Papers, 1959-1973.

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Papers, 1959-1973.

Correspondence and reports relating to Baum's membership in professional organizations, including American Association of University Professors, Chicago Bar Association's Committee on Federal Taxation, and Illinois State Bar Association's Section of Corporation and Securities Law; teaching materials for courses on corporate law, local government, and urban problems; agendas, minutes, and reports of Urbana-Champaign Senate and related bodies; minutes and memoranda concerning College of Law and university committee activities pertaining to the law library, appointments, discipline, academic freedom, and other issues; drafts and reprints of Baum's publications about local government, home rule, and Illinois Supreme Court; court papers, briefs, correspondence, drafts, notes, and research material for four legal cases (academic freedom and school desegregation suits, suit by bank to recover damages, and petition for rehearing of murder trial) in which Baum participated; and documents and correspondence relating to Baum's role as staff counsel of 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention Legislative Committee.

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American Association of University Professors

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The national chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was organized in 1915 to advance academic freedom, shared governance and to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education. The first meeting of the AAUP at Central Washington University was held on October 14, 1954. Regular monthly meetings were held during the academic year to address faculty concerns with administrative decision-making and participative governance. Central Washington Un...

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Baum, David C.

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Professor of law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (earlier name: University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus)). From the description of Papers, 1959-1973. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28419665 ...

Chicago Bar Association. Committee on Federal Taxation

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Illinois State Bar Association. Section on Corporation and Securities Law

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