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Records of the School of Law Short Course for Defense Lawyers
Collection
Identifier: 17/8
Dates:
1958-1980
Records of the School of Law Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys
Collection
Identifier: 17/7
Dates:
1936-1980
Theodore Stone (1895-1962) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/36
Abstract
The series includes one folder of general biographical materials and four volumes of Stone's notes from School of Law courses. Bound after the completion of his studies, the notes are found in a loose alphabetical arrangement by course subject or title. They are handwritten and meticulous and represent a record of the School of Law curriculum during the early twentieth century.
Dates:
1914-1917
Frederic B. Crossley (1872-1938) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/12
Abstract
The original materials of the Frederic B. Crossley Papers occupy three boxes and span the period 1910 to 1938. An addition consisting of seven boxes of correspondence, spanning the years 1905-1930 was later added to the collection. With the exception of five folders of biographical materials (mostly financial records) the Papers consist almost exclusively of correspondence. The general correspondence pertains primarily to Crossley's legal practice and to his interests in real estate. A...
Dates:
1905-1930
Law School National Defender Project Records
Collection
Identifier: 17/14
Abstract
The two-year (1969-1970) National Defender Project at the Northwestern University Law School was financed by a grant of $36,800 from the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. The project was designed to build on the already well-known program in criminal law for undergraduate and graduate students at the school. The Records of the National Defender consist of correspondence, financial records, and reports.
Dates:
1968-1971
Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 55/24
Abstract
The papers consist of a typescript draft, with minor editorial revisions and corrections, of Masters' biography of Chicago attorney Levy Mayer (1858-1922). The book, Levy Mayer and the New Industrial Era (New Haven, 1927), was Masters' first full-length biography. Mayer's widow, Rachel, who copyrighted the book and published it in a limited edition of 1,500 copies, wrote the biography in consideration of a significant payment from the Mayer family and as a...
Dates:
ca. 1927
James A. Rahl (1917-1994) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/34
Abstract
James Andrew Rahl received his J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1942. During his early career he was employed with the Litigation Section of the Enforcement Branch, United States Office of Price Administration, and liaison officer to the Joint Congressional Committee to Investigate the Pearl Harbor Disaster. Rahl joined the faculty at the Northwestern School of Law in 1946. He served as dean of the school from 1972 through 1977 and, in 1974, was appointed Northwestern's...
Dates:
1938 - 1995; Other: Majority of material found within 1960 - 1989
Cyrus Colter (1910-2002) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/1/2
Abstract
The papers of Cyrus Colter (writer and educator; member of the faculty of Northwestern University's Department of African-American Studies) spans the years 1935 to 1995. It consists of biographical material, correspondence, speeches, and publications. The bulk of the collection consists of drafts of Colter's publications, especially his two last novels, A Chocolate Soldier and City of Lights.
Dates:
1935-1995
Vance N. Kirby Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/31
Abstract
Vance N. Kirby was an American lawyer. He entered government service as attorney in the Office of Tax Legislative Counsel and was appointed Counsel in 1948 and served until 1957. He went on to practice law as a partner in Ross and O'Keefe in Chicago in 1957, the same year he joined the Northwestern University Law School faculty. The Papers of Vance N. Kirby span the years 1937 to 1975. Relatively little is included from his time as professor at the Northwestern University Law School...
Dates:
1937 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1953
Nathaniel L. Nathanson (1908-1983) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/1
Abstract
Nathaniel Louis Nathanson taught law at Northwestern University, beginning as assistant professor in 1936, named Northwestern University's Frederick P. Vose Professor of Law in 1968, and professor emeritus in 1977. The Nathaniel L. Nathanson Papers are arranged in eight subseries: biographical materials, correspondence files, teaching files, administrative files, research and consulting files, professional organization files, papers presented before professional organizations and publications.
Dates:
1924-1985
Ernest Samuels (1903-1996) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/11/5
Abstract
Ernest Samuels entered the University of Chicago as a pre-law student in 1919. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy in Law and French in 1923 and immediately entered the University of Chicago Law School. In 1930 he then returned to Chicago to pursue a long standing interest in literature. From January to August 1931 he resumed his studies at the University of Chicago, this time in the English Department. After holding several academic positions, Samuels was appointed Instructor of English in...
Dates:
1918 - 1995; Other: Majority of material found within 1942 - 1971
Victor G. Rosenblum (1925-2006) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/37
Abstract
Victor G. Rosenblum was a nationally recognized scholar in both administrative and constitutional law. He helped to found Northwestern’s Program on Law and Social Sciences. Rosenblum held several academic positions from Professor of Law, to Director of Northwestern Law School’s Graduate Studies Program. Rosenblum was an active member of numerous professional associations. He held several positions at the American Bar Association as well as being extremely active in various civil rights causes....
Dates:
1943 - 2006; Other: Majority of material found within 1965 - 1987
James Franklin Oates, Jr. (1899-1982) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1/12
Abstract
The James F. Oates, Jr. Papers consist primarily of correspondence, reports, income tax forms, speeches, bound legal briefs, and office desk diaries that illuminate Oates' varied and distinguished career. The bulk of the papers cover the years after Oates retired from the Equitable Life Assurance Society in 1969. There is little documentation relating to Oates' tenure as chief executive officer of Peoples Gas, Light, and Coke Company or as chief executive officer of the Equitable Life Assurance...
Dates:
1924-1981
Eva Jefferson Paterson (1949- ) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/17/202
Abstract
Eva Jefferson Paterson (1949- ), a graduate of Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Science class of 1971, is a civil rights attorney. Her collection spans the years 1970-2013 and contains biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, publications, and awards.
Dates:
1970 - 2017
Leigh Buchanan Bienen Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/39
Abstract
Leigh Buchanan Bienen, senior lecturer at the Northwestern School of Law and wife of Northwestern University president Henry S. Bienen, joined the School of Law in 1995, the same year her husband took office. She lectures in the areas of criminal law, juries, and law and social science, and has additional areas of interest and expertise in capital punishment, sex crimes, and rape reform legislation. In addition, she is a prolific writer of fiction, mainly short stories and plays....
Dates:
1961-2009
Lowell Blake Mason (1893–1983) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/91
Abstract
Lowell Blake Mason (1893-1983), a lawyer and politician from Illinois, served in both state and federal legislatures and numerous other posts. He was appointed to the post of Federal Trade Commissioner by President Harry Truman in 1945 and held the post until 1956. Mason wrote several books and articles about the relationship between facets of society and government. Materials in this collection include handwritten notes, drafts of publications, correspondence, clippings, certificates, and...
Dates:
1867-2006
Karen DeCrow (1937-2014) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/94
Abstract
Karen DeCrow was a lawyer, writer, activist in the women's liberation movement of the 1970s, president of the National Organization for Women from 1974-1977, and a proponent of gender equality in all areas. DeCrow’s collection consists of papers, audio, video, and artifactual materials documenting her life and work.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920 - 2014
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