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Archie Briggs et al. v. John T. Kerrigan et al. case files

 Series
Identifier: 0700.032
Dates: circa 1969-1971
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Black Voters et al. v. John McDonough et al. case files

 Series
Identifier: 0700.012
Scope and Contents

Includes the City's Law Department records concerning the class action suit brought by black registered voters against Boston's Mayor, City Council, School Committee, Election Commissioners and City Clerk challenging the at-large voting procedure for the election of members of the Boston School Committee. The court found in favor of the defendants.

Dates: circa 1975-1977
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Boston City Hospital Merger files

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Identifier: 0700.017
Dates: circa 1994-1995
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Boston Waterfront Residents' Association, Inc. v. George Romney et al. case files

 Series
Identifier: 0700.033
Dates: 1972
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Briefs, etc.

 Series
Identifier: 0700.019
Dates: circa 1910-1976
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Cable Television files

 Series
Identifier: 0700.016
Dates: circa 1972-1982
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Charles Street Jail and Deer Island cases

 Collection
Identifier: 0700.011
Dates: circa 1971-1976
Found in: City of Boston Archives

City of Boston et al. v. Claude S. Brinegar et al. case files

 Series
Identifier: 0700.031
Dates: 1975
Found in: City of Boston Archives

City of Boston et al. v. Keene Corporation et al. records

 Series
Identifier: 0700.005
Scope and Contents

Records from the suit brought by the City of Boston against manufacturers of materials containing asbestos for reimbursement for the cost of abatement of the asbestos in public buildings. Includes contracts of city-owned buildings from 1923-1971 that were used as exhibits in the case. Buildings include schools, libraries, fire stations, police stations, city hospital, etc. Also includes records from the case itself.

Dates: circa 1923-1990
Found in: City of Boston Archives

City of Boston et al. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority et al. case files

 Series
Identifier: 0700.034
Dates: 1977
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Concerts on the Common files

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Identifier: 0700.021
Dates: circa 1979-1982
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Coughlin et al. v. Election Commissioners et al. case files (Election case)

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Identifier: 0700.025
Dates: 1993
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Doris B. Bunte v. Mayor of Boston case files

 Series
Identifier: 0700.035
Dates: 1971-1972
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Examinations of titles [of land purchased by the city?]

 Series — Volume: 1
Identifier: 0700.003
Scope and Contents

Record of title examinations on properties purchased by the city. Includes Austin Farm and other properties.

Dates: circa 1860-1890
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Fairview Construction Co. Inc. v. City of Boston case files (Minority/Women in Business Enterprise case)

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Identifier: 0700.018
Dates: circa 1989-1991
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Franklin Foundation files

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Identifier: 0700.014
Dates: circa 1990-2002
Found in: City of Boston Archives

General docket

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Identifier: 0700.002
Scope and Contents

Docket of cases handled by the Law Department. Lists names of parties, date of process, court, cause of action, remarks and results.

Dates: 1939-1997
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Government Center Commission records

 Series
Identifier: 0700.030
Dates: circa 1959-1972
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston et al. v. City of Boston et al. case files (Parade Case)

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Identifier: 0700.022
Dates: circa 1992-1995
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Latino Political Action Committee, Inc., ET AL vs. City of Boston, ET AL case files (Latino PAC II)

 Series
Identifier: 0700.008
Dates: Majority of material found in Bulk, 1984; 1973-1985
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Law Department annual reports and publications

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Identifier: 0700.004
Scope and Contents

Includes annual reports of the Law Department from 1911-1974 with gaps and a published copy of the will of Benjamin Franklin and of the proceedings of the Courts and of the Managers of the Franklin Fund relating to the will which were compiled by the Corporation Counsel.

Dates: 1904, 1911-1974 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Law Department correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 0700.006
Scope and Contents note One of the functions of the Law Department is to provide formal and informal opinions to the Mayor, the City Council, the Boston School Committee, and City or County Officials and other employees in matters relating to the discharge of their official duties. This collection documents the communications between various city officials and employees and the Law Department regarding these requests. The collection is divided into two series based on the format of the records. The first series...
Dates: 1884-1982 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Law Department files relating to Democratic National Convention

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Identifier: 0700.038
Scope and Contents

Law Department files relating to Democratic National Convention, 2004 including MOUs.

Dates: 1996-2004; bulk 2004
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Law Department photographs

 Series
Identifier: 0700.010
Dates: circa 1957-1993
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Law Department records

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Identifier: 0700.007
Scope and Contents note This collection includes files kept by the City's Law Department on various issues, cases, questions that came before the department during the 20th century. Significant issues, etc. represented in this collection include the Cocoanut Grove Fire, West End Redevelopment, World War, City Real estate holdings, gifts to the city, bridge construction, City Hospital, City Hall construction and many others. The first series includes a numbered reference file that was kept by the Law Department...
Dates: 1908-1997; Majority of material found within Bulk, 1915-1970
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Legal Opinions of the Corporation Counsel

 Series
Identifier: 0700.001
Scope and Contents note One of the duties of the Corporation Counsel is to provide opinions on the law of any subject or question that may be submitted to him by the Mayor or the City Council and on any subject or question relating to the discharge of their or his duties that may be submitted to him by the School Committee, by any Committee of the City Council, or by four members of the City Council, or by any Officer in charge of a Department of the City government. This series includes the official opinions of...
Dates: 1895-1969 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives

McGrath et al. v. HUD case files (BHA Reverse Discrimination case)

 Series
Identifier: 0700.013
Dates: circa 1988
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Morgan et al. v. Hennigan et al. and related cases files

 Collection
Identifier: 0700.028
Scope and Contents note This collection consists of records of the City's Law Department concerning the "School Cases" relating to desegregation in the late 1960s-1970s. The major case represented in this collection is Tallulah Morgan et al. v. James Hennigan et al. (later known as Morgan v. Kerrigan, Morgan v. McDonough, Morgan v. Sullivan, etc. due to the changes in the School Committee presidency). Also included in this collection are files of the following two cases: Boston School Committee v. Board of...
Dates: 1967-1979
Found in: City of Boston Archives

N.A.A.C.P. v. Boston Housing Authority case files

 Series
Identifier: 0700.023
Dates: circa 1988-1991
Found in: City of Boston Archives

Opinions of the Corporation Counsel

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: 0301.046
Dates: 1988-1998, 2000-2001, 2003-2005
Found in: City of Boston Archives

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