Bolon B. Turner Materials

Collection

Identifier: MC 438

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Scope and Content Note

The collection includes reports (some of which are annotated), case notes, and other materials compiled by Judge Bolon B. Turner, primarily relating to United States tax law and his service on and study of the Tax Court of the United States.

Dates

1938-1960

Creator

Turner, Bolon B. (Bolon Bailey), 1897-1987 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Bolon Bailey Turner (1897-1987) was an attorney and judge who specialized in tax law. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 13, 1897, Turner served in World War I and then moved to Washington, D.C. to pursue his undergraduate degree at George Washington University (GWU). Turner also received two law degrees from GWU, one a master’s in tax law. Turner then served a lawyer with the Bureau of Internal Revenue from 1920-1923, and worked as a lawyer with the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals from 1924-1927. He then moved back to Arkansas and worked in a law firm with Brooks Hays, before returning to Washington to serve on the United States Tax Court from 1937-1971. Judge Turner was influential on and off the court, and often presented at both congressional committees and academic conferences on tax law and the history of the Tax Court. He passed away November 22, 1987, in Annandale, Virginia.