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John P. Bourcier papers (Ms.2009.005)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Collection Overview

Title: John P. Bourcier papers
Date range: 1974-2002
Creator: Bourcier, John P. (John Paul), 1927-2002
Extent: 4 linear feet (3 records center boxes, 1 legal-size Hollinger document case and 1 letter-size Hollinger document case)
Abstract: This collection contains material related to John P. Bourcier's career as a jurist in Rhode Island from 1974 to 2002. It includes his Superior and Supreme Court decisions, instructions to juries, material related to his service on various committees, his work with the Alternate Disput Resolution Task Force created by Chief Justice Frank J. Williams, newspaper articles and correspondence regarding the antinuclear Trident II Plowshares trial, and the 1984 trial of Vincent A. Cianci, Jr.
Language of materials: English. English.
Repository: John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Collection number: Ms.2009.005