The Pritzker Legal Research Center is delighted to receive a 17th-century religious and political tract from the Honorable Dean Hansell to add to the collection that bears his name. An alumnus of the Law School (JD ’77), Judge Hansell has…
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New Resources in November
We have added 250 new titles to our collection in November. Check out our latest additions at: http://www.library.law.northwestern.edu/collections/new-books
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PLRC Celebrates NU One Book
NU One Book is an annual inter-campus campaign where we all read the same book and then come together to engage more deeply with the themes, importance, and application of its message to our lives and society. This year’s selection…
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September 2017 New Library Resources
We have added over 200 new titles to our collection in September. Have a look at the list of latest additions at: http://www.library.law.northwestern.edu/collections/new-books
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Pritzker Legal Research Center Closed for Memorial Day
The Pritzker Legal Research Center will be closed on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. It will reopen at 9:00am on Tuesday, May 30.
Throwback Thursday: A Forgotten Tune
“We’ll See Them Through” by John Henry Wigmore On April 20, the Pritzker Legal Research Center launched its spring exhibit, We’ll See Them Through: Northwestern Prtizker School of Law in the World War I Era. The title is taken from…
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“We’ll See Them Through” Archives Exhibit Now on Display
On April 20, the PLRC hosted a reception for the opening of our spring exhibit: We’ll See Them Through: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in the World War I Era. This year marks the centennial anniversary of the United States’…
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A Dred Scott Dissent
In honor of Black History Month, today’s Throwback Thursday (#tbt) features excerpts from our copy of The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court. This book, which was published in 1860, gives background on this historic case,…
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Oh the Irony…Booth and Lincoln Halls
Has anyone else caught the irony currently residing in the west end of Levy Mayer? A single floor separates Booth Hall from Lincoln Hall, and while Lincoln Hall unmistakably commemorates our sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln, who besides John Wilkes Booth…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day from the Pritzker Legal Research Center! To celebrate today, we’re sharing some images from a particularly appropriate volume from our rare book collection, Marriage Ceremonies: Or, the Ceremonies Used in Marriages in all Parts of the World…
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