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60.0 linear feet (48 archival boxes) Legal historian and Professor of Law at Samford University, Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama; past Professor of Law at Nevada School of Law, Reno, Nevada; Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan; Lincoln University School of Law at San Francisco and San Jose, California; San Francisco Law School and visiting Professor of Law at Seattle University of School of Law. He is past president and currently a director of the ACLU of Alabama, founder of the Langum Project for Historical Literature and The Langum Charitable Trust, president of Friends of the Birmingham Public Library. He has had memberships with the California State Bar and other bars, American Society for Legal History, and different historical societies. He is the author of six books, numerous journal articles and chapters in books and book reviews. He has written many journal articles on the history of California. Langum is especially interested in legal history. He is the son of Virginia (1918-1967) and John K. Langum (1913-1998), who was a noted economist, lecturer on banking and economics and a vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago, during the 1950’s, and a Chicago businessman (collection at ALPL). Mr. Langum has been married three times. He and his first wife, Bernadette Williams Pucine, were married in 1970 and divorced in 1978. He married JoAnne Adams in 1981 and divorced in 1989. They had two children, Virginia, who was born in 1981 and John, who was born in 1983. Due to problems during labor and birth, John suffered brain injuries and died in 2001. In 1996, David married Frances Short of Massachusetts. He and Frances have three children: David, Audrey and Anna. Consists of research, correspondence (personal, production and promotional), financial information, articles and chapters in books, book and manuscripts, reviews, books, refereed reports, talks at conferences, curricula, faculty reports, association with different colleges, litigation files, both personal and career. It also contains the school years of David, his son, John and daughter, Virginia including law schools and journalism school. Awards, newspaper clippings and property owned by, lived in, or sold by DJL. Also included is his public service which includes The House of The Flag in San Francisco, American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, and Friends of the Birmingham Public Library. Access: Open for research (Box 16 is restricted until the
death of the donor or otherwise opened) Biographical Sketch |
Scope and Content as of April, 2005 |
Container List David J. Langum is a legal historian and Professor of Law at Samford University, Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a past Professor of Law at Nevada School of Law, Reno, Nevada; Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan; Lincoln University School of Law at San Francisco and San Jose, California; San Francisco Law School and visiting Professor of Law at Seattle University of School of Law. He received his A.B. in History from Dartmouth, M.A. in History from San Jose State University, J.D. from Stanford University, and his LL.M. and S.J.D. from the University of Michigan. His legal career started by becoming a research clerk with the Honorable Murray Draper with the California Court of Appeals with his next step being an associate with Dunne, Phelps & Mills and finally a partner with Christenson, Hedemark, Langum & O’Keefe. He is also past president and currently a director of the ACLU of Alabama, founder of the Langum Project for Historical Literature and The Langum Charitable Trust, and president of Friends of the Birmingham Public Library. His past pro bono activities include being a member of the Board of Directors for Creative Montessori School, a participant in the Speakers’ Bureau for the Alabama Humanities Foundation, a member of Fee Arbitration Panel for the Santa Clara County Bar Association and president of Victorian Preservation Association. He has had memberships with the California State Bar and other bars and the American Society for Legal History. Also, he had membership with different historical societies. Since joining Cumberland’s faculty in 1985, Langum has acted as Chairman of the Faculty Appointments Committee (1988-1989), Faculty Advisor to the Law Review (1987-1991 and 2001-2002), Chairman, doctoral program in Law, Religion, and Culture (1994-), and Co-Chairman, Cumberland Colloquium on American Legal History (1995-) among other committee activities. While living in California he became very interested in the state’s history and the history of the west. He was a president of the Victorian Preservation Association of Santa Clara County. When the House of the Flag in San Francisco was scheduled for demolition, he acted as the plaintiff in litigation to prevent its destruction. He was successful and the building is now permanently preserved. He has written many journal articles on the history of California. Langum is especially interested in legal history and has received many honors and awards during his lifetime. He is the author of six books, numerous journal articles and chapters in books and he has over 38 book reviews to his credit. In 1985, he edited an issue of the Journal of the West dedicated to the topic of “Law in the West”. His first book, Law and Community on the Mexican California Frontier: Anglo-American Expatriates and the Clash of Legal Traditions, 1821-1846, was published in 1987 and won the James Willard Hurst Prize, from the Law and Society Association and the J.S. Holliday Award from the California Historical Society. The second book, co-written with Harlan Hague, about Thomas O. Larkin and old California, won the Caroline Bancroft History Prize from the Denver Public Library. Langum does not favor legislation that attempts to control private behavior and in 1994 his book Crossing Over the Line: Legislating Morality and the Mann Act, was published. It is a close look at cases prosecuted under this act from which he concludes that the Mann Act has been misused and should be repealed. He also has written a history of Cumberland Law School and a biography of the radical lawyer William Kunstler. His latest book is Antonio de Mattos and the Protestant Portuguese Community in Antebellum Illinois. He is the son of Virginia (1918-1967) and John K. Langum (1913-1998), who was a noted economist, lecturer on banking and economics and a vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago, during the 1950’s, and a Chicago businessman (collection at ALPL). David grew up in Elgin, Illinois. Mr. Langum has been married three times. He and his first wife, Bernadette Williams Pucine, were married in 1970 and divorced in 1978. He married JoAnne Adams in 1981 and divorced in 1989. They had two children, Virginia, who was born in 1981 and John, who was born in 1983. Due to problems during labor and birth, John suffered brain injuries and died in 2001. In 1996, Virginia came to live with her father, and after graduating from high school in 1999, she attended Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, from which she graduated in 2003 with a degree in English Literature. The following year she received an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University. In 1996 David married Frances Short of Massachusetts and they have three children: David, Audrey and Anna. Scope and Content as of June, 2007 The David J. Langum Papers, 1940-2006, consist of 60.0 linear feet of correspondence, school work, notes, emails, legal papers, manuscripts, reviews, revisions, contracts and photographs. It includes published copies of most of his books. The collection documents the career and personal life of Langum and is arranged in thirteen different files. Published Books File, 1979-2006 - (Boxes 1-4b) is arranged by title and includes research, outlines, corrections and revisions, editorial suggestions, correspondence and negotiations with various publishers, contracts, production correspondence, promotional correspondence, reviews, sales and financial information and library holdings for all of his books. It also includes correspondence with University of Oklahoma Press, University of Chicago Press, University of Georgia Press and University of New York Press, and Harlan Hague. Articles, Chapters, and Reviews File, 1964-2006 - (Boxes 4c-6) is arranged chronologically by form of material and includes articles and chapters in books, book reviews, refereed reports written for various university presses and historical journals, reviews of manuscripts and papers, and copies of speeches and conference talks. Academic and Teaching File, 1968-2006 - (Boxes 7-8e) is organized chronologically and includes talks at conferences, speeches, correspondence, curriculums, policies, catalogues, evaluations, minutes of meetings, financial statements, faculty reports, law review manual and materials, student evaluations from Lincoln Law School, Old College School of Law and Samford University of Law. A portion of the material pertains to Langum’s tenure at Old College in Nevada, his problems while Dean of the school, and the school’s subsequent closing due to lack of accreditation. It also includes Langum’s association with the Detroit College of Law. Boxes 8-8e are the portion dealing with his teaching at Samford. General Correspondence File, 1940-2004 - (Boxes 9-12b) is arranged chronologically and includes Langum’s correspondence including letters and cards with friends and colleagues over the years. There is correspondence with Harlan Hague, other historians and lawyers from around the country. It documents his many activities as a lawyer, legal historian, author and teacher. It also includes extensive correspondence with Tracy Besselaar, an Alabama inmate, from 1999-2004. It also contains the file of Harold Kaiser, a friend from school days, who murdered his father and the testimony of David’s father on behalf of Mr. Kaiser. Family Correspondence File, 1940-2003 - (Boxes 13-15) is arranged chronologically according to year. It consists of letters, cards, etc. to his parents, his father and his second wife, Sue, JoAnne Langum, Frances Langum, and his children Virginia and John, grandparents, friends, and spouses and his family life with its problems and successes. (correspondence of J.K.L. and V.A.L. to David, prior to 1980, are located in their respective papers). Personal Litigation and Disputes File, 1984-1987 - (Box 16) is arranged chronologically within topic. The majority of this material pertains to the law suit brought against Van Buren Medical Practice for the injuries sustained by his son John during labor and birth and subsequent management of the settlement. This material is restricted. Other Litigation File, 1970-1995 - (Boxes 17-17a) is arranged chronologically by year and contains different material related to his divorces, child custody and financial problems, including those with his father. School Years File, 1945-1982 - (Boxes 18-20) is arranged chronologically from Grade K to Law Schools. It contains school work, activities, class schedules, and his 45th high school class reunion in 2003, clubs he belonged to, awards he won, the different newspapers that he worked at, speech club debates, college years and law school years. Box 20 also contains his law practice and different organizations. Property File - (Boxes 21-25) is arranged by state and then alphabetized by property. It contains different properties owned by, lived in, or sold by David Langum. Box 21 contains property in Alabama and California. Box 22 contains properties in the states of Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Nevada and New Mexico including two railroad cars. Box 23 continues with New Mexico and Washington. Boxes 24-25 contain Big Sur property in California. Public Service File - (Box 26-26b) is arranged by subject. Included in this file is “The House of The Flag” in San Francisco; “Friends of the Birmingham Public Library”, where David J. Langum, Senior was Treasurer, 1999-2001 and President, 2001-2006; “American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama”, Vice-President, 1999-2000 and President, 2000-2002. Appointment Books and Personal Book Reviews File – (Boxes 27-29) is arranged by date of nonlegal and legal appointment books and foreign travel diaries. Box 27 contains nonlegal appointment books and personal book reviews from 1958 to 1987. Box 28 contains nonlegal appointment books and personal book reviews from 1988 to 2002 and legal appointment books from 1969-1970. Box 29 contains legal appointment books from 1970 to 1978. Foreign Travel Diaries File – (Box 30) is arranged by dates. File 1 contains trips to the Soviet Union, Central America, Mexico, Britain, Guatemala and Belize and covers the years 1962 to 1981. File 2 contains trips to Nova Scotia, London, Paris, England, Ireland, Britain, Tuscany, the Netherlands, and Norway and covers the 1987-2002. Children’s File – (Box 31-33) is arranged by dates. Box 31-32 contains his daughter Virginia’s papers starting with her birth announcement and congratulation cards, proceeding thru pre-K and high school and ending with college and Journalism School. Box 33 contains his son John’s birth certificate, awards, papers, school reports and assessments from K to High school, medical expenses, Starathon Theme Child pictures (1988) for Cerebral Palsy, death and funeral expenses, condolences and settling of the estate. Box 1: Published Books File - Law and Community on the Mexican California Frontier
Box 2: Published Books File - Thomas O. Larkin: A Life of Patriotism and Profit in Old California
Box 3: Crossing Over the Line: Legislating Morality and the Mann Act
Box 4: From Maverick to Mainstream: Cumberland School of Law, 1847-1997
Box 4: William M. Kunstler, The Most Hated Lawyer in America (1999)
Box 4b: Antonio de Mattos and the Protestant Portuguese Community in Antebellum Illinois
Box 4c: Articles, Chapters, and Reviews File (Articles and Chapters in Books, 1964-1989)
Box 5: Articles, Chapters, and Reviews File
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