Berge, Wendell, 1903-1955

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  • 1903, Apr. 24: Born, Lincoln, Neb.
  • 1925: A.B., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.
  • 1926: Married Laura Elizabeth Whelpley
  • 1927: LL.B., University of Michigan, Ann Abor, Mich.
  • 1928 - 1930 : With law firm of Root, Clark, Buckner, and Ballantine, New York, N.Y.
  • 1930: Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Appointed special assistant to attorney general
  • 1931: Admitted to District of Columbia bar
  • 1935 - 1937 : Chief of Appellate Section, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
  • 1937 - 1940 : First assistant to head, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
  • 1941: Appointed assistant attorney general
  • 1943 - 1947 : Head, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
  • 1944: Published Cartels: Challenge to a Free World. Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press
  • 1946: Published Economic Freedom for the West. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press
  • 1947: Resigned as assistant attorney general
  • 1947 - 1955 : Private law practice
  • 1955, Sept. 25: Died, Kensington, Md.

From the guide to the Wendell Berge Papers, 1907-1950, (bulk 1920-1947), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Papers of James H. Rowe. 9/17/1938 - 2/24/1946. Papers of James H. Rowe Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Paul A. Freund papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Berge, Wendell. [Miscellaneous addresses on antitrust and related problems, 1943-1947]. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Robert Houghwout Jackson Papers, 1816-1983, (bulk 1934-1954) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Wendell Berge Papers, 1907-1950, (bulk 1920-1947) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Papers, 1936-1983 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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associatedWith Berge, George W., 1864-1925. person
correspondedWith Brownell, Herbert, 1904- person
correspondedWith Brownell, Herbert, 1904- person
correspondedWith Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978 person
correspondedWith Childs, Marquis W. (Marquis William), 1903-1990 person
correspondedWith Daniels, Jonathan, 1902-1981 person
associatedWith Dumbauld, Edward, 1905- person
correspondedWith Ewing, Oscar R. (Oscar Ross), 1899-1980 person
correspondedWith Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965 person
correspondedWith Jackson, Robert Houghwout, 1892-1954 person
associatedWith Paul A. Freund person
associatedWith United States. Department of Justice. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Department of Justice. Antitrust Division. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Dept. of Justice. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Dept. of Justice. Antitrust Division. corporateBody
correspondedWith Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 person
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United States
Subject
Antitrust law
Trusts, Industrial
Occupation
Lawyers
Public officials
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Birth 1903

Death 1955

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