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Series IV. Subject Files, 1945-2004
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Scope and Content Notes: This series contains subject research files primarily related to Kerr’s law practice and public speaking engagements. It spans a broad range of topics, including school integration, abortion rights, affirmative action in the construction trades, capital punishment, censorship, rights of mentally ill, selective service, fair housing, rights of the accused, de-criminalization of drugs, separation of church and state, and the rights of students and teachers. Also included are some files on Kerr’s academic work at Carnegie Mellon University and Point Park College.
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Abortion, 1966-1974
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Academic Freedom in Secondary Schools, 1967
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Americans for Democratic Action, 1970-1974
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Black Community, 1969
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Black Construction Coalition, 1969
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Brown v. Board of Education, 1970-1972
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Campisi, Carmello Case File
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Capital Punishment, 1965-1985
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Carnegie Mellon University, 1972-1979
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Carnegie Mellon University, Program for Executives, 1971-1973
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Censorship, 1960-1969
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Centerville Clinics, Incorporated, Mental Health and Mental Retardation Program, Fredericktown, PA, 1975
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Circle Program, Pittsburgh Public Schools, 1973-1974
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Civil Commitment of the Mentally IL, 1969
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Civil Liberties and the American Civil Liberties Union, 1967-1975
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Corporal Punishment, 1965-1977
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Draft Deferment Case Letters, 1972
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Drugs, 1967-1972
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Dwelling House Building and Loan Association, 1968-1976
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Dwelling House Savings and Loan Association, 1973-1976
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Federal Crime Insurance Program, U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1971-1976
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Home Rule Charter for the People of Pittsburgh, Discussion Draft, September 1973
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Law Enforcement and the Rights of the Accused, 1963-1967
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Lowenstein, Al, U.S. Senate Campaign, 1973-1974
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Malone, Thomas Case File, August 20, 1975
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Non-Heartbeating Organ Donors, 1991-1993
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Non-Profit Bail Bonding Corporation, 1969-1972
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Oskoui, M. Case File, 1972-1976
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Pennsylvania Program for Women and Girl Offenders, Inc., 1971
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17-18 |
Point Park College, 1964-1975
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Prayer and Bible Reading in the Public Schools, 1958-1965, 1982, 1991
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Pre-trial Justice Project, American Friends Service Committee, 1968-1971
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Retention Committee, Retreat State Hospital, Hunlock Creek, PA, 1977
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Rights of Children, 1971-1975
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Rights of Students in Private Institutions, 1961-1966, 1969-1981
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Rights of Teachers and Students in Secondary Schools, 1969-1972
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28-29 |
Selective Service, 1968-1972, 1982
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Senate Bill 1, 1976
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Singer, Nathan Case File, 1945-1976
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Students' Rights, 1963-1969
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Unitarian Church, 1971-1973
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Wage-Price Freeze, August 1971 - January 1972
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Welfare Rights, 1965-1969
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Box 6
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Civil and Labor Rights Articles
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Elaine Mittleman, 1987
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Personal Correspondence
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Allegheny Bar Association Memorial Service for Marjorie Hanson Matson, Esq. Eulogy by Kerr, 1980
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Correspondence with Carnegie Mellon University
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Home Rule Charter Draft, 1973
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Research on Ethics in City Government
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Manuscript regarding Presidential Impeachment
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Carnegie Tech Ideas, Fall 1966
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Carnegie Tech, Fall 1965
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Ingersoll-Rand and Flow International Corporation Merger, 1994
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City of Pittsburgh Personnel Appeals Board, 1989
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City of Pittsburgh Personnel Appeals Board, 1980-1985
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City of Pittsburgh Personnel Appeals Board
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Lawsuits against Cities as Employers
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Lillian Roberts and William Terrell v. City of Pittsburgh
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Ray Wolfgang Appeal, 1990
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David M. Stangl v. City of Pittsburgh, 1990
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City of Pittsburgh Personnel Appeals Board, 1984-1990
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Gloria Novak v. City of Pittsburgh
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City of Pittsburgh Personnel Appeals Board Correspondence, 1984-1989
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Kerr Interview Transcripts, 2004
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Kerr Obituaries and Articles
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City of Pittsburgh Personnel Appeals Board Cases
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Box 8
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Correspondence with Melanie Smith, November 19, 1984
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"The New People", Thomas Merton Center, May 1984
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“Mr. Civil Liberties” Dinner Honoring Kerr, October 25, 1995
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Atlantic City Casino Articles
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Correspondence, 1993
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Teaching Materials, 1984-1993
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Freedom of Speech and Expression
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Michael T. Newell v. City of Pittsburgh Civil Service Commission, 1991
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Personal Correspondence, 1990
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American Civil Liberties Union, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, Inc. v. City of Pittsburgh
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Free Speech and Press, 1992
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Presidential Commemorative Print, 1995
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Clippings, 1992-1993
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Complaint of Judicial Misconduct, 1987
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Letter to Working Assets Funding Service, August 1988
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Correspondence, 1989-1994
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Clippings, Mid-Atlantic County, July 1994
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Mt. Lebanon Committee and Voting, 1964
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Allegheny County Democratic Committee
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Kerr Court Documents
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Americans for Democratic Action, 1984
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Baptist Homes, 1979
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Labor and Civil Liberties, 2003
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Grand Jury Abuse, 1978
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George Countz v. Children’s Hospital and Servicemaster Industries, Inc., 1979
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30 |
American Civil Liberties Union, 1977-1978
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University Relations with Intelligence Agencies
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32 |
Correspondence, 1970s
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33 |
Freedom of the Press
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