The Harvard Law School Library has been open virtually since March 2020 … but we’ve sure missed seeing you in person. We are thrilled to announce that the HLS Library is virtually and physically open to all current Harvard students, faculty, and staff beginning Monday, August 16. Visit our Library Hours page for more information. Following University rules, …
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You did it: Congratulations on finishing your exams! All of us at the HLS Library wish you and your loved ones a joyous, relaxing, and healthy holiday season. The Law School will be closed for the holidays from December 19, 2020 through January 3, 2021. Though the Library will be physically closed in the new year due to …
Post by Mike Muehe, Carolina Quiroa and Irene Gates Since March, several Historical & Special Collections (HSC) staff members have been working on a new, remote project: editing records related to the Harvard Law School Library’s (HLSL) archival collections in SNAC. SNAC (Social Networks and Archival Context) is a free, online resource that compiles reliable biographical and historical …
Two exhibits are now on view in the HLS Library: “Centuries of Japanese Legal Tradition” and “Charles Hamilton Houston and the Harvard Law School.” Both exhibits are on display through January 15, 2021, weekdays 9 to 5 in the Caspersen Room, Langdell Hall. Centuries of Japanese Legal Tradition features rarely-seen treasures from the Japanese collection. Selected from over …
Two New Exhibits at the Harvard Law School Library! Read More »
Historical and Special Collections is pleased to announce the initial release of the Antonin Scalia papers. Approximately 48 linear feet of material (10-15% of the total collection) is now open for in-person research at the Harvard Law School Library. This material includes correspondence, speaking engagement and event files, photographs, pre-judicial career material such as teaching files, ABA files, …
852 RARE: Initial Release of the Antonin Scalia Papers Read More »
Many library collections contain rich stories of individuals across centuries who transgressed sexual and gender norms, as well as documentation of the people and systems against which they transgressed. These historical artifacts can help shape new narratives around queer history and identity, or enrich old ones. Coded language and oblique references may pose challenges to researchers, but there …
New Exhibit, now open: Queering the Collection: LGBTQ+ History ca. 1600-1970 Read More »
Stop by the Harvard Law School Library to catch Creating Community: Harvard Law School and the Bauhaus before it closes! The exhibit is open weekdays 9 to 5 in Langdell Hall’s Caspersen Room through August 16, 2019. Stay tuned for our next exhibit, Queering the Collection: LGBTQ+ History ca. 1600-1970, opening soon!
Two years ago, the Harvard Law School Library received an extraordinary archival collection when the family of Justice Antonin Scalia decided to donate his papers here. As project archivist for the Scalia papers, I’ve been surveying and processing this remarkable collection, with the goal of identifying, processing, and making accessible those parts of the collection that will be open …
852 RARE: An Update on the Antonin Scalia Collection Read More »
Taking place at Harvard Law School today is the 2019 Inaugural Prepare to Practice Conference, a joint initiative between the HLS Library and four other local law schools (Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern, and Suffolk). This conference is designed to provide Boston-area law students with legal research instruction oriented toward their future roles as practicing attorneys. The conference …