School of Law records , 1918-1997

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Wayne Morse Chair of Law and Politics; University of Oregon. School of Law
Title
School of Law records
Dates
1918-1997 (inclusive)
Quantity
34.75 linear feet, (26 containers)
Collection Number
UA 132
Summary
The University of Oregon School of Law was founded in 1884, the Wayne Morse Chair was created in 1980, and the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics was created in the year 2000. The collection contains records that document the functions, activities, and people of the Law School, the Wayne Morse Chair, and the Morse Center for Law and Politics.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Permanent University Archive public records are available for research, and are subject to state, and in some cases federal freedom of information laws. In compliance with applicable state and federal laws, including, but not limited to, FERPA and HIPAA, specific records that are legally protected, sensitive, private, or confidential are exempt (not subject to disclosure) and closed to protect individual privacy.

Access to paper records will be granted after a professional review of the records occurs based on regulations in state and federal laws. Contact Special Collections & University Archives well in advance in order to access these records.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The University of Oregon School of Law was founded in 1884 in Portland, Oregon, operating out of rented offices on 2nd and Yamhill. In 1906, the course of study was expanded to three years, and in April 1915, the University's Board of Regents ordered that the program be moved to Eugene as part of a consolidation program within the university.

The School of Law's Wayne Morse Chair of Law and Politics has been active since 1980. Chairholders are public figures and scholars from a variety of disciplines. Morse Chair Professors give major public addresses, teach courses, meet with students and community groups, and participate in various other relevant public and private events. A generous gift from Ed Conklin, a former colleague of Morse when he was a labor arbitrator, allowed the university to expand the activities of the Morse Chair Professor by creating the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics.

The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics is dedicated to education and public discussion of timely issues in law and politics. The Center invites distinguished scholars and advocates to the University of Oregon to carry on the tradition of Wayne Morse. In 2010, the Wayne Morse Center celebrated its tenth anniversary, as well as the thirtieth anniversary of the Wayne Morse Chair.

Sources: UO Law School webpages: http://law.uoregon.edu/oregonlawhistory/ http://waynemorsecenter.uoregon.edu/_pages/about_center/about_center.html

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, development files, office files, faculty files and publications, gender statistics, photographs, and Wayne Morse Chair files including correspondence, reports, office files and visiting scholar information.

Material is organized by accession and includes the following material: (lists are not comprehensive)

Accession 10060.A: contains reports of editor in chief and correspondence of the editor, Charles G. Howard, related to policies, 1929-1944.

Accession 11079.A: contains office and Wayne Morse Chair files, correspondence, donor files, and visits, 1977-1983.

Accession 1996.220.A: Report of the Committee for Evaluation of the Dean of the School of Law, 1991.

Accession 1996.320.A: contains reports, 1979-1986.

Accession 1996.696.A: contains Wayne Morse Chair and Fred Friendly files, and office files, 1979-1987.

Accession 1996.807.A: contains reports, 1983- 1992.

Accession 1998.71.A: Report of a Study of Habitual Criminal Offenders in Oregon, 1966-1971.

Accession 1998.8.A: contains Dean's reports to President and Status of Women at UO Committee records (1971-72), 1948-1979.

Accession 2002s.184.A: contains photographs, 1973-1990;

Accession 2002s.38.A: contains faculty and Dean files, faculty activities records, minutes, affirmative action files and reports, clippings, conference and committee records, moot court trial records, meeting records of Alumni Association and Oregon State Bar association, 1918-1992.

Accession 10987.A: contains Wayne Morse Chair files, including inventories of the Wayne Morse collection, donor files, trips, benefits and dinners, publicity, correspondence, and office files, 1974-1981.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Law--Study and teaching--Oregon--Eugene
  • Political science--Study and teaching--Oregon--Eugene

Corporate Names

  • University of Oregon. School of Law
  • Wayne Morse Chair of Law and Politics

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Office files
  • Photographs