Guide to the Papers of Bernard Botein
1929-1975 (bulk 1968-1973)
MS 68
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
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Description is written in English.
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Bernard Botein Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1929-1975 (1968-1973) |
| Collection Summary: | The Papers consist of originals and copies of primary and secondary materials that document the service and activities of Judge Bernard Botein, a prominent Supreme Court Justice of the State of New York (1941-1968) and active court reformist, primarily in the years after his resignation from the Supreme Court. The collection largely presents materials relating to his participation in various legal, civic, philanthropic and political organizations and on committees and taskforces, significantly on the causes of court reform and reform of criminal justice administration. The collection also includes a significant number of manuscripts and drafts of his orations and legal writings; correspondence, including letters from prominent members of the legal and political communities; as well as photographs and other visual materials relating his legal career. The collection also contains published materials including a number of legal publications and official legislative documents. |
| Quantity: | 10.0 Linear feet (25 boxes) |
| Location Note: | New-York Historical Society Mss Collection (2nd Floor Non-circulating ) |
| Language Note: | The Bernard Botein Papers are written in English. |
| Call Phrase: | MS 68 |
Biographical Note
Bernard Botein (1900-1974) was a principal leader in New York City’s legal establishment. A Supreme Court Judge for the State of New York and a dedicated court reformist, Judge Botein was known for his work that liberalized and improved procedures in court administration.
Born on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Bernard Botein attended Morris High School, The City College of New York and Brooklyn Law School before beginning his legal career in 1929 as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan in the Accident Fraud Bureau and as General Attorney for the State Insurance Fund in 1938. During this time he distinguished himself producing many successful convictions for the Bureau, as well as for several State investigations pertaining to state insurance and printing contracts. Serving the State Supreme Court, Botein was elected and served as Associate Justice (1953-1958), and later Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department for Manhattan and the Bronx (1958-1968). It was during this time that he developed his reputation as an innovative administrator and passionate advocate of reform. Accomplishments include the 24-Hour Arraignment System, a system that lessened the time defendants would spend in police custody, and the centralization of the court system of the State. A strong advocate for equality under the law and the underprivileged, Botein’s work frequently benefited defendants most affected by inequality experienced in the administration of criminal justice.
In 1968, Botein retired after 27 years on the bench. He became leading partner in the law firm of Botein, Hays, Sklar and Herzberg and President of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1970-1972). He continued to serve the cause of court reform and was an active participant in numerous legal, civic, political, and philanthropic organizations and on a variety of committees and task forces. He was active in organizations such as the Vera Institute of Justice, the Legal Aid Society and the New York City Rand Institute, as well as the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged and participated in several groups such as the Temporary Committee on Black-Jewish Relations. In politics, Botein was Co-Chairman of Frank S. Hogan 1973 District Attorney Campaign, active in the campaigns of George McGovern and Mayor John V. Lindsay and was one of the sponsors of a lawyer’s protest in 1970 against the Vietnam war.
An accomplished writer and orator, Botein contributed a significantly to the legal field, addressing many in the legal community and publishing numerous legal papers including several novels such as the Trial Judge (1952) and The Prosecutor (1956). In his writings, Botein covered issues such as judicial administration, court reorganization, court modernization, legal aid and pretrial release practices.
Bernard Botein was married to Marian Berman Botein in 1940 and had two sons. He died in 1974 at the age of 74.
Scope and Content Note
The Bernard Botein Papers consists of originals and copies of primary and secondary materials that document the service and activities of Bernard Botein in the years of private practice following his resignation as Supreme Court Justice.
The collection centers around Botein’s efforts in over forty-two legal, civic, philanthropic and political organizations and on committees and taskforces on various reformist causes, significantly in the areas of court reform and reform of criminal justice administration in the State of New York. Materials include correspondence, reports, proposals, preparatory materials for studies and research, newspaper clippings and other printed materials including copies of legal publications and legislative documents. The collection presents information on the investigative, commemorative and administrative activities of these groups. Organizations of attorneys, judges and legal educators are represented, as well as community organizations like the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA), and a number of committees relating to court administration. Information regarding Botein's participation in the political campaigns of George McGovern, John V. Lindsay and Manhattan District Attorney Frank Hogan can be found here.
The collection also contains over eight-six of Bernard Botein’s orations and legal writings in the form of manuscripts and often annotated draft texts that include addresses, statements, articles, proposals, reports and studies, as well as associated notes and correspondence, and relate to his service with various organizations, committees and taskforces. It includes press releases during Botein’s appointment as Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department for Manhattan and the Bronx (1958-1968), and copies of published works represented in a number of legal journals and newsletters, such as New York Law Journal and Journal of the American Judicature Society.
Additional materials consists of correspondence, including congratulatory letters from prominent members of the legal and political communities, professional invitations, as well as Botein’s letters of support to individuals; black and white photographic prints that encompass the length of Botein’s career (1929-1971), with several depicting Botein alongside prominent legal and political figures; documents concerning the 1969 documentary, The True and The Just commissioned by the Department Committee on Court Administration; and documents pertaining to memorials in honor of Bernard Botein including manuscripts of memorial addresses by colleagues Honorable David W. Peck and Whitney North-Seymour and several articles addressing Botein’s legal career.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in six series.
- Series I. Organizational Files
- Series II. Speeches, Addresses and Writings
- Series III. Correspondence
- Series IV. Subject Files
- Series V. Photographic and Visual Materials
- Series VI. Memorials and Memorial Addresses
Most of the material is arranged chronologically within series, except Series I and Series IV, which are arranged alphabetically.
Access Points
Subject Names
- Abrams, Charles
- Beldock, P. J. George
- Carey, John
- Childs, R
- Finkelstein, Jerry
- Helpern, Milton, 1902-
- Hogan , Frank S.
- Lehman, Maxwell
- Lindsay , John V. (John Vliet)
- McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-
- Meyer, Walter
- Putterman, David
- Rabin, Benjamin
- Shack, Elizabeth T
- Stein, Andrew J
- Stern, Gerald
Document Type
- Academic addresses
- Articles.
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Drafts (documents)
- Manuscripts
- Pamphlets
- Photocopies
- Photographic prints
- Reports
- Scrapbooks
- Speeches
- Typescripts
Subject Topics
- African Americans
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Bar associations
- Charities--New York (State)--New York
- Courts -- New York (State) -- New York
- Crime -- New York (State) -- New York
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- New York (State) -- New York
- Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (New York, N.Y.)
- Jews
- Law
- Legal Aid Society (New York, N.Y.)
- New York (State). Dept. of Motor Vehicles
- New York City-Rand Institute
- Politics, Practical
- Race relations
- United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.
- Vera Institute of Justice
Subject Places
- New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government
- Vietnam -- History -- 1945-1975
Occupation(s)
- Judges--New York (State)--New York
- Lawyers -- New York (N.Y.)
Administrative Information
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Marian Botein, 1975.
Access Restriction
Open to qualified researchers.
Use Restrictions
Permission to quote from this collection in a publication must be requested and granted in writing. Send permission requests, citing the name of the collection from which you wish to quote to:
Manuscript Curator, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
The copyright law of the United States governs the making of photocopies and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Unpublished materials created before January 1, 1978 cannot be quoted in publication without permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation Note
This collection should be cited to the Bernard Botein Papers, MS 68, The New-York Historical Society.
Container List
Series I. Organizational Files, Bulk, 1968-1973 1961-1974
Scope and ContentSeries I consists of materials accumulated and produced by Bernard Botein during the course of his service and participation in over forty-two legal, civic, philanthropic and political organizations and on committees and taskforces, significantly in the areas of court reform and reform of criminal justice administration. In addition, the series contains several files covering others topics including racial and religious prejudice. Materials present information on the investigative, commemorative and administrative activities of these groups. Legal groups represent various bar associations and other organizations of attorneys, judges and legal educators, particularly the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1969-1973), the Vera Institute for Justice (1964-1972), Legal Aid Society (1969-1972) and the New York City Rand Institute (1969-1973). The collection represents several specific committees and taskforces in which Bernard Botein was active including the City of New York, Office of the Mayor’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (1968-1969), the Appellate Division for Manhattan and the Bronx’s Departmental Committee on Court Administration (1969-1971, 1973) and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles' Taskforce on the Administrative Adjudication of Traffic Violations (1969). In politics, materials from Botein's participation in the political campaigns of George McGovern, John V. Lindsay and Manhattan District Attorney Frank Hogan are represented here, as well as civic organizations like the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) (1970-1974). The series contains original, photocopied, and secondary materials and includes correspondence, reports, proposals, preparatory materials for studies and research areas, newspaper clippings, published articles and other printed materials. Some texts of Judge Botein’s orations and writings including academic addresses, public statements, speeches and articles, as well as copies of legal publications and legislative documents are partially represented here, in addition to Series II. Series IV also contains additional groupings of files pertaining to specific areas of research and study.
ArrangementMaterials in Series I were re-filed in alphabetical order by organization, committee or taskforce name, and materials relating to the same organization and year were consolidated into a single folder. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box: 1 | Folder : 1 | African Student Aid Fund |
1971-1973 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 2 | American Arbitration Association |
1969 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 3 | American Arbitration Association |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 4 | American Bar Association: The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation |
1970 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 5 | American Bar Association: Community Action for Legal Services, Inc. (CALS) |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 6 | American Bar Association: Task Force on Standards of Judicial Administration |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 7 | American Bar Association |
1971 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 8 | American Bar Association |
1973 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 9 | American Bar Foundation: Institute of Criminal Justice |
1965 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 10 | American College of Trial Lawyers |
1973 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 11 | American Friends of Boy's Town Jerusalem |
1973 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 12 | American Jewish Committee: Learned Hand Award |
1972 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 13 | American Judicature Society: Bernard Botein Award |
1971 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 1 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Committee on Professional Responsibility |
1969 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 2 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Twelfth Night Event |
1969 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 3 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: President |
1969-1970 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 4 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Special Committee on Judicial Selection
and Tenure |
1969-1970 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 5 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Committee on Memorials |
1969-1971 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 6 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Committee on Criminal Courts |
1969-1971 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 7 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Committee on Professional Responsibility |
1970 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 8 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Congratulatory Letters |
1970 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 9 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Centennial Committee, Decentralization
of Government of New York City Study, Reports and Proposals |
1970 | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 10 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Centennial Committee, Decentralization
of Government of New York City |
1970 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 1 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Speeches and Statements |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 2 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: League of Women Voters of the City
of New York, Re: State Unified Court Budget |
1971 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 3 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: President |
1971 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 4 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: 1 of 2 |
1972 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 5 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: 2 of 2 |
1972 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 6 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: President |
1972 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 7 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York |
1973 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 8 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Membership Forms |
undated | |
| Box: 4 | Folder : 1 | Banton Boys |
1969-1970 | |
| Box: 4 | Folder : 2 | Brotherhood in Action, Inc. I |
1968-1970 | |
| Box: 4 | Folder : 3 | Brotherhood in Action, Inc. II |
1971-1973 | |
| Box: 4 | Folder : 4 | City of New York, Bronx County Civil Court: Study on Landlords and Tenant Parts |
1972 | |
| Box: 4 | Folder : 5 | City of New York, Office of the Major: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1 of
2 |
1968 | |
| Box: 4 | Folder : 6 | City of New York, Office of the Major: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 2 of
2 |
1968 | |
| Box: 4 | Folder : 7 | City of New York, Office of the Major: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1 of
2 |
1969 January-May | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 1 | City of New York, Office of the Major: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 2 of
2 |
1969 January-May | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 2 | City of New York, Office of the Major: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1 of
2 |
1969 June-December | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 3 | City of New York, Office of the Major: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 2 of
2 |
1969 June-December | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 4 | Citizens Union: The William Jay Schieffelin Award for Distinguished Public Service |
1970 | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 5 | Citizens Union: Regarding Abolition of City Marshals |
1971 | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 6 | Committee for Modern Courts Fund, Inc. |
1973 | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 7 | Council on Law-Related Studies |
1969-1971 | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 8 | Council on Law-Related Studies |
1972 | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 9 | Council on Law-Related Studies |
1973-1974 | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 10 | Council of New York Law Associates |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 11 | Council of New York Law Associates |
1973 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 1 | Courts-Departmental Committee on Court Administration (Appellate Division of Manhattan
and the Bronx): Correspondence and Report, Re: film "The True and The Just" |
1969 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 2 | Courts-Departmental Committee on Court Administration (Appellate Division of Manhattan
and the Bronx): Correspondence, Re: Honorable William J. vanden Heuvel |
1969-1971 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 3 | Courts-Departmental Committee on Court Administration (Appellate Division of Manhattan
and the Bronx) |
1970 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 4 | Courts-Departmental Committee on Court Administration (Appellate Division of Manhattan
and the Bronx) |
1971 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 5 | Courts-Departmental Committee on Court Administration (Appellate Division of Manhattan
and the Bronx) |
1973 January-March | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 6 | Courts-Departmental Committee on Court Administration (Appellate Division of Manhattan
and the Bronx) |
1973 May-June | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 7 | Courts-Departmental Committee on Court Administration (Appellate Division of Manhattan
and the Bronx) |
1973 July-August | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 8 | Courts-Departmental Committee on Court Administration (Appellate Division of Manhattan
and the Bronx) |
1973 September-December | |
| Box: 7 | Folder : 1 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Intoxication Problem |
1969, 1971 | |
| Box: 7 | Folder : 2 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Housing Code Removal, 1 of 3 |
1970 | |
| Box: 7 | Folder : 3 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Housing Code Removal, 2 of 3 |
1970 | |
| Box: 7 | Folder : 4 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Housing Code Removal, 3 of 3 |
1970 | |
| Box: 7 | Folder : 5 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Correspondence, responses re: Housing Maintenance Violation Code Removal |
1970 | |
| Box: 7 | Folder : 6 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Draft Report, Re: Tax Certiorari |
1970 | |
| Box: 7 | Folder : 7 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 1 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Correspondence |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 2 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Housing Code Removal |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 3 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Reports |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 4 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Selected Meeting Minutes |
1970-1972 | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 5 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Committee Business |
1971 | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 1 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction |
1972 January-February | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 2 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction |
1972 March | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 3 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction |
1972 April | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 4 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction |
1972 May-June | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 5 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Correspondence re:diversion programs |
1972 | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 6 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Housing Code |
1972 | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 7 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Membership |
1972 | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 8 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Report, Achieving Prompt Trials in New York City |
1972 | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 9 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction |
1973 | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 10 | Courts-Subcommittee on the Elimination of Inappropriate and Unnecessary Jurisdiction:
Notes |
undated | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 1 | Federation of Jewish Philanthropies |
1969 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 2 | Ford Foundation |
1965-1968 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 3 | Grand Jury Association of New York County, Inc. |
1969-1970 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 4 | Institute of Judicial Administration |
1966-1967 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 5 | Institute of Judicial Administration |
1972 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 6 | The International League for the Rights of Man: Correspondence, re: Human Rights Appeal
to United Nations |
1970 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 7 | Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA): Board of Trustees |
1970 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 8 | Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA): Board of Trustees |
1971 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 9 | Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) |
1972 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 10 | Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA): Correspondence, Legal Services
Proposal |
1973 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 1 | Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) |
1974 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 2 | John Jay Law Club |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 3 | Law Center Foundation, New York University: Board of Trustees |
1965-1968 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 4 | Law Center Foundation, New York University: Board of Trustees |
1973 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 5 | Lawyers for Frank Hogan |
1973 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 6 | Lawyers for Lindsay |
1969-1971 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 7 | Lawyers for McGovern |
1972 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 8 | Lawyers Square Club |
1972 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 9 | Legal Aid Society |
1969 January-June | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 10 | Legal Aid Society |
1969 July-December | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 11 | Legal Aid Society |
1970 March-June | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 12 | Legal Aid Society |
1970 July-December | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 13 | Legal Aid Society |
1971 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 14 | Legal Aid Society |
1972 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 15 | Lemberg Center, Brandeis University |
1969 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 1 | Long Island University: Judicial Administration Program, Advisory Board |
1971 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 2 | Los Angeles County Bar Association |
1971 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 3 | Milton Helpern Library of Legal Medicine |
1972 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 4 | Morris High School, Bronx |
1973 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 5 | Municipal Art Society |
1970 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 6 | National Council on Crime and Delinquency |
1964-1966, 1968 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 7 | New School for Social Research: Center for New York City Affairs |
1969-1970 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 8 | New York City Democratic Committee: Jerry Finkelstein |
1969-1971 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 9 | New York City-Rand Institute: 1 of 2 |
1969 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 10 | New York City-Rand Institute: 2 of 2 |
1969 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 11 | New York City-Rand Institute: Chairman Judge Botein |
1969 May-September | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 1 | New York City-Rand Institute: Chairman Judge Botein |
1969 October-December | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 2 | New York City-Rand Institute |
1970 January-March | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 3 | New York City-Rand Institute |
1970 April-June | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 4 | New York City-Rand Institute |
1970 July-December | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 5 | New York City-Rand Institute: Correspondence, Report-Rental Housing in New York City |
1970 | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 6 | New York City-Rand Institute: Court Records, McKinsey Case |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 1 | New York City-Rand Institute |
1971 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 2 | New York City-Rand Institute: Evaluation Report [draft], Ford Foundation |
1971 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 3 | New York City-Rand Institute |
1972 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 4 | New York City-Rand Institute |
1973 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 5 | New York Civil Liberties Union: New York Committee Against Preventive Detention |
1969 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 6 | New York State Bar Association |
1969-1971 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 7 | New York State Bar Association |
1972 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 8 | New York State, Court of Claims |
1973 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 9 | New York State, Constitutional Convention |
1966-1967 | |
| Box: 14 | Folder : 10 | New York State, Constitutional Convention |
1967 | |
| Box: 15 | Folder : 1 | New York State, Department of Motor Vehicles: Taskforce on the Administrative Adjudication
of Traffic Violations (1 of 3) |
1969 | |
| Box: 15 | Folder : 2 | New York State, Department of Motor Vehicles: Taskforce on the Administrative Adjudication
of Traffic Violations (2 of 3) |
1969 | |
| Box: 15 | Folder : 3 | New York State, Department of Motor Vehicles: Taskforce on the Administrative Adjudication
of Traffic Violations (3 of 3) |
1969 | |
| Box: 15 | Folder : 4 | New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Crime and Its Causes, Control and Effect
on Society |
1968 | |
| Box: 15 | Folder : 5 | New York State, Legislative Assembly: Temporary State Commission on Living Costs and
the Economy |
1973 | |
| Box: 15 | Folder : 6 | Practicing Law Institute: 1 of 2 |
1969-1970 January-May | |
| Box: 16 | Folder : 1 | Practicing Law Institute: 2 of 2 |
1969-1970 June-December | |
| Box: 16 | Folder : 2 | Practicing Law Institute |
1971-1972 | |
| Box: 16 | Folder : 3 | Special Committee on Racial and Religious Prejudice |
1969 | |
| Box: 16 | Folder : 4 | Special Committee on Racial and Religious Prejudice: Special Committee Report |
1969 | |
| Box: 16 | Folder : 5 | State of Israel Bonds |
1972 | |
| Box: 16 | Folder : 6 | Temporary Committee on Black-Jewish Relations |
1968-1969 | |
| Box: 16 | Folder : 7 | Touro College |
1973 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 1 | University of Michigan Law School: Thomas M. Cooley Lectures |
1968, 1970 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 2 | University of Puerto Rico, School of Law |
1961-1963 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 3 | Vera Institute of Justice |
1964-1966 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 4 | Vera Institute for Justice: British-American Narcotics Conference, 1 of 2 |
1964-1966 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 5 | Vera Institute for Justice: Bail Reform |
1966-1967 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 6 | Vera Institute for Justice: British-American Narcotics Conference, 2 of 2 |
1967 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 7 | Vera Institute for Justice |
1967 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 8 | Vera Institute for Justice |
1968 | |
| Box: 18 | Folder : 1 | Vera Institute for Justice: 1 of 2 |
1968-1969 | |
| Box: 18 | Folder : 2 | Vera Institute for Justice: 2 of 2 |
1968-1969 | |
| Box: 18 | Folder : 3 | Vera Institute for Justice |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 18 | Folder : 4 | Vera Institute for Justice: 1 of 3 |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 18 | Folder : 5 | Vera Institute for Justice: 2 of 3, Program Proposals |
1972 | |
| Box: 18 | Folder : 6 | Vera Institute for Justice: 3 of 3, Program Proposal |
1972 | |
| Box: 18 | Folder : 7 | Walter E. Meyer Research Institute of Law: Project, Trouble Humans and Court Processes |
1966-1968, 1972 | |
| Box: 18 | Folder : 8 | The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation |
1969-1970, 1973 | |
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Series II. Speeches, Addresses and Writings, 11949, 1953, 1955, 1957-1973, undated (bulk dates 1958-1973)
Scope and ContentSeries II consists primarily of draft texts, some of which are annotated, manuscripts as well as published versions of manuscripts of over eighty-six orations and writings written and delivered by Bernard Botein. Materials include addresses, tributes, memorials, remarks, statements, reports, proposals and articles, as well as associated notes and correspondence, and relate to his service with various organizations, committees and taskforces. Many of the materials cover the period during his service as Supreme Court Justice, particularly during his appointment as Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department for Manhattan and the Bronx (1958-1968). This includes two folders of press releases from the Appellate Division covering the periods of 1958-1962 and 1963-1968. Examples of works include The Gentle Art of Judge-Baiting (1957), Our Courts Face the Future (1958), A Judge Votes for the Jury (1960) and A Twenty-Four Hour Arraignment Court (1967), and can be found in various legal and non-legal publications in this series including the Bar Bulletin of New York State Bar Association, New York Law Journal, Journal of the American Judicature Society, Life magazine and the New York Times. The series also contains several inventories that provide additional contextual information about the orations and writings found here. Inventories are located in Box 19/Folder 1. The majority of items are crossed referenced to a chronological index, up to 1973. These items can also be referenced by supplementary indexes including an alphabetical index that lists materials up to 1969. Additional materials can also be found in Series 1 within the files of specific organizations.
ArrangementSome individual files destined for Series II. Speeches, Address and Writings, have been added. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 1 | Indexes and Inventories |
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| Box: 19 | Folder : 2 | …This Right Was Dearly Won; The Protection of Property and Personal Rights |
1946,1949 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 3 | Memorial Day Address; Address before Lawyers Division of the Federation of Jewish
Charities, Honoring Monroe Goldwater. |
1953 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 4 | The Civil Courts of New York State and City;
Who Are the Accident Victims-the Parties, the Public or the Courts? |
1955; 1957 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 5 | The Gentle Art of Judge-Baiting; Address at the Annual Dinner of the Bronx County Bar Association |
1957-1958 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 6 | Remarks upon the Induction of Justice Birdie Amsterdam; Our Courts Face the Future; |
1958 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 7 | Statement at Legislative Hearing on the Concurrent Resolution Proposed by the Temporary
Commission on the Courts; Our Sixth Sense - Our Sense of Justice. |
1958 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 8 | Address at Institute of Law Administration regarding the Judicial Conference Court
Reorganization Plan; Thanksgiving Day Address. |
1958 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 9 | Address at Seventieth Annual Dinner of Brooklyn Bar Association; Court Modernization. |
1958 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 10 | Press Releases, Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court. |
1958-1962 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 11 | Book Reviews: Review of
Not Guilty; Review of
Klein: Judicial Administration and the Legal Profession. |
1958,1963 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 12 | Address at Memorial Service for Honorable Albert Cohn; Address at Annual Meeting of
Family Location Service, Inc. |
1959 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 13 | Address at Fifty-Second Annual Meeting of American Association of Law Libraries; Commencement
Address to Graduating Class of New York Law School. |
1959 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 14 | Judge Votes for the Jury. |
1960 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 15 | Our Social Problem Courts; Address at Municipal Court Building Opening;
New Horizons for the Organized Bar. |
1960-1961 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 16 | Society’s Challenge to Legal Aid.;
Current Court Problems: Bar Dinner |
1960, 1961 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 17 | Address at Dedication Ceremonies of the City and Municipal Courts Building; Address
at the New York Association of Plaintiffs' Trial Lawyers. |
1961 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 18 | Address to Women's City Club |
1962 | |
| Box: 19 | Folder : 19 | Statement on Court Reorganization |
1962 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 1 | Remarks at Annual Meeting of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York |
1963 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 2 | Shifting the Center of Gravity of Probation; Address on Receipt of Medal of City Bar
Association. |
1963 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 3 | Press Releases, Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court. |
1963-1968 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 4 | Address before National Association of Municipal Judges. |
1964 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 5 | Proposal to Establish An Institute of Criminal Justice |
1965 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 6 | The Manhattan Bail Project: Its Impact on Criminology and the Criminal Law Processes |
1965 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 7 | Bar Association Participation in the National Program to Encourage Pre-Trial Release
Without Bail; Address at Annual Dinner of Citizens Union of the City of New York. |
1965 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 8 | Commencement Address at Yeshiva University; Opening Address at Institute on the Operation
of Pretrial Release Projects at Association of the Bar of the City of New York. |
1965 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 9 | The Cost of Providing Defense for Indigents in Criminal Cases;
The Case Against Instant Justice; In Tribute to the Late Honorable Francis L. Valente. |
1965-1966 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 10 | Commencement Address, Brooklyn Law School. |
1966 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 11 | The Criminal and Family Courts |
1966 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 12 | The New Hospitalization Provisions of New York's Mental Hygiene Law. |
1966 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 13 | Statement at Hearing of State Senate Judiciary Committee. |
1966 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 14 | Remarks of Presiding Justice Bernard Botein at Ceremonies Launching the 24-Hour Program;
A Twenty-Four Hour Arraignment Court. |
1967 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 15 | Talk at Luncheon Meeting of the Committee for Modern Courts (at Overseas Press Club) |
1967 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 16 | Talk at Luncheon Meeting of the Committee for Modern Courts (Rochester, N.Y.) |
1967 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 17 | Talk at Annual Luncheon of National Conference of Judicial Councils. |
1967 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 18 | Remarks in Introducing Resolution on Judicial Selection |
1967 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 19 | Six Decades of Achievement |
1967-1968 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 20 | Remarks at First Regional Meeting at Special Committee on Evaluation of Disciplinary
Enforcement at American Bar Association. |
1968 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 21 | Excerpts from Remarks at Dinner of National Conference of Metropolitan Courts; Remarks
at Dedication of the Burton A. Zorn Room. |
1968 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 22 | Civil Liberties and Civil Disorders: Are They Reconcilable? |
1968-1969 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 23 | Address honoring Judge Harold Stevens; Book of the Times. |
1969 | |
| Box: 20 | Folder : 24 | The Role of the Family Lawyer in the Future; Luncheon Address to Newly Admitted Lawyers. |
1969 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 1 | Statement of the Special Committee on Racial and Religious Prejudice |
1969 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 2 | Charles Abrams. |
1970 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 3 | Remarks upon receiving the Gold Metal; Remarks at St. Nicholas Society Dinner. |
1970 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 4 | Draft Article re: State Judicial Budget |
1971 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 5 | Life magazine article. |
1971 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 6 | Law Day; Induction Ceremonies at City Hall. |
1971 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 7 | New York State Bar Association Address; Two Cheers for Merit Selection of Judges;
Statement, Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Law Day Statement |
1972 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 8 | French Jurist Paper; Judges and Their Critics; Handler. Introduction. |
1973 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 9 | The New York Judicial System. |
1973 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 10 | Remarks for Law Day Dinner; Remarks for Law Day Symposium; Law Day Message for New
York Law Journal. |
1973 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 11 | Statement for the Committee for Modern Courts, Inc.; A Statement at the Public Hearing
of the Board of Estimate. |
1973 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 12 | Bail Procedures in England and the United States; Address on the Induction of Judge
Waltemade |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 13 | The Judge as Teacher and Student; Judicial Selection in France, Germany, Italy and
Japan. |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 14 | Toast to Herbert H. Lehman; New York County Lawyer's Association |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 15 | Report on Pretrial Release Practices in Sweden, Denmark, England and Italy; Rusted
Scales of Justice. |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 16 | Statement for Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Issue of New York Law Journal; Social Services
in the Courts. |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 17 | Tamiment Institute Book Award to Merlo J. Pusey; Twentieth Century Problems in Nineteenth
Century Courts. |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 18 | An Address to the Twenty-Third Street Association |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 19 | Voice of America |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 20 | New York State Bar Association Statement. |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 21 | Dean Jerome Prince Speech. |
undated | |
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Series III. Correspondence, 1968-1974
Scope and ContentSeries III contains correspondence received by Bernard Botein in the years following his resignation from the bench and entry into private practice. This includes correspondents from prominent members of legal and political communities. The correspondence refers to congratulatory responses received upon Botein’s resignation; court correspondence relating to various issues post resignation; professional invitations including those for social and commemorative events as well as speaking and writing engagements particularly by legal educators and publishers; and selected correspondence relating to Botein’s activities on various political campaigns. Relating responses from Bernard Botein frequently accompanies items in this series. There is also correspondence from Botein relaying his support of individuals for professional appointments and memberships. Several items denote official responses from the firm Botein, Hays, Sklar and Herzberg after his death. Additional correspondence relating to specific organizations can be found in Series I.
ArrangementSeries III consists of five sub series (Correspondence to and from Judge Bernard Botein, Court Correspondence, Invitations and Engagements, Letters of Support from Bernard Botein, and Botein, Hays, Sklar and Herzberg) which form Subseries I to V. |
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Subseries I. Correspondence to and from Bernard Botein, 1971-1973
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 1 | A-P |
1971 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 2 | A-H |
1972 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 3 | L-X |
1972 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 4 | A-P |
1973 | |
Subseries II. Court Correspondence, 1968-1972
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 5 | Responses to Resignation as Presiding Justice, Appellate Division for Manhattan and
the Bronx |
1968 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 6 | Supreme Court of the United States: Correspondence, re: Admission Recognition |
1969 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 7 | General Correspondence Post Resignation: 1 of 2 |
1969-1972 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 1 | General Correspondence Post Resignation: 2 of 2 |
1969-1972 | |
Subseries III. Invitations and Engagements, 1969-1970
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 2 | Invitations |
1969 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 3 | Invitations: Speaking and Writing Engagements |
1969-1970 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 4 | Invitations |
1970 | |
Subseries IV. Letters of Support from Bernard Botein, 1972-1974
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 5 | Letters of Support: Appointments |
1972-1974 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 6 | Letters of Support: Club Memberships |
1973 | |
Subseries V. Botein, Hays, Sklar and Herzberg, 1974
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 7 | Outstanding Business |
1974 | |
Subseries VI. Political Correspondence, 1969-1970
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 8 | Political Correspondence, Mixed Topics |
1969-1970 | |
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Series IV. Subject Files, 1964, 1966-1971, 1973
Scope and Content NoteSeries IV contains additional groupings of files pertaining to specific areas of research and study. Materials include original and photocopied, primary and secondary materials of correspondence, reports, proposals, preparatory materials and notes for studies and research areas, and printed materials. Research topics represented include judicial administration issues of selection and compensation, crimes of religious prejudice, divorce legislation and materials relating to the opposition of the Vietnam war within the legal field.
ArrangementSeries IV relates to files of specific areas of research but appear to be independent of a particular organization, committee or taskforce. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 1 | Bond Issue-Transportation |
1973 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 2 | Compensation Increase, Re: Supreme Court Justices |
1969-1970 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 3 | Contingent Fees |
1964, 1966 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 4 | Crimes Against Houses of Worship |
1969-1970 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 5 | Criminal Court Reform |
1970-1971 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 6 | Divorce Legislation |
1970 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 7 | Judicial Selection |
1967-1969 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 8 | Vietnam War: Opposition and Protests |
1970-1971 | |
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Series V. Photographs and Visual Materials, 1929-1971
Scope and Content NoteSeries V consists of two subseries (Photographs and Films) that form Subseries I and II. Subseries I contains black and white photographic prints that span the length of Judge Botein's career (1929-1971) and feature Botein alongside prominent figures of the legal and political sphere. Official court photographs from the New York State Supreme Court are included. Subseries II contains material concerning The True and The Just (1969), a documentary film portraying jury duty and commissioned by the Department Committee on Court Administration. Items include correspondence, reports including an official report to the Department Committee and reports documenting film sales, as well as a scrapbook that contains newspaper clippings, press releases, and transcripts of television interviews.
ArrangementSeries V pulls together related material by format. Subseries I has been separated from a pre-existing grouping of miscellaneous personal material. |
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Subseries I. Photographs, 1929-1971
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 9 | Bernard Botein |
1929-1971 | |
Subseries II. Films, 1966, 1967, 1969-1970
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 25 | The True and the Just: Scrapbook |
circa 1966 | ||
| Box: 24 | Folder : 10 | The True and the Just: Report, Departmental Committee for Court Administration (First Judicial Department,
State of New York) |
1967 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 11 | The True and the Just: Correspondence |
1969-1970 | |
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Series VI. Memorials and Memorial Addresses, 1969-1975
Scope and Content NoteSeries VI consists of documents and manuscripts pertaining to memorials and memorial addresses in honor of Bernard Botein. This includes three manuscripts of addresses including those delivered by former Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court, Honorable David W. Peck and prominent trial lawyer, Whitney North-Seymour at a memorial event held at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Also included is an inventory of commemorative memorials, and a file of several published articles addressing the legal career of Bernard Botein.
ArrangementSeries VI pulls together related items by material content, separated from a pre-existing grouping of miscellaneous personal material. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 12 | Judge Bernard Botein |
1969-1975 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 13 | New York Times Articles |
1974 | |
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