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Collection Number: 40158

Collection Title: Law Club of the University of North Carolina Records, 1848-1849

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Abstract The Law Club was established on 24 July 1848 by students in the University's Law Department for the improvement of composition and oration. The club met monthly until it was disbanded on 30 April 1849. Records include the Law Club's constitution and by-laws, minutes of meetings, election of officers, and membership lists.
Creator University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Law Club.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives.
Language English
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No restrictions. Open for research.
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[Identification of item], in the Law Club of the University of North Carolina Records #40158, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008

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The Law Club was established 24 July 1848 by students in the University's Law Department (established in 1845) for the improvement of composition and oration. The club met monthly until it was disbanded on 30 April 1849.

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Records of the Law Club include its constitution and by-laws, minutes of meetings, membership lists, and records concerning election of officers.

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Volume 1

24 July 1848-30 April 1849

This volume includes the constitution and bylaws, minutes of meetings, records concerning election of officers, and membership lists of the Law Club established 24 July 1848.

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