Earl Warren papersMSS.87.1Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-29 11:03:47 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Earl Warren papers Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 MSS.87.1 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/4/resources/643 .3 Linear Feet 1951-1974 English Scope and Contents

The Chief Justice Earl Warren collection is a small compilation of correspondence, clippings, memorabilia, and letters related to Chief Justice Warren's career and friendships.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to the Law Library in 1987 by Wallace Lynn, a California businessman and rancher who was a long-time friend of Warren.

 Biographical / Historical

Earl Warren (1891-1974) was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States. Before becoming Chief Justice, Warren was Govenor of California as well as a district attorney for Alameda County, California, and Attorney General of California.

Earl Warren and Wallace Lynn (1897-1990) became friends in the 1920's while Warren was serving as the deputy district attorney for Alameda County. Over the years, the two men went duck-hunting on Lynn's property, attended ball games and other activities together, and exchanged notes and gifts. When Warren was retiring from the Supreme Court, Justice Brennan was charged with choosing a gift from all the justices and sought Lynn's advice. Lynn suggested a special shotgun that he knew Warren admired, so the justices had one customized for him. Upon his death the gun was given to Lynn, who alos donated it to the Library.

 Hunting photographs letters (correspondence) Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 Brown, Jerry Brown, Pat, 1905-1996 Lynn, Wallace R., 1897-1990 LettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/74136Earl Warren LettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/741371951-571Scope and Contents

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EW LettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/741381958-611Scope and Contents

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EW Letters Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/741391963-641Scope and Contents

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EW LettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/741401965-701Scope and Contents

1965-70

Remarks by Earl Warren at ceremonies for John F. Kennedy at the Capitol, signed by Warren Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/741411963, November 241MemorabiliaArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/74142EW MemorabiliaArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/741431961-741Clippings and copies of clippings re Earl Warren Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/741441974, n.d.1PhotographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/74145Photos of Earl Warren taken at a number of eventsArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/74146n.d.Law Special Collections photographs cabinetLaw Special Collections photographs cabinetPhotos of EW, Wallace Lynn, Pat and Jerry Brown, and friends taken on hunting tripsArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/741471948-65, n.d.Law Special Collections photographs cabinetLaw Special Collections photographs cabinetSnapshots of EW and many others taken on hunting and fishing trips Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/74148n.d.Law Special Collections photographs cabinetLaw Special Collections photographs cabinetWallace Lynn and friends on hunting trips on Yuba and Klamath Rivers Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/741491968Law Special Collections photographs cabinetLaw Special Collections photographs cabinet