Janet Mary Riley Papers

Title: Janet Mary Riley Papers
Subject: Riley, Janet Mary; Loyola University (New Orleans, La.). School of Law; Louisiana State Law Institute; Loyola University (New Orleans, La.); Community property--Louisiana; Canon law; Constitutional law--Louisiana; Insurance law--Louisiana; Obligations (Law)--United States
Description: The Janet Mary Riley Papers reflect Riley’s academic career at Loyola University as the first female law professor in New Orleans, as well as her university service. Much is dedicated to her successful efforts to revise Louisiana’s community property laws to give women equal management of the community with their spouses.
Creator: Riley, Janet Mary.
Source: Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections & Archives (https://library.loyno.edu/resources/research/special-collections-archives) New Orleans, LA
Publisher: Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
Date: 1934-1991, bulk 1965-1979
Rights: Physical rights are retained by the J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library, Loyola University New Orleans. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Relation: Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers
Language: eng

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New Louisiana Class Register, revised 1946

Class register for Janet Mary Riley's Legal Bibliography class at Loyola University, 1949-1950.
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Loyola University New Orleans Faculty Handbook, 1956

Cover for the Loyola University New Orleans Faculty Handbook. Personal property of Janet Mary Riley, professor in the School of Law at Loyola.
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Society of Our Lady of the Way Brochure, 1960s

Brochure advertising the Society of Our Lady of the Way, a secular institute of working women in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Janet Mary Riley Letter to Louisiana Legislators in Favor of the E.R.A., 1976

1976 correspondence between Janet Mary Riley and Louisiana legislators concerning her positive stance on the E.R.A.
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Letter Against E.R.A. To Professor Warren D. Bracy, 1974

1974 correspondence between Janet Mary Riley and Professor Warren D. Bracey, professor of Law at the University of Toledo, concerning Riley's stance on the E.R.A.
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Thank you Letter from Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford, 1976

Correspondence between Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford and Janet Mary Riley. Beauford thanks Riley for her support of the E.R.A.
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Pamphlet "E.R.A: Answers to Questions about the Equal Right Amendment," 1972

A pamphlet produced by the National Women's Party to answer questions concerning the possible effects of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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"The Truth Versus Ugly Lies About the NAACP," 1957

NAACP pamphlet addressing lies or common misconceptions about their organization.
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NAACP “Racial violence in the South,” 1957

Call to action NAACP pamphlet addressing racial violence in the South.
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“Core Members Found Guilty”

Article concerning McCroy's sit in published in the Chicago Daily Defender, December 22, 1960.

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