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Tarlton Law Library's collections are comprehensive in terms of American law. The Library also collects extensively in foreign and international law and in several interdisciplinary areas of study. Follow the links below to more detailed information about specific collections.
- Federal documents
- Tarlton has been a Federal Depository Library since 1965. The Government Documents department collects all Congressional publications and selected law-related titles from the Executive and Judicial branches of the U.S. government.
- Foreign & international law
- Tarlton Law Library holds extensive collections in public international law, foreign law, and the law of private international transactions. The Foreign and International Law Department is responsible for developing these collections and for providing specialized assistance in their use.
- Gavel Awards Archive
- Products in media and the arts recognized by the American Bar Association as exemplary in fostering the American public's understanding of the law and the legal system. Tarlton maintains the permanent Gavel Award Winner Archives for the ABA.
- Law in Popular Culture
- Works of fiction in all genres, as well as legal humor, plays, comics, pulp magazines, and feature films on video that either include a lawyer as a central character or have been authored by a lawyer.
- Media collection
- The media collection includes the Law Library's research collections in microform, audio and video cassette, and DVD formats.
- Special collections
- Rare law books and archives, with emphasis on Texas law, law dictionaries, and UT Law School history.
- Tarlton digital collections
- Resources developed from Tarlton's unique and special collections, focused on Texas legal history and the law in popular culture.
