Papers deposited by Dr S B Marsh, law teacher

Biographical Note

Dr S B (Stan) Marsh (1926-1998) was a barrister and law teacher. After three and a half years' war service in the Royal Navy he graduated B.Com from the University of London in 1949 and Dip.Ed. from Leicester University in 1950; he then taught at Leicester College of Technology from 1950-1956. During this time he obtained his LL.B from the University of London, and was called to the Bar of Gray's Inn in 1958. He was Head of the Commerce Department at Peterborough Technical College from 1956-1958 and Head of the Department of Business and Secretarial Studies at Manchester College of Commerce in 1958. From the latter Department grew the Department of Law, subsequently incorporated into Manchester Polytechnic.

Dr Marsh's first foray into research in legal education was his thesis for a higher degree, for which he was awarded a Ph.D at Leicester University in 1956. This research was later continued in association with Professor John Wilson of Southampton University and then with Dr Julia Bailey, then lecturing at Manchester.

Dr Marsh served as a member of the Lord Chancellor's Committee on Legal Education (the Ormrod Committee) and the Advisory Committee on Legal Education set up by the Inns of Court and the Law Society. He was the founding Chairman of the Association of Law Teachers from 1965-1967 and President from 1989-1996. He produced a history of the first 25 years of the Association in 1990 (The Association of Law Teachers; the First 25 Years, ALT, 1990).

Papers donated to the Records of Legal Education Archives

In 1997 Dr Marsh presented several classes of records of interest to legal education to the Archives. They included some manuscript material, pamphlets and offprints held by him, and also minutes and papers of his time as a member of the Ormrod Committee on Legal Education and the Advisory Committee on Legal Education. The latter two classes of records had been temporarily deposited in the School of International Studies and Law at Coventry University by Dr Julia Bailey, who had referred to them in the preparation of her Ph.D thesis (see A.MARSH 3/1). They were passed to the Archives by agreement between Dr Marsh, Dr Bailey and the Head of the School of Law at Coventry University. They will be found at A.MARSH 1-2.

The bulk of the printed papers donated by Dr Marsh have been placed in the appropriate classes of agency archives also held in the RLEA (see entries for the ALT, CLE, CLEA and SPTL). The remainder will be found at A.MARSH 4.

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MARSH ARCHIVES: CLASS LIST
quantity: 8 boxes
access : refer to individual classes

Class ref Dates Description

A.MARSH 1 1968-1971 Ormrod Committee agenda, minutes and papers

A.MARSH 2 1980-1988 Advisory Committee on Legal Education agenda, minutes and papers

A.MARSH 3 n.d.; 1985 Manuscript material

A.MARSH 4 n.d.; 1975-1995 Pamphlets and offprints relating to legal education

MARSH ARCHIVES: HANDLIST OF RECORDS

A.MARSH 1: ORMROD COMMITTEE AGENDA, MINUTES AND PAPERS, 1968-1971
quantity: 2 boxes
access: closed until 2001

These records comprise Dr Marsh's copies, as a member of the Committee, of the papers of the Lord Chancellor's Committee on Legal Education, chaired by Mr Justice Ormrod. The signed report will be found in the PRO (ref: LCO 29/116), and the official papers will also be available there when they are opened for access in accordance with the 30 year closure rule for public records. Some of the papers have been annotated. As copies of public records, the papers listed below are closed until the year 2001.

Ref Dates Description

A.MARSH 1/1 9 Jan 1970 List of papers circulated to Committee members to end 1969. The papers were classified as follows:

- Minutes (ref: LEC/MIN)

- Committee papers (ref: LEC/CP)

- Evidence, written (ref: LEC/E)

- Evidence, oral

The list gives the reference number, date and name of agency or individual where relevant

A.MARSH 1/2 1968-1971 Committee minutes, agenda and papers. The papers were numbered as follows:-

A.MARSH 1/2/1 Jan - Oct 1968 LEC/MIN/1-4 (1st-4th meetings)

A.MARSH 1/2/2 Feb - May 1969 LEC/MIN(69)/1st-4th (5th-8th meetings)

A.MARSH 1/2/3 20 May 1969 LEC/MIN(69)5th (9th meeting)

A.MARSH 1/2/4 4 June 1969 LEC/MIN(69)6th (10th meeting)

A.MARSH 1/2/5 10 June 1969 LEC/MIN(69)7th (11th meeting)

A.MARSH 1/2/6 8 July 1969 LEC/MIN(69)8th (12th meeting)

A.MARSH 1/2/7 " " LEC/MIN(69)9th (13th meeting)

A.MARSH 1/2/8 29 Sept 1969 LEC/MIN(69)10th (14th meeting)

A.MARSH 1/2/9 16 Oct 1969 LEC/MIN(69)11th (15th meeting)

A.MARSH 1/2/10 10 Nov 1969 LEC/MIN(69)12th (16th meeting)

A.MARSH 1/2/11 17 Nov 1969 LEC/MIN(69)13th (17th meeting)

A.MARSH 1/2/12 Jan-Dec 1970 LEC/MIN(70)1st-8th meetings

A.MARSH 1/3 1968-1971 Committee papers. These mainly comprise documents provided to the Committee by interested parties, plus some correspondence and interim reports and assessments. They include papers relating to the Ditchley Park Anglo-American conference on "Training for the Law", July 1967, documents from the Inns of Court, the CLE and the Law Society and papers from the law schools of many universities. A detailed list of contributors up to end 1969 will be found in A.MARSH 1/1. They were numbered as follows:-

A.MARSH 1/3/1 Feb 1968 LEC/68/1

A.MARSH 1/3/2 Mar 1968 LEC/68/2-3

A.MARSH 1/3/3 Mar 1968 LEC/68/4-8

A.MARSH 1/3/4 Apr - Oct 1968 LEC/68/10-19 [12-13 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/3/5 Mar 1969 LEC/CP(69)1-5 [6 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/3/6 Mar - May 1969 LEC/CP(69)7-14 [11-12 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/3/7 May - June 1969 LEC/CP(69)15-19

A.MARSH 1/3/8 June - July 1969 LEC/CP(69)20-25 [22 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/3/9 Aug - Nov 1969 LEC/CP(69)26-35

A.MARSH 1/3/10 Nov - Dec 1969 LEC/CP(69)36-45

A.MARSH 1/3/11 Dec 1969 LEC/CP(69)46-49

A.MARSH 1/3/12 Jan 1970 LEC/CP(70)1-2

A.MARSH 1/3/13 Jan - May 1970 LEC/CP(70)3-14

A.MARSH 1/3/14 May 1970 LEC/CP(70)15-17. Includes comments on papers 15-24

A.MARSH 1/3/15 May - June 1970 LEC/CP(70)18-25

A.MARSH 1/3/16 June - July 1970 LEC/CP(70)26-34

A.MARSH 1/3/17 July - Sept 1970 LEC/CP(70)35-43 [41 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/3/18 Oct 1970 LEC/CP(70)44

A.MARSH 1/3/19 Nov 1970 LEC/CP(70)45-48

A.MARSH 1/3/20 Dec 1970 - LEC/CP(70)49-LEC/CP(71)1 Jan 1971

A.MARSH1/4 1969-1970 Written evidence. These papers include evidence from individuals and legal bodies such as the ALT, ILEX, law societies, law schools and colleges. A detailed list of contributors up to end 1969 will be found in A.MARSH 1/1. They were numbered as follows:-

A.MARSH 1/4/1 1968-1969 Comments on evidence

A.MARSH 1/4/2 May - Sept 1968 LEC/E/1-20 [8 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/4/3 Sept - Oct 1968 LEC/E/21-37 [24, 27 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/4/4 Oct - Dec 1968 LEC/E/39-56 [41, 47, 53 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/4/5 Dec 1968 - Jan 1969 LEC/E/57-63 [60 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/4/6 Jan - Feb 1969 LEC/E/65-72

A.MARSH 1/4/7 Feb 1969 LEC/E/73

A.MARSH 1/4/8 Feb - Apr 1969 LEC/E/74-LEC/E(69)9

A.MARSH 1/4/9 Apr - July 1969 LEC/E/(69)10-18

A.MARSH 1/4/10 July - Sept 1969 LEC/E/(69)19-23 [22 wanting]

A.MARSH 1/4/11 Sept - Nov 1969 LEC/E/(69)24-29

A.MARSH 1/4/12 Nov 1969 - July 1970 LEC/E/(69)30-LEC/E(70)4 [2 wanting]

A.MARSH 2: ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON LEGAL EDUCATION AGENDA, MINUTES AND PAPERS, 1980-1988
quantity: 1 box
access: closed until 2018

The Advisory Committee on Legal Education (ACLE) was established in 1971 by the Senate of the Four Inns of Court in conjunction with the Law Society. It came into being as a result of the recommendations of the Ormrod Committee, which concluded that communication between the profession and the various Law faculties and departments was inadequate. Its brief was to consult with and advise the Senate of the Four Inns, the Law Society and the universities, polytechnics and colleges of further education on all matters affecting the education and training of candidates for entry to the legal profession. During its lifetime the Committee prepared several reports on legal education. Copies will be found in most Law Libraries.

The Committee's membership comprised a Chairman nominated by the Lord Chancellor, four members of the Inns of Court, four members of the Law Society and eight representatives of law teachers from the the universities, polytechnics and colleges of further education. The law teachers were usually nominated by the ALT and the SPTL.

Dr Marsh was a member of ACLE from its inception until 1988, representing the ALT. The papers listed below consist of his copies of Committee minutes and papers. Some are annotated. The records are closed for 30 years in accordance with the regulations of the General Council of the Bar and the Law Society.

Ref Dates Description

A.MARSH 2/1 June 1980 - ACLE agenda, minutes and papers, 47th- Nov 1981 51st meetings

A.MARSH 2/2 Mar - July 1983 Agenda, minutes and papers, 52nd-54th meetings

A.MARSH 2/3 Nov 1983 - Agenda, minutes and papers, 55nd-57th July 1984 meetings

A.MARSH 2/4 Nov 1984 - Agenda, minutes and papers, 58nd-60th July 1985 meetings

A.MARSH 2/5 Nov 1985 Agenda, minutes and papers, 61st meeting

A.MARSH 2/6 Mar 1986 Agenda, minutes and papers, 62nd meeting

A.MARSH 2/7 Jan 1987 Agenda, minutes and papers, 63rd meeting

A.MARSH 2/8 June 1987 - Agenda, minutes and papers, 64th-67th July 1988 meetings

A.MARSH 3: MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL, n.d.; 1985
quantity: 1 box
access: open

The two items below comprise the following:-

Ref Dates Description

A.MARSH 3/1 1985 J B Bailey, Law Teaching Methodology, Ph.D Thesis, Manchester Polytechnic. Dr Bailey used Dr Marsh's papers in the compilation of her thesis and presented a copy to Dr Marsh. She has kindly agreed to its deposit in the Archives

A.MARSH 3/2 n.d. Dr S Marsh: file of notes for lectures, ALT Constitution, copies of research papers

A.MARSH 4: PAMPHLETS AND OFFPRINTS RELATING TO LEGAL EDUCATION, n.d.; 1975-1995

quantity: 2 boxes

access: open

The majority of the pamphlets and offprints in this class donated by Dr Marsh have been added to the relevant classes in the records of agencies held in the Records of Legal Education Archives, comprising the ALT, CLE, CLEA and SPTL. Those listed below are the remainder. Some papers are annotated.

Ref Dates Description

A.MARSH 4/1 United Kingdom publications:-

n.d. E Swinfen Green, Passing the Bar and Law Society Examinations

1975 The Law Society, A guide for articled clerks, 5th edition

1968, 1970 Careers Research and Advisory Centre, Law Degree Course Guide, Law Degree Course Guide 1970/1971

1976 R J Smith, Law Degree Course Guide 1976/77, CRAC

1978 Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar, A Career at the Bar

1978 The Further Education Staff College, Coombe Lodge, Study Conference 77/45: The Organisation of Legal Education and Training, Vol 10, No 14

1979 The Law Society, Qualifying Regulations

1980 R J Smith, Degree Course Guide 1980/81 - Law in UK Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges, CRAC

1981 Manchester Polytechnic, B.A. (Law) Degree Course: Syllabus and Reading Lists, revised 1981

1981 Brian Hogan, A Career in Law, Sweet & Maxwell

1983 Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth Directory of Post-Graduate Legal Programmes 1983-84

1985 The Law in Education Project, Introduction, London

1986 R J Smith, Degree Course Guide 1986/7 - Law in UK Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges, CRAC)

1987 University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, Law Studies Test handbook and Sample Test

1989 Committee of Heads of Polytechnic Law Schools, Polytechnic Law Schools: Present and Future

1995 Patricia Leighton, Tom Mortimer & Nicola Whatley, Today's Law Teachers: Lawyers or Academics?, Cavendish Publishing Ltd, London

A.MARSH 4/2 Overseas publications:

1964 Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, Law School Admission Test Handbook

1969 Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, Law School Admission Test booklet

1969 David F Cavers, Legal Education in The United States, Occasional Pamphlet No 1, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass

1973 Andrew Wilson Green, Bibliography on British Legal Education, West Chester State College Department of Business and Economics Research Paper No 1, with ms review by Dr Marsh

1975 International Legal Centre, New York, Legal Education in a Changing World

1979 The University of Alabama School of Law, The Journal of the Legal Profession, Vol 4

1981 John Flood, "Middlemen of the Law: An Ethnographic Inquiry into the English Legal Profession", American Bar Foundation Research Journal, Vol 1981 No 2

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