American Bar Association Section on Legal Education Oral History, 2001
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at Indiana University
Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for
the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities Division of Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice
Indiana University
Franklin Hall 0030B
601 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu
Creator
Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory
TitleAmerican Bar Association Section on Legal Education Oral
History, 2001
Project No.
ohrc110
Interviews
1 interview. Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral
materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030B. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University
Archives.
Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews
from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
In this project, James P. White, the American Bar Association
consultant on legal education, discusses the history, changes, goals,
conflicts, and mission of that institution. He describes his involvement in
legal education activities and the occasionally rocky relations between the
association and the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar. Law
schools, legal specialization, and the commercialization of the legal
profession are also major topics within this interview.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains one interviews conducted in 2001. The interview is 115 minutes and consists of audio tapes, a typed
transcript, and collateral materials.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the
history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open
to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies
are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any
restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier
(pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript
(deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that
interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview.
Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be
used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession
number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last
name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University,
Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape
number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Interview List
Interviewee
White, James P.
May 10,
2001
Call Number
01-005
Physical Description
24 pages; 2 tapes, 1 3/4 ips, 115 minutes; index;
interviewee's curriculum vitae, list of publications, monographs, articles,
lectures, and seminars by interviewee, American Bar Association 1999-2000
annual report
Interviewer
Kraus, Deborah
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
James P. White, born on September 29, 1931, discusses his legal
education and law school experiences, his work with the United States Air Force
Judge Advocate General, and his involvement with the American Bar Association,
or ABA, primarily as the ABA consultant on legal education. He speaks of the
dynamic relationship between the American Bar Association and the American Bar
Association Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, as well as
problems within the ABA revolving around tensions between practicing lawyers
and academic members. In addition, Mr. White comments on the increasing
specialization and commercialization in the field of law, and he describes the
mission statement of the American Bar Association and the steps it has taken to
increase diversity within the profession.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- American Bar Association
- Army ROTC
- Council of Post-Secondary Accreditation
- George Washington University
- Massachusetts School of Law
- United States Department of Justice
- University of North Dakota
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Occupation Names
- American Bar Association consultant on legal
education
- attorney
- Judge Advocate General
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Personal Names
- Groves, Harry
- Root, Elihu
- Ruud, Millard
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Place Names
- Iowa City, Iowa
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Subjects
- Affirmative Action
- American Bar Association Mission Statement
- Central and Eastern European Law Initiative
- diversity
- law school
- legal commercialization
- legal specialization
- salaries
