School of Law Alumni Association Records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials from annual meetings and awards banquets, Alumni publications including the News Bulletin (1944-1960), Starr Report (1969-1990) and the Graduate Report (1999-2014). Bound and print copies of the 'Annual Survey of Connecticut Law' are included in the collection along with numerous photographs from alumni gatherings and events. The Annual Survey was a form of continuing legal education for practicing lawyers to keep abreast of recent changes to legislation and new cases.
The included profiles of many alumni were gathered mostly from online news sources, and added to the collection (Series IV) in the early 2000s. A significant number of photographs of individuals and events are found in Series VI. Series V. Photographs -- Graduate Report include photographs used in the Alumni publication of that name.
Dates
- Creation: 1924-2017
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1944-2017
Language of Materials
English .
Biographical / Historical
The Law School's Alumni have been active since the 1940s. Former law professor, William F. Starr (1935-1962), published a newsletter for the Alumni Association known as the News Bulletin from January 1944-February 1960. The News Bulletin changed its name to the The Starr Report in April 1961 and published until the Summer of 1990. It was published jointly by the Student Bar Association and the Alumni Association. In 1968 The Starr Report divided. The name Starr Report stayed with the Alumni Association and the student newspaper was named the Legal Realist.
Alumni also sponsored gatherings and events and from 1965 until 1999, sponsored a continuing legal education initiative, The Annual Survey of Connecticut Law designed to provide lawyers with updates on the important changes in the legal field over a particular year (see Series III).
Full Extent
12 Linear Feet (24 boxes)
Abstract
The Alumni Association records contain information on annual reunions, gatherings and dinners as well as individual alumni. Alumni publications in the collection including News Bulletin (1944-1960), Starr Report (1969-1990) as well as the Annual Survey of Connecticut Law (1965-1990). Organizational files including Cetrificate of Incorporation (1980), list of past presidents and some minutes and correspondence are part of the collection.
- Title
- School of Law Alumni Association Records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in: English, Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the uconnlaw Repository
Thomas J. Meskill Law Library
39 Elizabeth Street
Hartford CT 06105
860-570-5032
archives.lawlib@uconn.edu