WAUStarrIsidore6159.xml Guide to the Isidore Starr Papers circa 1940-2014 Starr (Isidore) Papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2017 (Last modified: 1/31/2020)
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 6159 (Accession No. 6159-001) Starr, Isidore Isidore Starr Papers circa 1940-2014 9 cubic feet (9 boxes and 2 oversize folders) Collection materials are in English. Books, documents and other materials on Isidore Starr's career and involvement in law-related education

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.

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. 6159-001, Isidore Starr papers, circa 1940-2011 Accession No. 6159-002, Isidore Starr papers, 1951-2014

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

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Records stored off site; advance notice required for use.

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Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Isidore Starr via Margaret Fisher and via Cindy Lott, 2017-03-02

Law-Related Education Dept. of the Texas State Bar, 2017-03-21

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Accession No. 6159-001: Isidore Starr papers, circa 1940-2011 8 boxes plus 2 oversize folders

Scope 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

Series 1 Lecture excerpt- in class discussion 1 6159-001 Excerpts and articles 2007-2008

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

1 6159-001 Introductory Excercises circa 1970-1990 1 6159-001 Worksheets: Law and U.S. Constitution 1999 1 6159-001 Influencial American Documents 2004 1 6159-001 Declaration of Independence 1976-1997 1 6159-001 Origin of the Bill of Rights circa 1980-1990 2 6159-001 Due Process of Law- Trial by Jury circa 1970-1990s Series 2 Teaching Resources 1 6159-001 Equal Justice Under Law: The Supreme Court in American Life 1991

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.

 1 6159-001 Law Related Education in Juvenile Justice Settings circa 1990s

Scope and Content: OJJDP Grant to Seattle University Law School. Implementation Model.

1 6159-001 26th National Law-Related Education Leadership Conference 2009 1 6159-001 Law Related Education 1980-2008 1 6159-001 Lesson Plans and Teaching Resource Bulletin 1991, 2007 1 6159-001 Resources and study materials 1991-1992 1 6159-001 Stories old and new: International Human Rights law 2000

Scope and Content: Teaching historical development of current content and future significance of human rights law

1 6159-001 Student Activism and the Social Studies in the Seventies 1970

Scope and Content: Implications for Social Studies, Student unrest in law, values, community, urban setting

1 6159-001 Teaching Strategies for US Supreme Court Decisions 2001

Scope and Content: Teaching Strategies, Thematic Essays and Document Based Questions

1 6159-001 Religious Freedom in Americas 1986

Scope and Content: Re: Seperation of Church & State with various subsections to the unit

1 6159-001 Justice: Fair Procedure for the Accussed - Part V 1964

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

1 6159-001 International Law and the Society of Nations: Introduction to Public International Law in the 90's 1993

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

1 6159-001 The Academy: Innovative Humaities Resources to Reach and teach history and government (Thursday) 2006

Scope and Content: Due Process, freedom of press, civil rights, antitrust

1 6159-001 The Academy: Innovative Humaities Resources to Reach and teach history and government (Wednesday) 2006

Scope and Content: government/politics seminar with cases

1 6159-001 Equal Justice Under Law 1985

Scope and Content: Teaching guides for a broad scale of legal issues

1 6159-001 Rise of the American Nation 1961

Scope and Content: History Book about American History with matching, fill in the blanks - very interactive

1 6159-001 Great Trials in American History: Civil War to the Present 1985

Scope and Content: 15 trials covering the period from Civil War to present - historical contexts that have made the legal narrative today

1 6159-001 National History Day: Rights in History 1991

Scope and Content: Includes suggested topics, basic introduction to Rights in history, articles about power of government in times of war

1 6159-001 Justice in Urban America Services 1970

Scope and Content: Guide for teachers on how to teach Urban law, includes video guides. 2 copies

1 6159-001 Rise of the American Nation 1966

Scope and Content: Textbook on American History, includes teaching devices and guidance

1 6159-001 Essentials of Law-Related Education 1995

Scope and Content: A guide for practitioners and policymakers on the essentials of LRE

1 6159-001 Foundations for teaching democracy 1993 1 6159-001 Bill of Rights in highschool 1962 1 6159-001 Articles circa 1990s-2008 1 6159-001 Lessons on the Federalist Papers 1986 1 6159-001 International Law and the Society of Nations: Introduction to Public International Law in the 90's 1994 1 6159-001 Vital Issues of the Constitution 1971 3 6159-001 Justice and Dissent 1995 3 6159-001 Foundations of American citizenship 1988

Scope and Content: resources for structuring courses that would align with requirements of the Foundations of American Citizenship

Series 3 Isidore Starr-Personal 2 6159-001 Starr, CV and Who's Who 2001-2005 2 6159-001 Clippings 2 6159-001 Correspondence 2 6159-001 Notes 2 6159-001 Certificates and awards 2 6159-001 Term Paper: Political Theory Today undated 2 6159-001 Oral History Project: Arizona Legal History 1992

Scope and Content: Arizona Historical Society, interview with Isidore Starr

2 6159-001 The Essentials of Law Related Education-Five Fundamental Ideas 1993

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.

6 6159-001 Texas Flags 1991

Scope and Content: 2 flags and 1 certificate awarded by the State of Texas House of Representatives

7-8 6159-001 Awards and Plaques OS Folder 1 6159-001 Certificates and awards 1965-2011

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.

 OS Folder 2 6159-001 Distinguished Service to Education 1961

Scope and Content: Awarded to Starr at Brooklyn Technical High School

Series 4 Student Manuals 2 6159-001 International Law and the Society of Nations: Introduction to Public International Law in the 90's 1993

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

2 6159-001 Intercom: A guide to discussion, studym and resources - global perspective: The human dimension 1977

Scope and Content: Cases about the environment, seattle in the context of environmental law and if trees have standing

2 6159-001 The Making of the President: Motion Picture Case studies 1972

Scope and Content: Synoposis of elections of Presidents - interactive questions and multiple choice - integrates films to analyze

Series 5 Magazine and Articles 2 6159-001 Articles 1967-1997 2 6159-001 Update: The Constitution in War and Peace 1984

Scope and Content: Articles on various constitutional questions including attacks on courts and juvenile justice

2 6159-001 Human Rights: Federalism and Rights 2002

Scope and Content: Articles about federalism and the Supreme Court

2 6159-001 Social Education: Whaling in Antarctica 2014

Scope and Content: Articles about teaching strategies for social studies classes

2 6159-001 Celebrating the Idea of Equality 1987

Scope and Content: The last of a five-part series on the Bicentennial of the Constitution discussing equality and the Founders of the Constitution

2 6159-001 Six Cases That Shaped America 1987

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.

2 6159-001 Chronology of Bicentennial Dates from the End of the American Revolution to the Ratification of the Bill of Rights 1987 2 6159-001 Articles and passages by Isidore Starr circa 1970-1997 2 6159-001 Update: Religion and the Law 1979 Series 6 Books and Booklets 2 6159-001 Concerning Dissent and Civil Disobedience 1968

Scope and Content: Discussions of the revolt of youth and death of MLK and civil disobedience

2 6159-001 Equal Justice Under Law: Supreme Court in American Life 1988

Scope and Content: Goes through the history of supreme court and gives understanding of rich heritage of SCOTUS

2 6159-001 The Idea of Liberty 1978

Scope and Content: Book about the First Amendment - right to petition, assemble, seperation church and state, freedom of press

2 6159-001 Our Living Bill of Rights: Liberty Under the Law & Freedom of Expression 1968

Scope and Content: Socrates, Feiner Case, Power of the state, dignity of the individual, freedom versus security

2 6159-001 The Prince Edward County Case: Our Living Bill of Rights 1968 2 6159-001 Human Rights in the United States: Oxford Social Studies Pamphlets 1951

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

2 6159-001 Southwestern Journal of Social Education: Texas Council of the Social Studies Journal 1975

Scope and Content: Social education learning materials and articles

2 6159-001 Youth and the Law 1974

Scope and Content: Regarding youth and citizenship, juvenline court, family, youth in trouble, web delinquency

2 6159-001 The Federal Judiciary 1961

Scope and Content: Discusses basic facts of judicial system, includes activities and questions for students

2 6159-001 Human Rights in the United States 1951

Scope and Content: Discusses basic facts of human rights and due process, includes activities and questions for students

2 6159-001 Crimes and Justice 1974 2 6159-001 The Noblest Institution: Teaching About the Right to Trial by Jury in NY 1996

Scope and Content: Lessons for the role of juries in the courts

2 6159-001 The Bill of Rights: A History in Documents 2003

Scope and Content: Uses historical documents to teach about significance of Bill of Rights in the past and present

2 6159-001 The Federal Judiciary 1957

Scope and Content: Historical analysis of religious freedom in the US and additional resources for teachers

2 6159-001 Liberty Under Law: Case Studies of the Basic Principles of the Bill of Rights 1963

Scope and Content: Discusses basic facts of judicial system, includes activities and questions for students (1st edition 701)

2 6159-001 Law Studies in the Schools 1977

Scope and Content: Case samples, lessons for various Bill of Rights topics. 2 copies.

2 6159-001 Corporal Punishment in the Schools: Its Use is Abuse 1981

Scope and Content: Articles on the importance and implementation of LRE

2 6159-001 Freedom 2006 2 6159-001 The Prince Edward County Case 1968

Scope and Content: Historical progression of education of African Americans in the US

2 6159-001 Now You Are 18 1987

Scope and Content: Guide to 18 year olds in the law: voting, jury duty, credit

2 6159-001 The Presidents Speak and "This is What They Said" 1984

Scope and Content: Quotes from all Presidents of the US

 2 6159-001 The Gideon Case 1968

Scope and Content: Articles and questions based on equal justice and due process

2 6159-001 High Points 1951

Scope and Content: Articles about teaching and book reviews

2 6159-001 Problems in American Civilization 1949

Scope and Content:

3 6159-001 Rise of the American Nation 1961

Scope and Content:

3 6159-001 Samuel Sewall: the Puritan Pepys undated

Scope and Content: Biography of Samuel Sewall, history essay by Isidore Starr

 3 6159-001 Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1968 3 6159-001 The Supreme Court and The Civil War 1996 3 6159-001 Liberty, Property, & the Foundations of the American Constitution 1989 3 6159-001 The Founders and the Classics 1994 3 6159-001 Contexts of the Bill of Rights 1990 3 6159-001 Justice: Due Process of Law 1981

Scope and Content: Text book describing how courts operate and basic due process

3 6159-001 The Idea of Liberty: First Amendment Freedoms 1978

Scope and Content: Textbook includes sections of court cases, and additional information on 1st amendment freedoms

3 6159-001 Living Together Under the Law 1994

Scope and Content: Discussions, pictures, lesson ideas for why we have rules/ laws

3 6159-001 The Separation of Church and State 2004

Scope and Content: Founding Fathers' writings on freedom of religion

Series 7 Miscellaneous 2 6159-001 Bill of Rights Film Festival 1993

Scope and Content: Includes documents from film festival, production notes of The Handmaid's Tale

2 6159-001 National Bicentennial Competition undated

Scope and Content: assessment survey and test

2 6159-001 Arizona's Law for Kids circa 2000s 2 6159-001 Citizenship 1990, 2002 Series 8 Photographs, audio, and audiovisual materials 3 6159-001 Photographs: Friends and family circa 1940s-2000s 4 6159-001 Videos circa 1980-1990

Scope and Content: 17 VHS

4 6159-001 Cassette tapes circa 1980-1995

Scope and Content: 13 sound cassettes

 5 6159-001 Film reels circa 1960

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

reel 1 6159-001 Film reel: The Schempp Case 1972

Scope and Content: 16mm sound film, 35 minutes. Liberty Under Law: Bible reading in public schools. In collaboration with Isidore Starr.

 Accession No. 6159-002: Isidore Starr papers, 1951-2014 1 box

Scope 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

 1 6159-002 Loose Notes 1990-2006 1 6159-002 Legal Briefings Notated 1994-1998 1 6159-002 Research Materials 1967-2012 1 6159-002 Declaration of Ind., Bill of Rights, Const. 1976-1987 1 6159-002 Education Materials 1954-1993 1 6159-002 Writings - Published & Drafts 1951-1980 1 6159-002 Bill of Rights Film Festival 1 6159-002 Consititution Materials 1986-1994 1 6159-002 Education Materials 1997-2001 1 6159-002 Amendement VI 1 6159-002 Declaration of Independence 1 6159-002 Printouts from Internet Walter Shea 2014 1 6159-002 Citizenship Test 1 6159-002 Consititutionalism 1 6159-002 Arizona Legal History Interview 1992 1 6159-002 Native Americans & the Constitution 1987-1994 1 6159-002 Poetry 1 6159-002 Lawlessness in the US 1978-2000 1 6159-002 Federalist & Anti-Federalist 1 6159-002 Law & the Social Studies 1996 1 6159-002 Juvenile Justice 1973-1982 1 6159-002 Constitution Day 2011 1 6159-002 Roots of the Constitution 1987 1 6159-002 General Notes 1 6159-002 A Curriculum of Hope 1987 1 6159-002 Expression 1985-2001 1 6159-002 80th Birthday Letters (PHOTO) 1991 1 6159-002 Bound Book of Thank You Letters 1979