General correspondence, 1969-1984 (inclusive).

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General correspondence, 1969-1984 (inclusive).

Records chiefly of Dean Albert Sacks, containing general correspondence on such topics as letters of recommendation, students applying for admission, and reconsideration of admissions denied. Also contains correspondence on teaching programs, student legislative research bureau, joint degree (Law and Economics), budget, commencement, Law Week Prize, women and the law, Harvard graduate schools, library governance, calendar reforms, and Chinese scholars at HLS, and the Dean Search Committee. Also contains correspondence regarding academic, professional and organizational concerns, namely: American Bar Association, New England Regional Mock Trial Competition, New England Law Institute, National Moot Court Competition, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Center for State Courts, Committee on Military Justice, etc.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8184214

Harvard University Archives.

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