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Tarlton Law Library houses six floors of legal periodicals, case law, and monographs, and is home to the Rare Books and Special Collections department. There are over 128 archive collections available for research use. Many of these collections include photographic materials. This online exhibit highlights some of the resources to be found in our collection. For ease of reference, the caption of each image is followed by the identification number of the image in parentheses. (Oversize AR90-23) |
| The Law Library and Law School were not always located in their present quarters. Many alumni will remember the Old Law Building from 1908-1953; it was known as Pearce Hall from 1953-1972 when it was used by the University for several purposes, including undergraduate teaching. On the left is a photo of Pearce Hall circa 1956. (L59) In 1953 the Law School moved to its present building, Townes Hall shown on the right circa 1956. (AR92-013 & Oversize AR90-23) |
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The Peregrinus is available for research use. (Yearbooks were not published during
1973-1974.)
Many of the Law School's extracurricular clubs and lively social outings are depicted. The University of Texas yearbook, the Cactus, documents the early University student body, including the Law School; most early volumes of the Cactus are available. This 1918 Cactus shows the 1915 Women's Law Association officers. |
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One of the benefits of looking in a yearbook is seeing old friends exactly as they were the year you were in Law School. Rare Books and Special Collections has composite prints for most class years through 1960. This 1925 class portrait features Colonel W.S. Simkins (center top row), the professor in whose class the Law School mascot, Peregrinus, was born, and Dorothy Most (center, third row from bottom), whose scrapbook is also in the archives (see below). (AR88-1) |
| Rare Books and Special Collections is home to the papers of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark (Class of 1922). The Tom C. Clark Papers comprise over 480 linear feet of documents from 1910 to 1977. In addition, there are over 500 photographs available for research use. |
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Tom Clark in his Boy Scout uniform, 1910. (D169/1) In later years Justice Clark was easily recognized by his wavy white hair and classic bow ties. June 1971, Civil Court of New York. (D170/104) |
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From left to right: Justice Tom Clark, (unidentified judge), Judge Irving Kaufman, and Justice Thurgood Marshall are gathered to commemorate Judge Kaufman's 25th anniversary on the bench at the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, New York. (D171/53) |
| The impressive Texas Jurists Collection contains portraits of Texas judges from 1836 onward. It is especially useful for bringing early Texas legal history to life. The collection was donated by former Supreme Court Justice Jack Pope and consists of the proof images from the book "Texas Jurists" by Ocie Speer (1936), as well as images which Pope collected. |
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| Depicted here is Royall T. Wheeler, Associate Justice on the first Texas Supreme Court from 1846-1858 and Chief Justice from 1858-1864. (Oversize TJ 7) | James P. Wallace was sworn in to the Supreme Court of Texas in 1981 and remained until 1988. (Oversize TJ 8) | The papers of Judge Joseph C. Hutcheson (Class of 1900) include a photo album from his work on the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry (1946), which studied the suitability of Palestine as a homeland for Jewish refugees from the Holocaust. Hutcheson is seated second from right in this March 1946 picture. (L12) |
| The student news organization, Texas Law Forum, documented extracurricular and social activities of the law school as well as official law functions and conferences. |
 The Law School is proud of the winning history of the Legal Eagles football team, pictured here with their founding coach, the late Professor Charles Alan Wright (center, back row). Rare Books and Special Collections has team records dating from the founding of the Legal Eagles in 1955. The 1977 team, with nine wins and no losses, scored 208 total points for the season. (I204/6) |
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The Chicano Law Students host a fajita fundraiser during 1980. (Oversize AR-88-1 C) |
Ellen Smith, (Class of 1982), participating in intra-mural basketball during 1981. (Oversize AR-88-1 A) |
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One of the Law School's benefactors, Alice Jane Sheffield, (Class of 1918) is shown here in fancy evening dress circa 1918. Some of Ms. Sheffield's photos and memorabilia, including her Bachelor of Laws diploma, are housed in the archives. (AR86-1) |
| The scrapbook of UT undergraduate and law student, Dorothy Most (Class of 1925), is a treasure trove of
memorabilia and information on university life during the 1920s. Ms. Most includes report cards, newspaper clippings, cartoons and menu cards to illustrate university life. (I OD#3)
That capital "T" in the middle of the page is bright orange, and stands for TEXAS! |
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