University of Texas School of Law History Files 1889-1992, undated

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University of Texas School of Law History Files 1889-1992, undated

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlaw/00004/00004-P.html

Consisting mainly of photocopies, the UT School of Law History Files bring together a wide range of documentation on the people, issues and events that shaped the Law School's history, from its founding in 1883 as one of the University's original departments, up to the 1980s.

Rare Books & Special Collections, Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research, The University of Texas at Austin

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University of Texas. School of Law

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Townes, John Charles, 1852-1923

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John C. Townes practiced law privately and served twice as state district judge before becoming professor of law at the University of Texas in 1896. In 1901, Townes became the first dean of the UT Law School. He soon resigned to teach full time but resumed the deanship in 1923. He authored several law books and was active in the founding of the University Baptist Church (Austin, Texas). From the description of John C. Townes papers, ca. 1887-1923 1901-1923. (University of Texas, Tarl...

Green, Leon, 1888-1979

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Leon Green was born on March 31, 1888 in Louisiana. After earning his A.B. degree in 1908 from Ouachita College, Arkansas, he worked in business for himself for three years in Texas. Green began to practice law while working towards a law degree, and took his L.L.B. degree from the University of Texas in 1915. For several years, he was both a practicing attorney and an academic, teaching at the University of Texas until he was appointed dean of the Law School of the University of No...

Keeton, Page.

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McCormick, Charles T. (Charles Tilford), 1889-1963

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Charles T. McCormick served as professor of law at The University of Texas (1922-1926, 1940-1963), the University of North Carolina (1926-1931), and Northwestern University (1931-1940). He also served as dean of the law school at the University of North Carolina (1927-1931) and The University of Texas (1940-1949). During his tenure as dean, McCormick led the UT Law School through the difficult war years, won approval for a new building, and is widely credited for his efforts to improve the curri...

Erwin, Frank A. (Frank Alexander), 1860-1930

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