Online Resources from Rare Books & Special Collections
The Papers of Justice Tom C. Clark: Civil Liberties and Civil
Rights Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/clark/
Digitized documents from Justice Clark's papers relate to ten of the most
important Supreme Court cases of the 20th century, including Brown v.
Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona. Users may choose from a list
of the most significant documents, or browse all the documents.
Texas Constitutions Digitization Project
http://www.law.utexas.edu/constitutions/
Text and images of the constitutions that have governed Texas from its
days as a Mexican state up to the adoption of the present constitution
in 1876, as well as journals and debates of Texas constitutional
conventions. In addition, there is a bibliography of the Texas
constitutions, a bibliography of Texas constitutional history, and
selective links to related Internet sites. A
Scout Report selection, 12/15/2000.
Law Dictionary Collection
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/dictsweb/
An annotated & illustrated catalogue of the outstanding collection
of early law dictionaries in Tarlton Law Library's Rare Books &
Special Collections.
Fine Press Books in Tarlton Law Library's Rare Books &
Special Collections (PDF file)
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/FinePress.pdf
The Law-Related Fine Press Collection is a unique collection of
law-related texts produced by outstanding book designers & printers of
the past 150 years.
Sources on Heman Sweatt and Sweatt v.
Painter
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/sweatt.html
A bibliography of archival sources, oral history interviews, and
published works on the case of Sweatt v. Painter (339 U.S.
629), in which the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the integration of The
University of Texas School of Law and struck down the system of
"separate but equal" graduate school education, paving the way for the
landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
Resources on Aztec & Mayan Law
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/aztec.html
A bibliography which aims to provide comprehensive coverage of works
that deal with Aztec and Mayan law up to the time of the Spanish
conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. A Scout
Report selection, 7/4/2003.
Texas Legal History: A Survey of Oral History Resources
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/law-relatedOH.html
A selective guide to law-related oral history resources for the State of
Texas, including collections at Texas institutions, oral history
interviews with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, and general
directories & guides for oral history.
Introduction to Book Collecting
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/bookcollecting.html
Materials from the "Introduction to Book Collecting" class presented by
Mike Widener at the UT Law School Alumni Reunion, April 16, 2005.
Includes suggested readings and links to Internet resources useful to
book collectors, including databases of books for sale, directories of
rare book dealers, and dealers specializing in rare law books.
Guide to Legal History on the Web
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/legalhis.html
A selective guide to Internet resources useful for legal history,
especailly rare book collections, archival repositories, and full-text
sources.
Web Sources for the Legal History of the American
West
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/wha.html
Prepared for the rountable session, "Boundless Opportunities:
Researching Western Legal History," at the annual meeting of the Western
History Association, Oct. 10, 2003, in Fort Worth, Texas, by Mike
Widener.
Guide to Law-Related Resources at the Harry Ransom Humanities
Research Center
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/hrc.html
An overview of collections at UT's Harry Ransom Center of particular
interest to law-related research.