Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Finding Aid for James Dresbach papers, 1913--1968
03452
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
- Creator
- Dresbach, James,1902-1975
- Title
- James Dresbach papers,
- ID
- 03452
- Date
- 1913--1968
- Extent
- 8.5 linear ft.
- General Physical Description note
- (17 boxes)
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This collection consists of records of various organizations, along with correspondence and some personal papers. The majority of the collection, however, contains Mr. Dresbach's legal cases
Biographical/Historical note
James Dresbach was horn in Circleville, Ohio on November 27, 1902, son of Charles and Margaret (Young) Dresbach. He attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 1924, and received his law degree two years later. He practiced law in Detroit. In 1933 he married Marie A. Cavanaugh. James Dresbach died in Detroit in September 1975. Mr. Dresbach was an active member of several organizations, most notably The Players and the Ethics Committee of the State Bar of Michigan
Arrangement note
Legal papers:Alphabetically.
Arrangement note
Series;This collection is organized into three series: I: Correspondence. II: Legal Cases. III: Organizations.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research use.
James Dresbach papers, 1913-1968 (Catalog record)
[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/550539534]Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- University of Michigan -- Alumni and alumnae.
Family Name(s)
- Dresbach, James, -- 1902-1975 -- Archives
Genre(s)
- Correspondence -- aat
Subject(s)
- Law -- Michigan -- Societies, etc.
- Lawyers -- Michigan -- Detroit.
Other Finding Aids note
Finding aid and white index cards available in the Burton Historical Collection and on the World Wide Web.
Collection Inventory
Series I: Correspondence |
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BOX 1 |
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Box:File | |||
1937-1939 |
1:1 | ||
1940-1946 |
1:2 | ||
1949-1951 |
1:3 | ||
1953-1954 |
1:4 | ||
1958-1962 |
1:5 | ||
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Series II: Legal cases |
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BOX 1 (continued) |
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Box:File | |||
Miscellaneous Notes and Items |
1:6 | ||
A-B, 1947-1959 |
1:7 | ||
Abdullah, Ina B., 1961-1964 |
1:8 | ||
Acme Metal Etching Company, Inc., 1956-1959 |
1:9 | ||
Alford, Herbert, 1955-1968 |
1:10 | ||
Applebaum vs. Charnay et al, 1960-1961 |
1:11 | ||
-- 1962 |
1:12 | ||
BOX 2 |
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Box:File | |||
Applebaum vs. Charnay et al, 1963-1966 |
2:1 | ||
-- Depositions |
2:2 | ||
-- Memos and Miscellaneous |
2:3 | ||
-- Motion to Dismiss Charnay |
2:4 | ||
-- Settlement Papers |
2:5 | ||
-- Transcom Corporation |
2:6 | ||
Aubin, Leo, 1955-1956 |
2:7 | ||
Audiphone Company of Detroit, 1955-1965 |
2:8 | ||
-- Wozniak v. Audiphone, 1956-1957 |
2:9 | ||
Barnes, James H. Jr., 1955 |
2:10 | ||
BOX 3 |
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Box:File | |||
Beaupre Studio, 1957-1959 |
3:1 | ||
-- Invoices, 1957-1959 |
3:2 | ||
Beaupre Upholstering vs. Michael Beaupre, 1953-1956 |
3:3 | ||
-- vs. M.T. Cummiskey, 1950-1957 |
3:4 | ||
Bemis, Marion Holden, 1946-1954 |
3:5 | ||
Benfield, John D., 1960 |
3:6 | ||
-- Re-sale of Patent, 1956-1960 |
3:7 | ||
Bowling, Frank, 1961-1964 |
3:8 | ||
Brede, Hulda A., dec., Estate of, 1968-1969 |
3:9 | ||
Brozman, Bertha ins. Hi'man D. Brotinan--First Case, 1948-1949 |
3:10 | ||
-- Second Case, 1949-1951 |
3:11 | ||
Brotman, H.D. vs. Ben Robinson, 1953-1954 |
3:12 | ||
Brotman Manufacturing Company, 1950-1951 |
3:13 | ||
BOX 4 |
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Box:File | |||
Brown, John L., 1953-1956 |
4:1 | ||
Bryla, Stefan J., Estate of, 1964-1965 |
4:2 | ||
Bucholz, Maud A., 1955-1956 |
4:3 | ||
Case Electric Corporation, 1936 |
4:4 | ||
Chapin, Dallas, 1959-1960 |
4:5 | ||
Connor, Edward D., 1950-1951 |
4:6 | ||
Consolidated Foundries and Manufacturing Corporation vs.Bathey Manufacturing Company, 1958-1959 |
4:7 | ||
-- Bill to Quiet Title, 1958-1959 |
4:8 | ||
Corbeille, Catherine, M.D. and McQuiggan, Mark, M.D., 1930-1938 |
4:9 | ||
Cordes, J. Verne, Estate of, 1957-1958 |
4:10 | ||
BOX 5 |
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Box:File | |||
D-G, 1934-1965 |
5:1 | ||
Daniel, David, 1955-1959 |
5:2 | ||
Davies, Windsor R., 1935-1936 |
5:3 | ||
-- 1950-1952 |
5:4 | ||
DeBouver, Rene and Dorothy, 1956-1958 |
5:5 | ||
-- re: Anderson Building Code Violations, 1957-1959 |
5:6 | ||
Delbos, C. Edmund, 1950-1951 |
5:7 | ||
Dodge, F.W. Corporation, 1959 |
5:8 | ||
Don Wells Inc., 1953-1954 |
5:9 | ||
Franklin, Leo M. and Hattie 0., deceased, Estates of, 1948-1956 |
5:10 | ||
BOX 6 |
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Box:File | |||
Fruniveller, Edward, dec., Estate of, 1928-1952 |
6:1 | ||
-- Accounts |
6:2 | ||
-- Disposition of Securities, 1950-1951 |
6:3 | ||
-- Memo re: Inventory and Estate and Inheritance Taxes, 1948-1950 |
6:4 | ||
-- Memo re: Real Estate, 1949 |
6:5 | ||
-- Miscellaneous Memos, 1948-1950 |
6:6 | ||
-- Partial Distribution of June 15, 1950 |
6:7 | ||
-- Petition for Partial Distribution |
6:8 | ||
-- Receipts for Federal Estate Taxes |
6:9 | ||
-- Stock Transfers/Final Distribution, 1952 |
6:10 | ||
Fuger, Pierre G., 1953 |
6:11 | ||
Golden, Elizabeth, 1958 |
6:12 | ||
BOX 7 |
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Box:File | |||
Gottlieb, Tessie vs. Davidson, Israel, 1954 |
7:1 | ||
-- Correspondence, 1954 |
7:2 | ||
-- Memo re: Hearing on Further Discovery |
7:3 | ||
-- Memo re: Law and Facts, 1951-1953 |
7:4 | ||
Gottlieb, Tessie and Teitelbaum, Rose vs. Davidson, Israel et al |
7:5 | ||
-- Applications for Rehearing, Answers thereto and Replies |
7:6 | ||
-- Before Settlement |
7:7 | ||
-- Briefs on Petition to Intervene |
7:8 | ||
BOX 8 |
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Box:File | |||
Gottlieb vs. Davidson-Correspondence, 1952-1953 |
8:1 | ||
-- 1953-1954 |
8:2 | ||
-- Extra Copies of Pleadings |
8:3 | ||
-- Free Application |
8:4 | ||
-- Memo re: Brief of Plaintiffs in Opposition to Petitions for Rehearing |
8:5 | ||
-- Miscellaneous Memos |
8:6 | ||
-- Notes |
8:7 | ||
-- Settlement Papers, 1954 |
8:8 | ||
Grounds, Tyrus W., 1962 |
8:9 | ||
H, 1952-1969 |
8:10 | ||
Hamilton, William L., Estate of-Claim against Travelers Insurance Co., 1953-1954 |
8:11 | ||
-- Court Papers/Administration of Estate, 1953-1954 |
8:12 | ||
-- vs. Sol Boesky, d.b.a. Sid's Cafe and Samuel Boesky |
8:13 | ||
-- Correspondence and Memoranda re: Lucille H. Hamilton |
8:14 | ||
-- Extra Copies |
8:15 | ||
-- General Memos |
8:16 | ||
Hartigan, John and Harriette, 1968 |
8:17 | ||
BOX 9 |
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Box:File | |||
Heath, Florentine Cook, 1949-1954 |
9:1 | ||
Heber-Fuger-Wendin, Inc., 1942-1961 |
9:2 | ||
Hiatt, Ellen M., 1954-1961 |
9:3 | ||
Houston, Henry A. Company, 1946-1962 |
9:4 | ||
Howard, Charles H., 1947-1953 |
9:5 | ||
Howard Electric Company, 1946-1953 |
9:6 | ||
-- Building Permits, 1947-1948 |
9:7 | ||
-- Condemnation, 1949-1954 |
9:8 | ||
Hyde, Austin W. III and Antonia E., minors, Estate of, 1954-1966 |
9:9 | ||
J-L, 1926-1968 |
9:10 | ||
Jernegan, Dorothy 0., 1965-1967 |
9:11 | ||
Kessler v. Kessler, 1955 |
9:12 | ||
BOX 10 |
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Box:File | |||
Kowalski, Joseph J., 1950 |
10:1 | ||
Laister Kaufman Aircraft Corporation, 1945-1947 |
10:2 | ||
Lamb, Robert and Doris, 1940-1961 |
10:3 | ||
Launder King Inc., 1950-1951 |
10:4 | ||
Laundra-Spin, 1950-1954 |
10:5 | ||
Lebold, Ralph S. and Irene M., Wills, 1954-1961 |
10:6 | ||
M-R, 1951-1958 |
10:7 | ||
Machine Products and Manufacturing Company vs. Republic Gage Co., 1950-1952 |
10:8 | ||
McFolley, James, 1957 |
10:9 | ||
Michigan Silica Company, 1943-1945 |
10:10 | ||
-- 1944-1952 |
10:11 | ||
-- 1953 |
10:12 | ||
-- 1953-1955 |
10:13 | ||
BOX 11 |
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Box:File | |||
Michigan Silica Company, 1953-1958 |
11:1 | ||
-- re: Lenox Road, Trenton, 1949-1958 |
11:2 | ||
Minge Associates, 1948-1952 (see also: Laister Kaufman Aircraft Corp.) |
11:3 | ||
-- Termination Claim |
11:4 | ||
Mitchel, E.W., Broadwell, H.W. et al, 1942-1953 |
11:5 | ||
Mitchel v. Broadwell-Contracts, 1940-1942 |
11:6 | ||
-- Memo |
11:7 | ||
Moore, George F., dec., Estate of 1958 |
11:8 | ||
Moss, James H. and James J., 1942-1953 |
11:9 | ||
Pappas, John L. and Voikos, James A., 1958-1959 |
11:10 | ||
Paramount Parts and Equipment Distributors Corporation, 1946-1948 |
11:11 | ||
Parker, Kenneth R., 1957-1958 |
11:12 | ||
BOX 12 |
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Box:File | |||
Payne, James H., 1955-1956 |
12:1 | ||
Penn-Michigan Manufacturing Corporation, 1956 |
12:2 | ||
Peters, John S. vs. Wisner, Charles E., 1931-1945 |
12:3 | ||
Pival, John, 1958 |
12:4 | ||
Pyle, Wynard, 1955 |
12:5 | ||
Republic Gage Company, 1940-1944 |
12:6 | ||
-- 1951-1958 |
12:7 | ||
-- 1960-1961 |
12:8 | ||
-- Current Matters, 1952-1956 |
12:9 | ||
-- Minutes of Meetings, 1952-1956 |
12:10 | ||
-- Original Insurance Policies, 1941-1943 |
12:11 | ||
-- 1946-1947 |
12:12 | ||
-- Preferred Stock Certificate Records |
12:13 | ||
Rozawick, Mrs. A.K., 1952 |
12:14 | ||
-- A.K. vs. Citizens Mutual Automobile Insurance Company of Howell, Michigan, 1947-1953 |
12:15 | ||
BOX 13 |
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Box:File | |||
S, 1935-1956 |
13:1 | ||
Sage, Robert D., Estate of, 1935-1938 |
13:2 | ||
Sarkisian, Dikran, 1955-1958 |
13:3 | ||
Scott, Robert, Estate of, 1955 |
13:4 | ||
Simon, Joseph, 1955 |
13:5 | ||
Smith, Alfred Johnson, 1935-1950 |
13:6 | ||
-- Auxiliary Administration, 1948-1950 |
13:7 | ||
Springfield Insurance Companies, 1958-1959 |
13:8 | ||
Stevens, Loretta Claire, 1954-1956 |
13:9 | ||
Striker, Lester K. vs. Ridgeway Corporation, 1958-1967 |
13:10 | ||
Sutter, Meyer v. Jervis Corporation, 1954 |
13:11 | ||
BOX 14 |
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Box:File | |||
Sutter v. Jervis-Memo re: Facts and Law |
14:1 | ||
-- Pleadings |
14:2 | ||
Taubeneck, George F. and Willo, 1941-1955 |
14:3 | ||
Tenney, Louis B. and Donna Tenney Ward, 1932-1934 |
14:4 | ||
Tushingham, Samuel E., Robert Hamory and Robert Beecher v. Volunteers of America, 1956 |
14:5 | ||
U.S. Postal Meter Corporation, 1935-1936 |
14:6 | ||
Valor Tool and Machine Company v. Adam J. Sobania, 1947-1949 |
14:7 | ||
Van Boxell, Calvin, 1958 |
14:8 | ||
W-Y, 1937-1966 |
14:9 | ||
Ward, Herbert E., 1930-1947 |
14:10 | ||
-- 1932-1945 |
14:11 | ||
-- Trustees Note |
14:12 | ||
Ward, IM.- re: Everard Trust |
14:13 | ||
-- re: W.T. Schmitt |
14:14 | ||
-- re: Current Personal Matters, 1939-1941 |
14:15 | ||
Webber-Workman Company vs. Novi Sales and Service Company, 1959 |
14:16 | ||
Whitehead, Elizabeth D., 1936 |
14:17 | ||
Wilson, Ruth K., 1955-1959 |
14:18 | ||
Youngjohn, Chris M., 1954-1955 |
14:19 | ||
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Series III: Organizations |
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BOX 15 |
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Box:File | |||
Thomas M. Cooley Club, 1946-1956 |
15:1 | ||
Hearing Aid Dealers Association of Michigan (HADAM), 1963-1965 |
15:2 | ||
-- Notes and Newspaper Clippings, 1965 |
15:3 | ||
Michigan Patent Law Association (MPLA), 1960-1961 |
15:4 | ||
-- Correspondence, 1960-1961 |
15:5 | ||
-- Referral Service, 1961 |
15:6 | ||
-- Reports, 1951-1960 |
15:7 | ||
Michigan Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists, 1959-1965 |
15:8 | ||
The Players, 1939 |
15:9 | ||
-- 1939-1941 |
15:10 | ||
-- Board of Governors, 1938-1939 |
15:11 | ||
-- Correspondence, 1939-1962 |
15:12 | ||
-- Minutes of Meetings, 1939-1941 |
15:13 | ||
-- Notes |
15:14 | ||
BOX 16 |
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Box:File | |||
The Players--Script Committee and Programs, 1913-1957 |
16:1 | ||
-- Scripts |
16:2 | ||
-- Stage Set Plans |
16:3 | ||
The University Club, 1945-1953 |
16:4 | ||
Detroit Bar Association, 1936-1937 |
16:5 | ||
State Bar ofMichigan-Ethics Committee, 1946-1955 |
16:6 | ||
-- 1954 |
16:7 | ||
-- 1960 |
16:8 | ||
-- 1961 |
16:9 | ||
-- 1961-1962 |
16:10 | ||
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Series IV: Personal Papers |
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BOX 17 |
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Box:File | |||
Personal Papers |
17:1 | ||
Analysis of Vouchers, 1957-1958 |
17:2 | ||
Knight/Dresbach Farm from Charles Dresbach's (father's) file, 1920-1932 |
17:3 | ||
-- 1923-1943 |
17:4 | ||
-- Correspondence, 1938-1941 |
17:5 | ||
-- 1942-1943 |
17:6 | ||
-- Title and Sale, 1942-1944 |
17:7 | ||
Miscellaneous Items |
17:8 | ||
Puzzles |
17:9 | ||
-- Research Book Company, 1954 |
17:10 | ||
Tax Returns, 1956-1960 |
17:11 | ||
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