Chicago-Kent Archives

The Chicago-Kent College of Law Archives, a division of the Chicago-Kent Law Library, holds the records of the law school and its predecessor institutions, the Chicago College of Law, Lake Forest College Department of Law, and Kent College of Law. As a center for historical inquiry, the archives are available to members of the Illinois Tech community, as well as outside researchers. 

We collect significant records, printed materials, and serials published by and about the law school, documents (unpublished materials), photographs, and audiovisual materials from the law school's administrative offices, academic departments, and student organizations. We also collect significant materials from organizations affiliated with the law school and associated entities within the legal community. We acquire manuscripts of individuals associated with the law school including faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Along with records and manuscripts, the archives also collects publications related to the law school and other pertinent items in a variety of formats, both physical and digital.

Donating Materials to the Archives: Please do not send unsolicited materials to the archives. If you have materials you may be interested in donating, please contact us at library@kentlaw.iit.edu. 

Finding Aids: Finding aids describing the content of physical archival collections are available online. Selected digitized collections are available via Scholarly Commons @ Chicago-Kent.

• Alumni Directories (1907–2002)
• Annual Announcements & Bulletins (1893–1998)
  Selected issues 1893–1967 available via Scholarly Commons @ Chicago-Kent 
• The Chicago-Kent Bulletin (1916–1917)
  1916–1917 available via Scholarly Commons @ Chicago-Kent
• Chicago-Kent College of Law Buildings Collection (1906–1995)
• Chicago-Kent Magazine (2002–2013)
• Chicago-Kent News (1935–1937)
  1935–1937 available via Scholarly Commons @ Chicago-Kent
• Citations (1980–2000)
• Collection of Anniversaries and Celebrations (1961–2013)
• Commencement Materials (1905–2012)
• The Commentator (1961–2011)
• Dean's Reports (1988–2013)
• Faculty Biographies, Course Descriptions (1998–2002)
• Illinois Public Employee Relations Report (1988–2011)
  Selected issues v.5 (1998) - present available via Scholarly Commons @ Chicago-Kent
• The Record (1974–1999)
  1974–1999 available via Scholarly Commons @ Chicago-Kent
• Records of the Advisory Board (1968–1975)
• Records of the Board of Overseers (1990–1997)
• Records of the Board of Trustees (1936–1970)
• Records of the Center for Access to Justice and Technology (1990–2005)
• Records of the Center for Law and Computers (1984–1999)
• Records of the Charles E. Green Lecture (1987–1994)
• Records of the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity (1930–1973)
• Records of the Illinois Technology Center (1999–2005)
• Records of the Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority (1908–1958)
• Records of the Library of International Relations (1933–2002)
• Records of the Office of the Secretary (1899–1912)
• Records of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity (1968)
• Records of the Phi Delta Phi Law Fraternity (1947–1955)
• Selected Faculty Scholarship (1993–1997)
• Student Directories (1992–1994)
• Student Handbooks (1976–1997)
• The Eloise G. ReQua Papers (1887–1989)
• The Henry H. Perritt, Jr. Papers (1981–1998)
• The Transcript (1917–1929)
  1917–1929 available via Scholarly Commons @ Chicago-Kent
• The Walter L. Oblinger, Jr. Papers (1935–1990)