School of Law. Admissions Office Records
The Wake Forest College School of Law officially opened in 1893 and by the fall of 1894 enrolled 12 students in law courses taught by Professor Needham Y. Gulley. Admission expanded from that point forward and, over the years, included a range of initiatives to recruit students from all over the country. This collection highlights the work and publications of the law admissions office. Materials include planning documents and final drafts of admission brochures, pamphlets and other promotional materials.
Biographical and Historical Note
The Wake Forest College School of Law officially opened in 1893 with no registrations that year. By 1894, one student maintained enrollment in a summer law course and 12 students enrolled in fall courses taught by Professor Needham Gulley. Other admission milestones include the 1927 Board of Trustees decision to accept women into the program. In 1943, during World War II, Wake Forest College coordinated with Duke University to establish a "War-time Joint Program" in response to decreased enrollment. In 1961, the Board of Trustees authorized professional schools to admit qualified applicants without regard to race. Between 1979 and 1989, under the leadership of Dean John D. Scarlett, the Admissions Office supported an increase in the number of scholarships, recruitment of students from marginalized groups, and other new programs, such as the joint MBA program with the School of Business. Today, the admissions office continues to support Wake Forest School of Law initiatives and to attract students from all over the country.
Source:
"Celebrating 125 Years," Wake Forest Law. Available online at https://law.wfu.edu/stories/2019/125-years/
Collection Overview
This collection documents the work of the Admissions Office for WFU's School of Law. Materials include sample publications such as an admission brochure, pamphlet, and promotional booklet. The collection also includes an admission brochure draft script.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by Emily Houlditch, 2023 December
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- Preferred Citation
- School of Law. Admissions Office Records (RG19.5), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.