The Harvard Law School under Langdell and Eliot : example and leadership in the professionalization of legal education, 1870-1900 / by Kenneth Waltzer. January 15, 1965.
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Waltzer, Kenneth
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Waltzer earned his Harvard PhD in 1978. From the description of The Harvard Law School under Langdell and Eliot : example and leadership in the professionalization of legal education, 1870-1900 / by Kenneth Waltzer. January 15, 1965. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228513220 ...
