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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today's blog post brings us an insightful and educational history of the first Muslim printer in the Ottoman Empire, Ibrahim Müteferrika.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post contains research contributed by Ilya Dines. In the Law Library, we are working to make our rare books collection more widely available via blog posts and digitization, so that it can be found and used by researchers and the public. Some aspects of these materials are mainly noticed by historians, legal scholars, philosophers, …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The following Pic of the Week is a guest post by Alexander Salopek about the Old Courthouse of the Dred Scott Decision located in St. Louis, Missouri.
Posted in: African American History, Federal Judiciary, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the rare law book collection move to the new SSF and the proper handling of rare books.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The Law Library holds a rare Malay law manuscript in Jawi script, hand copied by Munshi Abdullah in 1837. It was purchased for the United States and the Library by Alfred North during the United States Exploring Expedition. Dr. Joshua Kueh of Asian Division discovered this manuscript in the Law Library’s Rare Book Collection.
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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The picture of the week is of General Braddock's original, secret grave site as well as his new grave.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
A description of the United Airlines Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The picture of the week depicts Eisenhower's home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the life and political contributions of Charles Curtis, the first Native American Congressional member.
Posted in: Law Library, Native Americans, Pic of the Week