Overview
This collection includes materials concerning James Barr Ames' publications, his views on legal history and legal education, the loan of Story bust to Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and other matters.
Dates
- Creation: 1872 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access
Access to these papers is governed by the rules and regulations of the Harvard Law School Library. This collection is open to the public, but is housed off-site at Harvard Depository and requires 2 business-day advance notice for retrieval. Consult the Special Collections staff for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Harvard Law School Library holds copyright on some, but not all, of the material in our collections. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be directed to the Special Collections staff. Researchers who obtain permission to publish from the Harvard Law School Library are also responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations who hold copyright.
Extent
1 boxesThis collection includes correspondence to and from James Barr Ames (1846-1910) concerning his publications, his views on legal history and legal education, the loan of Story bust to Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and other matters.
Biographical/Historical Information
- 1846 born
- 1873-1910 Law professor. Harvard Law School
- 1873-1877 Assistant professor
- 1877-1910 Professor
- 1879-1903 Bussey Prof. of Law
- 1895-1910 Dean of the Faculty of Law
- 1903-1910 Dane Prof. of Law
- 1910 died
- 1846
- born
- 1873-1910
- Law professor. Harvard Law School
- 1873-1877
- Assistant professor
- 1877-1910
- Professor
- 1879-1903
- Bussey Prof. of Law
- 1895-1910
- Dean of the Faculty of Law
- 1903-1910
- Dane Prof. of Law
- 1910
- died
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Some letters were transferred from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1969; others were given to the Law Library by Ames's grandson, James B. Ames, in 1969.
Subject
- Title
- Ames, James Barr. Correspondence, 1872-1910: Finding Aid.
- Author
- Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- law00012
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections Repository
Harvard Law School Library's Historical & Special Collections (HSC) collects, preserves, and makes available research materials for the study of the law and legal history. HSC holds over 8,000 linear feet of manuscripts, over 100,000 rare books, and more than 70,000 visual images.
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