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CRL Collections

CRL's law collection supports the study of law with a variety of material. CRL members have access to LLMCdigital [2], a database of over 20 million pages of primary legal and government-related materials from all world regions. Print and microform collections at CRL include legal reports from over 90 countries, with a focus on India and Pakistan. Secondary legal sources and resources about important figures or organizations involved in legal decisions are also included. CRL's dissertation collection includes a wealth of scholarship about law.

Archives and Personal Papers

American Civil Liberties Union. Archives, 1912-1950.
New York Public Library
1912-1950

GUIDE: Baskin, Alex. The American Civil Liberties Union papers : a guide to the records of A.C.L.U. cases, 1912-1946. D-10529 This set was an early reproduction of the ACLU archives undertaken by the New York Public Library, later incorporated into the Scholarly Resources film "American Civil Liberties Union : The Roger Baldwin Years (1917-1950)." The original archival materials were gathered into bound volumes devoted either to clippings or to correspondence, with each volume then relating to a single type of record (although sometimes there are several series in a single volume). Also included are legal cases and some pamphlets published by organizations other than the ACLU. The Center has acquired only a portion of volumes microfilmed in this set. Included below is a listing of volumes available in this uncataloged collection, which can be cross-indexed with the earlier print guide or online version: 27-39, 52-57, 72, 82-91, 95-98, 105, 111-126, 135-136, 388-396, 401-405, 411-420, 448-455, 466-482, 513-562, 594-568, 693-707, 718-748, 767-803, 811-818, 828-835, 878-892, 915-929.

  Catalog Record [3]  

The Papers of Felix Frankfurter.
Library of Congress
1853-1917

GUIDE: Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Felix Frankfurter : a register of his papers in the Library of Congress. E-9009 The collections includes two boxes of the papers of William Henry Moody.

  Catalog Record [4]  

Case Records

F.B.I. transcripts on exhibit in U.S.A. v. De Cavalcante, Vastola, and Annunziata. U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey : index number: Criminal 111-68.
Lemma Pub. Corp.
1969

This is a set of transcripts of conversations among alleged Mafia members, FBI memoranda summarizing the transcriptions, and other materials concerning the case.

  Catalog Record [5]  

Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute. Draft and military law collection.
University Microfilms International

GUIDE: Draft and military law collection [guide]. E-5534 This fiche includes source materials concerning the draft for the Vietnam War and conscientious objection. The documents are court transcripts, legal briefs, selective service forms, clippings and court opinions.

  Catalog Record [6]  

Law Reports

Indian Law Reports

Indian Law Reports judicial decisions published by various State Governments including: Allahabad, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bombay, Calcutta, Cuttack, Dehli, Guhati, Gujurat, Himachal, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya, Madras, Mysore, Patna, Punjab, Rajasthan.

  Catalog Record [7]  

Irish law reports pre-1894 : together with certain later scarce sources.
Trans-Media
pre-1894

GUIDE: Pre-1894 Irish law reports : microfilm edition; guide to content of reels. E-8571

  Uncataloged

National Law Reporter (Pakistan)
N.L.R. Publishers
  Catalog Record [8]  

Scottish law reports
Trans-Media
pre-1900

GUIDE: Early Scottish law reports : microfilm edition; guide to contents of reels. E-8651

  Catalog Record [9]  

Legal History

English legal manuscripts project
Inter Documentation Company
1500-

The purpose of this project is to make available on microfiche a collection of manuscripts relating to the history of English law. CRL owns Stage I, sections 1-4, which contains materials held at the Harvard Law School:

  • Section I : Year Books
  • Section II : Reports of Cases 1500-1700
  • Sections III-IV : Reports of Cases after 1700
  Catalog Record [10]     Online Guide [11]  

Great Britain. Foreign Office. Law Officers' opinions to the Foreign Office, 1793-1860 : a reproduction of the manuscript series with index and commentaries.
Gregg International
1793-1860

Facsimile reproduction of the manuscript reports on legal questions under consideration by the Foreign Office. Before 1860, the Foreign Office did not have its own legal advisors, and these reports were written by legal scholars. The volumes contain about 9,500 opinions from F.O. 83 .

  Catalog Record [12]     Online Guide [13]  

Trials

British trials 1660-1900.
Chadwyck-Healey
1660-1900

GUIDE: British trials 1660-1900 : the guide to the microfiche edition. E-8996 These are non-official, detailed first-hand accounts of what was said at thousands of trials ranging from murder and treason to adultery, libel and commercial disputes. These were originally published as pamphlets or books for sale to the public. The Center has a standing order for this set. Six units have been received. Consult CRLCATALOG for status of additional units.

  Catalog Record [14]  

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court. Records and briefs, 1832-1896.
Scholarly Resources
1832-1896

GUIDE: Index to the Scholarly Resources microfilm edition of the Records and briefs of the United States Supreme Court, 1832-1915. E-5000 The material is arranged by case, as listed in the index.

  Catalog Record [15]  

Related Resources

Websites

Justice Laws Website  [16]The online source of the consolidated Acts and regulations of Canada.

Canada Gazette [17]Archived content for Canada Gazette can be found here.



See also the CRL resources below related to Law and government:

FOCUS

CRL’s quarterly publication examining the challenges of preservation and access for primary source materials in various fields.

Official Gazettes & Civil Society Information, Fall 2016
[18]
Leviathan: Libraries and Government Information in the Age of Big Data, Summer 2014 - The oceans of information that government agencies produce and collect, along with the fluidity of digital media, require a rethinking of preservation practices. This issue of FOCUS reports on CRL...
[19]
The Evolving Supply Chain for Government-Produced Information, Fall 2013 - As governments expose more documents and information directly to the web, the role of libraries in facilitating access to that information is changing. This issue of FOCUS reports on these changes...
[20]
Civil Society: Legal and Governmental Resources, Fall 2012 - Civil society and its institutions are topics of growing interest to researchers in a wide range of fields. Documents produced by early governments, courts, and legislatures provide unique...
[21]
Government Technical Reports, Fall 2010 - The Fall 2010 issue of our quarterly newsletter explores the preservation of early and rare government technical reports.
[22]

Topic Guides

Providing insights on key source materials in areas of special interest to CRL libraries.

Government Publications and Information--Non-U.S.
[23]
Government Publications and Information--U.S.
[24]
Legal Databases: Comparative Analysis
[25]
U.S. Census Data
[26]
Official Gazettes
[27]
Government Records and Archives--U.S.
[28]

CRL Reports

Chronopolis Audit Report 2012 - The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) conducted a preservation audit of Chronopolis (chronopolis.sdsc.edu) between November 2010 and December 2011, and on the basis of that audit certifies...
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Political Communications Web Archive - The Political Communications Web Archive Project was an investigation and planning effort to develop effective methodologies for the systematic, sustainable preservation of Web-based political...
[30]
Law and government [31]
All Topic Guides [32]

Source URL: https://www.crl.edu/collections/topics/law

Links
[1] https://www.crl.edu/collections/topics/law
[2] http://www.llmc-digital.org/Default.aspx
[3] http://catalog.crl.edu/record=b1308801
[4] http://catalog.crl.edu/record=b1005548
[5] http://catalog.crl.edu/record=b1307045
[6] http://catalog.crl.edu/record=b1164391
[7] http://catalog.crl.edu/search/Y?SEARCH=%22Indian%20Law%20Reports%22&searchscope=1
[8] http://catalog.crl.edu/search/Y?SEARCH=ti%3Anational%20law%20reporter&searchscope=1&x=6&y=14
[9] http://catalog.crl.edu/record=b1183009
[10] http://catalog.crl.edu/record=b1488599
[11] http://www.brill.com/sites/default/files/ftp/downloads/32122_Guide.pdf
[12] http://catalog.crl.edu/record=b1636859~S1
[13] http://dds.crl.edu/guide/242.pdf
[14] http://catalog.crl.edu/record=b1347796
[15] http://catalog.crl.edu/record=b2070498
[16] http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
[17] http://canadagazette.gc.ca/gazette/home-accueil-eng.php
[18] https://www.crl.edu/focus/fall-2016
[19] https://www.crl.edu/focus/summer-2014
[20] https://www.crl.edu/focus/fall-2013
[21] https://www.crl.edu/focus/fall-2012
[22] https://www.crl.edu/focus/fall-2010
[23] https://www.crl.edu/collections/topics/government-publications-and-information-non-us
[24] https://www.crl.edu/collections/topics/government-publications-and-information-us
[25] https://www.crl.edu/collections/topics/legal-databases-comparative-analysis
[26] https://www.crl.edu/collections/topics/censuses
[27] https://www.crl.edu/collections/topics/official-gazettes
[28] https://www.crl.edu/collections/topics/government-records-and-archives-us
[29] https://www.crl.edu/reports/chronopolis-audit-report-2012
[30] https://www.crl.edu/reports/political-communications-web-archive
[31] https://www.crl.edu/facets/law-and-government
[32] https://www.crl.edu/collections/topics