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Mary Davies Scott papers

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Mary Davies Scott was born in 1944. She earned her J.D. from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, in 1978. Scott was appointed Bankruptcy Judge to the Eastern District of the United States Federal Court in 1987, where she remained until her retirement in 2002. From 1996 to 2002, she served as a member of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Scott is a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where she has served in a number of leadership roles, including President, member of the Board of Directors, and Chair of the Endowment for Education. She has served on the Board of Directors of the American College of Bankruptcy since 2002. Scott has planned and taught at various workshops and seminars for the Federal Judicial Center, an organization that provides continuing education to the federal judiciary, including bankruptcy judges.

As chair of the American College of Bankruptcy's Archives Committee, Scott was instrumental in creating and developing the National Bankruptcy Archives at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

The Mary Davies Scott Papers, 1984-2002, chiefly include correspondence, meeting materials, and related records pertaining to Scott's activities as a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the American College of Bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal Judicial Center, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, and the Office of the United States Trustees.

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  1. American Bankruptcy Institute Materials
  2. American College of Bankruptcy Materials
  3. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Eighth Circuit Materials
  4. Federal Judicial Center Materials
  5. National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Materials
  6. Office of the United States Trustees Materials
  7. Correspondence
  8. Subject Files

Received from Mary Davies Scott in 2005.

Processed and encoded by Jordon Steele, November-December 2006.

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University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Finding Aid Author
Jordon Steele
Finding Aid Date
2006
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Collection Inventory

American Bankruptcy Institute Materials, 1984-1999.
Box 1 Folder 1

Administrative File, 1997-1998.
Box 1 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Board of Regents Application, a copy of the American College of Bankruptcy Bylaws, and related materials.

Bankruptcy Review Commission Project Steering Committee, 1995-1997.
Box 1 Folder 3
Future of the College Committee, 1999-2000.
Box 1 Folder 4
Meetings, 1996-1999.
Box 1 Folder 5-11
Memoranda, 1995-1996.
Box 1 Folder 12

Scope and Contents

Papers related to Scott's activity on the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit, on which she served from 1996 to 2002.

Administrative File, 1997.
Box 1 Folder 13
Correspondence, 1996-2001.
Box 1 Folder 14-15
Federal Judical Center Seminar for Bankruptcy Appellate Judges, 1997 August 25-26.
Box 1 Folder 16
Formation and History, 1993-1996.
Box 1 Folder 17
Local Rules, 1993-1996.
Box 1 Folder 18-19
Minutes, 1996-2001.
Box 1 Folder 20 Box 2 Folder 1-8
Statistics, 1997-2002.
Box 2 Folder 9
"Index to Opinions", 2000.
Box 2 Folder 10

Bankruptcy Education Committee Materials, 1998-2001.
Box 2 Folder 11-13
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and meeting materials regarding Scott's participation on this committee.

Orientation Seminar for United States Bankruptcy Judges, September 20-23.
Box 2 Folder 14-15
Orientation Seminar for United States Bankruptcy Judges, February 22-26.
Box 2 Folder 16-17
Seminar for Bankruptcy Judges, May 18-20.
Box 2 Folder 18-19
Seminar for United States Bankruptcy Judges, February 22-24.
Box 2 Folder 20-21
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges of the 3rd, 4th, D.C., 5th, and 11th Judicial Circuits, March 7-9.
Box 3 Folder 1-2
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges of the D.C., 4th, 7th, 8th, and 11th Circuits, February 25-27.
Box 3 Folder 3-4
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges of the 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 8th Circuits, December 9-11.
Box 3 Folder 5-8
Orientation Seminar for United States Bankruptcy Judges, June 23-28.
Box 5 Folder 9-12
Orientation Seminar for United States Bankruptcy Judges, August 30-September 4.
Box 3 Folder 13
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges, April 26-28.
Box 3 Folder 14-15
Orientation Seminar for United States Bankruptcy Judges, November 15-19.
Box 4 Folder 1-4
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges III, April 11-13.
Box 4 Folder 5-6
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges I, November 2-5.
Box 4 Folder 7
"The Chapter 13 Confirmation Process", 1994.
Box 4 Folder 8
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges II, February 27-March 1.
Box 4 Folder 9-11
Judges' Office Automation Training Program, March 2-4.
Box 4 Folder 12
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges III, May 31-June 6.
Box 4 Folder 13
"Financial Statements in the Courtroom" Workshop, June 11-14.
Box 4 Folder 14-15
Orientation Seminar for United States Bankruptcy Judges, June 19-23.
Box 4 Folder 16-18
Video Orientation Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, November 27-30.
Box 5 Folder 1-3
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Video, 1994-1995.
Box 5 Folder 4
Scope and Contents note

Planning materials and a videotap related to a video Scott shot with Charles Clevert related to Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges III, July 17-19.
Box 5 Folder 5-7
Orientation Seminar for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, November 18-21.
Box 5 Folder 8-10
Orientation Seminar for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, June 22-26.
Box 5 Folder 11
Seminar for Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judges, August 25-26.
Box 5 Folder 12
"Something of Value: A Panel Presentation", 1997.
Box 5 Folder 13
Special Program at the University of Chicago Law School, September 24-26.
Box 6 Folder 1-2
General, 1997-1998.
Unknown container 105 for instance of General
Program, 1998.
Unknown container 106 for instance of Program
Judges' Office Automation Training Program, August 4-6.
Box 6 Folder 5
New York University Law School Special Program for Bankruptcy Judges, September 23-25.
Box 6 Folder 6
Video Orientation for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, February 2-5.
Box 6 Folder 7
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges III, November 16-18.
Box 6 Folder 8
Orientation Seminar for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, December 1-4.
Box 6 Folder 9-10
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges, April 6-8.
Box 6 Folder 11-13
Video Orientation for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, June 7-10.
Box 6 Folder 14
Orientation Seminar for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, October 25-28.
Box 6 Folder 15-16
Orientation Seminar for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, December 6-10.
Video Orientation for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, June 26-29.
Box 6 Folder 17
University of Alabama's Program for United States Bankruptcy Judges, September 10-13.
Box 6 Folder 18
Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges III, November 29-December 1.
Box 6 Folder 19
Video Orientation for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, December 10-13.
Box 6 Folder 20
Orientation Seminar for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges, February 12-16.
Box 6 Folder 21
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges: Endowment for Education Materials, 1990-1997.
Box 7 Folder 1

Correspondence, 1989-1996.
Box 7 Folder 2-3
Chapter 13 Trustee Guidelines, 1995-1996.
Box 7 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1995-1996.
Box 7 Folder 5
Meetings, 1995-1998.
Box 7 Folder 7-11
Fee Guidelines, 1996.
Box 7 Folder 12
History, 1998-2001.
Box 7 Folder 13

Letter from Joe Lee, 1995 December 27.
Box 7 Folder 14
Letter from Jerry Patchan, 23 June 1998.
Box 7 Folder 15
NYU Tribute to Lawrence P. King, 2001.
Box 7 Folder 16

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