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Inventory For The History Of The Law School Papers Collected By Gwen Y. Wood (c. 1859 - 1993)
UGA 97-126:1-23

RG 2 -19 (Law School)
Linear Ft. (3 Bankers Boxes and 20 Manuscript Boxes)

researcher
This material was used as part of the research for A Unique and Fortuitous Combination: An Administrative History of the University of Georgia School of Law by Gwen Y. Wood.

UGA 97- 126:1

  1. Boxes in Storage at Main Library - School of Law Archives in Main Library. [Notebook].
  2. Acts of the Legislature Which Pertain to The University of Georgia (1783 - 1947).
  3. Alumni Relations and Fund Raising (1973 - 86).
  4. Ed. P. Artifacts to Be Traced (1932 - 56).
  5. Dean Beaird's Feb. 15, 1977 Letter to Committee, Legal Edu. and Admissions Considerations (n.d.).
  6. J. Ralph Beaird Speeches (1977 - 85).
  7. UGA Bicentennial and Law School's 125th Anniversary Celebration (1984 - 85).
  8. Board Of Visitors - Cold File (1974 - 75).
  9. Board Of Visitors - Minutes, Cold File (1965 - 72).
  10. Major Co-Curricular Programs: Moot Court; Law Review; GA Journal (1940 - 82).
  11. Co-Curricular Programs Other than Moot Court, Journals (n.d.).
  12. Order of The Coif - Establishment (1938 - 80).
  13. June 27, 1977 Columns.
  14. Columns, November 7, 1977 Rusk Center Dedication.
  15. Columns May 9, 1977.
  16. Extra Copies of Columns (1977).
  17. Correspondence Regarding Inspection and Evaluations (1978).
  18. General Materials from Cowen Era (1966 - 70).
  19. II Educational Programs Scholarships, Bar Results: Admissions; Enrollment (1973 - 86).
  20. Financial Aid (1960 - 86).
  21. Beginning of Talmadge Fund - UGA Foundation Committee for The School of Law (1955).
  22. Funds Development - Early Years (1954 - 65).
  23. Georgia Law Review and Bar Journal: The Early Years.
  24. Funds Development Milestones (1937 - 88).
  25. Georgia Law Review and Georgia Journal (1973 - 86).
  26. Graduate Studies (LLM Program) (1950 - 85).
  27. ICLE And ICJE (1973 - 86).
  28. Service Institutes - ICLE and ICJE (1958 - 75).
  29. Proposal to Establish The Institute of Law and Government (n.d.).
  30. The Red and Black/April 24, 1977 "Vance to Speak..."
  31. The Red and Black/May 3, 1977 Cyrus Vance's Law Day Address on Human Rights.
  32. Law School Association - Early Years.
  33. Legal Aid and Defender Society Prisoner Legal Counseling Project (1973 - 86).
  34. Athens Legal Society (1960 - 61).
  35. Library (1953 - 82).
  36. Library (July 1, 1966 - June 30, 1967).
  37. Library (1973 - 86).
  38. Library Autonomy (1959 - 79).
  39. Joseph Henry Lumpkin House Project (1975 - 85).
  40. Moot Court (1972 - 86).
  41. National Rankings, Comparisons, Trends in Legal Education, Etc. (1975 - 90).
  42. Oral History Project (1982 - 91).
  43. Overview - Summary (1889 - 1959).
  44. Faculty Policies: Summaries, Statistics (1966 - 80).

UGA 97- 126:2

  1. Placement (1973 - 86).
  2. Placement/Admissions (1955 - 89).
  3. Prosecutorial Clinic (1973 - 86).
  4. Clinical Programs: Prosecutorial Clinic and Legal Aid.
  5. Centennial Celebration Roscoe Pound Lectures.
  6. Rusk Center (1977 - 86).
  7. Establishment and Early Years.
  8. Dean Rusk Dedication: The Red and Black Oct. 28, 1977 - Oct. 31, 1977.
  9. Special Events (1973 - 86).
  10. University of Georgia Self-Study (1980).
  11. Student Bar Association (1973 - 86).
  12. Study Abroad Programs.
  13. Other Student Organizations Besides Moot Court, Law Review, Journal and SBA (1973 - 80).
  14. Talmadge Biographical Material.
  15. Women and The School of Law (1897 - 1982).
  16. Faculty Minutes (Copies and Excerpts) (1947 - 1958).
  17. Faculty Minutes (Nov. 9, 1932 - Jan. 17, 1935).
  18. Faculty Minutes (Oct. 30, 1935 - May 22, 1940).
  19. Faculty Minutes (Sept. 24, 1940 - Oct. 23, 1940).
  20. Faculty Minutes (June 6, 1951 - July 25, 1951).
  21. Faculty Minutes (Sept. 26, 1951 - Jan. 4, 1957).
  22. Faculty Minutes (March 27, 1957 - Nov. 1, 1961).
  23. Nov. 22, 1961 - Aug. 30, 1962.
  24. The Talmadge Campaign - 1982 - 86.

UGA 97- 126:3

  1. J. Alton Hosch - General Biographical Material (In Faculty Biography Section).
  2. Hosch Contacts with Notable People of His Era.
  3. [Empty Space].
  4. Hosch - Caldwell Correspondence.
  5. Hosch - Cheatham Correspondence.
  6. Hosch - Staff Correspondence.
  7. University Administrative Matters/Issues. Also Funding.
  8. Legal Opinions Called upon to Render (Hosch, Shinn) to Regents, UGA President.
  9. State of Law School During World War II.
  10. General Data on Admissions, Enrollment Curriculum.
  11. Faculty Matters: Salaries, Etc.
  12. Physical Plant During Hosch Years.
  13. Relationship with Emory, Mercer and State Bar of Georgia. Also, National Comparisons.
  14. Georgia Bar Journal.
  15. Student Organizations During Hosch Era.
  16. Institute of Law and Government.
  17. Law Library During Hosch Years.
  18. Evaluation/Inspections.
  19. Fund-Raising Attempts.
  20. Academic Prizes.
  21. Georgia Bar Examination and Bar Membership.
  22. De-Segregation.
  23. Portraits.
  24. Special Lecturers.
  25. Alumni Relations.
  26. Miscellaneous [Slot 31].
  27. Manuscript. History of The University of Georgia School of Law [To 1993].
  28. Prominent Alumni Leaders.
  29. Artistic Photos of Law School Architecture.
  30. Artistic Photos.
  31. Succession of Buildings Occupied by The Law School.
  32. President Fred C. Davison.
  33. Photos Of Deans Morris, Caldwell, Hosch, Cowen, Alford, Beaird, Elllington.
  34. Distinguished Visitors to The Law School other than Law Day and Sibley Lecture.
  35. Law Faculty Group Photos.
  36. Individual Faculty Photos.
  37. Firsts - First Female Graduate.
  38. Founders: Lumpkin, Cobb And Hull.
  39. Human-Interest; Light-Hearted Photos.
  40. Law Day Speakers.
  41. General Collection Photos From Pre-1935 Era.
  42. Dean Rusk.
  43. Sibley Lecturers.
  44. Color Slides.
  45. Special Events other than Law Day.
  46. Student Activity Photos; Candids: Using Library, Dances; Socials.
  47. Student Awards and Student Organizations.
  48. Student Group (Class) Photos.
  49. Extra Photos.

UGA 97- 126:4

  1. Annual Reports During Deanship of Sylvanus Morris.
  2. 1928 - 1929 Annual Report by Dean H. N. Edmunds.
  3. 1933 - 34 Dean's Report.
  4. 1935 - 36 Annual Report.
  5. 1936 - 1937 Annual Report.
  6. 1943 - 44 Dean's Report.
  7. 1944 - 45 Dean's Report.
  8. 1945 - 1946 Dean's Report.
  9. Excerpts from Dean's Reports of 1947 - 1948, 1948 - 1949, 1949 - 1950, 1951 - 1952, 1952 - 1953.
  10. Dean's Annual Report 1947 - 1948.
  11. Ten Year Period Report 1950 to 1960.

UGA 97- 126:5

  1. 1929 Report which Placed School on "ABA Approved" List.
  2. 1931 Inspection Report which Led to Accreditation.
  3. 1936 Reaccreditation Inspection Report.
  4. 1947 Reaccreditation Inspection Report.
  5. 1958 ABA Inspection Report.
  6. 1964 Reaccreditation Inspection Report.
  7. 1978 Reaccreditation Inspection Report.
  8. 1985 Reaccreditation Inspection Report.

UGA 97- 126:6

  1. 1957 Evaluation as Part of University Wide Self-Study.
  2. School of Law: Blueprint for Excellence.
  3. Points of Pride.
  4. Materials Relating to the Reorganization of The Law School. (1925 - 1930).
  5. 1859 Reorganization Plan.
  6. School of Law: Self-Study #3.
  7. Self-Study (1985).
  8. State of The Law School Report to Academic Affairs Advisory Committee by J. Ralph Beaird Dean.
  9. Statement of Goals and Objectives.
  10. School of Law: Strategic Plan.
  11. Minorities Policies.

UGA 97- 126:7

  1. Petition for the Chartering of a Chapter of The Order of The Coif.
  2. The Order of The Coif - Application.
  3. The Order of The Coif - Application Supplement.
  4. Proposal for School of Law Conversion to the Semester System.

UGA 97- 126:8

  1. Desegregation in the 1950s [1946 - 1962].
  2. Correspondence Relating to Reorganization and Accreditation of The Law School; 1925 - 1931.
  3. Correspondence Relating to Possible Suspension of Law School in 1942 re: Governor Eugene Talmadge Political Intervention.
  4. Juris Doctor Degree Conversion (1967).
  5. Attrition: Graduate School Autonomy (1970).
  6. Resignation of Dean Neill Alford (1976).
  7. Accreditation/Relations with Other Law Schools During Morris Deanship (1901 - 25).
  8. Admissions Standards During Morris Deanship (1899 - 1923).
  9. Alumni Relations During Morris Deanship (1900 - 25).
  10. Bar Admission Policies During Morris Deanship (1901 - 25).
  11. Curriculum Development During Morris Deanship.
  12. Faculty Development/Relations During Morris Deanship (1899 - 1922).
  13. Development of The Law Library During Morris Deanship (1905 - 24).
  14. Student Relations During Morris Deanship.
  15. Miscellaneous.

UGA 97- 126:9

  1. Historical Roster of Administrative Succession: Deans, Presidents, Chancellors, Governors.
  2. Performance on Georgia Bar Examination: Historical Summary.
  3. Chart of Vital Statistics Since 1964.
  4. Chronology of Degree Program and Admission Requirements.
  5. Dendy Materials: Course of Study Every Ten Years - Taken from Law Bulletins.
  6. Law School Bulletins (c. 19th and 20th Centuries).

UGA 97- 126:10

  1. The University of Georgia School of Law Alumni Directory 1985.
  2. Chronological Listing of Law School Association Council Members and Presidents.
  3. Chronological Listing of Board of Visitors.
  4. The University of Georgia School of Law Diploma Ceremony (1975 - 1989).
  5. Historical Rosters of Elected Leaders Who Are University of Georgia Law Graduates.
  6. Dendy Materials: Lists of Graduates by Class Year, 1860 - 1980.
  7. Public Service by Law Graduates Written by Gwen Wood.

UGA 97- 126:11

  1. Dendy Materials: List of Faculty - Cumulative (1881 - 1899 Missing).
  2. Joseph Henry Lumpkin.
  3. Thomas R. R. Cobb and William Hope Hull.
  4. Chairholders' Information: More Material on Lumpkin, Morris - Early Personalities Compiled by Sewell Brumby.
  5. Dean Sylvanus Morris.
  6. Dean H. N. Edmunds.
  7. Harmon Caldwell.
  8. Dean Alton Hosch.
  9. Dean Henry A. Shinn.
  10. Dean Lindsey Cowen.
  11. Dean Ralph Beaird.
  12. Dean Neill Alford.

UGA 97- 126:12

  1. Professors Prior to 1928. George Dudley Thomas, Andrew Cobb, Walter Cornett, Green Sr., Mitchell.
  2. Faculty Members During Sylvanus Morris Deanship.
  3. George Gober.
  4. Faculty Members - School Of Law.
  5. Ashley Sellers; James Spruill, Brainerd Currie; James Lenoir.
  6. Robert McWhorter.
  7. Articles By Dr. Green.
  8. Dr. Thomas F. Green, Jr.
  9. Dr. Sigmund Cohn.
  10. D. Meade Feild.
  11. Epps, Lucille.
  12. Non-Faculty Personnel.
  13. Rees, Leavell.
  14. Verner Chaffin.
  15. Perry Sentell.
  16. Librarians: Sarah Lamar, Jane Oliver, Sewell Brumby.
  17. Sewell Brumby.
  18. Professor Dean Rusk.
  19. Richard Wellman, Vaughn Ball, Gabriel Wilner, Ray Phillips.
  20. Bill Futrell, Al Pearson, Paul Kurtz, Larry Blount, Ellen Jordan, Milner Ball.
  21. John O'Byrne.
  22. Tom Schoenbaum, Erwin Surrency, Frederick Huszagh.
  23. Brussack, Hellerstein, Ponsoldt, Wells, Eaton, Thomas, Love, Smith.
  24. Louis Sohn.
  25. Ronald Carlson.
  26. Visiting Professors.
  27. Part-Time Instructors.
  28. James Curtis, Robert Peckham.
  29. Gwen Wood, Frank Polster, Jill Birch.

UGA 97- 126:13

  1. Chronological Lists of Presidents or Chairmen of Student Organizations and Co-Curricular Activities.
  2. Advance Sheet (Law School Newspaper).
  3. The Docket 1976 - 1977.
  4. The Fine Print 1979 - 1980.
  5. 1928 Georgia Law Review and First Issue (Dean Cowen's Copy) of First Modern Law Review.
  6. Lists Of Symposia: Law Review and Journal.
  7. In House 1982 - 1983.
  8. Law School Newspaper (Law Lore, Vol. 1, No. 1).
  9. The Law School Paper 1986.
  10. Lumpkin Law Revue 1985 - 1987.
  11. Moot Court and Mock Trial Competition Programs.
  12. The Slip Sheet, 1976 - 1977.
  13. The Slip Sheet, 1978 - 1980.

UGA 97- 126:14

[Student Directories] (1971/72 - 1989/90).

UGA 97- 126:15

  1. Commencement Ceremony Speakers.
  2. Edith House Lecturers, 1983 -.
  3. List of John A. Sibley Lecturers, 1964 -.
  4. Law Day Printed Programs, 1954 - 1965.
  5. Law Day Programs.
  6. Index of Audio and Visual Cassette Tapes - Law School Speeches and Ceremonies.
  7. Law Day Advance Mailing Brochures.
  8. Law School - Law Day Speakers and Highlights, 1952 - 89.

UGA 97- 126:16

  1. Newsletters from Deans to Alumni Prior to 1972.
  2. Deans Fall Newsletters.
  3. Georgia Advocate.[Spring 1965 to Fall 1990].

UGA 97- 126:17

Placement Directories [1963 - 1991]

UGA 97- 126:18

  1. Alumni Programs Printed Material.
  2. Special Editions of The Alumni Record Pertaining to The Law School.
  3. Bookplates.
  4. Diploma Ceremony Programs.
  5. Law School Fund Brochure.
  6. Graduate Assistantships Folder.
  7. Miscellaneous Printed Material.
  8. Portrait Presentation Brochures.
  9. Admissions Office Printed Brochures.
  10. Placement Office Printed Brochures.
  11. Printed Invitations.
  12. Ground-Breaking and Dedication Programs for Law Library Annex. Also for Law School Addition, 1967.
  13. Other Special Events and Ceremonies - Printed Programs.
  14. Rusk Center Description Brochure/Dedication Program.
  15. Brochures Senior Banquet.
  16. Sibley Lecture Brochures and Posters.
  17. Lecture Programs other than Sibley Lectureships.
  18. Special Symposia and Colloquia.

UGA 97- 126:19

  1. Alumni Biographies A - L
  2. Alumni Biographies M - Z.
  3. General Alumni Biographies.
  4. Pre - 1940 Law Alumni Leaders.
  5. Alumni Leaders of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
  6. Alumni Leaders of the 1970s and 1980s.
  7. Alumni Leaders and Graduates Who Became Famous/Served in Public Office.
  8. Ellis Arnall.
  9. Harold Hirsch.
  10. Harrison Jones.
  11. Non-Alumni Affiliates.
  12. John A. Sibley.
  13. Marion Smith.
  14. Hugh Spalding.
  15. Herman Talmadge.

UGA 97- 126:20

  1. Ellis Arnall.
  2. Charles Gowen.
  3. Spencer Grayson.
  4. Thomas F. Green, Jr.
  5. Roy Harris.
  6. William King Meadow.
  7. Joseph M. Oliver.
  8. Oral History Project.
  9. Oral History Transcripts - School of Law.
  10. Portrait Collection.
  11. John Sibley.

UGA 97- 126:21

  1. Correspondence Relating to Building of Hirsch Hall.
  2. Dedication.
  3. Dedication of Hirsch Hall.
  4. Correspondence Relating to Building of 1967 Addition.
  5. Dedication of 1967 Addition.
  6. History of The Iron Grillwork on Second Floor Patio.
  7. Justification for Building.
  8. Physical Plant 1973 - 1986.
  9. Strahan House - Physical Plant.

UGA 97- 126:22

  1. Script of Audio-Visual Slide Show on History - October, 1984.
  2. Script of The Law School Film - 1979.
  3. History of The Board of Visitors 1965 - 89.
  4. History of The School Written by Dean Alton Hosch (No Date Given) [1935 Penciled In].
  5. Sylvanus Morris' History of The Law School - 1927 GA Law Review.
  6. Tom Reed's History of The Law School (No Date Given).
  7. Allison Wade's History of The Law School, 1959.
  8. Historical Notes (Chronology of Faculty Members and Degree Requirements).
  9. Brief Historical Sketch.
  10. Legal History of The University of Georgia by Russell - GA Law Review.
  11. Three Decades Of The Law School's Growth. Cornett - 1928.
  12. Time Line of The Law School's History, 1984.

UGA 97- 126:23

  1. Chart of Endowment Growth, 1964-.
  2. Fund-Raising Case Statements.
  3. The Loridans Foundation History.
  4. Clippings 1932 - 1960.
  5. Newspaper Clippings - Cowen Era [Clippings from Beaird Era Located in Scrapbook - In Publications Info Office of Law School.
  6. General Newspaper Clippings from Hosch Era.
  7. Constitution and By-Laws of University of Georgia Law School Association.
  8. Georgia Alumni Record, 1978.
  9. Resolution by The Georgia General Assembly and Proclamation by Governor of Georgia Commemorating Law School's 100th Anniversary, 1960.