GW Law School History
Materials relating to the history of the GW Law School are the focus of this guide.
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Head of Reference/Environmental & Energy Librarian
Germaine Leahy
Contact:
SL101I (Library, Stockton Cellar)
gleahy@law.gwu.edu
202.994.8551
Work Schedule*:
Tuesday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Sat.: 10am - 5pm
Website
gleahy@law.gwu.edu
202.994.8551
Work Schedule*:
Tuesday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Sat.: 10am - 5pm
Subjects: Environmental Law
About GW Law School
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| Columbian Univ. Law School and University Bldg. 15th and H Sts NW, 1910 circa. |
Jacob Burns Law Library 20th St. N.W., 1969 circa. |
- The George Washington University; Its History, Organization, Work and Ideals (1907)
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(GW Gelman Library, Special Collections, Digital Collections and Services) - A Select Chronology of the GW Law School
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(GW Gelman Library) - The History of GW Law
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(GW Law School) - GW Law: 150 Years of Making History
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(GW Law Magazine, Fall 2015 Isssue) - A Short History of the George Washington University Law School
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Contents:
19th century beginnings -- Growth of the Law School (1900-1924) -- The Van Vleck era (1924-1948) -- The 1950s : integration and merger -- The tumultuous sixties and the Kramer years (1960-1979) -- The Barron deanship (1979-1988) -- The Friedenthal deanship (1988-1998) -- Deans Michael Young and Roger Trangsrud (1998-2005) -- The Lawrence years (2005-2010) -- Years of transition : Deans Maggs, Berman, and Morant.
Searching the Law Library Catalog
A good place to start your research is with the Library's catalog, JACOB. Use JACOB to locate print and online materials in the Law Library's collection. The catalog's filters and other search features help to refine a search to find exactly what you're looking for.
Subject Search:
Use the subject links below to locate materials related to the Law School:
- Columbian College in the District of Columbia
- George Washington University -- Periodicals
- George Washington University Law School
- George Washington University Law School -- Periodicals
- George Washington University National Law Center
- George Washington University National Law Center -- Directories
- National University (Washington, D.C.) Law School -- Alumni and Alumnae -- Directories
- National University (Washington, D.C.) Law School -- Curricula -- Periodicals
Keyword Search:
Useful keywords for searching for historical information on the Law School:
- "george washington university law school"
- "national law center"
- "national university law school"
- "columbian college"