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Legal material, 1851-1964

 Series
Accession: 1320Identifier: 1320-XVI.

Dates

  • Creation: 1851-1964

Scope and Contents

The Legal material series primarily contains papers pertaining to patent infringement suits. This includes materials concerning lawsuits involving the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co. of Boston, and its treasurer, Josiah Bacon (1832-1879), the cases in which Goodyear sued several dentists for breaches of monopolistic license agreements covering the use of rubber plates. Samuel S. White and the S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Co. became involved in defense of dentists' rights, along with state protective organizations and the Dentists' Protective Fund. The series also contains opposition files and legal diaries.

Extent

From the Collection: 148 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Access Restrictions

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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