ASSOCIATE JUSTICE FELIX FRANKFURTER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 285200
Sale Price $375.00
Reg. $450.00
FELIX FRANKFURTER
Signed typed letter (1940) thanking professor/activist J. Raymond Walsh for a
statement from Hobart College signed by its President, the colorful William
Eddy
Typed Letter signed: "Felix Frankfurter", 1 page, 5¾x9. Washington,
D.C., 1940 June 11. On his US Supreme Court letterhead to Professor J.
Raymond Walsh. In full: "You are very kind to send me the copies of
the Hobart statement which bears re-reading very well indeed. [Item not
included.] Of course any such collective statement is bound to be expressive
of the collective judgement. But I do believe that President Eddy's effort is a
notable document." Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965), who would serve as an
Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1939-1962, was a
member of the Harvard Law School faculty from 1914-1939. His liberal
reputation was derived from his many involvements: Frankfurter helped found
the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920, and he actively supported the
Zionist movement and labor unions. Frankfurter also served as advisor to
President Woodrow Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference (1919) and advised
Franklin D. Roosevelt during both his governorship and presidency. FDR
appointed Frankfurter to the Supreme Court in 1939. Despite his past
association with liberal causes, Frankfurter's strong belief in judicial
restraint often place him at odds with activist members of the Warren Court.
Discovering the content of the "Hobart statement" referenced here should
prove an interesting project. J. Raymond Walsh an academic economist
denied tenure by Harvard in 1937 taught at Hobart College (1938-1940) and
subsequently at Williams. He left academia to become a publicist for the
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and was an influential radio
commentator in the late 1940s, known for his advocacy of left-wing causes.
William A. Eddy (1896-1962) was an even more interesting character, a
decorated US Marine in World War I, he taught literature and was President of
Hobart College (1936-1942). Returning to uniform, he became a key
intelligence operative in World War II, active in the OSS and in the
formation of the CIA. As Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, he was interpreter
at the face to face meeting between President Roosevelt and King Saud (1945). A
recent biographer called him "America's Lawrence of Arabia." Two
horizontal fold creases. Lightly toned. Bottom left corner creased. Otherwise
fine condition.
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