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NEW PUBLICATIONS ...
- Catalogues of Early American Law Libraries: The 1877 Sale
Catalogue of Gustavus Schmidt's Library. Introduction by Michael
H. Hoeflich and Louis V. de la Vergne, and an essay by Kjell Å.
Modéer. Tarlton Law Library Legal History Series, No. 6. Austin,
Tex.: Jamail Center for Legal Research, 2005. ISBN: 0-935630-61-9. vi,
108 pages. $40
- With a facsimile reproduction of the original 1877 catalogue that
includes extensive, detailed annotations by the executor of Schmidt's
estate, courtesy of the New Orleans Public Library. Schmidt was "the
founder of the first law journal in Louisiana, one of the most
successful advocates in Louisiana legal history, and a founder of what
has become the Tulane Law School," writes Hoeflich, who calls Schmidt's
library "one of the most remarkable libraries of his age.". The essay by
Kjell Å. Modéer (Lund University) documents the
transatlantic book traffic between Schmidt and his brother, Swedish
Supreme Court justice Carl Christian Schmidt.
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- Catalogues of Early American Law Libraries: The 1846 Auction
Catalogue of Joseph Story's Library. Introduction by Michael H.
Hoeflich, index by Karen S. Beck. Tarlton Law Library Legal History
Series, No. 5. Austin, Tex.: Jamail Center for Legal Research, 2004.
ISBN: 0-935630-58-9. vi, 74 pages. $40
- With a facsimile reproduction of the original 1846 catalogue,
courtesy of the Boston Public Library. Story was one of the great U.S.
Supreme Court Justices of all time. "The auction catalogue reprinted
here provides a window on Story's world, a window through which most
legal historians have yet to peer," writes Hoeflich.
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- Corwin W. Johnson: An Oral History Interview, by
Sheree Scarborough, with a foreword by the Hon. James A. Baker III.
Tarlton Law Library Legal History Series, No. 4. Austin, Tex.: Jamail
Center for Legal Research, 2003. ISBN: 0-935630-57-0. vi, 36 pages. $15
- Johnson recalls teaching in the "separate but equal" law school
created in response to Heman Sweatt's lawsuit challenging segregation at
The University of Texas. He also describes the Law School's rising
reputation under deans Charles McCormick and Page Keeton, as well as the
social life of law students and traditions such as the annual Assault
& Flattery musical review. Johnson is lauded as "an institution, the
genial authority" in the Foreword by his former student, James A. Baker
III, the former U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury.
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- Gus M. Hodges: An Oral History Interview, by H.W.
Brands, with a foreword by M. Michael Sharlot. Tarlton Law Library Legal
History Series, No. 3. Austin, Tex.: Jamail Center for Legal Research,
2002. ISBN: 0-935630-56-2. vii, 38 pages. $15
- Gus Hodges, one of the most colorful and best loved professors in
the history of The University of Texas School of Law, recalls the
transformations the Law School underwent during the half-century he was
involved with the school as both a student and professor. The
interviewer, H.W. Brands, is the author of several highly acclaimed
biographies, including The First American: The Life and Times of
Benjamin Franklin, and was a 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
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- Inside Justice Hugo L. Black: The Letters, by John P.
Frank, with a foreword by Hugo L. Black, Jr.Tarlton Law Library Legal
History Series, No. 2. Austin, Tex.: Jamail Center for Legal Research,
2000. ix, 91 pages. ISBN: 0-935630-54-6. $20
- An intimate portrait of one of the 20th century's most influential
Supreme Court Justices, based on 25 years of correspondence and
conversations between Justice Black and his former law clerk John P.
Frank, a leading attorney and legal scholar.
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- The Illustrations of the Sachsenspiegel: A Medieval German
Law Book, by Guillermo F. Margadant.Tarlton Law Library Legal
History Series, No. 1. Austin, Tex.: Jamail Center for Legal Research,
2000. v, 29 pp. ISBN: 0-935630-5388. $15
- With the help of 16 illustrations from a 14th-century manuscript,
Mexico's leading legal historian provides a lively and informative essay
on this influential medieval law code.
"The chief attraction and main part of this book are the
illustrations and the author's equally vivid explanations of them. It
makes an entertaining as well as informative first volume in this
enterprising series." -- The Book Collector,
Summer 2001.
A Texas Supreme Court Trilogy,
3 volumes. Austin, Tex.: Jamail Center for Legal Research, 1998.
"An invaluable resource for those interested in the modern
development of the Supreme Court of Texas." -- The Hon. Thomas R.
Phillips, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas.
Each interview includes a complete subject & name index, and
footnotes identifying significant persons, court cases, and publications
mentioned in the interviews. $50 for the 3-volume set, or $20 for
individual volumes.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST...
- A Bibliography of Published Histories of American Law
Firms Through 1995, compiled by J. Myron Jacobstein
(Tarlton Legal Bibliography Series, No. 41; 1996). 25 pages. ISBN
0-9-935630-48-1. $20
- Citations to published histories of 89 law firms in 24 states and
the District of Columbia, arranged geographically.
- Bio-Biography of Justice Tom C.
Clark, by Don Larrimer (Tarlton Legal Bibliography
Series, No. 27; 1985). 37 pages. ISBN 0-935630-10-4. $20
- Justice Tom C. Clark is the only Texan to have served on the U.S.
Supreme Court. The Bio-Bibliography lists
all of the publications, opinions, and dissents authored by Clark, as
well as journal & newspaper articles about Clark. A valuable
reference work for those using the Tom C. Clark Papers, housed in the
Tarlton Law Library's Rare Books & Special Collections.
- Descriptive Inventory of the Texas Materials in the
Rare Book Room of the Tarlton Law Library (1989). 29
pages. ISBN 0-935630-35-X. $15
- A guide to our comprehensive collection of early Texas law books,
including statutes, case reports, digests, and treatises.
- A Symposium on the Tom C. Clark Papers, March 19,
1985 (1987). vi, 49 pages. ISBN 0-935630-16-3. $15
- Proceedings of the symposium which officially opened the Tom C.
Clark Papers to researchers. Contents include: "A Scholar's View of the
Tom C. Clark Papers" by Dennis J. Hutchinson; "A Student's Perspective
on the Tom Clark Papers: The School Prayer Cases" by Thomas M. Mengler;
"Tom C. Clark, 1899-1977" by Mimi Clark Gronlund; "Remarks" by Ramsey
Clark; "Tom C. Clark Papers: Scope and Content Description"; "Tom C.
Clark Exhibit Catalog".
- The Texas Supreme Court: An Index of Selected Sources
on the Court and Its Members, 1836-1981, compiled by
Linda Gardner (Tarlton Legal Bibliography Series, No. 25; 1983). 142
pages. ISBN 0-935630-08-2. $15
- An extremely useful tool for research on the Texas Supreme Court
and its judges. The sources cited include reference works, general
histories, newspaper articles, and scholarly journals.
- W. Page Keeton: An Oral History
Interview, interviewed by Bill Brands (Tarlton Legal
Bibliography Series, No. 36; 1992). 80 pages. ISBN 0-935630-42-2. $25
- Page Keeton (1909-1999) is credited with bringing The University of
Texas School of Law from regional to national prominence in his 25-year
tenure as dean (1949-1974). He was also a nationally recognized expert
on tort law. An essential source for the modern history of the Law
School. Includes a "Foreword" by Charles Alan Wright and a thorough
index of subjects and names.
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