Harvard Law School as it used to be, : as related by Professor Austin Wakeman Scott at the 30th reunion of the Class of 1934, ca. 1979.
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Harvard University
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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...
Scott, Austin Wakeman, 1884-1981
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Law teacher, legal scholar. A.B., Rutgers, 1903; LL.B., Harvard, 1909. LL.D., Rutgers, Harvard, Brown, Osgoode Hall; D.C.L. Oxford U., 1954. Member of Harv. Law S. faculty, 1910-1961; Emeritus, 1961-1981. Dean, Coll. of Law, State U. of Iowa, 1911-1912. Reporter for Am. Law Institute. President, AALS; Fellow, AAAS; Author: The Law of Trusts (various editions); articles in legal and other professional journals. From the description of Papers, 1906-1979. (Harvard Law School Library). W...
Harvard Law School
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Law clubs were established to provide students an opportunity to practice preparing and arguing law cases as realistically as possible. Law clubs began to be founded at Harvard in the 19th century; one of the earliest was the Marshall Club, founded in 1825. In 1910, the Board of Student Advisers was formed, and the more formal Ames Competition in Appellate Brief Writing and Advocacy was established. From the description of General information by and about Harvard Law School clubs, 18...
Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926
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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...
Langdell, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1826-1906
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Attorney, legal scholar. Dane Prof. of Law, 1870-1900, Harv. L.S.; Dean, 1870-1895; Dane Prof. Emeritus, 1900-1906. From the description of Research notes and correspondence, 1870-1900 (inclusive). (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 713338600 Langdell graduated from Harvard College with an AB in 1851, he earned a Harvard Law School LL.B. in 1853. He taught law and was Dean of the Harvard Law School. From the description of General information about...
