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On Describing the Law Library’s Hispanic Legal Documents Collection

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

This is a guest post by Patience Tyne. Patience is working in the Collection Services Division of the Law Library of Congress as part of the Library of Congress’s Junior Fellows Program. The program’s focus is to increase access to our collections for our various patron groups. The project that I am working on in …

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Legal Contradictions for the Enslaved in 18th Century Mexico: The Case of Lorenzo Zabala

Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux

The following is a guest post by Drue Edney, an intern in the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress through the Library of Congress Internship program (LOCI). Note: this post uses a pejorative term as it originally appears in the collection item. During my internship at the Law Library of Congress, I have had the …

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An Interview with Drue Edney, Intern with the Digital Resources Division

Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux

Today’s interview is with Drue Edney, an intern in the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress through the Library of Congress Internship program (LOCI). Describe your background. I was born and raised in Brawley, California, right on the borders of Mexico and Arizona, situated in the Imperial Valley. Brawley has two seasons: hot …

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Introducing Spanish Legal Documents (15th – 19th Centuries): Opinions and Judgments

Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez

The following is a guest post by Stephen Mayeaux, Legal Information Specialist in the Digital Resources Division at the Law Library of Congress.  The Law Library of Congress is proud to share the first of six subsections that comprise our Spanish Legal Documents collection (also known as the “Hispanic Legal Documents” collection, and often discussed …

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Interview with María Daniela Jiménez, Junior Fellow at the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Jennifer Davis

Today’s interview is with María Daniela Jiménez. María Daniela is a Junior Fellow in the Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Orange County, California, and have lived in the Bay Area, Arizona, Indiana, Mexico City, and Rome. I really enjoy moving. What is your academic/professional …