Archival Materials
U.S. Supreme Court​
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Stanley Forman Reed papers, 1926-1977 | Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, 1938-1957.
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Frederick Moore Vinson collection, 1907-1953 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1943-1953.
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A. L. Isham letters, 1938-1939 | Property manager for Associate Justice Stanley Forman Reed.
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S. Sidney Ulmer correspondence, 1970, 1992 | Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Kentucky, 1963-1988.
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Emanuel G. Weiss papers, 1944-1970 | Law clerk to Associate Justice Stanley Forman Reed, 1945-1946.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
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Boyce F. Martin papers, 1973-2013, undated | Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1979-2013.
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John M. Rogers papers, 1974-2003 | Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2002-present.
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​U.S. District Courts
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Charles M. Allen papers, circa 1958-2001 | Judge on the Western District Court of Kentucky, 1971-2000.
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Charles I. Dawson papers, 1923-1969 | Judge on the Western District Court of Kentucky, 1925-1935.
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John G. Heyburn II papers, 1980-2015, bulk 1992-2015 | Judge on the Western District Court of Kentucky, 1992-2015.
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Joseph M. Hood papers, 1982-2016 | Judge on the Western District Court of Kentucky, 1990-present.
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Harry Innes papers, 1775-1815 | Judge on the District Court of Kentucky, 1789-1815.
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Edward H. Johnstone papers, 1978-2007 | Judge on the Western District Court of Kentucky, 1978-2013.
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Mac Swinford collection, 1932-1975 | Judge on the Eastern and Western District Courts of Kentucky, 1937-1975.
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G. Wix Unthank papers, 1980-2013, bulk 1977-2012 | Judge on the Eastern District Court of Kentucky, 1980-2013.
Oral History Interviews
In the Heyburn Initiative’s ongoing oral history project, members of the Federal Judiciary—particularly judges from United States district courts, circuit courts, and the Supreme Court—discuss their legal and judicial careers, including their nomination process and their reflections on Judge Heyburn himself. In addition, public figures such as Senator Mitch McConnell provide their perspectives on the role of “advice and consent” and relationships among the three branches of federal government.
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UK Libraries Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History also preserves and provides access to other oral histories related to the Federal Judiciary:
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James Fleming Gordon interview, March 12, 1980
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William Hastie interview, 1964
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Edward Johnstone interview, January 28, 1994
