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2009 - Research In The Land Entry Files Of The General Land Office, Reference Information Paper 114
2009 - Research In The Land Entry Files Of The General Land Office, Reference Information Paper 114
National Archives Documents
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has custody of the land entry case files for the 30 Federal public land states. There are case files for all states in the United States except the original 13 states. This publication is intended to provide an overview of the land entry files held at the National Archives Building and an introduction to research in them.
The Case Of The Disappearing Briefs: A Study In Preservation Strategy, Margaret A. Leary
The Case Of The Disappearing Briefs: A Study In Preservation Strategy, Margaret A. Leary
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Federal appellate court records and briefs are significant to researchers in many disciplines, but academic law libraries are discarding them. Ms. Leary chronicles the demise of paper holdings in law libraries, the rise of microforms, and the contents and usage of the National Archives and Records Administration's files. She then derives principles for preservation strategies that may apply to other categories of legal material.