Justice Glenn Terrell Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 92-25

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes Judge Terrell's official papers, speeches, newspaper articles by and about the Judge, correspondence & legal files pertaining to the Florida Bar, court rules, impeachments, campaigns, law books, bulletins, journals, & maps; most of the items are legal files, opinions and per curiams; also includes personal papers, photos, scrapbooks & memorabilia. Approximately 7,663 items including opinions and per curiams, speeches, court rules, official papers and private correspondence.

Online Copies Available

Select materials from the Justice Glenn Terrell Papers have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library.

Dates

Created: 1775-1985
Other: Majority of material found in 1920-1970
Other: Date acquired: 12/00/1992

Creator

Terrell, Glenn, 1878-1964 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers. Users may access this collection at the Claude Pepper Library.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Biographical or Historical Information

Justice Glenn Terrell was a member of the Supreme Court of Florida for 41 years at the time of his death in January 1964. In 1965, Mrs. Esther Collins Terrell, his wife, presented his papers to the Florida State University Library.

Extent

24.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Claude Pepper Library.

Method of Acquisition

The papers, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia of William Glenn Terrell were given to the Florida State University Libraries by his wife, Esther Collins; F. Perry Odom, Tallahassee, Florida; Campbell Thornal, Justice of the Florida Supreme Court; and Fred 0. Dickinson, Jr., Florida Comptroller. Materials were given from 1965-1973.

Existence and Location of Originals

The scrapbooks have been microfilmed; scrapbooks 1-6, listed below, can be found on Film 9411 (2 reels) in the Florida State University Libraries. Reel 1 has Books 1-5. Reel 2 has Book 6.

Related Materials

Collection is available on microfilm 9411.

Subjects

Bloxham, William Dunnington, 1835-1911
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Florida Bar
Florida State University Libraries. Claude Pepper Library Subject Source: Lcnaf
Florida. Supreme Court
Gambling Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Holland, Spessard L. (Spessard Lindsey), 1892-1971
Judges--Florida Subject Source: Local sources
Legal documents. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
McLemore, Henry
Memorials Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Municipal bonds Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Pamphlets Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Periodicals. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Programs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Segregation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Terrell, Glenn, 1878-1964