: circa 1990s-2008Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Lessons on the Federalist PapersDates: 1986Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: International Law and the Society of Nations: Introduction to Public International Law in the 90'sDates: 1994Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Vital Issues of the ConstitutionDates: 1971Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Justice and DissentDates: 1995Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Foundations of American citizenship
Scope and Content: resources for structuring courses that would align with requirements of the Foundations of American Citizenship
Dates: 1988Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001
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Series 3: Isidore Starr-Personal
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Description: Starr, CV and Who's WhoDates: 2001-2005Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: ClippingsContainer: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: CorrespondenceContainer: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: NotesContainer: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Certificates and awardsContainer: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Term Paper: Political Theory TodayDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Oral History Project: Arizona Legal History
Scope and Content: Arizona Historical Society, interview with Isidore Starr
Dates: 1992Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Essentials of Law Related Education-Five Fundamental Ideas
Scope and Content: Paper prepared by Starr for the 15th Annual National Law-Related Education Seminar "The Promise of American Democracy in Changing Times", January 14-17, 1993. Austin, Texas.
Dates: 1993Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Texas Flags
Scope and Content: 2 flags and 1 certificate awarded by the State of Texas House of Representatives
Dates: 1991Container: Box 6, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Awards and PlaquesContainer: Box 7-8, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Certificates and awards
Scope and Content: Isidore Starr Day 1986, Honorary Texas Citizen 1986, Senate of Maryland 2011, The Great Navy of the State of Nebraska 1965, Brooklyn Law School of St. Lawrence University 1942.
Dates: 1965-2011Container: Folder:oversize OS Folder 1, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Distinguished Service to Education
Scope and Content: Awarded to Starr at Brooklyn Technical High School
Dates: 1961Container: Folder:oversize OS Folder 2, Accession 6159-001
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Series 4: Student Manuals
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Description: International Law and the Society of Nations: Introduction to Public International Law in the 90's
Scope and Content: How to resolve international conflicts: human rights, preservation of environment, prohibitionon the threat and use of force on international relations - interactive guide
Dates: 1993Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Intercom: A guide to discussion, studym and resources - global perspective: The human dimension
Scope and Content: Cases about the environment, seattle in the context of environmental law and if trees have standing
Dates: 1977Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Making of the President: Motion Picture Case studies
Scope and Content: Synoposis of elections of Presidents - interactive questions and multiple choice - integrates films to analyze
Dates: 1972Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Series 5: Magazine and Articles
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Description: ArticlesDates: 1967-1997Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Update: The Constitution in War and Peace
Scope and Content: Articles on various constitutional questions including attacks on courts and juvenile justice
Dates: 1984Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Human Rights: Federalism and Rights
Scope and Content: Articles about federalism and the Supreme Court
Dates: 2002Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Social Education: Whaling in Antarctica
Scope and Content: Articles about teaching strategies for social studies classes
Dates: 2014Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Celebrating the Idea of Equality
Scope and Content: The last of a five-part series on the Bicentennial of the Constitution discussing equality and the Founders of the Constitution
Dates: 1987Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Six Cases That Shaped America
Scope and Content: A review of six cases that touched the heart of the Americans and dealt with the most profound of American issues: race, public will, and private right, economic rights, the reach of national power.
Dates: 1987Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Chronology of Bicentennial Dates from the End of the American Revolution to the Ratification of the Bill of RightsDates: 1987Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Articles and passages by Isidore StarrDates: circa 1970-1997Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Update: Religion and the LawDates: 1979Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Series 6: Books and Booklets
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Description: Concerning Dissent and Civil Disobedience
Scope and Content: Discussions of the revolt of youth and death of MLK and civil disobedience
Dates: 1968Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Equal Justice Under Law: Supreme Court in American Life
Scope and Content: Goes through the history of supreme court and gives understanding of rich heritage of SCOTUS
Dates: 1988Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Idea of Liberty
Scope and Content: Book about the First Amendment - right to petition, assemble, seperation church and state, freedom of press
Dates: 1978Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Our Living Bill of Rights: Liberty Under the Law & Freedom of Expression
Scope and Content: Socrates, Feiner Case, Power of the state, dignity of the individual, freedom versus security
Dates: 1968Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Prince Edward County Case: Our Living Bill of RightsDates: 1968Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Human Rights in the United States: Oxford Social Studies Pamphlets
Scope and Content: The American Tradition of Human Rights; Freedom of Thought, Belief, and Expression; Rights of An Accussed Person; The Right to Property; Human Rights in Time of Crisis; Changing Conception of Human Rights
Dates: 1951Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Southwestern Journal of Social Education: Texas Council of the Social Studies Journal
Scope and Content: Social education learning materials and articles
Dates: 1975Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Youth and the Law
Scope and Content: Regarding youth and citizenship, juvenline court, family, youth in trouble, web delinquency
Dates: 1974Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Federal Judiciary
Scope and Content: Discusses basic facts of judicial system, includes activities and questions for students
Dates: 1961Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Human Rights in the United States
Scope and Content: Discusses basic facts of human rights and due process, includes activities and questions for students
Dates: 1951Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Crimes and JusticeDates: 1974Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: The Noblest Institution: Teaching About the Right to Trial by Jury in NY
Scope and Content: Lessons for the role of juries in the courts
Dates: 1996Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Bill of Rights: A History in Documents
Scope and Content: Uses historical documents to teach about significance of Bill of Rights in the past and present
Dates: 2003Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Federal Judiciary
Scope and Content: Historical analysis of religious freedom in the US and additional resources for teachers
Dates: 1957Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Liberty Under Law: Case Studies of the Basic Principles of the Bill of Rights
Scope and Content: Discusses basic facts of judicial system, includes activities and questions for students (1st edition 701)
Dates: 1963Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Law Studies in the Schools
Scope and Content: Case samples, lessons for various Bill of Rights topics. 2 copies.
Dates: 1977Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Corporal Punishment in the Schools: Its Use is Abuse
Scope and Content: Articles on the importance and implementation of LRE
Dates: 1981Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: FreedomDates: 2006Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: The Prince Edward County Case
Scope and Content: Historical progression of education of African Americans in the US
Dates: 1968Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Now You Are 18
Scope and Content: Guide to 18 year olds in the law: voting, jury duty, credit
Dates: 1987Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Presidents Speak and "This is What They Said"
Scope and Content: Quotes from all Presidents of the US
Dates: 1984Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Gideon Case
Scope and Content: Articles and questions based on equal justice and due process
Dates: 1968Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: High Points
Scope and Content: Articles about teaching and book reviews
Dates: 1951Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Problems in American Civilization
Scope and Content:
Dates: 1949Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Rise of the American Nation
Scope and Content:
Dates: 1961Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Samuel Sewall: the Puritan Pepys
Scope and Content: Biography of Samuel Sewall, history essay by Isidore Starr
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Transactions of the American Philosophical SocietyDates: 1968Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001
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Description: The Supreme Court and The Civil WarDates: 1996Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Liberty, Property, & the Foundations of the American ConstitutionDates: 1989Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001
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Description: The Founders and the ClassicsDates: 1994Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Contexts of the Bill of RightsDates: 1990Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Justice: Due Process of Law
Scope and Content: Text book describing how courts operate and basic due process
Dates: 1981Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Idea of Liberty: First Amendment Freedoms
Scope and Content: Textbook includes sections of court cases, and additional information on 1st amendment freedoms
Dates: 1978Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Living Together Under the Law
Scope and Content: Discussions, pictures, lesson ideas for why we have rules/ laws
Dates: 1994Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: The Separation of Church and State
Scope and Content: Founding Fathers' writings on freedom of religion
Dates: 2004Container: Box 3, Accession 6159-001
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Series 7: Miscellaneous
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Description: Bill of Rights Film Festival
Scope and Content: Includes documents from film festival, production notes of The Handmaid's Tale
Dates: 1993Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: National Bicentennial Competition
Scope and Content: assessment survey and test
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Arizona's Law for KidsDates: circa 2000sContainer: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Description: CitizenshipDates: 1990, 2002Container: Box 2, Accession 6159-001
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Series 8: Photographs, audio, and audiovisual materials
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Description: Photographs: Friends and familyDates: circa 1940s-2000sContainer: Box 3, Accession 6159-001
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Description: Videos
Scope and Content: 17 VHS
Dates: circa 1980-1990Container: Box 4, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Cassette tapes
Scope and Content: 13 sound cassettes
Dates: circa 1980-1995Container: Box 4, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Film reels
Scope and Content: 6 reels, 16mm.
- Equality Under Law: The California Fair Housing Cases, 1969.
- The Mapp Case
- Free Press vs. Fair Trial by Jury- The Sheppard Case, 1969
- Prince Edward County
- Justice under Law: The Gideon Case
- Untitled reel
Dates: circa 1960Container: Box 5, Accession 6159-001 -
Description: Film reel: The Schempp Case
Scope and Content: 16mm sound film, 35 minutes. Liberty Under Law: Bible reading in public schools. In collaboration with Isidore Starr.
Dates: 1972Container: Reel reel 1, Accession 6159-001
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Accession No. 6159-002: Isidore Starr papers, 1951-2014
1 boxScope and Content: Law-related education materials collected and produced by Isidore Starr.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Larry Starr
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Description: Loose NotesDates: 1990-2006Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Legal Briefings NotatedDates: 1994-1998Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Research MaterialsDates: 1967-2012Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Declaration of Ind., Bill of Rights, Const.Dates: 1976-1987Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Education MaterialsDates: 1954-1993Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Writings - Published & DraftsDates: 1951-1980Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Bill of Rights Film FestivalContainer: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Consititution MaterialsDates: 1986-1994Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Education MaterialsDates: 1997-2001Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Amendement VIContainer: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Declaration of IndependenceContainer: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Printouts from Internet Walter SheaDates: 2014Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Citizenship TestContainer: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: ConsititutionalismContainer: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Arizona Legal History InterviewDates: 1992Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Native Americans & the ConstitutionDates: 1987-1994Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: PoetryContainer: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Lawlessness in the USDates: 1978-2000Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Federalist & Anti-FederalistContainer: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Law & the Social StudiesDates: 1996Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Juvenile JusticeDates: 1973-1982Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Constitution DayDates: 2011Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Roots of the ConstitutionDates: 1987Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: General NotesContainer: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: A Curriculum of HopeDates: 1987Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: ExpressionDates: 1985-2001Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: 80th Birthday Letters (PHOTO)Dates: 1991Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Description: Bound Book of Thank You LettersDates: 1979Container: Box 1, Accession 6159-002
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Subject Terms
- Children of immigrants--United States
- Jewish lawyers--United States
- Law--Study and teaching--United States
- Lawyers--United States
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Starr, Isidore--Archives
