Bar examination records, 1885-1949, 1954-1958.

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Bar examination records, 1885-1949, 1954-1958.

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Subject file in four parts: (1) bar examination questions, 1855-1927; (2) bar examination statistics, 1922-1934, showing comparative statistics by states on the numbers and percentages of applicants passed and failed; (3) correspondence, 1931-1934, with the American Bar Association and the National Conference of Bar Examiners; and (4) articles and pamphlets on legal education, 1927-1934. The processed portion of this series is summarized above and dates 1885-1934. Additional accessions are described below, 1933-1949 and 1954-1958.

0.4 c.f. (1 archives box); plusadditions of 3.0 c.f.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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