Manuscript Collection
Julius Waties Waring Papers - Accession 253
Files
Identifier
Accession 253
Inclusive Dates
1955-1957
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
2000 pieces
Language
English
Historical Note
Julius Waties Waring (1880-1968) was a Charleston attorney, federal district court judge, and civil rights activist. He oversaw several pivotal civil rights cases in South Carolina as a federal district court judge.
Scope and Content Note
Julius Waties Waring (1880-1968) was a Charleston attorney, federal district court judge, and civil rights activist. He oversaw several pivotal civil rights cases in South Carolina as a federal district court judge. The Julius Waties Waring Papers consist of transcripts of interviews with Waring conducted by Dr. Harlan B. Phillips and Louis M. Starr of the Oral History Research Office at Columbia University in New York City, discussing such subjects as Waring’s career as an attorney in Charleston, South Carolina, appointment to the Federal District Court, and judicial cases with which he was involved relating to bus segregation. There are also resolutions, newspaper clippings, biographical data, opinions of Judge Waring, speeches, correspondence, and other papers relating to his judicial career. The originals of these materials are located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Provenance
The Julius Waties Waring Papers were gives as a gift to the Archives by Mary F. Dorfner of Charleston & Marion Allan Wright of Topknot, NC on June 13, 1979 and July 16, 1979.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Julius Waties Waring Papers - Accession 253". Finding Aid 321.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/321
LC Subject Headings
Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968--Interviews; Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968--Correspondence; Lawyers--South Carolina--Charleston; Judges--United States--Interviews; Civil rights--United States; Busing for school integration--Law and legislation--United States; United States. District Court (South Carolina : Eastern District); South Carolina--Race relations
