Powell Papers
The Lewis F. Powell Jr. Papers, like all of the the manuscript collections held by the Powell Archives, has an XML/EAD encoded finding aid. The encoding was made possible by the Virginia Heritage Project Task Force of the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) and was funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Powell, Lewis F. Jr. Papers, 1921-1998: #0001
Secondary, more detailed finding aids to specific portions of the Powell Papers, including a listing of all Supreme Court case files and listings of Powell correspondents, are listed below. They are word processing documents, with the exception of the Excel spreadsheet format of the Supreme Court cases listing.
Series 2.1.1: Correspondence, 1932-1971
Series 3.1.3: World War II Correspondence in bound volumes, 1943-1947
Series 2.1.2:
"Get Well" Correspondence, 1956
"Get Well" Correspondence, 1967
"Get Well" Correspondence, 1979
Correspondence re National Defense, 1957-1971
Series 10.1 (part): Supreme Court Nomination Congratulations, 1971-1972
Series 10.2.1: General Correspondence, 1972-1987
Series 10.2.2: Correspondence with Associate Justices, 1972-1987
Series 10.6: Supreme Court Case Files, 1972-1987
Slip Opinions Annotated by Justice Powell
Supreme Court Opinions Written by Powell - alphabetical by title
Supreme Court Opinions Written by Powell - by subject
Series 11.1.1: Retirement -- General Correspondence, 1987-1998
Series 11.6.1: 4th Circuit Case Files, 1987-1995
Series 11.6.2: 11th Circuit Case Files, 1989-1991
Series 11.9.2: Justice Powell's Death and Funeral
Separated Materials: Justice Powell's Chambers and Personal Library
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Related Collections
Two collections especially complementary to the Powell Papers are the papers of Powell's spouse of over sixty years, Josephine Rucker Powell and the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Collection. The later comprises all of the small donations and the materials pertaining to Powell collected by the Powell Archives.
Powell, Josephine Rucker, 1929-1996: #014
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Powell, Lewis F. Collection, 1937-1999: #002
Washington and Lee University School of Law