Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids

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1. Office of the Dean, 1961-2011

This series is arranged alphabetically.

This series includes information on the reopening of the School of Law, including fund-raising issues, the Northeastern School of Law Academic Rules, and a 1983 calendar with caricatures of faculty. In addition, there is a "Five Year Report" written in 1974 that documents progress and changes at the school in the years after its reopening.

This series also includes questionnaires and self-studies which document change and progress at the school. The questionnaires and self-studies were required by the American Bar Association for accreditation purposes and to document the school's evolution. Of note are the American Bar Association's comments on the School of Law Library in its report of 1983 (box 1, folder 18). Further information on the school's library can be found in box 2, folders 18-21.

Also included are annual publications produced by the office, including the Student Information Handbook and "The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth: An Insider's Guide to Northeastern University School of Law." Also found in this series is correspondence from several deans of the School of Law, documenting various activities at the school. This correspondence originates from deans Thomas J. O'Toole, Michael Meltsner, Daniel J. Givelber, David Hall, and Associate Deans Susan Scott and Diane Tsoulas.

Additional materials include materials regarding the budget, faculty expansion, the Legal Services Institute, and the Clerkship Committee, a committee responsible for matching students with sites for their clerkships.

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2. Development, 1960-2008

This series is arranged alphabetically.

This series documents development at the School of Law, including fundraising campaigns, and the activities of the Law School Alumni Association. The records of the Law School Alumni Association include records of its Executive Committee and surveys conducted as part of the Alumni Association's efforts to document address changes, employment information, and gift prospects among the school's alumni.

This series also includes correspondence, information regarding dedications, invitations to dedications, and planning materials relating to the Thomas E. Cargill Hall and Gryzmish Hall fund-raising campaigns. Also included are sketches of Cargill Hall (box 14, folder 2).

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3. Admissions, 1970-2011

This series is arranged alphabetically.

This series includes brochures, class schedules, and information regarding events such as open houses and orientations for new students. Also included are application catalogs from 1992-2006.

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4. Cooperative Education, 1980-2000

This series is arranged alphabetically.

This series includes grant correspondence regarding the cooperative education program from 1991 to 1993 and records of the Coop Study Committee, which detail planning and effectiveness of the Coop Program.

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5. Placement and Career Services, 1980-2000

This series is arranged alphabetically.

This series illustrates the interactions of the Placement Office with other departments. One of the major activities of this department was to canvass each graduating class with a yearly Employment Survey. The Placement and Career Services' recruitment activities are also documented by this series. This includes interviewer feedback and a "Report on Permanent Placement Activities" from 1982 to 1983. This series also contains the bulletins and handbooks published for students by this office.

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6. Publications, 1979-2011

This series is arranged alphabetically.

This series consists of several student publications, including "The Collective," a paper specifically for people of color at Northeastern University School of Law, which was started in 1995; this collection has an incomplete run spanning 1995-1996. Researchers should be aware that the Northeastern University School of Law publications "NewsBriefs," "Northeastern University Law Journal," "We," and "e-We" are held by the Archives and Special Collections Department but are not part of this collection.

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7. Media, 1985-2008

This series is arranged alphabetically.

This series contains mostly films about or pertaining to the School of Law. Of note is "Northeastern vs. Harvard Law School," a student project completed by three students at the Boston University College of Communications in 1995. Also included are audio cassettes of conferences hosted by the School of Law, films of talent shows hosted by the school, and news clips featuring School of Law professors.