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Roe v. Wade [note, 1973] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide A note, located in the Roe v. Wade case file, written by Justice Blackmun to Justice Potter Stewart discussing when the abortion cases Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton would be publicly announced. The bottom of the note also contains a comment from Stewart. Dated January 16, 1973. (70-18 Roe v. Wade; Container 151, folder 3)	Oral history transcript [page, 1995] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide A page from the final transcript of Justice Blackmun’s oral history project. In the middle of the page Blackmun comments briefly on his career as an associate justice of the Supreme Court and as an appellate judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Near the end of the page, a bit of Blackmun’s humor is revealed as he explains how his ability to wiggle his ears delighted children visiting the Supreme Court more than hearing about the history of the Court. Dated December 13, 1995. (Oral history project, final transcript; Container 1429, folder 11)	Callins v. Collins [draft, 1993] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide A page from Justice Blackmun’s draft dissent in the death penalty case, Callins v. Collins. Shown is the correction of the phrase, "I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death." Dated November 22, 1993. (93-7054 Callins v. Collins; Container 648, folder 5)
Bowers v. Hardwick [draft, 1986] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide A page from Justice Blackmun’s draft opinion of Bowers v. Hardwick, a homosexual rights case. He described the main issue of the case as "the right to be let alone." Dated June 1986. (85-140 Bowers v. Hardwick; Container 451, folder 8)	Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority [notes, 1984] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide Notes taken by Justice Blackmun of comments by lawyers during the oral reargument of Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, broadening federal authority over the states. Dated October 1, 1984. (82-1913 Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority; Container 412, folder 8)	Regents of the University of California v. Bakke [notes, 1977] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide Notes taken by Justice Blackmun of comments by fellow justices during conference for Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Dated October 14, 1977. (76-811 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke; Container 261, folder 7)

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Digital images of a small sample of the Blackmun Papers have been made available here for public viewing..
Roe v. Wade [note, 1973] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide A note, located in the Roe v. Wade case file, written by Justice Blackmun to Justice Potter Stewart discussing when the abortion cases Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton would be publicly announced. The bottom of the note also contains a comment from Stewart. Dated January 16, 1973. (70-18 Roe v. Wade; Container 151, folder 3)	Oral history transcript [page, 1995] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide A page from the final transcript of Justice Blackmun’s oral history project. In the middle of the page Blackmun comments briefly on his career as an associate justice of the Supreme Court and as an appellate judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Near the end of the page, a bit of Blackmun’s humor is revealed as he explains how his ability to wiggle his ears delighted children visiting the Supreme Court more than hearing about the history of the Court. Dated December 13, 1995. (Oral history project, final transcript; Container 1429, folder 11)	Callins v. Collins [draft, 1993] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide A page from Justice Blackmun’s draft dissent in the death penalty case, Callins v. Collins. Shown is the correction of the phrase, "I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death." Dated November 22, 1993. (93-7054 Callins v. Collins; Container 648, folder 5)
Bowers v. Hardwick [draft, 1986] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide A page from Justice Blackmun’s draft opinion of Bowers v. Hardwick, a homosexual rights case. He described the main issue of the case as "the right to be let alone." Dated June 1986. (85-140 Bowers v. Hardwick; Container 451, folder 8)	Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority [notes, 1984] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide Notes taken by Justice Blackmun of comments by lawyers during the oral reargument of Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, broadening federal authority over the states. Dated October 1, 1984. (82-1913 Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority; Container 412, folder 8)	Regents of the University of California v. Bakke [notes, 1977] Enlarge: 640 wide \| 1000 wide Notes taken by Justice Blackmun of comments by fellow justices during conference for Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Dated October 14, 1977. (76-811 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke; Container 261, folder 7)