Guide to the School of Law papers, 1899-[ongoing]

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Guide to the School of Law Papers, 1899-[ongoing]

Collection number: CU-48

University Archives, The Bancroft Library



University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

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Collection Summary

Collection Title: School of Law Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1899-[ongoing]
Collection Number: CU-48
Creator: University of California, Berkeley. School of Law
Extent: 3 cartons (3.75 linear ft.)
Repository: The Bancroft Library. University Archives.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: The School of Law papers include material on the the construction of the original Boalt Hall, later known as Durant Hall, as well as records and correspondence regarding accreditation, admission and enrollment proceedures, the formation and operation of various administrative committees, bar examinations, budget appropriations, student petitions, the President's Office, and the founding and operation of the Earl Warren Legal Center. The papers also include some material dating from the Department of Jurisprudence and the School of Jurisprudence, the forerunners to the School of Law on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
Languages Represented: English

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], School of Law papers, CU-48, University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Alternate Forms Available

There are no alternate forms of this collection.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
University of California (1868-1952).
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Jurisprudence.
University of California, Berkeley. School of Jurisprudence.
University of California, Berkeley. School of Law.
Durant Hall (1911 : Berkeley, Calif.).
Jones, William Carey, 1854-1923
Law schools. California. Berkeley. History.
Earl Warren Legal Institute

Scope and Content of Collection

The School of Law papers include material on the the construction of the original Boalt Hall, later known as Durant Hall, as well as records and correspondence regarding accreditation, admission and enrollment proceedures, the formation and operation of various administrative committees, bar examinations, budget appropriations, student petitions, the President's Office, and the founding and operation of the Earl Warren Legal Center. It includes some materials on the Department of Jurisprudence and the School of Jurisprudence, the forerunners to the School of Law on the University of California, Berkeley campus.

carton-folder 1:1

Accreditation (1950)

carton-folder 1:2

Admission procedure, comments on (1937) Replies to a request for opinion on changes in admission requirements, from deans and professors of other law schools.

carton-folder 1:3

American Bar Association visit, Sept.13, 1952

carton-folder 1:4

American Bar Association: Section on legal education-admission to the bar 1930-1931.

carton-folder 1:5

American Law Institute: Conflict of laws (1925-1934)

carton-folder 1:6

American Law Institute-5/23/26 Section on classification & restatement including California Bar Committee on restatement and classification.

carton-folder 1:7

Aptitude examinations (1936-1946)

carton-folder 1:8

State Bar (1918-1928)

carton-folder 1:9

Admission to the bar (1913-1917)

carton-folder 1:10

Association of American Law Schools (1948-1950)

carton-folder 1:11

Bar examiners: committee correspondence 1933-44

carton-folder 1:12

Bar examination- October 1951-

carton-folder 1:13

Barrows, David P. Correspondence (1912-1931)

carton-folder 1:14

Blanchard memorial fund (1924-1926)

carton-folder 1:15

Boalt Hall of Law: Construction (1909-1925)

carton-folder 1:16

Boalt Hall of Law-Dedication, April 28, 1911 (includes manuscript of Jones's address)

carton-folder 1:17

Boalt Hall alterations (1930-1949)

carton-folder 1:18

Boalt Hall furnishings (1916-1931)

carton-folder 1:19

Boalt Hall of Law: use of (1915-1926)

carton-folder 1:20

Boalt Hall Law Association (1913-1929)

carton-folder 1:21

Boalt Hall subscribers

carton-folder 1:22

Bureau of Public Administration-confidential (1938)

carton-folder 1:23

California Crime Commission (1927-1928)

carton-folder 1:24

College of Letters and Scinec 1916-1924

carton-folder 1:25

Committee on conduct and religion (1921)

carton-folder 1:26

Committee on students' affairs (1915-1921)

carton-folder 1:27

Committee-University Welfare (1913-1918)

carton-folder 1:28

Derleth, C. Jr. Correspondence 1912-1914

carton-folder 1:29

Deutsch, M.E. Correspondence (1917-1918)

carton-folder 1:30

Droste, Henry F. Correspondence re James Lick deeds (1916)

carton-folder 1:31

Four year curriculum, School of Jurisprudence (1919-1921)

carton-folder 1:32

Freund, Ernst (University of Chicago) correspondence 1911, 1921

carton-folder 1:33

Gifts. Dean's fund (1958-1962)

carton-folder 1:34

Gifts 1936-52

carton-folder 1:35

Gift- portraits (1912-1914)

carton-folder 1:36

Gifts- books and pictures (1911-1928)

carton-folder 1:37

Gifts (1928-1932)

carton-folder 1:38

Gifts (1912-1928)

carton-folder 1:39

Gutsch, Gustav (1900) correspondence re “Bench and Bar of California”

carton-folder 1:40

Hastings College of Law (1926-1948)

carton-folder 1:41

Haynes, Evan (1927-1945)

carton-folder 1:42

Hittell, Theodore H. correspondence re personal reminiscenses of Justice Field. (1915)

carton-folder 1:43

Johnson, Hiram W., Jr. (1917-1923)

carton-folder 1:44

Jones, Harry W. (1940-1947)

carton-folder 2:1

Kidd, A.M. (1926-1950)

carton-folder 2:2

Lafferty, W.T. correspondence re practice court work (1916)

carton-folder 2:3

Law Associates (1954-1955)

carton-folder 2:4

Lectures, special 1910-1929

carton-folder 2:5

Lectures delivered at Law School. Typescript of talk by Warren Olney, 1916. Newspaper account of talk by Judge W.W. Morrow, 1915. Program for Traffic Court Judges and Prosecutors Conference, 1948.

carton-folder 2:6

Legal Aid Society 1915-1916

carton-folder 2:7

Linforth, Reginald H. (1926-1943)

carton-folder 2:8

Lynch, Matthew C. (1926-1931)

carton-folder 2:9

McAllister, Breck P. (1941-1945)

carton-folder 2:10

McGovney, Dudley O. (1904-1948)

carton-folder 2:11

McMurray, Orrin K. (1910-1948)

carton-folder 2:12

Meikle, Theresa (1919, 1923)

carton-folder 2:13

Morrison Lecture- State Bar of California 1951-1953

carton-folder 2:14

Peppin, John C. (1931-1947)

carton-folder 2:15

Piracy (Research in international law)

carton-folder 2:16

President's office-1940

carton-folder 2:17

President's office-1930

carton-folder 2:18

President's office-1938

carton-folder 2:19

President's office-1937

carton-folder 2:20

President's office-1935-1936

carton-folder 2:21

President's office-1934-1935

carton-folder 2:22

President's office-1933-1934

carton-folder 2:23

President's office-1932-1933

carton-folder 2:24

President's office-1931-1932

carton-folder 2:25

President's office-1930-1931

carton-folder 2:26

President's office-1929-1930

carton-folder 2:27

President's office-1928-1929

carton-folder 2:28

President's office-1927-1928

carton-folder 2:29

President's office-1926-1927

carton-folder 2:30

President's office-1925-1926

carton-folder 2:31

President's office-1924-1925

carton-folder 2:32

President's Administrative Conference 1930-1932

carton-folder 2:33

Research in legal administration (1929-1931)

carton-folder 2:34

Sage, Russell foundation (1933-1941)

carton-folder 2:35

Smith, Talbot (1945-1948)

carton-folder 2:36

Stone, Robert (1926-1943)

carton-folder 2:37

Turner, Felton (1937-1941)

carton-folder 2:38

Earl Warren Legal Center- checkbook and pledge payment records.

carton-folder 2:39

Earl Warren Legal Center -fundraising.

carton-folder 2:40

Earl Warren Legal Center -American City Bureau.

carton-folder 2:41

Earl Warren Legal Center -campaign expenses.

carton-folder 2:42

Earl Warren Legal Center -acknowledgements.

carton-folder 2:43

Earl Warren Legal Center -Ehrlich contribution

carton-folder 2:44

Earl Warren Legal Center- Building and campus development committee.

carton-folder 2:45

Earl Warren Legal Center -description.

carton-folder 2:46

Earl Warren Legal Center -Architect, University.

carton-folder 2:47

Earl Warren Legal Center -Faculty planning committee.

carton-folder 2:48

Earl Warren Legal Center -University correspondence.

carton-folder 2:49

Earl Warren Legal Center -Press releases.

carton-folder 2:50

Earl Warren Legal Center -Kidd memorial gift.

carton-folder 2:51

Earl Warren Legal Center - Tax information on gifts.

carton-folder 3:1

Budget Appropriation (1905-1910)

carton-folder 3:2

Budget Appropriation (1910-1911)

carton-folder 3:3

Budget Appropriation (1911-1912)

carton-folder 3:4

Budget Appropriation (1912-1913)

carton-folder 3:5

Budget Appropriation (1914-1915)

carton-folder 3:6

Budget Appropriation (1915-1916)

carton-folder 3:7

Budget Appropriation (1916-1917)

carton-folder 3:8

Budget Appropriation (1917-1918)

carton-folder 3:9

Budget Appropriation (1918-1919)

carton-folder 3:10

Budget Statements (1918-1919)

carton-folder 3:11

Budget Appropriation (1919-1920)

carton-folder 3:12

Budget Data (1919-1922)

carton-folder 3:13

Budget Appropriation (1920-1921)

carton-folder 3:14

Budget Appropriation (1921-1922)

carton-folder 3:15

Budget Appropriation (1922-1923)

carton-folder 3:16

Budget Appropriation (1923-1924)

carton-folder 3:17

Budget Appropriation (1926-1936)

carton-folder 3:18

Pensions and Annuities (1917-1931)

carton-folder 3:19

President's Office (1941)

carton-folder 3:20

President's Office (1942)

carton-folder 3:21

President's Office (1943)

carton-folder 3:22

President's Office (1944)

carton-folder 3:23

President's Office (1944-1945)

carton-folder 3:24

Readers and Helpers Roll (1930-1941)

carton-folder 3:25

School of Jurisprudence (1899-1934)

carton-folder 3:26

School of Law (1942)

carton-folder 3:27

Student Correspondence: A-Bo (1912-1931)

carton-folder 3:28

Student Correspondence: Br-Ch (1912-1931)

carton-folder 3:29

Student Correspondence: Cl-D (1912-1931)

carton-folder 3:30

Student Correspondence: E-F (1912-1931)

carton-folder 3:28

Student Correspondence: G-H (1912-1931)

carton-folder 3:29

Student Petitions (1912-1923)

carton-folder 3:30

Student Petitions (1923-1930)

carton-folder 3:31

Student Petitions (1926-1932)

carton-folder 3:32

Student Petitions (1935-1940)