Reminiscences of John Van Voorhis 1975
Reminiscences of John Van Voorhis 1975
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- Name
- Van Voorhis, John (Interviewee)
- Koskoff, David E., 1939- (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of John Van Voorhis 1975
- Abstract
- Family background and education; virtues of reading law vs. law school; sketches of great lawyers; political and judicial career; dangers of using law as an instrument of social change
- Collection Name
- New York bar project
- Subjects
- Judges; Law--Study and teaching; Law and socialism; Law--Political aspects; Van Voorhis, John
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1975
- Note (Biographical)
- Judge
- Note
- Interviewed by David E. Koskoff on March 20 and April 4, 1975
- Note (Provenance)
- John Van Voorhis, Gift 1975
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 14009066
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-cen0-fz04
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.