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Message From Governor Otto Kerner, 1961, Otto Kerner

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A letter from Governor Otto Kerner commending Chicago Kent College of Law upon the dedication of the remodeled building at 10 N. Franklin.

Transcript:
April 11, 1961
MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR KERNER
As Governor of Illinois, I am happy to send my greetings and best wishes to Chicago Kent College of Law on the occasion of dedication day for its newly remodeled building.
I am certain I join with Chicago Kent's more than 5,000 graduates, its many friends and benefactors in wishing the school faculty continued success in providing a major share of Chicago lawyers, members of our judiciary and leaders …

Kappa Beta Pi Articles Of Incorporation Letter, 1928, Kappa Beta Pi, Iit Chicago-Kent College Of Law

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Official letter accompanying the original Articles of Incorporation, presented to the Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority in 1928 by the sorority's founders.

Transcript:

We, the founders, have the honor of presenting to Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority on this, its twentieth birthday, the original Articles of Incorporation, issued to us by the State of Illinois on the fifteenth day of December, A.D. 1908, with the hope that the ideals of our sisterhood may be maintained, and that the Kappa Beta Pi spirit of unity, loyalty, and good fellowship which has existed unbroken and untarnished, may live through all the years …

Letter To Dean Webster H. Burke From Chas. W. Groves, 1927, Chas. W. Groves

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This letter to Dean Webster H. Burke from Chas. W. Groves includes a card advertising the number of "Male teachers" by state, whose names could be purchased by the school with the hopes that the men would be recruited as law students, to both bolster enrollment and supply the teachers with a vocation more lucrative than teaching.

Transcript:
February 15, 1927
Chicago-Kent College of Law,
Chicago, Ill.
Attention: Mr. Webster H. Burke
Dear Sir:-
In laying plans for Summer School this year have you considered the Male school teachers of the country as possible students?
Most male school teachers would …

Chicago-Kent Law Review - Vol. 1, No. 1, Iit Chicago-Kent College Of Law

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The first edition of the Chicago-Kent Law Review was published in February of 1923. Conceived by the Class of 1925, its initial purpose was to serve as "the current expression of ideas, the class room work and discussion, the political campaign" for the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

This inaugural edition includes opening statements by Dean Webster H. Burke and Judge Henry Horner, and a message to alumni by Frederick A. Rowe, urging the Alumni Association to re-form after the devastation of World War I. The issue also includes a mention of the Chicago-Kent Bulletin, an earlier student publication discontinued …

Letter To Secretary Guy Guernsey From W.H. Paulsen, 1915, W.H. Paulsen

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A letter to Guy Guernsey from W.H. Paulsen at Theo. Hamm Brewing Company, requesting an update on "Howard."

Transcript:
April 13, 1915.
Guy Guernsey, Sec.,
Kent College of Law,
Lake View Bldg., Chicago, Ill.
My dear Mr. Guernsey:
I am writing you these few lines as I would very much like to know as to how Howard is progressing with his school work. He tells me that he is getting along fine but I would rather hear from you.
You wrote me a letter in January and I am sorry to say that I neglected to answer your letter. I …

Letter To Dean Webster H. Burke From Geo. E. Allen, 1914, Geo. E. Allen

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Letter from George E. Allen, a University of Chicago graduate, to Dean Webster H. Burke, upon his move from Moville to Onawa, IA, advertising his newly vacant position as the only lawyer in Moville, as well as his office fixtures and "unfinished business" to any interested Chicago-Kent student or alumni.

Transcript:
December 22, 1914
Dean of Chicago Kent Law School,
Chicago, Illinois.
Dear Sir:
I am leaving this town of Moville, Iowa, to become the partner of Judge Oliver, at Onawa, Iowa, January 1st. I have been here six months, and have succeeded in starting a nice country practice. It …

Letter To Secretary Guy Guernsey From Jos. R. Lowell, 1914, Jos. R. Lowell

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A letter from Joseph Lowell (1912) to Guy Guernsey, including a blank application form to be filled out by Guernsey. Lowell also included a request for a detailed list of books he had read during his education at Chicago-Kent College of Law in order to apply for a license to practice law in Tennessee.

Transcript:
July 18, 1914.
Hon. Guy Guernsey, Secretary,
Chicago-Kent College of Law,
Chicago, Illinois.
Dear Mr. Guernsey:-
Before beginning the mission of this epistle wish to refresh your memory on the fact that I am a member of the illustrious class of '12 which so heartlessly …

Letter To Guy Guernsey From R.M. Rogers, 1913, R.M. Rogers

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This letter from R.M. Rogers of the Rogers Palace Laundry Co. was sent to Guy Guernsey, secretary of Chicago-Kent College of Law, in 1913, in search of a recent graduate for a law partnership.

Transcript:

6/5/13

Mr. Guy Guernsey Sec - Chgo Kent College of Lw Harris Trust Bldg,

Dear Sir,

I would like to talk with one of your this year's grads about a law partnership.

What I want - a young man, husky, fearless, energetic, fertile thinker, of good habits + good character - there are 3 kinds of men, (1) oppressors, (2) oppressees, (3) those with backbone …

Letter To Secretary Guy Guernsey From Nettie Rothblum, 1913, Nettie Rothblum

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Letter to Guy Guernsey, Secretary of Chicago-Kent College of Law, from Nettie Rothblum (1909), in 1913. Nettie Rothblum, one of the original founders of the Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority in 1908, was in Sinaloa during the Mexican Revolution, and included a short description of life in Mexico at the time along with payment for her sister Ruth's tuition.

Transcript:
February 21, 1913.
Dear Mr. Guernsey,
Your cordial letter received and but for the fact that I have been extremely busy, would have answered it before this.
With all the war news that you are getting in Chicago, it hardly …

Kent College Of Law Stock Certificate #12 - Kent College Of Law, Iit Chicago-Kent College Of Law

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This stock certificate, numbered 12 and dated January 11, 1900, signifies the purchase of 41 shares of stock in the Kent College of Law (issued to Kent College of Law), which would later become the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The certificate bears the signatures of William F. Momeyer and Marshall D. Ewell, founder of Kent College of Law. The back of the certificate indicates that the stock shares were transferred to Thomas A. Moran (first dean of the Chicago-Kent College of Law) in June of 1900, witnessed by Momeyer and Ewell.

Kent College Of Law Stock Certificate #9 - Marshall D. Ewell, Iit Chicago-Kent College Of Law

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This stock certificate, numbered 9 and dated January 11, 1900, signifies the purchase by Marshall D. Ewell of 36 shares of stock "in lieu of no. 1 surrender" in the Kent College of Law, which would later become the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The certificate bears the signatures of William F. Momeyer and Marshall D. Ewell, founder of Kent College of Law. The back of the certificate is signed and witnessed by Momeyer and Ewell, but is otherwise blank.

Kent College Of Law Stock Certificate #11 - Marshall D. Ewell, Iit Chicago-Kent College Of Law

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This stock certificate, numbered 11 and dated January 11, 1900, signifies the purchase by Marshall D. Ewell of one share of stock "in lieu of no. 2" in the Kent College of Law, which would later become the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The certificate bears the signatures of William F. Momeyer and Marshall D. Ewell, founder of Kent College of Law. The back of the certificate indicates that the stock share was transferred to T.A. Moran (Thomas A. Moran, first dean of the Chicago-Kent College of Law) on June 11, 1900, witnessed by Momeyer and Ewell.

Athenaeum Law Bulletin - Vol. 11, No. 1, Chicago College Of Law

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The Athenaeum Law Bulletin was published by the Chicago College of Law at the Law Department of Lake Forest University, the predecessor of Chicago-Kent College of Law. This volume, the 1899 Commencement Number, was published and edited by the law school's secretary, Elmer E. Barrett. It includes portraits of class prize winners, faculty portraits, articles, a list of legal fraternities and class organizations, and a list of graduates receiving Degree of LL.B. in 1899. This issue also includes the text of two speeches delivered at the 1899 Commencement: "The Lawyer, His Duty to the Profession and to the Public," delivered …

Kent College Of Law Stock Certificate #3 - Thomas E.D. Bradley, Iit Chicago-Kent College Of Law

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This stock certificate, numbered 3 and dated January 2, 1895, signifies the purchase by Thomas E.D. Bradley of one share of stock in the Kent College of Law, which would later become the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The certificate bears the signatures of Milton O. Naramore and Marshall D. Ewell, founder of Kent College of Law. The back of the certificate indicates that the stock share was transferred to J.A. Moran Jr. on June 11, 1900, witnessed by Ewell.

Kent College Of Law Stock Certificate #6 - Grant Newell, Iit Chicago-Kent College Of Law

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This stock certificate, numbered 6 and dated January 2, 1895, signifies the purchase by Grant Newell of one share of stock in the Kent College of Law, which would later become the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The certificate bears the signatures of Milton O. Naramore and Marshall D. Ewell, founder of Kent College of Law. The back of the certificate indicates that the stock share was transferred to John A. Moran on June 11, 1900, witnessed by Ewell.