The Law School Papers of Benjamin F. Butler: New York University School of Law in the 1830s

by Benjamin F. Butler (Editor), Ronald L. Brown (Editor)

Overview

This work is divided into two parts: a description of the founding and operation of the Law School at New York University, and selected original documents of Benjamin F.Butler. The history of the formation of this law school is not well known, and provides a wealth of information about the aspirations and problems of forming a law school in the ante-bellum period. The Butler documents were selected from more than 2,500 surviving papers and letters, and provide a deeper understanding of legal education and the profession of law in Jacksonian America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313259173
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/13/1987
Series:	Contributions in Legal Studies , #39
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

RONALD L.BROWN is Research and Reference Librarian at the New York University School of Law library and is also an attorney.

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Part I: The Unfulfilled Aspirations of an Urban Law School in Jacksonian America
Overview of Events
Planning and Promoting the Law School
Operational Problems at the Law School
Conclusion
Bibliographic Essay
Benjamin F. Butler: Biographical Notes
Part II: The Law School Papers of Benjamin F. Butler
Appendixes
Index