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Litera Scripta

  • UA Women in the Law School

    UA Women in the Law School: “It’s great to be first, to be ‘one,’ it’s the two, three that come after you, that’s the telling thing.” Nina Miglionico (Class of 1936)

  • American Bar Association’s Diamond Jubilee 3¢ Stamp with Commemorative Cachet

    On August 24, 1953, the ABA stamp was unveiled at the Statler Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. This historic event was marked with speeches, music, a radio broadcast, and a special presentation of the stamp to then ABA President, Robert Storey.

  • Farrah Hall Benches Exhibit

    The Farrah Hall Benches Exhibit can be viewed in person at the Bounds Law Library, study room 207.

  • A Small Reception in Westminster

    Among legal historians there is a long-standing controversy over whether (or how much) of Roman law was “received” into the Common Law. Marshal Trigg’s “A Small Reception” surveys the development of Roman Law and Canon Law in the middle ages, and shows the influence of the Roman legal concepts on such innovations as Henry II’s…

  • Desk and Chair Set from the Old Alabama Senate Chamber

    The editors of Litera Scripta would like to announce a unique new addition to our collections. As part of a recent donation, we have installed an exhibit that features a desk and chair set from Alabama’s old senate chamber. The Alabama senate desk and chair exhibit is located at the entrance to our John C.…

  • A New Day, a New Building: Albert J. Farrah’s Years of Victory

    The following is a post which discusses the history of the University of Alabama School of Law. It covers incidents, developments, and personalities concerning the deanship of Albert Farrah, which began in 1913. This post is the second in a series designed to carry us through the highlights of 150 years of Law School history.…

  • Early Foundations and Formative Years

    The following is a post which discusses the early history of the University of Alabama School of Law. It covers incidents, developments, and personalities dating from the 1840s, which saw the earliest efforts to found the school, until the deanship of Albert Farrah, which began in 1913. This post is the first in a series…