Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920.

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Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920.

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Seven letters, including: Eliot to William A. Richardson (8 January 1870) re. committee meeting on C.C. Langdell's nomination to the Dane professorship at the Law School; to Langdell (15 March 1870) appointing him Dane Professor of Law; to Henry S. Pritchett (13 April 1915) discussing an article by Josef Redlich on the case method of teaching law; and letters (1920) to I. Murray Adams regarding Adams' attempt to revise the Articles of war and the administration of military justice.

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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