Chicago-Kent College of Law
Biography
"None of these [mergers] was more important than the 1969 merger with the historic Chicago-Kent College of Law. Kent traced its origins to 1886, when a number of young Chicago law clerks sought to improve their knowledge by studying informally with experienced local judges and, as a group, eventually assuming a formal name: The Chicago Evening Law Class, incorporated in 1888 as The Chicago College of Law. "A year later it became the law department of Lake Forest University. State regulations at that time called for only two years of study prior to admission to the bar and the beginning of professional practice. Lake Forest asked for more. Its requirement of three years of study before the granting of the Bachelor of Laws degree was the first such advanced stipulation operative in Illinois legal education institutions. "Meanwhile the Kent College of Law, which had been founded in 1892, united with the Lake Forest department in 1900 to form Chicago-Kent College of Law, a name it retained after Lake Forest University became Lake Forest College in 1904 and gave up its several professional departments. Chicago-Kent, operating independently, functioned as an evening school until 1922, when an afternoon division was added. Ten years later it became a full-time day school. "It was accredited by the American Bar Association in 1936 and admitted to the Association of American Law Schools in 1951. Its original home was in the Athenaeum Building on Van Buren Street just east of Wabash Avenue. In 1912 it moved to the Lakeview Building at 116 S. Michigan Avenue, and in 1924 it took over its own six-story building at 10 North Franklin Street." Author: Franz Schultz; for draft of Illinois Institute of Technology Campus Guide (The Campus Guide), © 2005 Princeton Architectural Press Chicago-Kent's first location was in the Athenaeum Building at 18-26 Van Buren St. In 1912 it moved to the Lakeview Building at 116 S. Michigan Avenue. In 1924 it took over its own six-story building at 10 North Franklin Street. It occupied the building as 77 S. Wacker Dr. ca. 1975-1991. Moved to 565 W. Adams Street, a building built by IIT for the law school, in 1992, the building later to be known as IIT's Downtown Campus. Auxiliary space rented by Chicago-Kent over the years included the following locations: 130 N. Wells St; Wells and Randolph; Wells and Madison; 1 S. Wacker.
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Accreditation Self-Evaluation Studies collection, 2001-2007
Campus and South Side Development posters, 1989-1999
Oversize mounted posters used in connection with the campus redevelopment program at Illinois Institute of Technology in the 1990s. Lesser numbers of the posters deal with the development of the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago's South Side adjacent to the university's campus, and the university's downtown campus. Posters group into five series: I) Main Campus II) Landscaping III) McCormick Tribune Campus Center IV) Downtown Campus V) Chicago South Side Development
Carl B. Stoneham papers, 1955-1969
Chicago-Kent College of Law Reports from the Dean, 2012-2013
Small amount of material from the Chicago Kent College of Law, including: 1) 2012 Report from the Dean 2) 2013 Report from the Dean
Chicago-Kent Magazine, 2013-2019
Chicago-Kent Magazinea serial title published for the alumni and friends of the Chicago-Kent College of Law. Magazine contains articles about various college activities, people, alumni, etc. 2007-2010
Consular Ball invitation, 2001
Invitation to the Consular Ball, 2001
Dan Ryan collection, ca. 1891-1989
Slides of images depicting the history of Illinois Institute of Technology. The slides were possibly arranged for the purposes of a slide show. Some images were reproduced from historic sources such as yearbooks. The most recent images are dated 1988-1989.
Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
127 boxes of photographs of Illinois Institute of Technology campus, events, and people. Most photos are presumed to be taken by Communication and Marketing Office for various campus publications. Subjects and photographers are sometimes identified. The photos are in various formats: prints, negatives, and contact sheets, and some slides and transparencies. Most images are in black and white and most date from 1980 and before.
Office of Marketing and Communications films, 1958-1988
Office of Public Relations records, 1955-1999
Office of Public Relations prior to 2000. See series level records for itemized box lists of contents, and specific dates. Collection bulks with binders of 35mm color slides, also includes manuscripts and A-V materials.
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