Judge Merritt E. Schlafman Papers (MS-3)
Scope and Content
The Merritt E. Schlafman Papers contain court broadcasts from Schlafman’s time as a judge for the Municipal Court for the City of Dayton as well as state court cases.
The collection is arranged chronologically and divided into local and state cases. Boxes 1 through 11 are local court cases dating from 1937 to 1943. The contents of each box is then arranged by work week, each folder containing the court broadcasts for that week and each day’s broadcasts bound together. These broadcasts contain cases of illegal alcohol possession, public drunkenness, traffic cases, domestic disputes, and other petty crimes.
Box 12 of the collection contains cases in which the State of Ohio was the Plaintiff. These folders are arranged chronologically and by case name. They include gambling and vice cases, and illegal possession of alcohol cases from 1938-1940.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1943
Creator
- Schlafman, Merritt E., 1897-1984 (Person)
Language of Materials
The records are in English
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biography of Judge Merritt E. Schlafman
Merritt E Schlafman was a judge for the Municipal Court of the City of Dayton. At the time of his donation to the Wright State Archives he was living in Fairborn, Ohio.
Extent
6 linear feet (21 Hollinger boxes)
Abstract
Merritt Schlafman was a judge in Dayton, Ohio, during the 1930s and 1940s. His papers contain transcripts of trials broadcast from his courtroom, mostly on gambling offenses.
Statement of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and divided into local and state cases.
Other Finding Aid
A complete box and folder inventory is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at https://wright.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/303.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the Wright State University Archives in July 1974 by Merritt E. Schlafman.
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Judge Merritt E. Schlafman Papers (MS-3)
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Staff Archivist
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
