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The Library of Congress was established as an in-house reference library for Congress in 1800, the year the government moved from Philadelphia to the new city of Washington, D.C. Law books made up nearly 20% of the initial collection.
John Francis Nicholas Wilkinson (c. 1832 – October 5, 1912) was a librarian at the Library of Congress. Wilkinson was an African-American who worked his way up from a custodial position to working as an assistant law librarian at the Law Library of Congress. He is noted as the Library of Congress's longest serving employee, with over 55 years ...
Regina Smith – librarian at Jenkins Law Library, a membership library in Philadelphia; Wilfred I. Smith – 5th Dominion Archivist (National Archivist) of Canada; Frances Lander Spain (1903–1999) – American Library Association President 1960–61; Ainsworth Rand Spofford – 6th Librarian of Congress; John G. Stephenson – 5th Librarian ...
If it’s been said once, it’s been said many times. There’s just something about Chicago — you just have to see the number of former/native members of our community making moves in other ...
Roberta Ivy Shaffer (born November 27, 1953) is an American librarian and attorney and is the former Director of the Law Library of Congress.. Shaffer received a bachelor's degree from Vassar College in 1974 [1] and a master's degree in library science from Emory University in 1975.
During his tenure as Law Librarian, he brought to the Library a copy of the 1215 Magna Carta for a historic exhibition on the eve of the charter's 800th anniversary. [8] Mao served as acting Librarian of Congress from September 30, 2015, until the confirmation of Carla Hayden in 2016. He is the first Asian-American to hold the position.
In the United States, law school libraries may be subject to accreditation review by the American Bar Association Standards of Legal Education. Law libraries may be found in courts (e.g. judge's chambers), legislatures (e.g. the Law Library of Congress), prison libraries, government departments, private law firms, and barristers' chambers.
It is Congress's oldest continuing joint committee. [1] The Committee currently has oversight of the operations of the Library of Congress, as well as management of the congressional art collection, the National Statuary Hall Collection, and the United States Botanic Garden, but does not have legislative authority.