James B. McMillan Papers, 1960s-1980s

Collection Number: 04676

Collection Title: James B. McMillan Papers, 1960s-1980s

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Size	145.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 75000 items)
Abstract	James Bryan McMillan was raised in a small farming community in Robeson County, N.C. He attended the University of North Carolina and received a law degree from Harvard University. In 1968, he was appointed U.S. district judge by Lyndon B. Johnson. Based in Charlotte, N.C., McMillan handled cases on a wide variety of subjects, including nuclear reactors, prison standards, housing, noise pollution, annexation, and public and private racial, sex, and age discrimination. Administrative files, case memoranda, trial notes, orders filed, speeches, court calendars, and other materials chiefly relating to McMillan's tenure as U.S. district court judge. Included are files relating to Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (1969), which established busing as a national tool for school integration.
Creator	McMillan, James B., 1916-
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.

Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the James B. McMillan papers #4676, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from James B. McMillan of Charlotte, N.C., in September 1993 (Acc. 93129).

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James Bryan McMillan was raised in a small farming community in Robeson County, N.C. He attended the University of North Carolina and received a law degree from Harvard University. In 1968, he was appointed U.S. district judge by Lyndon B. Johnson. Based in Charlotte, N.C., McMillan handled cases on a wide variety of subjects, including nuclear reactors, prison standards, housing, noise pollution, annexation, and public and private racial, sex, and age discrimination.

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Administrative files, case memoranda, trial notes, orders filed, speeches, court calendars, and other materials chiefly relating to McMillan's tenure as U.S. district court judge. Included are files relating to Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (1969), which established busing as a national tool for school integration.

Contents list

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1. Swann vs. the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.
1.1. Office Files.
1.2. Miscellaneous Papers.
1.3. Maps.
1.4. Scrapbooks and Clippings.
1.5. Newspapers.
2. United States vs. Wilton Hall.
3. Trial Notes and Case Files.
4. Circuit Court Papers.
5. Orders.
6. Court-Related Files.
7. Speeches.
8. Administrative Papers.
8.1. Office Administration.
8.2. Chronological Correspondence Files.
8.3. Miscellaneous Correspondence.
8.4. Court Calendars.
9. Law Clerk Memos and Related Papers.
10. Miscellaneous Papers.

Expand/collapse Series 1. Swann vs. the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. Office Files.

Office files including official court papers, correspondence, background material, working papers, and notes. Correspondence includes letters and clippings sent to McMillan in response to the decision and its aftermath. Letters range in content from death threats and denouncements to thoughtful support; many describe personal suffering resulting from the decision.

Box 1-4	Office files #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Box 1-4 Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4
Folder 1	Alexander; Carter; Nesbit; Greenville; Darlington; Swann 2/5/70; Monroe, Louisiana; Montgomery County, Alabama. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 1
Folder 2	Additional Parties Defendant (McLean and Snepp Restraining Orders). #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 2
Folder 3	Appeal - Statement of Board of Education. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 3
Folder 4	Board Plans - Various #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 4
Folder 5	Board Plan for 4,200; Motion for (1) Immediate Implication; and (2) Enjoining Governor; Brief of Plaintiff on (2); Case Authorities; Copy of North Carolina Anti-Busing Law. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 5
Folder 6	Briefs of Defendants. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 6
Folder 7	Briefs of Defendants. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 7
Folder 8	Briefs - Other Cases. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 8
Folder 9	Briefs and Plans - Various Other Cases. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 9
Folder 10	Busing Question - Various Materials Relating Thereto. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 10
Folder 11	Citations of Authorities. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 11
Folder 12	Contempt of Court. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 12
Folder 13	Correspondence Re: Reaction to Decision, April-August 1969. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 13
Folder 13A	Correspondence between Court and Counsel re: Business #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 13A
Folder 14	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, September 1969 - December 1969. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 14
Folder 15	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, January 1970. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 15
Folder 16	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, February 1970. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 16
Folder 17	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, March 1970. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 17
Folder 17A	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, April 1970. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 17A
Folder 17B	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, May 1970. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 17B
Folder 17C	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, June 1970. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 17C
Folder 18	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, July-August 1970. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 18
Folder 18A	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, September 1970. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 18A
Folder 18B	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, October-December 1970. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 18B
Folder 18C	Correspondence: Reaction to Decision, 1971. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 18C
Folder 18D	Correspondence: September 1988-September 1991, and miscellaneous. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 18D
Folder 19	Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 19
Folder 20	Defendants' Reports to Court Pursuant to Orders. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 20
Folder 21	Defendants' Responses to Motions. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 21
Folder 22	Educational Materials Regarding Desegregation and Related Matters. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 22
Folder 23	Findings of Fact - Various Working Materials. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 23
Folder 24	Finger, Dr. John A. Jr. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 24
Folder 25	Law - Other Cases - Various. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 25
Folder 26	Law - Extra Copies - Various Other Cases. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 26
Folder 27	League of Women Voters - Policy Statement Regarding Education. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 27
Folder 28	Maps (Folder empty--see Subseries 1.3.) #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 28
Folder 29	Memoranda - Various (Office Use Only). #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 29
Folder 30	Miscellaneous. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 30
Folder 31	Motions of Defendants - Various. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 31
Folder 32	Motions of Plaintiffs - Various. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 32
Folder 33	Newspaper Clippings - Miscellaneous. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 33
Folder 34	North Carolina Laws, Regulations and Policies Regarding School Attendance. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 34
Folder 35	Notes - Various. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 35
Folder 36	Orders - Beginning April 23, 1969. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 36
Folder 37	Orders - Extra Copies. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 37
Folder 38	Plaintiff's List of Witnesses (Filed June 16, 1969. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 38
Folder 39	Plaintiff's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 39
Folder 40	Plaintiff's Responses to Motions - Various. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 40
Folder 41	State Suit - Scott's Statements and Letter; Phillips' Statement. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 41
Folder 42	Statistics - Various. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 42
Folder 43	Tender of Evidence (Plan of Dr. Finger). #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 43
Folder 44	Three-Judge Court (March 24, 1970). #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 44
Folder 45	Working Papers - Various. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 45
Folder 46	Master Index - Office Files. #04676, Subseries: "1.1. Office Files." Folder 46

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Arrangement: Unarranged.

Box 5-10

Miscellaneous papers concerning Swann vs. the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, including background material, literature, statistical reports, texts of television editorials, and letters and clippings sent to McMillan in response to the decision and its aftermath. #04676, Subseries: "1.2. Miscellaneous Papers." Box 5-10

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Maps of school attendance areas, school pairings, and proposed changes, including Court exhibits. #04676, Subseries: "1.3. Maps." OP-4676/3-11

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Arrangement: Unarranged.

Box 11-12

Clippings of reactions to judgment. #04676, Subseries: "1.4. Scrapbooks and Clippings." Box 11-12

Box 11

Box 12

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Arrangement: Unarranged.

Box 13-18

Complete copies of newspapers, 1970-1971, primarily from the Charlotte, North Carolina, area, presumably containing articles pertaining to the busing decision. #04676, Subseries: "1.5. Newspapers." Box 13-18

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Expand/collapse Series 2. United States vs. Wilton Hall.

Arrangement: Unarranged.

Box 19

United States vs. Wilton Hall #04676, Series: "2. United States vs. Wilton Hall." Box 19

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Arrangement: Alphabetical by case title.

Box 20-30	Files concerning selected civil and criminal cases tried by Judge McMillan; handwritten trial notes kept by Judge McMillan. #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 20-30 Box 20 Box 21 Box 22 Box 23 Box 24 Box 25 Box 26 Box 27 Box 28 Box 29 Box 30
Box 20	A-B #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 20
Box 21	B-C #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 21
Box 22	C #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 22
Box 23	C-D #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 23
Box 24	E-H #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 24
Box 25	H-L #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 25
Box 26	M-N #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 26
Box 27	O-R #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 27
Box 28	R-S #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 28
Box 29	T-W #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 29
Box 30	W-Z #04676, Series: "3. Trial Notes and Case Files." Box 30

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Arrangement: Unarranged.

Box 31-37

Case memoranda, court administrative, and nomination papers for 4th and 7th Circuit Court proceedings. #04676, Series: "4. Circuit Court Papers." Box 31-37

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Box 37

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Arrangement: Chronological.

Box 38-57	Copies of official court orders filed. #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 38-57 Box 38 Box 39 Box 40 Box 41 Box 42 Box 43 Box 44 Box 45 Box 46 Box 47 Box 48 Box 49 Box 50 Box 51 Box 52 Box 53 Box 54 Box 55 Box 56 Box 57
Box 38	1968-1970 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 38
Box 39	1971-1972 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 39
Box 40	1973-6/74 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 40
Box 41	7/74-10/75 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 41
Box 42	11/75-9/76 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 42
Box 43	10/76-9/77 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 43
Box 44	10/77-7/78 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 44
Box 45	8/78-6/79 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 45
Box 46	7/79-5/80 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 46
Box 47	6/80-1/81 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 47
Box 48	2/81-12/81 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 48
Box 49	1982 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 49
Box 50	1/83-4/84 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 50
Box 51	5/84-4/85 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 51
Box 52	5/85-3/86 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 52
Box 53	4/86-6/87 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 53
Box 54	7/87-11/88 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 54
Box 55	12/88-2/90 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 55
Box 56	3/90-12/91 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 56
Box 57	1/92-5/93 #04676, Series: "5. Orders." Box 57

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Arrangement: Alphabetical by file title.

Box 58	A-B #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 58
Box 59	B-C #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 59
Box 60	C #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 60
Box 61	C-D #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 61
Box 62	E-F #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 62
Box 63	F-J #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 63
Box 64	J-L #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 64
Box 65	L-N #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 65
Box 66	O-S #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 66
Box 67	S-Z #04676, Series: "6. Court-Related Files." Box 67

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Arrangement: Unarranged.

Box 68-69

Copies of speeches given by McMillan; background material used in composing speeches; correspondence concerning speaking engagements. #04676, Series: "7. Speeches." Box 68-69

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Arrangement: Alphabetical by file title.

Box 70-74	Includes correspondence, invoices, receipts, contracts, and other papers related to office administration. #04676, Subseries: "8.1. Office Administration." Box 70-74 Box 70 Box 71 Box 72 Box 73 Box 74
Box 70	A-C #04676, Subseries: "8.1. Office Administration." Box 70
Box 71	C-J #04676, Subseries: "8.1. Office Administration." Box 71
Box 72	J #04676, Subseries: "8.1. Office Administration." Box 72
Box 73	J-L #04676, Subseries: "8.1. Office Administration." Box 73
Box 74	O-Z #04676, Subseries: "8.1. Office Administration." Box 74

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Arrangement: Chronological.

Box 75	6/68-12/72 #04676, Subseries: "8.2. Chronological Correspondence Files." Box 75
Box 76	1973-1977 #04676, Subseries: "8.2. Chronological Correspondence Files." Box 76
Box 77	1/78-6/83 #04676, Subseries: "8.2. Chronological Correspondence Files." Box 77
Box 78	7/83-12/85 #04676, Subseries: "8.2. Chronological Correspondence Files." Box 78
Box 79	1986-1987 #04676, Subseries: "8.2. Chronological Correspondence Files." Box 79
Box 80	1988-1989 #04676, Subseries: "8.2. Chronological Correspondence Files." Box 80
Box 81	1990-1991 #04676, Subseries: "8.2. Chronological Correspondence Files." Box 81
Box 82	1992-1993 #04676, Subseries: "8.2. Chronological Correspondence Files." Box 82

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Arrangement: Arrangement as received: Alphabetical within groups of years. Not completely sorted.

Box 83-85

Miscellaneous correspondence #04676, Subseries: "8.3. Miscellaneous Correspondence." Box 83-85

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Arrangement: Unarranged

Box 86-88

Court calendars #04676, Subseries: "8.4. Court Calendars." Box 86-88

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Expand/collapse Series 9. Law Clerk Memos and Related Papers.

Arrangement: Unarranged.

Box 89

Law clerk memos and related papers #04676, Series: "9. Law Clerk Memos and Related Papers." Box 89

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Arrangement: Unarranged.

Box 90-97

Miscellaneous papers #04676, Series: "10. Miscellaneous Papers." Box 90-97

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Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, September 1993; Barbara Aschenbrenner, November 1993

Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008

Level of arrangment varies by series as noted below; some series are unarranged. Collection has not yet been archivally refoldered.

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Collection Number: 04676 Collection Title: James B. McMillan Papers, 1960s-1980s

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Expand/collapse Series 1. Swann vs. the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. Office Files.

Box 1

Box 2

Box 3

Box 4

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.2. Miscellaneous Papers.

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Box 10

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Box 11

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Expand/collapse Subseries 1.5. Newspapers.

Box 13

Box 14

Box 15

Box 16

Box 17

Box 18

Expand/collapse Series 2. United States vs. Wilton Hall.

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Box 20

Box 21

Box 22

Box 23

Box 24

Box 25

Box 26

Box 27

Box 28

Box 29

Box 30

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Collection Number: 04676

Collection Title: James B. McMillan Papers, 1960s-1980s