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Summary Information
William Gorham Rice Papers
1914-1978
- Rice, William Gorham, 1892-1979
Mss 89; Mss 224; Micro 535; PH 4928
10.9 cubic feet (24 archives boxes) and 6 reels of microfilm (35 mm); plus additions of 0.7 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box, 1 flat box, and 1 oversize folder), 0.4 cubic feet of negatives (2 negative boxes), and 0.1 cubic feet of ephemera (1 oversize folder)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of William Gorham Rice, a University of Wisconsin law professor (1922-1963), expert on international and labor law, and champion of civil liberties and social justice. Included in the collection are Rice's personal and professional correspondence; letters of his parents; speeches, articles, and notes, concerning the law, politics, and social justice; and legal files from Rice's post-retirement private law practice. The collection is rich in information about World War I in Europe where Rice served in Europe as an ambulance driver prior to the official United States entry into the war until after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The effects of the war in this country are revealed in papers on Rice's parents' war support activities and Belgian relief work. A subject and organizations file contains correspondence, reference material, notes, legal papers and clippings regarding legal and political topics, and matters of personal interest, illustrating Rice's opposition to McCarthyism and political repression, his involvement with Democratic politics, and his work with international law organizations. Of particular interest is Rice's correspondence concerning his work with the International Labor Organization in Geneva (1935-1936) and the National War Labor Board (1941-1945), the rise of Nazism, and the coming of World War II to Europe. A noteworthy legal case in the collection is that of Jerry Rothstein, an unwed father whom Rice represented, who was one of the first to sue to regain his parental and custody rights. While documentation of Rice's work with the American and Wisconsin Civil Liberties Unions is sparse in his personal papers, such material may be found in the collection of the WCLU.
English
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