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Owen J. Roberts Outlines for Constitutional Law Lectures

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Owen J. Roberts was born in Philadelphia in 1875. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in 1895 and a law degree in 1898. While at Penn, Roberts edited "The Daily Pennsylvanian." He later served as Professor at the Law School from 1898 to 1918.

Roberts was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945. After stepping down from the bench, he served as Dean for the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1948 to 1951.

Roberts died in 1955.

Outlines of lectures Owen J. Roberts gave at the University of Pennsylvania Law School on Constitutional Law. File also includes letter that provides more information on provenance.

Gift of William H. Ewing, 1992.

Processed by Jordon Steele, October 2008.

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University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
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Jordon Steele
Finding Aid Date
2008

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