tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661893441948766402024-03-13T12:11:19.939-07:00Riesenfeld Rare Books BlogNews from the Stefan A. Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center at the University of Minnesota Law LibraryRiesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-40094673696826166752024-03-12T12:06:00.000-07:002024-03-12T13:46:16.110-07:00Wednesday, March 13: Rare Books Open House! <p><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Come out to the <a href="https://law.umn.edu/library/collections/riesenfeld-rare-books-research-center" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Riesenfeld Center</a>'s rare books open house</span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"> for March</span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">, this <b>Wednesday, from 12 p.m. t</b><b>o 3 p.m.!</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Enjoy snacks and drinks, and see treasures from the library's rare books and special collections! This month we highlight in particular Women's History month and St. Patrick's Day. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>When</u>: </b>Wednesday, March 13, 12 p.m - 3 p.m.<br /><b><u>Where</u>: </b>Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center*<br /><b><u>What</u>: </b>Rare books, bagged snacks and treats, and refreshments!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><br /></b>(*The Riesenfeld Center is in N30, on the subplaza past Student Orgs. in N20.)</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlATA6kdnsWDc1N-UORmmVi_rlPv2DUly3BLIii1kJ5bHTDErZ5cOuXsVNI2Mtlk7bkQPMQJbdQum77HBXsY9jckkcfplF-z_kIhfwdTnbmi6qwAPtHEtsOUXPi3ht2qhRpGUgJxYKW4Nvi1LXr7m0xvBBWiRT-X-7ZBSe4BCqj1mUUdjmnfOpmUSMA/s3081/Burnham%20inscription.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="3081" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlATA6kdnsWDc1N-UORmmVi_rlPv2DUly3BLIii1kJ5bHTDErZ5cOuXsVNI2Mtlk7bkQPMQJbdQum77HBXsY9jckkcfplF-z_kIhfwdTnbmi6qwAPtHEtsOUXPi3ht2qhRpGUgJxYKW4Nvi1LXr7m0xvBBWiRT-X-7ZBSe4BCqj1mUUdjmnfOpmUSMA/w400-h224/Burnham%20inscription.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <br /></span><p></p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-2978321620899051372024-02-04T09:11:00.000-08:002024-02-25T10:16:08.064-08:00Dachau Exhibit Features Horace Hansen Collection Images<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6E89aw9zj0vDKhQibu8-fjGxoAALDb4wGOuNthPN43LAYBpMwkesbfSL-6JbiB_h4pUUca9YIjvjihcDSQDaC5TtSOeyF8gFMJGj6r7d-X_qNmwzfKZP6C4PNIZ16Ec33mWFf0ewt98eEs3RzCFu7v14QK1E5PLyAq7dePPXUPxSjToeq_QZdup9rA/s779/Horace%20Hansen.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6E89aw9zj0vDKhQibu8-fjGxoAALDb4wGOuNthPN43LAYBpMwkesbfSL-6JbiB_h4pUUca9YIjvjihcDSQDaC5TtSOeyF8gFMJGj6r7d-X_qNmwzfKZP6C4PNIZ16Ec33mWFf0ewt98eEs3RzCFu7v14QK1E5PLyAq7dePPXUPxSjToeq_QZdup9rA/s320/Horace%20Hansen.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div>In 2021, The Riesenfeld Center released a <a href="https://librarycollections.law.umn.edu/hansenwitness/">digital exhibit</a> commemorating the World War II career of Horace Hansen (1910-1995). Hansen was a St. Paul native and</span><span style="font-size: large;"> a chief prosecutor overseeing the main Dachau war crimes trials in occupied Germany. In that role, from 1945 to 1946, Hansen and his staff gathered evidence and prepared <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f3a8753a0b3547ee813ca8cd38a4d032">cases for trial at Dachau</a>, representing the Dachau main camp trial, and the Buchenwald and Mauthausen camp trials. The trials held at the Dachau concentration camp became the largest prosecution of war crimes undertaken by American forces, resulting in more than 1,400 convictions. The Riesenfeld Center's digital exhibit features <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3cd19c044ee0438c91b0442d8875044b">narrative accounts of Hansen's military service</a> and war crimes investigations. In addition, the exhibit includes <a href="https://librarycollections.law.umn.edu/hansenwitness/docs2.html">trial transcripts from the Dachau trials, images, and documents</a> from Hansen's personal collection of papers, kindly donated to the Library by Jean Hansen Doth, Hansen's daughter. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmFGN0DOYPCFqnjwsz189gxPV4tRdoHkh12cBKv_9LBeW7hGbcqa900uK41rLuetSeANLhzMZNLsnyrSDc9tBTojY6idBPnS2yScHVreaOnfvjdr9alkwX9FKe26pUEqQWd77uy7mG7QQLzFy1-uN4YpSXSVV65YKFx8knZU09Df5RJea6MxVWxBPNw/s7978/Weiss%20charge%20sheet.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7978" data-original-width="4935" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmFGN0DOYPCFqnjwsz189gxPV4tRdoHkh12cBKv_9LBeW7hGbcqa900uK41rLuetSeANLhzMZNLsnyrSDc9tBTojY6idBPnS2yScHVreaOnfvjdr9alkwX9FKe26pUEqQWd77uy7mG7QQLzFy1-uN4YpSXSVV65YKFx8knZU09Df5RJea6MxVWxBPNw/s320/Weiss%20charge%20sheet.jpeg" width="198" /></a></div><br />In 2022, the <a href="https://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/en/">Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site</a>, located at the notorious Nazi camp, opened a new exhibit, "<a href="https://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/en/temporary-exhibition/dachau-trials-crimes-proceedings-responsibility/">Dachau Trials - Crimes, Proceedings, Responsibility</a>." The exhibit commemorates the Dachau war crimes prosecutions, the devastating testimony and the criminal judgments passed against the accused camp staff and guards. The exhibit was opened on the 77th anniversary of the day of Dachau's liberation in 1945 and has now been extended through the end of 2024. In the exhibit, Horace Hansen has also found a place, by way of photographs he took as evidence of war crimes, and photos captured by the government at the Dachau trials that are contained in the Center's Hansen Collection. The latter images were used by the US Army to publicize and memorialize the tribunal's proceedings. We are grateful to contribute digital images to the exhibit at the Dachau Memorial, which will soon feature a virtual tour for online visitors.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"> - Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiR4Ev2s5cT1LLjyvi5bJmT7BiQewMmLtSzOFlc9HJrZ7so-akOOTsKvIoZj5bM7d43JbnLjwzzb7ceZ6JaL08KT9B5dIMUS3NwfdqnOaa06-_PjXzMheQHf6pq8KnFQvkPEu3UZ1u5Y5LUQMpfLfCbyY56Bo38Qo1fO70p3CzNoM5l30-3El6WbKdg/s1600/Dachau%20courtroom%20scene.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1600" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiR4Ev2s5cT1LLjyvi5bJmT7BiQewMmLtSzOFlc9HJrZ7so-akOOTsKvIoZj5bM7d43JbnLjwzzb7ceZ6JaL08KT9B5dIMUS3NwfdqnOaa06-_PjXzMheQHf6pq8KnFQvkPEu3UZ1u5Y5LUQMpfLfCbyY56Bo38Qo1fO70p3CzNoM5l30-3El6WbKdg/w400-h272/Dachau%20courtroom%20scene.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-88491190457521010652024-02-03T22:48:00.000-08:002024-02-03T22:48:27.999-08:00Wednesday, February 7: Rare Books Open House!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Come out to the <a href="https://law.umn.edu/library/collections/riesenfeld-rare-books-research-center" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Riesenfeld Center</a>'s first rare books open house of the semester, this <b>Wednesday, from 12 p.m. t</b><b>o 3 p.m.!</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Enjoy snacks and drinks, and see treasures from the library's rare books and special collections. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>When</u>: </b>Wednesday, February 7, 12 p.m - 3 p.m.<br /><b><u>Where</u>: </b>Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center*<br /><b><u>What</u>: </b>Rare books, bagged snacks and treats, Valentine's candy, and refreshments!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><br /></b>(*The Riesenfeld Center is in N30, on the subplaza past Student Orgs. in N20.)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZdE93L9GMCS_C19krK9ccOSjlbPrLwVUtjR1bA7pu2RZNgnITntXADcFytXyGvILSmlN6UN4q4aN51AdzUIJjp86AjmJvR1STQr-ODqrIAowfyXlb6a6bAgoSd_2j9hTsresSarKbyOdzAljRX8mHYEIP5XfLef3TXSznPRIOWSEbpINs-Y7hakJlA/s3177/IMG_7293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3177" data-original-width="2332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZdE93L9GMCS_C19krK9ccOSjlbPrLwVUtjR1bA7pu2RZNgnITntXADcFytXyGvILSmlN6UN4q4aN51AdzUIJjp86AjmJvR1STQr-ODqrIAowfyXlb6a6bAgoSd_2j9hTsresSarKbyOdzAljRX8mHYEIP5XfLef3TXSznPRIOWSEbpINs-Y7hakJlA/w294-h400/IMG_7293.JPG" width="294" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-17260202044489078882024-01-19T16:08:00.000-08:002024-02-03T22:16:26.864-08:00Riesenfeld Center Exhibit: Jewels of the Collection Expanded<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2HdKF2D6oeDaHJwRIZ4sJG8-V2M0Ec8T4kekYtlmYb4JxUsDHr8oHEOnodWHcjInvDtTsRRPRHfJH6ZwVvud0dYkJ1giHoAMkyRizAV2qxYmLvIHyn4nRoPLIp_QWWAZiNifaByn_hpSCZp8F92ZzcQsC_DalvQ6qS6yCvWT1fLkh5yDhzI0G8zj-w/s4023/Cherokee%20Laws%20TP_cropped.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4023" data-original-width="2484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2HdKF2D6oeDaHJwRIZ4sJG8-V2M0Ec8T4kekYtlmYb4JxUsDHr8oHEOnodWHcjInvDtTsRRPRHfJH6ZwVvud0dYkJ1giHoAMkyRizAV2qxYmLvIHyn4nRoPLIp_QWWAZiNifaByn_hpSCZp8F92ZzcQsC_DalvQ6qS6yCvWT1fLkh5yDhzI0G8zj-w/s320/Cherokee%20Laws%20TP_cropped.jpg" width="198" /></a></div>The <a href="https://law.umn.edu/library/collections/riesenfeld-rare-books-research-center">Riesenfeld Center</a>'s current exhibit<span>, "Jewels of the Collection: Treasures of the Riesenfeld
Rare Books Research Center," showcases the depth of the Law Library's special collections. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The
<a href="https://law.umn.edu/library/collections/riesenfeld-center/pullingcollection">Arthur C. Pulling Rare Books Collection</a>, housed in the Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center, comprises more than 35,000 volumes printed across six continents between the
fifteenth century and today. The current exhibit features selected treasures from the Pulling Collection, as well as the Law
School archives, and the Library's signature <a href="https://librarycollections.law.umn.edu/darrow/">Clarence Darrow Collection</a>, which contains more than 1,000 letters to and from the great American defense attorney.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The exhibit has recently been expanded, adding in particular</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span> items from the Center's American
Indian Law Collection and Hermann Kantorowicz Collection. The exhibit highlights early and rare treaties, laws, and foundational cases from the American Indian collection, as well as modern manuscripts and an annotated <a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/01UMN_INST/1mqhnoa/alma9964791380001701">personal copy</a> of an influential work on jurisprudence by the German jurist <a href="https://riesenfeldcenter.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-hermann-kantorowicz-collection-at.html">Hermann Kantorowicz</a>, whose library is held in the Riesenfeld Center's collections. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv-XlbF7EdeuIFiAifj3Pxi8k75SvgeY25oUlfTlB7zx94iMhkVH4ZatCehMm1Jm-wL_xiK-K_0Rd36s0etyB4ZcmAu4_Q6o-1mOPZY_yV1kfi9MwggAREJwpSpomsN0vBdzfHiaqSNPS0Wep77Hd3uyCchzYvSyjo7MBInM2P3cm6vhM2fuFCS9JWw/s4798/D%203.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4798" data-original-width="3625" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv-XlbF7EdeuIFiAifj3Pxi8k75SvgeY25oUlfTlB7zx94iMhkVH4ZatCehMm1Jm-wL_xiK-K_0Rd36s0etyB4ZcmAu4_Q6o-1mOPZY_yV1kfi9MwggAREJwpSpomsN0vBdzfHiaqSNPS0Wep77Hd3uyCchzYvSyjo7MBInM2P3cm6vhM2fuFCS9JWw/s320/D%203.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>Some
of the treasures in the current exhibit have been selected for inclusions as important contributions to law and
history, or as landmark “firsts” of legal literature. Others are notable
for their associations with famous authors and owners, or because they
stand as unique artifacts and works of art. Section introductions and
descriptions in the exhibit place the works in their historical contexts and indicate
their enduring value. The items reflect a historical legal legacy that
is both national and global in its scope. We invite visitors to browse the exhibit and learn more about the richness of the Law Library’s collections. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span> <br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The
exhibit, "Jewels of the Collection: Treasures of the Riesenfeld Rare
Books Research Center," was curated by Ryan Greenwood and Joy Brown. </span><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>For more information about the exhibit or to schedule a tour, please contact Ryan Greenwood (rgreenwo@umn.edu; 612-625-7323). </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JshdJtLSpwSVMqj4fVAJ0GtB60QhgHsa1UOfAuXIfxfemNnCdL61M7m1dcTGTr65XFrO0svr-38YJJ07l1ctde2WtDhfZFlAj7MRHKtvMo2kF6aHrAOO0hhIAvhanECJ_Z8u1biVu8HZV8WcrqBxTBtyj7a8Ot1Ft9fa_uFCql0FBq_I6Rlo6rP98A/s7594/Haenel_student%20notes_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4925" data-original-width="7594" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JshdJtLSpwSVMqj4fVAJ0GtB60QhgHsa1UOfAuXIfxfemNnCdL61M7m1dcTGTr65XFrO0svr-38YJJ07l1ctde2WtDhfZFlAj7MRHKtvMo2kF6aHrAOO0hhIAvhanECJ_Z8u1biVu8HZV8WcrqBxTBtyj7a8Ot1Ft9fa_uFCql0FBq_I6Rlo6rP98A/w400-h260/Haenel_student%20notes_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-38330962025433900612023-12-07T13:58:00.000-08:002023-12-07T14:33:52.200-08:00Finals Study Break: Tuesday, December 12!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Come out next Tuesday for a study
break during finals! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Grab coffee and fresh-baked donuts outside the
Riesenfeld Rare Books Center.<b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b>When:</b> Tuesday, December 12, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b>Where:</b> Outside the Riesenfeld Rare Books Center (<b>N30, on the subplaza past Student Orgs. in N20</b>)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b>What:</b> Coffee and donuts! </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Good luck on finals, and best wishes for the holidays from the Law Library!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2evciBccryeAjYcHQQ7Mhdf-g0fhVk2KEnnfTcgpLJAr-kVSzd7J_obJBQjGQzEglYHfHwfWqykczND9-etxXDtIhq_Q_SQUntxRfKIznZKyHcVzr0GqP46X5NDxuCMIVdE0OEvpaG08dCyaGozis5b9YCjLmrq4TnLrsqwo7cq_x7pXDMIb-C0NAA/s601/Snowflakes.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="601" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2evciBccryeAjYcHQQ7Mhdf-g0fhVk2KEnnfTcgpLJAr-kVSzd7J_obJBQjGQzEglYHfHwfWqykczND9-etxXDtIhq_Q_SQUntxRfKIznZKyHcVzr0GqP46X5NDxuCMIVdE0OEvpaG08dCyaGozis5b9YCjLmrq4TnLrsqwo7cq_x7pXDMIb-C0NAA/w400-h170/Snowflakes.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><br /> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-13450213342240550762023-12-01T10:12:00.000-08:002023-12-02T20:03:54.159-08:00New Darrow Acquisitions & Darrow’s Library<p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-36bbe477-7fff-7997-1e5c-2d81645e62f3" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgH9rhBiloAF9zS-ofsN5b0mjYLAs7EDkF3uFrhnCw-gpbmxi_aFPWyt7h0ySilxN2x1ZZWLYeDZ1SCe4X44K0mUYGxGrgyfpDPzGQa2EKj6qMChIoG5bJpTUyQPS6712go0u5yzRMqcnZY7ap3bbPdYF6teTXxV3N3FDk4xEDoYaEL3bwBkTnqZHKg/s6927/Darrow%20caricature.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6927" data-original-width="5315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgH9rhBiloAF9zS-ofsN5b0mjYLAs7EDkF3uFrhnCw-gpbmxi_aFPWyt7h0ySilxN2x1ZZWLYeDZ1SCe4X44K0mUYGxGrgyfpDPzGQa2EKj6qMChIoG5bJpTUyQPS6712go0u5yzRMqcnZY7ap3bbPdYF6teTXxV3N3FDk4xEDoYaEL3bwBkTnqZHKg/s320/Darrow%20caricature.jpg" width="246" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Riesenfeld Center has recently acquired several new items relating to <a href="https://librarycollections.law.umn.edu/darrow/darrow_biography.php" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clarence Darrow’s</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> interests and career, as well as those of his wife, Ruby. These items join the Law Library’s Darrow collection, which includes more than 1,000 letters, as well as books, speeches, debates, trial briefs and transcripts, and other material about Darrow and his noteworthy career and life. To learn more about Darrow, you can visit our award-winning </span><a href="https://librarycollections.law.umn.edu/darrow/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">digital research site</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which makes available extensive material from our collection.</span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-36bbe477-7fff-7997-1e5c-2d81645e62f3" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Two of the library’s newest acquisitions are pamphlets featuring some of Darrow’s work. The first, an issue of the leftist periodical </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/01UMN_INST/ijl1rs/alma9938597060001701">The Debunker</a> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">published in 1931, features Darrow’s essay, “</span><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/01UMN_INST/1f0vqgj/alma9980847130401701" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Absurdities of the Bible</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” Darrow, a known agnostic, delves into a handful of stories from the Bible, including the creation of Adam and the performing of several miracles. Darrow states that “I am an agnostic because I trust my reason…Anybody who can believe those old myths and fables isn’t governed by reason.”</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVsqkfi-lmQIazYUo_KmyYqHfHmofu4dRVaC5QU-f-qqBbYGmaU5nMaHy10HwqBe3ZKwTe-4wU2FLv-ixUdhgNd_BGnWIvhhBDagY9GRPilakwcWkHY_TrTUWKbTVeBXgwDGwXJvA4PTq-yyxKWc67qAWkIjK9nb7h-9PqXb2n25dUePZJeybFxTsng/s3265/Gitlow_Red%20Ruby.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="2125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVsqkfi-lmQIazYUo_KmyYqHfHmofu4dRVaC5QU-f-qqBbYGmaU5nMaHy10HwqBe3ZKwTe-4wU2FLv-ixUdhgNd_BGnWIvhhBDagY9GRPilakwcWkHY_TrTUWKbTVeBXgwDGwXJvA4PTq-yyxKWc67qAWkIjK9nb7h-9PqXb2n25dUePZJeybFxTsng/s320/Gitlow_Red%20Ruby.jpg" width="208" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Another <a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/01UMN_INST/hht9uv/alma9980847130301701" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">new pamphlet</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to the collection relates to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Gitlow" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Benjamin Gitlow</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a communist whose civil liberties Darrow defended in a noted ‘</span><a href="https://librarycollections.law.umn.edu/darrow/trials_details.php?id=14" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Red Scare’ trial</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in 1920. Gitlow, a member of the Labor Committee of the Communist Labor Party and a staffer for the left-wing magazine </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Revolutionary Age</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, was tried under New York’s Criminal Anarchy Act of 1902. This was done on the grounds that the magazine’s printing of the <i>Left Wing Manifesto</i> constituted encouragement of the violent overthrow of the government. Darrow was hired as part of the defense team, and his speech in Gitlow’s defense is excerpted in this pamphlet. Ultimately, Gitlow was found guilty and sentenced to five to ten years of hard labor, being released in 1922 after successful appeals.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnb7gDLyA3CUWbSbCWYlFa1_bliHm__R4XmCFmY4gyLsUXVwtpICD7tNFqZ8fuJdnly7yd_I59FDJDUNI8PkGLal2NA-0p-fj4i4o64Q8fKx-lEJug0ZP771IikiYNkcW0FKUYvBl_G-9xDqS0rPLWXCSVwItMs6NMmhFASKrywskW39tQfl75YVqd6g/s1486/Maugham_Summing%20up.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="1065" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnb7gDLyA3CUWbSbCWYlFa1_bliHm__R4XmCFmY4gyLsUXVwtpICD7tNFqZ8fuJdnly7yd_I59FDJDUNI8PkGLal2NA-0p-fj4i4o64Q8fKx-lEJug0ZP771IikiYNkcW0FKUYvBl_G-9xDqS0rPLWXCSVwItMs6NMmhFASKrywskW39tQfl75YVqd6g/s320/Maugham_Summing%20up.jpg" width="229" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We have also acquired several books belonging to Darrow and members of his family. The first, Darrow’s wife Ruby’s copy of <a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/01UMN_INST/hht9uv/alma9930512880001701" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Summing Up</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, by Somerset Maugham, connects to several letters in our collection, in which Ruby discusses Maugham, his books, and his relationship to Darrow. This copy features pasted-in newspaper clippings related to Maugham and penciled-in annotations by Ruby, showing her admiration for Maugham and proving this to be a well-read copy of his work. We also acquired two books belonging to Darrow’s son, Paul. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball that Floats in the Air</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was a Christmas gift inscribed to Paul from Darrow in 1889, when Paul was six. The other, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sailor on Horseback</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, by Irving Stone, was inscribed to Paul and his wife with a note about Stone’s biography on Darrow that was to come: “I pledge myself to give everything I’ve got to make the Clarence Darrow biography at least as good as this book, and I hope a great deal better.”</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd1HOlHxORHjDQBYnMFOWI6BZfnCQAcSsM8zZlbgkNOsuNAzPRXB3l7HmFIVvyyHE9tL-eKrlaAGCbuK-nok-m7XM9QkoT15LzDElveS5Isiw4pVL73oOpNu7BhbbBjnJ7NyxnTOJKW_gx9utDeeW6db91hNNbuEE_xKV4g6KB9qw4S9w4jx86Tk42A/s4032/Pease%20book_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd1HOlHxORHjDQBYnMFOWI6BZfnCQAcSsM8zZlbgkNOsuNAzPRXB3l7HmFIVvyyHE9tL-eKrlaAGCbuK-nok-m7XM9QkoT15LzDElveS5Isiw4pVL73oOpNu7BhbbBjnJ7NyxnTOJKW_gx9utDeeW6db91hNNbuEE_xKV4g6KB9qw4S9w4jx86Tk42A/s320/Pease%20book_.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Two other books with inscriptions to Darrow also join our collection. <a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/01UMN_INST/hht9uv/alma9980869614301701" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Life and Adventures of Carl Laemmle</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, by John Drinkwater, includes a warm inscription written to Darrow by the author. Laemmle was an influential German-American film producer, who produced </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mystery of Life</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (1931), a film about evolution, which Darrow narrated and appeared in. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Child You Used to Be</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was sent by the author, Leonora Pease, to Darrow. While most of our collection includes kind notes to Darrow, this one includes a criticism of Darrow’s novel, </span><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/01UMN_INST/1f0vqgj/alma9939369850001701" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farmington</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: “To Clarence Darrow--A man who wrote a human boy’s book, with allusions in it to little girls, all dressed up and sitting in a row like dolls or painted angels, I offer this c[h]ronicle of real ‘little girlhood.’”</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This assortment of books joins our growing collection of materials owned by Darrow and members of his family. We are excited to have created a new collection designation for these materials, which allows for browsing the interests and relationships found through this associative ownership. All of these new acquisitions provide additional context and depth to what we know about Darrow’s beliefs, career, and relationships, viewed through the collection.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Sophia Charbonneau, Special Collections Assistant </span></span></p><p> </p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-60606845733480490942023-11-06T16:24:00.008-08:002023-11-06T16:58:35.570-08:00Thursday, November 9: Book Talk by Professor John Bessler on the Death Penalty<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cr7fjhCyjucNj6fJk57pULRTb2g9YA4UoB83GrkaTZ2WKWA4BIhL3s6HBBV_Bu3apEQuimhrKKrQrM5Gbb6LsjqbIU5FQv1QdW7Lg9aWkdKnZygnzBIVYAk8nsmXxUp1xQT35Y0FuOEffd2NvqzS5sIFJIZBRdbMYtEuScXpVCtowH7yPgDWmSBO1g/s857/Book%20cover%20Bessler.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="568" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cr7fjhCyjucNj6fJk57pULRTb2g9YA4UoB83GrkaTZ2WKWA4BIhL3s6HBBV_Bu3apEQuimhrKKrQrM5Gbb6LsjqbIU5FQv1QdW7Lg9aWkdKnZygnzBIVYAk8nsmXxUp1xQT35Y0FuOEffd2NvqzS5sIFJIZBRdbMYtEuScXpVCtowH7yPgDWmSBO1g/s320/Book%20cover%20Bessler.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>On Thursday, November 9, please join us for a book launch event for <a href="http://law.ubalt.edu/faculty/profiles/bessler.cfm?subscriberid=88029209">Professor John Bessler</a> (U. Baltimore School of Law)</span><span style="font-size: large;">, sponsored by the Law School's <a href="https://law.umn.edu/human-rights-center">Human Rights Center</a></span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bessler's talk, based on his recently published book, "<a href="https://law.umn.edu/events/rule-law-and-universality-rights-international-law-and-death-penaltys-denial-universal-human?subscriberid=88029209">The Death Penalty's Denial of Fundamental Human Rights</a>," will detail how capital punishment violates universal human rights-to-life; to be free from torture and other forms of cruelty; to be treated in a non-arbitrary, non-discriminatory manner; and to dignity. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The talk will open with remarks on the history of the death penalty and torture, and capital punishment reform, featuring books from the Arthur C. Pulling Rare Books Collection at the <a href="https://law.umn.edu/collections/riesenfeld-rare-books-research-center">Riesenfeld Center</a>. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Professor Bessler will be joined by discussants Amy Bergquist and Professor Ryan Greenwood. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://law.umn.edu/events/rule-law-and-universality-rights-international-law-and-death-penaltys-denial-universal-human?subscriberid=88029209">Click here</a> for more information or to register for the event. <br /><br /><u>When</u>: Thursday, November 9 at 4:00-5:00 p.m. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Where</u>: Mondale Hall, Room 35</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reception with light snacks to follow.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 standard CLE credit is available. Event code #493912.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPUk2A8tWKNURHoVU9NNN0_mPLK7Mq3iu7L5QnPMkpKEEBRcQbMgSac5OaQJPOYTE_g3-o5mSxLHt0smP3Oj2VRaeD3sfpbJ53j91AgtKh9Nm3xnOz_0nevQ37VckFAvz_Tt9EFUkjeZGLA4iRsu9-EpZ9d6LuRCsNgWDhbzikDUWTOPp5imDcNXfGw/s1200/Bessler%20book%20talk.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPUk2A8tWKNURHoVU9NNN0_mPLK7Mq3iu7L5QnPMkpKEEBRcQbMgSac5OaQJPOYTE_g3-o5mSxLHt0smP3Oj2VRaeD3sfpbJ53j91AgtKh9Nm3xnOz_0nevQ37VckFAvz_Tt9EFUkjeZGLA4iRsu9-EpZ9d6LuRCsNgWDhbzikDUWTOPp5imDcNXfGw/w400-h209/Bessler%20book%20talk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-34921682838453411692023-10-29T21:23:00.000-07:002023-10-29T21:23:02.058-07:00Wednesday, November 1: Halloween Open House!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Come out to the Riesenfeld Rare Books Center's Halloween Open House on Wednesday, November 1st, from 12 p.m. t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">o 3 p.m.! </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Stop by to see spooky treasures from our collection - including witch trials, murder trials, a macabre torture manual, and other sensational works - and pick up snacks, drinks, and Halloween candy!</span></span><br style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><u>When</u>: Wednesday, Nov. 1st, 12 p.m - 3 p.m.</b></span><br style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>Where</u>: Riesenfeld Rare Books Center</b></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>What</u>: Spooky rare books, snacks, drinks, candy!</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br /><br style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">(The Center is in N30, on the subplaza past Student Orgs. in N20.)</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJuW_cQJD5-ov7q5nguuurTGOqY4wfa0TX0SmV00ZTc1fcuhH6hUWcOvgfhzPUxlNXJnXoN4RRsDWoJpA3yopjzrLoC5XHK17k93mbXFpxRIKBFhMZ-TWFg50jXrlKR-x5VaU0_lzIPYmpe12Q2DGyhU3I2KJnoMye43EY_-OBuGBQtkJv0q8oiyeEA/s400/Halloween_Open_House002_11x17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="400" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJuW_cQJD5-ov7q5nguuurTGOqY4wfa0TX0SmV00ZTc1fcuhH6hUWcOvgfhzPUxlNXJnXoN4RRsDWoJpA3yopjzrLoC5XHK17k93mbXFpxRIKBFhMZ-TWFg50jXrlKR-x5VaU0_lzIPYmpe12Q2DGyhU3I2KJnoMye43EY_-OBuGBQtkJv0q8oiyeEA/w400-h244/Halloween_Open_House002_11x17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-47934070719478630962023-09-25T10:21:00.001-07:002023-09-25T10:22:32.987-07:00New Exhibits Open House: Wednesday, September 27!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All are invited to an open house for two new Law Library exhibits:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://riesenfeldcenter.blogspot.com/2023/09/new-law-library-exhibits-celebrating.html"><b>"Jewels of the Collection: Treasures of the Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center" <br /></b></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://riesenfeldcenter.blogspot.com/2023/09/new-law-library-exhibits-celebrating.html"><b>A Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the American Law Institute</b></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><u>When</u>: Wednesday, September 27, from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.<br /><u>Where</u>: Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center (N30, Subplaza level).</b><br /> <br />Cookies, brownies, bars, bagged snacks and drinks will be available!<br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Jewels of the Collection: Treasures of the Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center," showcases the depth of the Arthur C. Pulling Rare Books Collection. This centerpiece of the Library's special collections features more than 35,000 volumes printed between the fifteenth century and today. The new exhibit introduces the treasures found in the Riesenfeld Center and highlights its diverse strengths. The items reflect a historical legal legacy that is both national and global in its scope.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ALI traveling exhibit commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the American Law Institute (ALI) and the contributions of Law School faculty to ALI’s important work. Founded in 1923, the American Law Institute has aimed to reduce the uncertainty and complexity of American law and to improve the administration of justice through its publications, including Restatements, Principles and Model Acts and Laws. These have provided clarity and guidance for judges, lawyers, and legislators across many fields of American law. The exhibit documents a selection of contributions of Law School faculty to ALI projects.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The exhibit, "Jewels of the Collection: Treasures of the Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center," was curated by Ryan Greenwood and Joy Brown. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtB89wF6yFHmal_rCmgnUohdjupz2YJDRD3k7B2eF_z2wkgTb-tbiIeNU3GQNiNQzEgdS_GPz4DHUUSDd1fC8pAEb9QKY4cvtehMlUQZXyXpumcggrilJfmzvJmh-00Ogxxp7FdlBhw2DfJF5kTwm1tzEY_nVun0dqSLUVBW_LBD2Mm5uYkDDcESNdhQ/s2833/Littleton_Tenures%20-%20reshot%20turned%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="2833" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtB89wF6yFHmal_rCmgnUohdjupz2YJDRD3k7B2eF_z2wkgTb-tbiIeNU3GQNiNQzEgdS_GPz4DHUUSDd1fC8pAEb9QKY4cvtehMlUQZXyXpumcggrilJfmzvJmh-00Ogxxp7FdlBhw2DfJF5kTwm1tzEY_nVun0dqSLUVBW_LBD2Mm5uYkDDcESNdhQ/w400-h300/Littleton_Tenures%20-%20reshot%20turned%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span><br /></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-13735920689306904732023-09-25T10:18:00.009-07:002023-10-05T10:52:06.426-07:00New Law Library Exhibits: Celebrating the American Law Institute and Treasures of the Riesenfeld Center<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuX-3Sk-NQywAn6mbh7zy1-Xa0vxnYWB8D3kIFCx8wKozuKB6FID1efQWZzdrDcCh65Yt9HOiv68IWzwEjIkbBUCGtj1U55luLem8cpncraZlUQwFNtg73556-XPE0XhyeF2ZeuNNbyzwlztWoDkNSSEjlp_UAsvCq35XYFXj2CTee32Bd0OzrXZHpA/s1123/book-employment-law.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuX-3Sk-NQywAn6mbh7zy1-Xa0vxnYWB8D3kIFCx8wKozuKB6FID1efQWZzdrDcCh65Yt9HOiv68IWzwEjIkbBUCGtj1U55luLem8cpncraZlUQwFNtg73556-XPE0XhyeF2ZeuNNbyzwlztWoDkNSSEjlp_UAsvCq35XYFXj2CTee32Bd0OzrXZHpA/s320/book-employment-law.jpg" width="285" /></a></div>Two new exhibits are open in the Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center this academic year. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the American Law Institute (ALI) and the contributions of Law School faculty to ALI’s important work. Created by ALI, the exhibit has traveled to Michigan, Texas, the University of Chicago, and several other law schools. The second exhibit, "Jewels of the Collection: Treasures of the Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center" celebrates the depth and richness of the Law Library's special collections. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Founded in 1923, the Institute has endeavored through its publications to reduce the uncertainty and complexity of American law and to improve the administration of justice. Its influential publications include the Restatements, Principles and Model Acts and Laws. These have provided useful guidance for generations of judges, lawyers, and legislators across many fields of American law. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The exhibit documents a selection of contributions of Law School faculty to ALI projects, tracing back to the tenure of Dean Everett Fraser (1920–1948). Faculty involvement was particularly promoted under the deanship of Professor Robert Stein (‘61) (1979–1994). Stein himself has served on ALI's governing Council, on the Drafting Committee for the Uniform Commercial Code, and has been an Adviser on the Restatement of the Law Second, Property and Restatement of the Law Third, Trusts. The UCC, a comprehensive set of laws governing commercial transactions in the United States, has been uniformly adopted by the states and represents one of ALI’s most significant achievements. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many other Law School faculty members have also played prominent roles in creating ALI publications, serving as Reporters, Advisers, or members of Consultative Groups for Restatements of the Law, Model Codes and Principles. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The work of the American Law Institute, a cornerstone of American jurisprudence, will remain beneficial long beyond its centenary. In the same way, Minnesota faculty will continue to make important contributions to ALI’s mission.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The second exhibit, "Jewels of the Collection: Treasures of the Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center," showcases the depth of the Arthur C. Pulling Rare Books Collection. This centerpiece of the Library's special collections features more than 35,000 volumes printed between the fifteenth century and today. The new exhibit introduces the treasures found in the Riesenfeld Center and highlights its diverse strengths. Some of the exhibit treasures have been selected as important contributions to law and history, or as landmark “firsts” of legal literature. Others are notable for their associations with famous authors and owners, or as unique artifacts and works of art. The items reflect a historical legal legacy that is both national and global in its scope.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The exhibit, "Jewels of the Collection: Treasures of the Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center," was curated by Ryan Greenwood and Joy Brown. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more information about the exhibits or to schedule a tour, please contact Ryan Greenwood (rgreenwo@umn.edu; 612-625-7323).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC_TSU9tCZ7jjLFl2B3ha6swujkOoLSmScwoW7pjXLtkUxp-zgD0HDXcBGBVVwif-JxCme_aJmI7SBOj99EmqyAROknWxcgNXDmOnRiZmRw72ejCJ-3og4BXmds09QLGXR38y44HUuhW9K1Rp647iPURTe21xqXu1m9aQuEUlaRw1RliB6dTYJsv3iA/s2833/Littleton_Tenures%20-%20reshot%20turned%201.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="2833" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC_TSU9tCZ7jjLFl2B3ha6swujkOoLSmScwoW7pjXLtkUxp-zgD0HDXcBGBVVwif-JxCme_aJmI7SBOj99EmqyAROknWxcgNXDmOnRiZmRw72ejCJ-3og4BXmds09QLGXR38y44HUuhW9K1Rp647iPURTe21xqXu1m9aQuEUlaRw1RliB6dTYJsv3iA/w400-h300/Littleton_Tenures%20-%20reshot%20turned%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><p><br /></p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-56026278050325814562023-09-15T15:41:00.002-07:002023-09-15T15:43:30.272-07:00Wednesday, September 20: Celebrate Constitution Day! <div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: large;">Come out and celebrate <b>Constitution Day</b> in the Law Library lobby! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Stop by and grab donuts and coffee on September 20, and pick up a crossword puzzle about the US Constitution for prizes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Don't forget to take a selfie with James Madison! <b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>When</b>: Wednesday, September 20, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.<br /><b>Where</b>: Law Library Lobby<br /><b>What</b>: Donuts, Coffee, and Prizes! </span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="282" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUElSdy9SoY58adGICXCkM5RM3LsQ7WG50LNmwcDrtxcKdj1IgRF-e-qITo9BIJ0W4o618gWO3r-2ez5hbm71qeO88_N-dBIKOGRjAK4_E6mAf70BIHm15dtfhdKtIUTmvDCa5XOkkFEn4jggxubuH80kf6eGPrjY0RbDTxSZtsQEloEejFS0WIQ/w400-h254/Constitution%20Day%20-%20Constitution%20image.jpg" width="400" /></p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-16825992608165475382023-05-31T11:04:00.007-07:002023-08-08T13:47:37.563-07:00New Rare Acquisitions: The History of Legal Education<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8SYzDSzqEd8ZfIhoEZNX5ZajJS1WpiaizTKU6Jcn3svlrFy90WloB1UfCUmvbmdjvOQ1TPgX3ERZ--aE4ZgbmUem9yLcQQeo6lY7XSucZG_hbEbUcZPndYOSrnXCfrWIb2x2hryBfx7Id95jOmxy924SJTgz4ksvNP5ZG9B4qeTaLq1pGww3T98/s4372/Byron%20Coleman_Harvard%20notebook%20image.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4372" data-original-width="2627" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8SYzDSzqEd8ZfIhoEZNX5ZajJS1WpiaizTKU6Jcn3svlrFy90WloB1UfCUmvbmdjvOQ1TPgX3ERZ--aE4ZgbmUem9yLcQQeo6lY7XSucZG_hbEbUcZPndYOSrnXCfrWIb2x2hryBfx7Id95jOmxy924SJTgz4ksvNP5ZG9B4qeTaLq1pGww3T98/w240-h400/Byron%20Coleman_Harvard%20notebook%20image.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The Riesenfeld Center has recently acquired a series of rare and important titles connected to the history of legal education and the profession. The books were added to the collection through a generous donation by William Lindberg ('73), who served for many years as an executive at West Publishing Company in St. Paul, on both the print and electronic sides of its product line. The Riesenfeld Center is deeply grateful for Mr. Lindberg's generous and thoughtful gift, which benefits the rare books collection in a direct way, through the acquisition of historically significant titles of permanent value.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Several of the newly acquired titles shed light directly on legal education as it developed in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Two are extensive notebooks from the collection of Byron Coleman, a prominent San Francisco attorney. The bound notebooks, underlining aspects of Coleman's legal education at Harvard in 1912 and 1913, </span><span style="font-size: large;">are carefully typewritten
in red and black, composed of more than 1800 pages analyzing cases and
principles. Among the casebooks that
Coleman studied and heard lectures on were those of famous faculty James
Barr Ames (equity and trusts), John Chipman Gray (property), James
Bradley Thayer (evidence), and Samuel Williston (sales). </span><span style="font-size: large;">Coleman
digested each case in preparation for class and exams. Notes from class discussions of the
cases are recorded below the initial case summaries. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The
case method of instruction, pioneered in the 1870s by Christopher Columbus Langdell at Harvard and adopted generally in American law school curricula, is
readily apparent in the volumes. Though not followed immediately, the case method took its place at Harvard and schools across the country by the early 20th century. Coleman also usefully recorded the dissenting and parenthetical
commentary of his teachers, who included cases that were instructive but
not necessarily (in their view) rightly decided. The notes offer
fascinating insight into a formative period of American legal education, adding early discussions of landmark cases. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rhTEINW14EU53qKVBa7bGFefWM1S6qsnPfpAnnBX_OlpRSKz98rz7qGDMHgbutNaGTQ8_vvDs9A84lDKCIcc_s6Czf7FihM7B0s789pisGnvDlkgw9G5YlzTCBHbfZUiN28yAmnjgbNJ9MffXwy7qk7RoGxzjX55RlkaD3WZwVXt6TPbLaEeKrs/s2220/Greenleaf_Discourse.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="1397" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rhTEINW14EU53qKVBa7bGFefWM1S6qsnPfpAnnBX_OlpRSKz98rz7qGDMHgbutNaGTQ8_vvDs9A84lDKCIcc_s6Czf7FihM7B0s789pisGnvDlkgw9G5YlzTCBHbfZUiN28yAmnjgbNJ9MffXwy7qk7RoGxzjX55RlkaD3WZwVXt6TPbLaEeKrs/s320/Greenleaf_Discourse.jpg" width="201" /></a></div>Other American legal titles among the acquisitions are also notable. Two in particular form a neat pair. Simon Greenleaf's <i>Discourse </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Pronounced at the Inauguration of the Author as Royall Professor of Law in Harvard University</i> (1834), signed by the author, provides Greenleaf's vision, as a newly-appointed Harvard law professor,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> of American legal education as it was
developing within universities; and he outlines the leading role Harvard was to play
in American legal education. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Greenleaf was named to the Royall professorship at Harvard Law School in 1833, remaining there until 1848. An influential faculty member during the school's early days, Greenleaf penned the leading American treatise on evidence in the nineteenth century. Another title from the same period, Samuel Atkinson's <i>Catechism of American Law: Adapted to Popular Use</i> (1832) appears to follow the question-and-answer format of Martin Luther’s <i>Small Catechism</i>, dividing American law into familiar topics, including marriage, contracts, property, partnership, and insurance, which would be useful for laymen and introductory students. At a time when self-study and apprenticeship were common – and when legal literacy was important in a burgeoning mercantile society – the author Atkinson attempted to meet a public need. Each work offers a different and valuable perspective on legal education during a period of American growth in which there was enduring uncertainty over how best to learn and train in the law. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wJOTurAyiPIIFp_3HOkh7EGBMxyuN2UPt8fC3Ef2xn9KP_ZU5Rdh7y5EF7FyHHCrZIcFcY1R1rNZyw2pK0sLqeCzgaPR4eZiNR7WLENCXV_GJkhljHi-D92sl4dOBrkclbPw40c9zFehIUVrpb5WYyflL49HA2Ni9IndFtoLDW6Fa6_hhrZJTig/s3444/John%20Bull%20Law%20Reform.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="2258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wJOTurAyiPIIFp_3HOkh7EGBMxyuN2UPt8fC3Ef2xn9KP_ZU5Rdh7y5EF7FyHHCrZIcFcY1R1rNZyw2pK0sLqeCzgaPR4eZiNR7WLENCXV_GJkhljHi-D92sl4dOBrkclbPw40c9zFehIUVrpb5WYyflL49HA2Ni9IndFtoLDW6Fa6_hhrZJTig/s320/John%20Bull%20Law%20Reform.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>Among acquisitions on English legal education, volumes treat the role and value of forensic argument, the issue of religious tolerance in schools, and the reform of legal education in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England. Two items, <i>Tutor and Pupils</i> (London, 1891) and <i>Letters to John Bull on Lawyers and Law Reform</i> (London, 1857), reflect entrenched approaches, alongside efforts to modernize legal education in nineteenth-century England, at a time when American legal education began to break its own path. Taken together, the works show an evolving tradition in both countries, whose systems remained intertwined.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> - Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections <br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p><br /></p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-62089348707038229322023-04-15T20:48:00.011-07:002023-04-15T21:03:45.934-07:00Tuesday, April 18: Celebrate Clarence Darrow's Birthday!<div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Join us in the Law Library lobby on <b>Tuesday, April 18</b>, to celebrate <a href="http://moses.law.umn.edu/darrow2/index.php">Clarence Darrow's birthday</a>! </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Come out and pick up cake, donuts, and coffee! </span><span>In addition, take a quiz about Clarence Darrow (1857-1938), </span><span>the great American trial lawyer,</span><span> </span><span>to</span><span> learn more about his life and career. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The celebration is due to the Law Library's</span><span> preeminent national collection</span><span> </span><span>of more than 1,000 letters, as well as speeches, case material and writings by and related to Darrow, which are held in the Riesenfeld Center. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, don't forget to take a selfie with Clarence! </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>When</u></b>: Tuesday, April 18, 11 a.m - 1 p.m.<br /><b><u>Where</u></b>: Law Library Lobby<br /><b><u>What</u></b>: Donuts, cake, coffee, and a quiz!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVwLWElMOsLArbpuCo9um9pmx2mu5rXQHtjc7qunF2p_YlDSbQk7Ts_mhXFnHjcrmvsPinIhdfxPjceeKF1nSoLq86dHCQlOoUhiYSgYE61jAtP3OZT_4V53ijDNmNRwYl9HBTr_zYc7vWVY5Nc7TWTxF0iZHIvNa6b3mKF0SIzxOBq7tCUwnudM/s400/photograph%204-1_ps.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVwLWElMOsLArbpuCo9um9pmx2mu5rXQHtjc7qunF2p_YlDSbQk7Ts_mhXFnHjcrmvsPinIhdfxPjceeKF1nSoLq86dHCQlOoUhiYSgYE61jAtP3OZT_4V53ijDNmNRwYl9HBTr_zYc7vWVY5Nc7TWTxF0iZHIvNa6b3mKF0SIzxOBq7tCUwnudM/w320-h400/photograph%204-1_ps.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-50711553490325363372023-04-02T09:07:00.001-07:002023-04-02T09:07:27.961-07:00Wednesday, April 5: Rare Books Open House!<div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Come out to the</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"> </span><a href="https://law.umn.edu/library/collections/riesenfeld-rare-books-research-center" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-decoration: none;">Riesenfeld Center</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">'s April open house, this </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Wednesday, from 12 p.m. t</b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">o 3 p.m.!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Enjoy snacks and drinks, and see treasures from the library's rare books and special collections. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>When</u>: </b>Wednesday, April 5, 12 p.m - 3 p.m.<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>Where</u>: </b>Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center*<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>What</u>: </b>Rare books, bagged snacks and treats, and refreshments!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">(*The Riesenfeld Center is in N30, on the subplaza past Student Orgs. in N20.) </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wDyE65Yu6-8L5cn8azXBLdq_vdtWv0dgFUQfNCufjGKfcPpENRIhpcxaDZKfyPkOBYKURMJPrBbCgkGa_UEOJerf-Vh15VahqaIBh2QZhNDxQIfFu_8mmGxbWEnKmWGOsD7GNDPNVUuLshl5qXFo82CTVPJ9vOv6987u1I6jM6rtJ4S9S0nc2o8/s3337/13909460199_0de0ef2379_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="3337" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wDyE65Yu6-8L5cn8azXBLdq_vdtWv0dgFUQfNCufjGKfcPpENRIhpcxaDZKfyPkOBYKURMJPrBbCgkGa_UEOJerf-Vh15VahqaIBh2QZhNDxQIfFu_8mmGxbWEnKmWGOsD7GNDPNVUuLshl5qXFo82CTVPJ9vOv6987u1I6jM6rtJ4S9S0nc2o8/w400-h225/13909460199_0de0ef2379_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span></span></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-12708183198943386712023-03-13T10:31:00.009-07:002023-03-13T11:47:58.973-07:00West Publishing and the History of Westlaw<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNabaDAQTA3t9DW7nFcLzJ00iJG9brxCfAZgBolqFANKDuiIC3QjvXwwlVzsujc14H3tJ501NKzsVdCW3nAXRm7q8wONIzMmmtunAv-1JC0qqSobGU5NxmpE-OXCsZ89qRIJ1Uj8XgFdB5NRwy7gkxk0u96nGQ-Ht5jdozBJcnqGb64p09xV-JJfQ/s5382/Syllabi%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5382" data-original-width="3811" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNabaDAQTA3t9DW7nFcLzJ00iJG9brxCfAZgBolqFANKDuiIC3QjvXwwlVzsujc14H3tJ501NKzsVdCW3nAXRm7q8wONIzMmmtunAv-1JC0qqSobGU5NxmpE-OXCsZ89qRIJ1Uj8XgFdB5NRwy7gkxk0u96nGQ-Ht5jdozBJcnqGb64p09xV-JJfQ/s320/Syllabi%202.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>Some of the great achievements in the history of legal publishing have been made in St. Paul, Minnesota, and around the Twin Cities. Fundamental to common law systems is of course access to court decisions, traditionally in the form of case reports. In the Anglo-American system, case reporting goes back to nearly the beginning of English common law in the Middle Ages. In America, Zephaniah Swift (1757-1804) published the first volume of American reports in 1789. Alexander Dallas (1759-1817) produced the first Supreme Court reports not long after, and the business of nominative reports (reports identified by the name of the individuals who created them) in the United States was born.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was the dynamic figure of John B. West (1852-1922), however, who produced the system of national, standardized reporters that revolutionized American law reporting. West began selling law books in the early 1870s in downtown St. Paul. In 1876, West produced a weekly circular, <i>The Syllabi</i>, that reported notable Minnesota federal and state court decisions. In 1877, the publication expanded to include Wisconsin cases as <i>The North-Western Reporter</i>. The West Publishing Company soon introduced a uniform indexing system and case headnotes for its expanding regional reporters. Before long, these covered the whole nation in the form of the National Reporter System. The benefits brought by the system were </span><span style="font-size: large;">immediately </span><span style="font-size: large;">clear: American law was organized and searchable in a way that it had never been before. The rest was history: West Publishing became the leading legal publisher in the country, serving generations of the bench and bar. Under the aegis of Thomson Reuters, that tradition of legal publishing continues today.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ5uia6jy0VLk4miEzCp2sBq2c4RfmigbfVQatqmkULwI9qABg3gcz15sPPYF_GHDuTHuWjw93MkJo9fpkJr1BKLR3KWBjcs9TZ3Glr2YcnymhXfv1rP3HC8swi_UgzBc3AUM0bL_dB6tBUyY8Y164Ppl2JRHDQoL7JHK0oguRlm6_2IM_cQvrIg/s786/Westlaw%20terminal.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="786" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ5uia6jy0VLk4miEzCp2sBq2c4RfmigbfVQatqmkULwI9qABg3gcz15sPPYF_GHDuTHuWjw93MkJo9fpkJr1BKLR3KWBjcs9TZ3Glr2YcnymhXfv1rP3HC8swi_UgzBc3AUM0bL_dB6tBUyY8Y164Ppl2JRHDQoL7JHK0oguRlm6_2IM_cQvrIg/s320/Westlaw%20terminal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">In the early 1970s, another revolution transformed the legal publishing industry and would have equally wide effects. In this revolution, too, West Publishing Company played a leading role. The "second revolution" centered on the more widespread introduction of computers and automated searchable databases. Minnesota itself had become a hotbed in the 1960s for computer development, and West did not fail to take notice. In 1974, West Publishing developed a computer system to search case headnotes across its reporters, entering the market with its technology in 1975. The product, familiar everywhere today as Westlaw, marked the beginning of one of the most successful commercial legal tools developed. In 1978, locked in competition with Mead Data Corp., Westlaw began to provide full-text search for cases. In 1979, dial-up access to the database was offered over phone lines to its customers. By the early to mid-1980s, Westlaw terminals and the services it offered were becoming increasingly indispensable to American legal consumers. The rest, again, was history. Today Westlaw features more than 40,000 databases of information and is available in numerous countries across the world. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The history of the development of Westlaw, foundational to the larger history of legal publishing, requires an understanding of the challenges the system faced, the vision it required and the success it ultimately achieved. William Voedisch, who retired in 1996 as Manager of Technical Systems Development at West, was a key early developer of Westlaw, who has chronicled its early phases and some of the extraordinary work and decisions that went into creating it. Donated to the Law Library last year, Mr. Voedisch's narrative is a very important archival document, not only for the history of legal publishing and the development of database search capabilities that it documents, but for the history of computing itself and its inroads into key commercial markets, not least of which has been law. Voedisch's document, with permission of the author, is included below on the link. It will be a valuable resource for researchers and students of this history.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://z.umn.edu/westlaw&source=gmail&ust=1678488521600000&usg=AOvVaw2AKaNYAtN6WSsy_w7QGezc" href="https://z.umn.edu/westlaw" target="_blank">https://z.umn.edu/westlaw</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> - Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-36722420616220320562023-03-12T08:20:00.000-07:002023-03-12T08:20:27.941-07:00Wednesday, March 15: Rare Books Open House!<div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Come out to the</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"> </span><a href="https://law.umn.edu/library/collections/riesenfeld-rare-books-research-center" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-decoration: none;">Riesenfeld Center</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">'s March open house, this </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Wednesday, from 12 p.m. t</b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">o 3 p.m.!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Enjoy snacks and drinks, and see treasures from the library's rare books and special collections. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>When</u>: </b>Wednesday, March 15, 12 p.m - 3 p.m.<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>Where</u>: </b>Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center*<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>What</u>: </b>Rare books, bagged snacks and treats, and refreshments!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; 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From statute books to casebooks, and from treatises to dictionaries, legal literature has developed not only to record the law and aid professionals in practice, but to guide students from the earliest stages of study.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The exhibit also showcases the reciprocal nature of legal literature and legal education. In England and on the continent, legal literature developed in response to and as a product of education. Literature in our own country has followed a similar path: even C. C. Langdell's famed "revolution" in legal education, still with us today, is first evident in his 1871 casebook on contracts. A selection of historical books illustrates transformative developments in legal education over several centuries. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />An accompanying digital exhibit, "Legal Education at Minnesota," is drawn from the Law Library's rich archives. This exhibit highlights course books, lectures, exam prep material, and early exams that shed light on the history of legal education at the Law School. Selections from the Library's student notebook collection, in particular, reflect how students have engaged with the law through a tradition of dynamic classroom instruction.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The physical exhibit, on which the digital exhibit is based, will be open in the Riesenfeld Center through the spring semester. For more information about the exhibits, please contact Ryan Greenwood (rgreenwo@umn.edu, or 612-625-7323). The exhibits were curated by Ryan Greenwood, Pat Graybill, Lily Eisenthal, and Joy Brown. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKm7B0aKsaMSqI8GAyUBom4Fc3jLJleNCk5-hLXGFaWpUM7b0zH7i0ZHnEe0WI3PkCmId5s6zv8FSj0GOAyd2SFIeyOmlKuhEKisJ0LIOknOhIHFVAvcmiCBNiP-nDHiNAKdXRbq8JUshstZamdkm0GZ2ZnJKfUMdM_2OPVlZq8A76msIzHIjNZM/s4566/Lincoln's%20Inn.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3544" data-original-width="4566" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKm7B0aKsaMSqI8GAyUBom4Fc3jLJleNCk5-hLXGFaWpUM7b0zH7i0ZHnEe0WI3PkCmId5s6zv8FSj0GOAyd2SFIeyOmlKuhEKisJ0LIOknOhIHFVAvcmiCBNiP-nDHiNAKdXRbq8JUshstZamdkm0GZ2ZnJKfUMdM_2OPVlZq8A76msIzHIjNZM/w400-h310/Lincoln's%20Inn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span> </div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-12446889408195310512023-03-02T08:34:00.000-08:002023-03-02T08:34:11.226-08:00Legal History Prize: 2023 Morris L. 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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.aallnet.org/lhrbsis/">Legal History and Rare Books</a> (LH&RB) Section of the
<a href="https://www.aallnet.org/">American Association of Law Libraries</a> (AALL), in cooperation with Gale, a
Cengage company, announces the <a href="https://www.aallnet.org/lhrbsis/awards-grants/">Thirteenth Annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition</a>. The competition is named in honor of <a href="https://library.law.yale.edu/news/memoriam-morris-l-cohen-1927-2010">Morris L. Cohen</a>, late
Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The competition is designed to encourage scholarship and to
acquaint students with the AALL and law librarianship, and is open to students
currently enrolled in accredited graduate programs in library science, law,
history, and related fields. Essays may be on any topic related to legal
history, rare law books, or legal archives. The winner will receive a $1,000.00
prize from Gale, a Cengage company, and will be invited to present their paper
to AALL members via webinar.<br />
<br />
Winning and runner-up entries will be invited to submit their entries to <i>UNBOUND:
A Review of Legal History and Rare Books</i>, the official journal of
LH&RB. Past winning essays have gone on to be accepted by journals such as <i>N.Y.U.
Law Review, American Journal of Legal History, University of South Florida Law
Review, William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law</i>, the <i>Yale
Journal of Law & the Humanities</i>, and <i>French Historical Review</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The entry form and instructions are available at the
LH&RB website: <a href="https://www.aallnet.org/lhrbsis/awards-grants/" target="_blank" title="https://www.aallnet.org/lhrbsis/awards-grants/.">www.aallnet.org/lhrbsis/awards-grants/.</a>
Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., May 15, 2023 (EDT). </span></p> <br /><p></p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-91077603633200351632023-02-24T12:41:00.013-08:002023-02-26T11:17:48.510-08:00Spotlight on Rare Books: Joost de Damhoudere's Praxis Rerum Criminalium<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2mJR1X8YUXTPrzsqlla1VhDZU4BYPfuI2rvutotUbisxdIEFq3Zo1oanuxjjapFAcVYSPK4spgzep4nv13fZ8-_MuH8FcWqBcvz6z6H11b4H7KEEzcZ-MD7BYn443OaxzO0AjNuyarOqfq4iba5C2xGLZVcFneC8AToVOu874d57bA2llBURyL4/s4791/Damhouder_better.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4791" data-original-width="3768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2mJR1X8YUXTPrzsqlla1VhDZU4BYPfuI2rvutotUbisxdIEFq3Zo1oanuxjjapFAcVYSPK4spgzep4nv13fZ8-_MuH8FcWqBcvz6z6H11b4H7KEEzcZ-MD7BYn443OaxzO0AjNuyarOqfq4iba5C2xGLZVcFneC8AToVOu874d57bA2llBURyL4/s320/Damhouder_better.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>Last spring, <a href="https://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N11-547">Professor Bruno Debaenst</a> was the visiting professor to Minnesota from the <a href="https://www.jur.uu.se/about-the-faculty/">Faculty of Law</a> at Uppsala University</span><span>. As an expert legal historian, he has truly wide-ranging interests, from employment, labor
and insurance law, to international legal organizations, </span><span>Swedish legal history, and </span><span>early and modern Belgian legal history</span><span>. At the Law School, he taught an excellent class on <a href="https://law.umn.edu/course/6835/spring-2022/comparative-perspectives-historical-trials/debaenst-bruno">historical trials</a> in comparative perspective. </span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bruno</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span> visited as part of the wonderful exchange program between the Minnesota and Uppsala law schools that dates back to the fall semester of 1982. The program has
sent numerous faculty and students of the two law schools back and
forth for enriching teaching and study across the Atlantic. </span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfHhRWQiD5rnS5Z6uFtIyWqO9bnIxe-02oMr3cG9PSeJC3vgRdpgOK2Fw1e-rEMJ3uy0sMy1WjupheQE_LsJ7MVkPda4fYQ-UzyFhR82ZVcQC2NIXxpoTCMo4vFZS_LtzeCLL-X7f4cAb_vkoWFEoBfTJOQtYkKs6t5WBXaB6A-HeCI90q7AEO1s/s1339/Joost%20de%20Damhoudere%201%20cropped.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfHhRWQiD5rnS5Z6uFtIyWqO9bnIxe-02oMr3cG9PSeJC3vgRdpgOK2Fw1e-rEMJ3uy0sMy1WjupheQE_LsJ7MVkPda4fYQ-UzyFhR82ZVcQC2NIXxpoTCMo4vFZS_LtzeCLL-X7f4cAb_vkoWFEoBfTJOQtYkKs6t5WBXaB6A-HeCI90q7AEO1s/s320/Joost%20de%20Damhoudere%201%20cropped.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>During Bruno's stay we became good friends and he became interested in one of our <a href="http://riesenfeldcenter.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-visit-from-uppsala-professor-bruno.html">historical law books in particular</a>, a striking copy of Joost de Damhoudere's <i><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/f/1jg5c4a/UMN_ALMA21313031590001701">Praxis Rerum Criminalium</a></i> (1570). The book is remarkable as one of the most extensively illustrated law books, featuring dozens of woodcuts graphically depicting the crimes it discusses. Our 1570 copy is additionally interesting for the unusually rich, creative annotations made by a contemporary student, citing literature and law in German, Latin and Greek. Notably, our copy was also owned by <a href="http://riesenfeldcenter.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-hermann-kantorowicz-collection-at.html">Hermann Kantorowicz</a>, an influential legal historian and scholar of the 20th century, whose personal library is held in our collections.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Last spring, we had a nice opportunity to discuss this extraordinary book for the <a href="https://the-premodern-podcast.simplecast.com/">Premodern Podcast</a> "I've Got A Thing" series, hosted by the <a href="https://cla.umn.edu/premodern">Center for Premodern Studies</a> at Minnesota. Bruno highlighted in his discussion one further feature that is especially remarkable about Damhoudere's magnum opus: it was plagiarized from a manuscript by Philip Wielant, a city magistrate of an earlier generation. Bruno's great comments 'revealed the steal' and we talked further with Elijah Wallace, a PhD candidate in the History Department, about the illustrations and annotations. The podcast is <a href="https://the-premodern-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ive-got-a-thing-16th-century-lawbook-praxis-rerum-criminalium-with-bruno-debaenst-ryan-greenwood">available here</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> - Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span><br /></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-38106851551430217832023-01-29T08:27:00.001-08:002023-01-29T08:27:58.550-08:00Wednesday, February 1: Rare Books Open House!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Come out to the <a href="https://law.umn.edu/library/collections/riesenfeld-rare-books-research-center">Riesenfeld Center</a>'s first rare books open house of the semester, this <b>Wednesday, from 12 p.m. t</b><b>o 3 p.m.!</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;">Enjoy snacks and drinks, and see treasures from the library's rare books and special collections. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><u>When</u>: </b>Wednesday, February 1, 12 p.m - 3 p.m.<br /><b><u>Where</u>: </b>Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center*<br /><b><u>What</u>: </b>Rare books, bagged snacks and treats, Valentine's candy, and refreshments!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><b><br /></b>(*The Riesenfeld Center is in N30, on the subplaza past Student Orgs. in N20.) </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiKHhqjLbtNtoEg77hU4zpFyYvi-Jb_glV7BqOsLxFhOazEsc7drODI-NpMPawekP8CqfxFNsUSt1euHNvomQo69Hzb7S2BexiAwe3d5hThFed6SQ3HUCsprxqwSCQmRJ_xfxStjXK0XV9nFhswHboxbLXdZMbLRyVZrLo5GGY-g_DFICT7ApE8Y/s3264/IMG_5990.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiKHhqjLbtNtoEg77hU4zpFyYvi-Jb_glV7BqOsLxFhOazEsc7drODI-NpMPawekP8CqfxFNsUSt1euHNvomQo69Hzb7S2BexiAwe3d5hThFed6SQ3HUCsprxqwSCQmRJ_xfxStjXK0XV9nFhswHboxbLXdZMbLRyVZrLo5GGY-g_DFICT7ApE8Y/w400-h300/IMG_5990.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-20828730168725874222023-01-26T16:33:00.035-08:002023-03-03T14:18:19.940-08:00Rare Books Collection: Clarence Darrow's Books and Library<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl21TGKbTJkXn6iaAd0StME8P-eyR3i-Lrj0xEhvjlM7TzgJ2ZygvrA5AtJlopIWHPW0BRdI1NalgDUqOW18mJgtzGNNejggypYdJYwYOeCG5B-tIp4B2hiZhTklJIoeGGkpwY0pxBW6rg2ORBQ3H3myMU5wGjShzfAnNieIVLbYG5CvskyYZnlg/s1288/KIC%20Image%200004(1).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl21TGKbTJkXn6iaAd0StME8P-eyR3i-Lrj0xEhvjlM7TzgJ2ZygvrA5AtJlopIWHPW0BRdI1NalgDUqOW18mJgtzGNNejggypYdJYwYOeCG5B-tIp4B2hiZhTklJIoeGGkpwY0pxBW6rg2ORBQ3H3myMU5wGjShzfAnNieIVLbYG5CvskyYZnlg/s320/KIC%20Image%200004(1).jpg" width="314" /></a></div>The Law Library and Riesenfeld Center's <a href="http://moses.law.umn.edu/darrow2/index.html">Clarence Darrow Collection</a> features more than a thousand letters to and from the great <a href="http://moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/Clarence_Darrow_Timeline.pdf">American trial attorney</a>. It has also grown recently through the acquisition of significant books from Darrow's personal library, and several owned by close family members. The books augment the extensive printed material related to Darrow's legal cases, speeches, debates, and other writings that round out the collection. A number of the new items have been inscribed by Darrow, or inscribed to Darrow by friends and associates. The books, bookplates, and inscriptions tell us more about what Darrow owned and read, and shed light on some of the volumes and people he cherished.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Darrow was the nation's leading criminal defense attorney in the early 20th century and he remains today the most famous American trial lawyer. His memorable courtroom arguments, speeches, and eloquent, "country lawyer" rhetoric won him fame and saved the lives of a long series of criminal defendants. His courtroom rhetoric was often imbued by his pessimistic philosophy, along with a belief in compassion as the reasonable response to human frailty. The same views were distilled in key works for popular audiences. They can be found in his early volume, <i><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,a%20persian%20pearl,AND&query=any,contains,darrow,AND&tab=default_tab&search_scope=law_rare&sortby=rank&vid=TWINCITIES&facet=frbrgroupid,include,432884939&mode=advanced&offset=0">A Persian Pearl</a></i>, a collection of literary essays and his first book-length publication; <i><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,farmington,AND&query=any,contains,darrow,AND&tab=default_tab&search_scope=law_rare&sortby=rank&vid=TWINCITIES&facet=frbrgroupid,include,37257500&mode=advanced&offset=0">Farmington</a></i>, a semi-autobiographical novel about growing up; <i><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,darrow,AND&query=title,contains,eye%20for%20an%20eye,AND&tab=default_tab&search_scope=law_rare&sortby=rank&vid=TWINCITIES&facet=frbrgroupid,include,37087692&mode=advanced&offset=0">An Eye for an Eye</a></i>, his second novel, treating poverty and crime; and <i><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,darrow,AND&query=title,contains,story%20of%20my%20life,AND&tab=default_tab&search_scope=law_rare&sortby=rank&vid=TWINCITIES&facet=frbrgroupid,include,36575548&mode=advanced&offset=0">The Story of My Life</a></i>, his mature autobiography. In addition to these are more minor works, including <i><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,darrow,AND&query=any,contains,skeleton%20in%20the%20closet,AND&tab=default_tab&search_scope=default_scope&sortby=lso01&vid=TWINCITIES&facet=frbrgroupid,include,434035603&mode=advanced&offset=0&came_from=sort">A Skeleton in the Closet</a></i>, which have supplied some of Darrow's most quotable lines.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8w1K8k9t3SiaLADkNPVmBxKlwWFGB5HacX69SpJJFKsYPtEPjJCrQkEPySbRgy81RD4GyABVFMb9Za0lyJ8Ud1Zjg8MEz1gbfAshFTsK_uN2Zv2doefWzgJM6raMAfTSW2KxN_-NJF3j8CvRjuZKYMpkRaarkA0qpRB_plDy3k7ODFiu4qZFY9jg/s1160/KIC%20Image%200001(13).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="788" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8w1K8k9t3SiaLADkNPVmBxKlwWFGB5HacX69SpJJFKsYPtEPjJCrQkEPySbRgy81RD4GyABVFMb9Za0lyJ8Ud1Zjg8MEz1gbfAshFTsK_uN2Zv2doefWzgJM6raMAfTSW2KxN_-NJF3j8CvRjuZKYMpkRaarkA0qpRB_plDy3k7ODFiu4qZFY9jg/s320/KIC%20Image%200001(13).jpg" width="217" /></a></div>Typical of authors, Darrow signed and inscribed copies of these works, often for friends and fairly well-known associates. Darrow's library also contained works of friends and associates who personalized and sent him their publications. Among the recently acquired books are inscribed volumes of poetry, in particular, that suggest Darrow's own literary ambitions and the kind of critical, socially-oriented poetry that he preferred. Of special interest among the volumes is a first edition of <a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/f/p0cbn8/UMN_ALMA21506226370001701"><i>A Persian Pearl</i></a>, inscribed by Darrow to his first wife, Jessie Ohl Darrow. Though comparatively little is known about their relationship, in the inscription, written two years after the marriage ended, Darrow calls Jessie "his best friend," suggesting an enduring warmth as they continued to care for their son, Paul. Another family heirloom is inscribed fondly by Jessie to Paul, and another of Paul's books is inscribed by Darrow's father, Ammirus.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Together the books from Darrow's library and family members enrich the Library's Darrow Collection and cast more light on his personal life and relationships. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> - Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouejiINiMRza-cWSiFan1PRG5BxumSXDeNWKhsSlQNB22GJc-hMomR6JXnmwRtyB8xMMD2In-L3xxDyqXWhFTsg4g-hx-bZlqbfOtgJLXEcvVQPVoyaFxoiSTVJOjYmU8Sbyw31z21c1-_3E2y8rq3e0XcbmZ9dmDMrHkTTYi69bcwOxy4YsL2-A/s2880/KIC%20Image%200002(9).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="2880" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouejiINiMRza-cWSiFan1PRG5BxumSXDeNWKhsSlQNB22GJc-hMomR6JXnmwRtyB8xMMD2In-L3xxDyqXWhFTsg4g-hx-bZlqbfOtgJLXEcvVQPVoyaFxoiSTVJOjYmU8Sbyw31z21c1-_3E2y8rq3e0XcbmZ9dmDMrHkTTYi69bcwOxy4YsL2-A/w400-h198/KIC%20Image%200002(9).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-15041623515649692432022-12-08T08:06:00.005-08:002022-12-09T13:09:33.321-08:00Finals Study Break: Monday, December 12!<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Come out <b>next Monday, December 12</b>, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., for a study break during finals! </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Grab some <b>coffee and freshly-baked donuts</b> outside the <a href="https://law.umn.edu/library/collections/riesenfeld-rare-books-research-center">Riesenfeld Rare Books Center</a> in N30. The Rare Books Center is on the subplaza, at the end of the hallway past Student Orgs in N20.</span></span></span></p><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><b>When: </b>Monday, December 12, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b>Where:</b> Outside the Riesenfeld Rare Books Center (N30, subplaza level). </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b>What:</b> Coffee and donuts!</span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Good luck on finals, and best wishes for the holidays from the Law Library!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQumuwZy_9VoBDgOdsgQ4VlWUZW6IV0SiVg-XuTqU3qG8Xypjk87HJAWYmZpr_6e6WJzjBq7-j44vyhjpFSEtTt5wefVwjJQQHpR_PZYDTTe8Flmh-KeVSVd9VVhd6pvFiVMwRuhF7_idHrlYlFWZqWJhA29X8exSOrCr5wJESs7bfPXEpqDOt_6w/s1440/HolidayCoffeeWinter2018_recropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="1440" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQumuwZy_9VoBDgOdsgQ4VlWUZW6IV0SiVg-XuTqU3qG8Xypjk87HJAWYmZpr_6e6WJzjBq7-j44vyhjpFSEtTt5wefVwjJQQHpR_PZYDTTe8Flmh-KeVSVd9VVhd6pvFiVMwRuhF7_idHrlYlFWZqWJhA29X8exSOrCr5wJESs7bfPXEpqDOt_6w/w400-h151/HolidayCoffeeWinter2018_recropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><br /> </span></span></span></div><p> </p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-70822716362377818522022-11-23T09:48:00.010-08:002022-11-23T13:20:37.835-08:00Rare Books Collection: Native American Law<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xiI0rtG8Y7ccxvGIAuj42Ev5NPn8At4aUOObdmaNamXQD3d_l42KO6SsB_exjUtJZnDvJS5-SsmCPM-DOgqpgMmGR4CeQkxRtNhj35Cb2Dokx91bE2wQvK4Vadex0GQ76xQh8KCdRwZKHa_OhQMQSCQlA1ouLohxCvELm-96cmVJw_ECMt2jhE0/s5032/Red%20Lake%20Treaty%201863%20cropped.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4200" data-original-width="5032" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xiI0rtG8Y7ccxvGIAuj42Ev5NPn8At4aUOObdmaNamXQD3d_l42KO6SsB_exjUtJZnDvJS5-SsmCPM-DOgqpgMmGR4CeQkxRtNhj35Cb2Dokx91bE2wQvK4Vadex0GQ76xQh8KCdRwZKHa_OhQMQSCQlA1ouLohxCvELm-96cmVJw_ECMt2jhE0/s320/Red%20Lake%20Treaty%201863%20cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Law Library and Riesenfeld Center holds an <a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo-explore/search?query=sub,exact,%20Indians%20of%20North%20America%20--%20Minnesota%20--%20History,OR&query=sub,contains,Indians%20of%20North%20America%20--%20Legal%20status,%20laws,%20etc,OR&query=any,contains,Treaties%20Indians,AND&pfilter=dr_s,exact,18000101,AND&pfilter=dr_e,exact,19701231,AND&tab=default_tab&search_scope=law_rare&sortby=lso01&vid=TWINCITIES&mode=advanced&offset=0">excellent collection</a> of law related to Native Americans, recording a difficult, complex, and very important legal, political, and to some extent social history. Among other material, the collection contains a wide selection of treaties from the nineteenth century. Included in these are an <a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/f/bv1q0j/UMN_ALMA21429550750001701">1829 treaty</a> between the United States and the Ojibwe, Menomonie, and Winnebago, and an <a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/f/tf2lh1/UMN_ALMA21429518650001701">1863 treaty</a> concluded with the Nez Perce, the last treaty agreed between an American Indian tribe and the federal government. There are also extensive printed communications between various tribes and the U.S. government regarding land and rights, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century laws and constitutions of diverse Native American nations. Association reports, investigations, hearings, and other descriptions of legal relations round out the material. Below are two items in particular that are special treasures for their outstanding historical significance.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBbsCB4mzBqG4-puFn5uLLlvF492kKz3iz-rINTFliwdCRXA1MBhwHyENR3XzYv89exOlwAFySjLW_okDH2QqDwIsTcBQ9guu_Y1_IULy_O9IfmyJVJD5Zb0XgoWI7WNq1SRuh0KvHbq1dmpkHjqJY-uRL2OaSz-M69O7umFk38jmDJBxMx8JK1g/s5318/Cherokee%20Laws-2_cropped%201_edited%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4027" data-original-width="5318" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBbsCB4mzBqG4-puFn5uLLlvF492kKz3iz-rINTFliwdCRXA1MBhwHyENR3XzYv89exOlwAFySjLW_okDH2QqDwIsTcBQ9guu_Y1_IULy_O9IfmyJVJD5Zb0XgoWI7WNq1SRuh0KvHbq1dmpkHjqJY-uRL2OaSz-M69O7umFk38jmDJBxMx8JK1g/s320/Cherokee%20Laws-2_cropped%201_edited%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>[Laws of the Cherokee Nation: Adopted by the Council at Various Times (1839–1851)]. [Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation: Damaga Publisher, 1852].<br /><br /><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/f/bv1q0j/UMN_ALMA21400172520001701">This extremely rare collection</a> of laws, pictured at left, was published at Tahlequah, the Cherokee Nation’s capital. The laws are printed in the Cherokee language, using a syllabary adopted by the Nation in 1825. Joseph Blackbird and Hercules Martin compiled the laws in Cherokee. The printers were John Candy and Mark Tyger. As in some family Bibles, a handwritten list of one generation of the Fodder family appears here. One family member, Sequoyah, was likely named after the founder of the Cherokee writing system. The book’s significance extends to aspects of familial, linguistic, and tribal identity.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0LqjI08mrsCGY8YU2gcWXCeF1njatKc4rQDoxZ5GtXEtZJ7562GJ_f_7sb8nQABdqWzdpx-oB6CmpdOYLHln7W06Dclg22GnaG-JUGfpVSnmkn79_JUNPwBLFX26b0TeQ7Et3VblLmY6uV2onqPS-mRZUWOvUre8CChapMCx6Oj0mW021t-UCpM/s2656/Sequoyah%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="2350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0LqjI08mrsCGY8YU2gcWXCeF1njatKc4rQDoxZ5GtXEtZJ7562GJ_f_7sb8nQABdqWzdpx-oB6CmpdOYLHln7W06Dclg22GnaG-JUGfpVSnmkn79_JUNPwBLFX26b0TeQ7Et3VblLmY6uV2onqPS-mRZUWOvUre8CChapMCx6Oj0mW021t-UCpM/s320/Sequoyah%202.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><a href="https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/f/bv1q0j/UMN_ALMA21400230700001701">Constitution of the State of Sequoyah</a></i>. Muskogee, Indian Territory: Phoenix Printing Co., 1905.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />In 1890, Congress created Oklahoma Territory from the western part of Indian Territory. In the same period, the federal Dawes Act (1887) and Curtis Act (1898) aimed to end communal tribal landholding and jurisdiction. In response, the Five Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole) and others attempted to create a new American state, named Sequoyah after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoyah">founder of the Cherokee writing system</a>, to retain control of their Oklahoma lands. A constitution was drafted in 1905, with a Bill of Rights that reflected provisions of the federal Bill of Rights. The proposal was not considered by Congress but the document provided a foundation for Oklahoma’s constitution. This sole edition of Sequoyah’s constitution includes a vivid map of its territory and counties.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> - Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-34755642068019886712022-10-25T07:11:00.009-07:002022-10-25T07:16:17.498-07:00Thursday, October 27: Halloween Open House!<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;">Come out to the Riesenfeld Rare Books Center's special Halloween Open House on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 12 p.m. t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;">o 3 p.m.! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"> Stop by to see spooky treasures from our collection - including
witch trials, murder trials, a macabre torture manual, and other sensational works - and pick up snacks,
drinks, and Halloween candy!</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Come out in costume - we're happy to post pics on <a href="https://riesenfeldcenter.tumblr.com/">our Tumblr</a> site!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif;"><u>When</u>: Thursday, Oct. 27th, 12 p.m - 3 p.m.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><b><u>Where</u>: Riesenfeld Rare Books Center</b></span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><b><u>What</u>: Rare books, snacks, drinks, candy (and costumes)!</b></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;">(The Center is in N30, on the subplaza past Student Orgs. in N20.)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lfm6BjwwxF4a-ucNZfAO3tDYhgFW-FG4GKvCnx4eczarkGOxHJe40Rp_UQeh1A4oF_ljCAglDNY2xFvFIn8f650X9HiyaBV13X0Xg_xKf-ZFCllwaN81r6USUJ9ZVdHHDvWV_Z3QnT0j3PVW8E_hWXNp2pP6SAlXOk53sg5XZVQ4ZCirLSF5DwU/s5008/Halloween_Open_House002_11x17.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3058" data-original-width="5008" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lfm6BjwwxF4a-ucNZfAO3tDYhgFW-FG4GKvCnx4eczarkGOxHJe40Rp_UQeh1A4oF_ljCAglDNY2xFvFIn8f650X9HiyaBV13X0Xg_xKf-ZFCllwaN81r6USUJ9ZVdHHDvWV_Z3QnT0j3PVW8E_hWXNp2pP6SAlXOk53sg5XZVQ4ZCirLSF5DwU/w400-h244/Halloween_Open_House002_11x17.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><br /> </span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"> </span></span></span> <br /></p>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66189344194876640.post-5276648146491965932022-10-06T11:11:00.003-07:002022-10-06T11:11:39.121-07:00Wednesday, October 12: Rare Books Open House!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Come out to the Riesenfeld Center's first monthly open house of the year on <b>Wednesday, October 12</b>, from <b>12 p.m. to 3 p.m.</b>!<br /><br />Enjoy snacks and drinks, and see treasures from the library's rare books and special collections.<br /><br /><u><b>When</b></u>: Wednesday, October 12, 12 p.m - 3 p.m.<br /><u><b>Where</b></u>: Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center*<br /><u><b>What</b></u>: Rare books, bagged snacks, cookies, and refreshments!<br /><br />(*The Riesenfeld Center is in N30, on the subplaza past Student Orgs. in N20.) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNFRnss22klnmexWTHlhHZVyLO4qWa1_gj4YCjrgxr-iVQpldS2EmNIkGA17s1Bre1YoaqB8XrNzi6erLMF1L9bPKq6z-Sfn2JUUW0w9Y1DibqVIIoD7kbVYVq7NpvcwPAijyOr4seAJA9wYVTeb2sTbfVJyYbybICU3GTEcinJDKt_zKySURv0w/s3766/March%202018%20open%20house%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2283" data-original-width="3766" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNFRnss22klnmexWTHlhHZVyLO4qWa1_gj4YCjrgxr-iVQpldS2EmNIkGA17s1Bre1YoaqB8XrNzi6erLMF1L9bPKq6z-Sfn2JUUW0w9Y1DibqVIIoD7kbVYVq7NpvcwPAijyOr4seAJA9wYVTeb2sTbfVJyYbybICU3GTEcinJDKt_zKySURv0w/w400-h243/March%202018%20open%20house%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span><br /></div>Riesenfeld Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133134600392527072noreply@blogger.com0