History of the Federal Judiciary

Court of Claims, 1855-1982

Official Records

The records of the Court of Claims are included among Record Group 123 at the:

National Archives and Records Administration

700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, District of Columbia 20408-0001

General email inquiry address:

http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html

A small collection of maps and charts related to cases in the Court of Claims is available at:

National Archives at College Park
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001

General email inquiry address:

http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html

A published description of the records is available in the Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States, 1995 (http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/index.html).

Bibliography

Bennett, Marion T. The United States Court of Claims: A History; Part I: The Judges, 1855–1976. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1976.

Cowen, Wilson, Philip Nichols, and Marion T. Bennett. The United States Court of Claims: A History; Part II: Origin, Development, Jurisdiction, 1855–1978. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1978.

Richardson, William A. History, Jurisdiction, and Practice of the Court of Claims of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883.

Wiecek, W. M. “The Origin of the United States Court of Claims.” Administrative Law Review 20 (April 1968): 387-406.