Private Adjudication Center records, 1982-1992
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Private Adjudication Center
- Abstract:
- The Private Adjudication Center is an independent corporation founded by the Board of Trustees of Duke University and was attached to the School of Law. School of Law Professor Paul Carrington served on the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, from 1983-2003, as Executive Director in 1988, President from 1989-1994, and Chair of Board, 1995-2002. The materials include correspondence between PAC representatives throughout the United States and in various foreign countries as well as minutes, reports, proposals, and other materials. There are a few case files within this collection.
- Extent:
- 9 Linear Feet
6000 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.26.03.0001
- University Archives Record Group:
- 26 -- Interdisciplinary Institutes, Research Centers, and Departments
26 -- Interdisciplinary Institutes, Research Centers, and Departments > 03 -- University-wide Interdisciplinary programs
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains the charter and by-laws of PAC, correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, responses to requests for proposals for dispute resolution, informational books and brochures, grant applications, minutes of the PAC Board and other records concerning the establishment, promotion, funding, and operation of the Center. Also included is material concerning other dispute resolution centers, the National Institute for Dispute Resolution, the legal status of arbitration, and the relation of resolution centers to the courts. Material ranges in date from 1982-1992.
- Biographical / historical:
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On November 4, 1983, the formation of the Private Adjudication Center was authorized by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Duke University as an independent, non-profit corporation. Its purpose was to promote research and development in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution. As recently as 2002, PAC provided education, services, and empirical research in dispute management and resolution to clients across the United States. Duke PAC performed ground-breaking work in the administration of mass tort actions and provided a range of conflict resolution services.
Once affiliated with the School of Law, the Private Adjudication Center ceased to be a working center at Duke University as recently as 2002-2003.
- Acquisition information:
- The Private Adjudication Center Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1991, 1993.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Jessica Wood, July 2006
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, July 2006
Accessions A91-134, A93-71 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
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- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Private Adjudication Center Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.