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Law--United States--Study and teaching

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Litchfield Law School collection

1890-10-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1890-10-0
Abstract

This collection includes materials pertaining to Tapping Reeve, James Gould, the Litchfield Law School, and alumni of the school.  It was assembled by the Historical Society over a period of years.  Many of the law books used by Reeve and his students are also held by the Society and can be found through the book catalog.  The Society's institutional records document the history of the Tapping Reeve House and Litchfield Law School building.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1773-1990; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1890

Litchfield Law School student lecture notes, Between 1800-1820.

Series 1

 Item
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents Notes of lectures by James Gould and Tapping Reeve taken by an unidentified student at the Litchfield Law School sometime between 1800 and 1820. Lecture topics include Lex mercatoria and bills of exchange ; Evidence ; Writs of error ; New trials ; Real property ; Mortgages ; Devises ; Alienation ; Injuries to real property ; Powers of chancery ; Criminal law. This is the second volume in a series. Volume three is also in this collection. Location of other volumes is unknown. This volume is...
Dates: Between 1800-1820.

Litchfield Law School student lecture notes, Between 1800-1820.

Series 1

 Item
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

Notes of lectures by James Gould and Tapping Reeve taken by an unidentified student at the Litchfield Law School sometime between 1800 and 1820. Volume 3. Sheriffs ; Bailment ; Contracts ; Covenant. Volume 2 is also in this collection. Location of other volumes is unknown. This volume is stored with the Litchfield Law School collection student notebooks.

Dates: Between 1800-1820.

Charles B. Phelps Litchfield Law School notebook

00-2022-22-0

 Item
Identifier: 00-2022-22-0
Abstract

Charles Bartlett Phelps student notes taken while studying at the Litchfield Law School. The volume is 485 pages. The page numbering starts with 501, indicating that there were likely earlier volumes.

Dates: 1806 - 1807

Woodruff family collection

1953-02-2-8

 Collection
Identifier: 1953-02-2-8
Scope and Contents The Woodruff Collection primarily documents the personal life and professional career of George Catlin Woodruff, who not only practiced law for several decades in Litchfield but also served as Litchfield's postmaster and held elected positions both locally and in the United States Congress.   His law career is extensively represented in his business correspondence with clients concerning suits in progress and with other law professionals; his law school notebooks; and his own...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1779-1966; Other: Majority of material found in 1815-1919; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1954