ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/02/1955 - HFSID 327864
Price: $475.00
WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS
Signed typed letter written by the associate justice regarding his book, An Almanac of
Liberty (1954)
Typed Letter signed: "Wm O Douglas" in blue ink as Associate Justice, 1p, 5¾x9. No place,
1955 February 2. On his personal Supreme Court stationery. Addressed to John Vadovic,
New York City, New York. Written to "Dear John". In full: "I thank you for your gracious
letter of January 28th. I am pleased to know you have enjoyed reading An Almanac of Liberty. It
was good of you to write me as you did./ As you have requested, I am enclosing a pamphlet which
sets forth the work of the Supreme Court [items not included]./ Yours faithfully". William
Orville Douglas (1898-1980) served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange
Commission from 1937 to 1939, during which time President Franklin D. Roosevelt
appointed him Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to succeed Louis D. Brandeis. Justice
Douglas's service on the Court totaled 36 years and seven months, longer than any other
justice up until that point. He retired in November 1975 and died five years later at the age of
81. He was strongly libertarian in his opinions, distrustful of establishments of all types,
and considered himself a voice for the voiceless and powerless. An Almanac of Libertywas
published in 1954. Normal mailing folds. Creased at corners. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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