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| Creator: | Wiecek, William M., 1938- |
| Title: | William M. Wiecek Papers |
| Dates: | 1977-2012 |
| Size: | 31 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Materials related to William Wiecek's writings on law and his time teaching at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
William M. Wiecek is the Chester Adgate Congdon Professor of Public Law and Legislation at Syracuse University. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Wiecek earned his bachelor's degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., his Bachelor of Laws degree from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He practiced law in New Hampshire and taught constitutional and law history at the University of Missouri-Columbia for 16 years before coming to Syracuse. He is also an accomplished author in law and has written and edited seven books and numerous articles and chapters on subjects of slavery and its abolition, republicanism, property law, English legal history, nineteenth-century constitutional development, nuclear power, and the United States Supreme Court. In addition to constitutional and legal history, Wiecek has taught courses on constitutional law, property, race and law, corporations, civil procedure and Roman law. He received the University Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award in 1997 and the Chancellor's Citation for Exceptional Academic Achievement in 2001.
Scope and Content Note
The William M. Wiecek Papers contain conference material for the American Society for Legal History, lecture notes and course planning materials from courses taught at Syracuse University, correspondence, and chapter drafts from various published works on law. There are also materials from the Curriculum Committee and the Promotion and Tenure Committee, as well as his work with the Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA), the American Association of Law Schools (AALS), and the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI).
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Access Restrictions
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact the University Archives for more information.
This collection may contain school, college, or department records. School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Faculty personnel files are restricted for 80 years from date of separation from the University. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.
Student records, including microfilm records of student transcripts, grades and other files, are restricted to the office of origin for 80 years from date of graduation.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
William M. Wiecek Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of William M. Wiecek in 1999 and 2011.
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed.
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Created by: Ari Spatola
Date: 28 May 2020
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