Mentschikoff, Soia. Papers 1929-1973

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Mentschikoff, Soia. Papers 1929-1973

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Soia Mentschikoff (J.D.'37 Columbia University) taught at the University of Chicago Law School from 1951 through 1974. Best known for her work on the Uniform Commercial Code, Mentschikoff is also remembered as one of the first women to make a mark in American law. The first woman to teach at Harvard Law School and at the Unversity of Chicago Law School, she was also the first female dean at the University of Miami (1974-1981). The Soia Mentschikoff Papers consist largely of research materials, particularly those related to her work on commercial arbitration. Additionally, the collection includes a small correspondence series, some teaching materials, writings and lectures, as well as materials related to the work and teaching of her husband Karl Llewellyn.

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The Jury Project of the University of Chicago Law School was begun in the early fifties as part of an effort by the Law School to integrate the techniques of the social sciences into legal research. The project was funded primarily by the Ford Foundation. From the guide to the University of Chicago. Law School. Jury Project. Records, 1953-1959, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.) ...

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Soia Mentschikoff (1915-1984) was born in Russia to American parents and moved to the United States shortly before the Revolution. She began her undergraduate degree at the age of fifteen, studying political science and English at Hunter College in New York. Upon graduation, she moved on to Columbia University where she completed her law degree in 1937. While working at several Wall Street firms, Mentshikoff developed a expertise in both labor and commercial law, writing extensively on arbitrati...