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A0614
Green, John Raeburn (1894- ).
Papers, 1876; 1893-1972. 105 boxes
John Raeburn Green was born March 30, 1894, in St. Louis. He graduated from Westminster
College at Fulton, Missouri, in 1914 and received his law degree from Harvard University in
1917. In 1917, he was commissioned in the army, serving until 1918. After his discharge, he
became a legal drafting officer for the Department of State. In 1919, he formed his own law firm
in St. Louis. He was a member of the legal section of the Secretariat of the League of Nations in
1920 and 1921. In 1944, he gained national attention after his appointment by the United States
Supreme Court to represent habeas corpus petitioners. He was an early advocate of ensuring the
right of defendants in criminal cases to be represented by legal counsel. He was a member of the
Westminster College board of trustees and was elected its president in 1953. He was given an
honorary doctor of laws degree from Westminster College in 1954 and also from Washington
University in 1959. Both awards were in recognition of his work with civil liberties. In 1969, he
was elected a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He was a member of the law firm Green,
Hennings, Henry, Evans and Arnold. Mr. Green served on many boards, including: director,
secretary of St. Luke's Episcopal Presbyterian Hospital, 1947-1953; member of the Washington
University Council, 1957- ; Advisory Council of St. Louis University, School of Law, 1958- ;
member of the board of trustees, Jefferson National Expansion executive committee; director of
the Better Business Bureau of St. Louis; and member of the board of trustees of the Missouri
Historical Society. He was also a Democratic nominee for Congress in 1928. He was the author
of the book, Liberty Under the Fourteenth Amendment, 1942. He married Elisabeth Haskell Cox,
December 24, 1917. He died in St. Louis, 1973.
The papers include both personal and business correspondence; diaries; publications from the
League of Nations; newsclippings and printed matter concerning legal and social issues;
household and business receipts; personal photographs; and two scrapbooks of St. Louis streetcar
transfers.
Some French.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: John Raeburn Green Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0616
Green, Thomas Marshall.
Collection, 1804-1895. 6 boxes
Collection contains letters and other documents of prominent Kentucky and national families
collected for the use in writing his book, The Historical Families of Kentucky.
Cite as: Thomas Marshall Green Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2769
Greene, Arthur Nelson, Jr. (1921- ).
Biographical Data Sheet, 1955 Dec 9. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Biographical data sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Arthur Nelson
Greene, Jr., Columbus, Ohio. Includes genealogical data on his family.
Cite as: Arthur Nelson Greene, Jr., Biographical Data Sheet, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.
A2770