Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Web: http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/ Email: mssa.assist@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 449 |
| Creator: | Yale Law School. |
| Title: | Yale Law School records |
| Dates: | 1820-1961 |
| Physical Description: | 38 linear feet (93 boxes) |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records consist of correspondence, subject files, finance records, lists, certificates, and miscellaneous papers documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Law School. Topics include admissions, legal societies and associations, publications and journals, bar examinations, commencement, curriculum, faculty, scholarships, and student affairs. |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 26-A (YRG 26-A), Central records and records of the dean of the Yale Law School |
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| Finding Aid Link: | To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0449 |
| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Information about Access
Access to the records is partially restricted. See inventory for details
Ownership & Copyright
Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Yale University is retained by Yale University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user
Cite As
Yale Law School Records (RU 449). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library
Processing Notes
Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level
Information About Creators
In the first decade of the nineteenth century, Seth P. Staples (Yale 1797) opened a school for law students in New Haven. In 1824 the school became affiliated with Yale College. The college conferred its first law degrees in 1843. The course of study originally extended for two years, and in 1896 it was lengthened to three years. Subsequently a college degree became a prerequisite for the Bachelor of Laws degree. Graduate courses leading to advanced degrees began in 1876. In 1926 honors courses appeared and the school adopted a selective admission process. In 1971, the Yale Corporation authorized the Juris Doctor degree; all candidates for the first professional law degree were awarded the J.D. degree rather than the L.L.B. in 1971. The first Master of Studies in Law degrees were awarded in 1974. The School is housed in its own Gothic-style quadrangle, the Sterling Law Buildings. Completed in 1931, the quadrangle was the g
Description of the Collection
The records consist of correspondence, subject files, finance records, lists, certificates, and miscellaneous papers documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Law School. Topics include admissions, legal societies and associations, publications and journals, bar examinations, commencement, curriculum, faculty, scholarships, and student affairs
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession