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Finding Aid
Introduction
This small collection, contained in a single box, comprises two distinct series: 1) paper records; and 2) audio-visual records, including photographs and a single video tape. The paper records cover the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) during the Reagan Presidency. These records consist of articles, background papers, memoranda, etc. Of particular interest to the collection is the inclusion of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1977. Also included is the decision of the U.S. Court Of Appeals D.C. Circuit, in National Senior Citizens Law Center v. Legal Services Corporation. This was a case in which an LSC funded program sought to block policy changes made by the LSC Board. As president, Reagan intentionally appointed an LSC Board that was destructive toward the very programs it was charged to advance. The Board did its best to curb certain types of litigation that were viewed as being too liberal. The result was the irony of an organization essentially advancing litigation against itself. The photographs contained in the collection include stills taken from the film Day of Justice, ca. 1977 and various legal services gatherings between 1983 and 1988. Also included in the collection is a video, National Economic Development & Law Center 25th Anniversary Report. Hulett Hall "Bucky" Askew was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1942. He earned a B.A. in History from the University of North Carolina in 1964, and a J.D. from the Emory University School of Law in 1967; he was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1967. Askew's career in legal services began in 1969 when he went to work in the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) as Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Health Affairs. In late 1970 he became Deputy Regional Director for Legal Services within OEO, and he remained at OEO until 1976. From 1976 to 1983 Askew held several positions within the Legal Services Corporation including Regional Director, Deputy Director, and Director of the Office of Field Services. Since 1993, he has served as a Clinton appointee to the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation. From 1983 to 1990 Askew was the Director of the Civil Division for the National Legal Aid & Defender Association. Currently, Askew is Executive director of the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism and Director of the Office of Bar Admissions of the Supreme Court of Georgia. And between April 1, 1998 and February 1, 1999, he served as Interim Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts for the Judicial Council of Georgia. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and on the Accreditation Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. He serves on the Community Services Task Force, the Access to Justice Committee and the Standards of the Professional Committee of the State Bar of Georgia. For the National Conference of Bar Examiners, he serves on the Multi-State performance Test Policy Committee. In 1995 he served as the President of the Emory Law School Alumni Association. Series: Two series: paper records and audio-visual records. Provenance: Hulett Askew Size: approximately 6 inches or ½ linear foot. Dates: 1977-1987, bulk dates mid 1980's Arrangement: All items are contained in a single box except as otherwise noted. The paper records are arranged chronologically. Series I. LSC Memo Job Openings -10/27/75 LSC Act of 1977 (hanging on NEJL Museum wall) Counsel to the Poor Newsweek 1/14/80 Client Involvement / Advocacy Activities - 1980-81 Herblock Cartoon - War on Poverty Given to All LSC Workers 1981 (oversized storage for case) Briefing Papers for Donald Bogard New LSC Head - Fall 1982 (4 folders) LSC National News Articles 12/16/82 LSC National News Articles 12/21/82 Background Notes The Developmental Eras & Core Values in the History of Civil Legal Services for the Poor - ca. 1982 LSC Clippings 1/19/83 U.S. Court of Appeals DC Circuit National Senior Citizens Law Center et. Al. v. LSC et. Al. - 1/11/85 Speech by Senator John Kerry at NLADA Conference - 12/3/85 Articles on Legal Services - 1985-87 Series II. Photographs (two folders) Photographs (LSC?) Photographs from a Day of Justice Video National Economic Development & Law Center 25th Anniversary Report (stored with other videos) |
