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| Collection Overview | |||||||||
| Title: | Samuel H. Becker papers, 1925-1962 | ||||||||
| Dates: | 1925-1962 | ||||||||
| Location: | 73/3 | ||||||||
| Call Number: | M07 | ||||||||
| Volume: | 0.15 cubic ft. (1 box) | ||||||||
| Scope and Content Abstract: | The papers of Samuel H. Becker comprise approximately .2 cubic foot of material and are arranged alphabetically by subject. The collection documents Becker's studies at the Evening School of Law and includes lecture notes prepared by NU instructors, examinations from law courses taken at NU, legal briefs written by Becker, and newspaper clippings about Becker. | ||||||||
| Historical Abstract: | Samuel H. Becker graduated from Northeastern University Evening School of Law in 1936, earning a Bachelor of Law degree. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: | Arranged in one alphabetical sequence. | ||||||||
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| Restrictions: | The collection is unrestricted. | ||||||||
| Processor: | Finding aid prepared by Michele Lee, January 1996 | ||||||||
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Scope and Content Note |
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The papers of Samuel H. Becker comprise approximately .2 cubic foot of material and are arranged alphabetically by subject. The collection documents Becker's studies at the Evening School of Law and includes lecture notes prepared by NU instructors, examinations from law courses taken at NU, legal briefs written by Becker, and newspaper clippings about Becker.
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Biographical Note |
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Samuel H. Becker graduated from Northeastern University Evening School of Law in 1936, earning a Bachelor of Law degree. His law education, which began in 1924, was interrupted by a family illness. Becker resumed his legal studies in 1934 while working full-time as a driver for the Checker Cab Company. Eighteen years later, at the age of 51, he passed the Bar Examination. He and his wife, Selda, had one child named Harold Eliot.
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| Commencement | |||||||||
| 1 | Program | 1933 | |||||||
| 1 | Program, Invitation, and Admittance Ticket | 1936 | |||||||
| 1 | "Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Henry F. McCormack" | 1962 | |||||||
| 1 | "Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Uriah N. Marshall" | 1962 | |||||||
| Courses | |||||||||
| 1 | Business Associations: Lecture Notes and Course Outline | ca. 1934 | |||||||
| 1 | Common Law Pleading: Lecture Notes and Course Outline | ca. 1934 | |||||||
| Contracts | |||||||||
| 1 | Final Examination | 1926 | |||||||
| 1 | Half Hour Test | 1925 | |||||||
| Massachusetts Practice | |||||||||
| 1 | Final Examination | 1936 | |||||||
| 1 | First Examination | 1936 | |||||||
| 1 | Pleading III: Final Examination | 1934 | |||||||
| 1 | Property III: Lecture Notes | ca. 1934 | |||||||
| 1 | Torts: Lecture Notes (2 folders) | ca. 1934 | |||||||
| 1 | Trusts: Final Examination | 1934 | |||||||
| 1 | Graduate Courses in Law, Helen West Bradlee | ca. 1927 | |||||||
| 1 | Memorabilia | n.d. | |||||||
| 1 | Newspaper Clippings | 1936, ca. 1954 | |||||||
| 1 | Reference Note: "Form and Requisites of Complaint, Petition or Statement in General" | ca. 1925 | |||||||