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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The United States made a deal 100 years ago today, on March 2, 1917, when the Jones-Shafroth Act became law making Puerto Rico a territory of the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Hispanic American History, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The first “gerrymander” was drawn on a map and signed into law on February 11, 1812. Elbridge Gerry, then governor of Massachusetts, signed into law a redistricting plan designed to keep his political party in power in the upcoming election. Upset that the Federalist Party was critical of James Madison’s foreign policy, Gerry signed the …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post discusses Margaret Brent who is considered the first female attorney and women's suffragist in the colonies.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Every time I drive down the Pennsylvania Turnpike to visit family in Somerset County, PA , I know I have reached my exit when I see the verdigris copper dome of the Somerset County Courthouse. It sits high on a hill above the turnpike and the rest of the city of Somerset. From the first …
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The picture of the week is Edith Spurlock Sampson, the first African American female judge by election in the United States.
Posted in: African American History, Law Library, Pic of the Week, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Blog post about the life and activism of Vine Deloria, Jr.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Blog post highlighting some of the Law Library of Congress's holdings regarding Native Americans
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
While reviewing a truck of materials, I found three items with the following bookplate: Since I had run across this bookplate before and admired it, I thought it would be a great visual to share in a blog post. This bookplate was specifically designed for the Yudin Collection. The Library of Congress acquired the Yudin …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Earlier this year we reflected on Hispanic Heritage Month with a post by my colleague Francisco Macias. He and I have explored the origins of the month in previous years’ posts. You can read this year’s Presidential Proclamation online too. Once you know all about it, how will you commemorate this month? It begins each …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library