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National University School of Law was a law school chartered in Washington, D.C. in 1870 and xxx until 1954.

really did exist. Some sources say it began in 1869, but there was an Act of Congress May 5, 1870 that allowed for such schools to exist in D.C. Came into being Sept. 19, 1870. It provided legal education at a modest price.

Dean/founder was William B. Wedgewood. Prominent lecturers were Joseph Casey and Arthur MacArthur.

Belva Ann Lockwood a notable graduate, having been rejected by other law schools.

Merged into GWU School of Law in 1954.

Originally located at 428 7th (NW), later 925 F Street (NW), later 1328 I Street (NW), later 816-818-820 13th Street (NW), later 1004-1006 E Street (NW) in D.C.

The law (May 5, 1870)

 * Stat. at large, Ch. 80

Belva Lockwood

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 * more info about women w/Belva

Other

 * Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of the Interior for the Year ... with Accompanying Papers (BOE - report, 1880)

Other people

 * 1873: Wedgewood, G.W. Paschal, T.C. Connelly; profs Wedgewood, Casey and MacArthur
 * 1891: Eugene D. Carusi, dean; 8 instructors, 115 students The History of Legal Education in the United States: Commentaries And Primary Sources, Volume 1, pg. 547
 * 1892: MacArthur + Carusi + Claughton - with Samuel F. Phillips, William Benning Webb, John Goode, the father of Westel W. Willoughby
 * Eugene D. Carusi, "founder" of NU? son: Charles Francis Carusi, grandson Eugene C. Carusi (1905-1987)
 * 1916: Charles - dean, Eugene - secretary
 * 1922-23: Charles - dean
 * Richard Henry Alvey, president, 1896; Schouler, Goode, Cole, Carusi, Ralston, Rogers, Hierome Opie Claughton
 * 1899 commencement exercises: "In addition to the graduates most of the faculty of the law school of the National University occupied seats upon the stage including Henry E Davis who presided during the exercises Eugene Carusi Frederick L Siddons Charles C Tucker Eugene D Carusi and L Cabell Williamson Others on the stage were Gen JA Dumont Charles Lyman Preston Williamson and Henry H Glassie"
 * 1900-1901
 * 1906: Hilary A. Herbert, Philip Mauro
 * 1909: John L. Cassin, sec'y

Graduations

 * Speakers, some numbers of grads

Creation of NU (1896)

 * trustees: Arthur McArthur Richard H. Alvey Charles C Cole William B Webb Eugene Carusi HO Claughton Thomas Wilson Matthew G Emery John Goode Charles Lyman John T Winter Howard H Barker and William C Whittemore

Wedgewood

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Law review

 * pub. 1921-1931, 2x yearEffective Legal Research: A Practical Manual of Law Books and Their Uses (1953), pg. 483

1909 —

 * 818-820 13th Street NW p.156; 816-818 13th Street NW p.1407
 * Charles F. Carusi - dean p.599, 707
 * Eugene Carusi - chancellor, John L. Cassin - sec'y to board of trustees p.1407

==Patterson's American Educational Directory, Volumes 26-46 pg.724==
 * Charles F. Carusi - chancellor, John L. Cassin - assistant dean

ooh - school of econ/gov
p.759 - "National University School of Economics and Government", Charles Pergler, Dean
 * 1933 - dean of E&G school; 1936-1946 dean of law school

National Law Center

 * GWU Encyclopedia
 * GWU library
 * "In 1954, National University merged with George Washington University forming what became the National Law Center at The George Washington University."