National Lawyers Guild records, 1936-1999.

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National Lawyers Guild records, 1936-1999.

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Records of the organizations executive committee and various Guild members legal work, annual convention planning and reports, publications, and other activities involving its basic principle of legal action supporting the movement for progressive social change between its founding in 1936 ongoing through 1999.

Originals : 65 cartons, 87 boxes, and 9 oversize boxes (119.65 linear ft.)Copy of Box 67, Ernest Goodman files, 1986 : 2 microfilm reels : negative (BNEG Boxes 3079 [folders 1-6] and 3080 [folders 7-10] and positive.

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The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) was founded in 1937 as an association of progressive lawyers and jurists who believed that lawyers had a major role to play in reconstructing legal values by emphasizing human rights over property rights. From its inception, the Guild welcomed into its ranks all members of the profession without regard to race, gender or ethnic identity; it was the first national legal professional association to do so. Since its founding, the Guild has been instrumental in leadi...