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Chicago-Kent College of Law

 Organization

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 14 Collections and/or Records:

Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

 Collection
Identifier: 036.04.01
Description of the Collection

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.

Dates: 1905-1999; Majority of material found within 1940-1980

Office of Marketing and Communications films, 1958-1988

 Collection
Identifier: 036.05.01
Description of the Collection Four videos produced by or with assistance from Illinois Institute of Technology for promotional purposes. The videos are a mix of VHS color and 16 mm black and white films. Chicago Tonight with John Calloway was broadcast on WTTW, guests include Jack Hedrick (Hedrick Blessing), Franz Schulze (Mies’ biographer), Rolf Achilles (Administrative Director of Mies Centennial Project), and Dirk Lohan (Mies’ grandson). IIT: The Leading...
Dates: 1958-1988

Office of Public Relations records, 1955-1999

 Collection
Identifier: 036.03.04
Description of the Collection

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.

Dates: 1955-2000; Majority of material found within 1980-1989

Sidney A. Guralnick papers, 1976-1982

 Collection
Identifier: 022.01.02
Description of the Collection Eight binders of memos and correspondence of Sidney A. Guralnick during his tenure as Illinois Institute of Technology's first provost (January 1976-August 1982). In a memo from Guralnick dated 12/6/1979, titled "What Do Deans Really Do?", he himself described his work as consisting mainly of budgetary preparations, campus planning, faculty selection, and optimization of resources. Guralnick's papers show his active involvement in dealing with faculty grievances, including tenure matters,...
Dates: 1976-1982

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Collection 11
Archival Component 3
 
Subject
Architecture--Designs and plans 3
Law schools 3
College buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
College campuses -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Illinois Institute of Technology -- Alumni and alumnae 2

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