Research Catalog

Title

The family letters of Louis D. Brandeis / edited by Melvin I. Urofsky and David W. Levy.

Author

Brandeis, Louis D., 1856-1941

Publication

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2002.

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Additional Authors

• Urofsky, Melvin I.
• Levy, David W., 1937-

Description

xxi, 583 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Widely regarded as a leading progressive reformer as well as a major figure in Constitutional history, Louis D. Brandeis was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939. Liberals and conservatives alike consistently rate him as one of the few truly great jurists to serve on that court." "Until now, only Brandeis's professional correspondence has been available in print. Here, Melvin I. Urofsky and David W. Levy present the private correspondence between Brandeis and his immediate family, particularly his wife and two daughters, Elizabeth and Susan. Not only do the letters reveal much about progressive politics and personalities, they also reveal Brandeis the person. Author of the "right to privacy" doctrine, Brandeis jealously guarded his personal life. He enjoyed the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He liked to hike and canoe. As a husband and father, he faced the same problems and frustrations faced by every spouse and parent. He relished a good joke yet carefully restricted this side to this family and a few close friends. While many who came in contact with him thought him cold and remote, those closest to him saw the human side behind the mantle of Supreme Court justice."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Brandeis, Louis D., 1856-1941 > Correspondence
• Statesmen > United States > Correspondence
• Judges > United States > Correspondence

Genre/Form

• Personal correspondence
• Correspondance privée.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxiii]) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Chronology -- Sources -- The Family Letters of Louis D. Brandeis -- Index

ISBN

0806134046 (hc : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2002020551

OCLC

• 48958139
• SCSB-10157206

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library