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Posted by: Jennifer González
Thomas Jefferson is featured in this third blog post about the Virginia Dynasty, following posts on two other renowned Virginians–James Madison and George Washington. Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell,Virginia in 1743 to Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph. From his successful and wealthy parents, Thomas inherited considerable property and began building Monticello when he was 26 years …
Posted in: Education, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
At our last blog team meeting we were looking for possible events about which to write and we noticed that today, January 22nd, is known as National Hot Sauce Day. Being of the legal persuasion we wondered if there were federal regulations which defined the composition of hot sauce or mandated warning labels for the …
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
In Custodia Legis has featured a couple of posts on the bibliography of early law books, both here and here. In this post, I want to look at the beginning of legal bibliography in order to highlight some of the earliest examples of that craft and the people responsible for its creation. The invention of the …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer González
This second installment of the Virginia Dynasty blog posts highlights our first president, George Washington, the “Father of his country.” George’s great grandfather, John Washington, immigrated to America in 1656 and settled in the Northern Neck of Virginia in 1657, on the Potomac River near the present-day town of Colonial Beach. George was born in …
Posted in: Education, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post is coauthored by Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer, senior legal reference specialists. Congressional documents concern a wide variety of subjects and include all papers ordered printed by the House or Senate apart from congressional committee reports. As described by the Government Publishing Office (GPO), congressional documents “may include reports of executive departments and independent organizations, …
Posted in: Education, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by the Law Librarian of Congress, Roberta I. Shaffer, who previously held the position August 2009 through November 2011. Download the PDF format of the 2016 New Year’s Greeting and the FY2015 Law Library Annual Report. As I take down the 2015 calendars and pin the 2016 ones to the …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
In Custodia Legis published 232 posts in 2015. Thanks to our prolific team of authors, that’s almost one post per day (not counting holidays or weekends)! Liah Caravalho and Jennifer González joined us as full-fledged members of the blog team in 2015. Liah keeps us up-to-date on Law Library events and special visitors. Jennifer’s posts …
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Posted by: Ruth Levush
This week’s interview is with Jill James, chief of the Digital Resources Division at the Global Legal Collection Directorate. Welcome on board, Jill. Describe your background I live in College Park, Maryland, with my husband, and our young daughter and son. I grew up in northern Delaware. My parents, younger sister, and most of my …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Another year, another list of legislation! After 13 in 2013 and 14 in 2014, it is time for the 15 most-viewed items in 2015 on Congress.gov. H.R.213 [114th] Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R.1599 [114th] Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R.1735 [114th] National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 …
Posted in: Congress, Law Library, THOMAS