Farrah Hall Benches Exhibit
The Farrah Hall Benches Exhibit can be viewed in person at the Bounds Law Library, study room 207.
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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…
In Memory of Cherry Lynn Thomas
Cherry Lynn Thomas passed away on November 3rd of this year. She was a member of the UA Law Class of 1983. While a law student she was the recipient of the Thomas W. Christopher Outstanding Service Award. She passed the bar in 1982 and worked (1982-1983) as a librarian for the Alabama’s Supreme Court…
M.H. Hoeflich, Notes from the Commonplace Book of a Legal Antiquarian
Book Notes: M.H. Hoeflich, Notes from the Commonplace Book of a Legal Antiquarian. Everybody who loves printed books can remember one special moment when that love commenced—or perhaps a time when an affinity for books, already germinating, began to reveal itself definitively. For Mike Hoeflich, the revelation came when a beloved college professor let him…
In Memory of David Ernest Alsobrook
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of David E. Alsobrook at the age of seventy-five. A contributor to Litera Scripta, David was a consummate Public Historian. In addition to working as a supervising archivist at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta, he was the founding director, successively, of the George…
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., The Common Law
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) is one of our most famous Supreme Court justices. Long-lived, handsome, and quotable by the yard, Holmes was for many people the very model of a Supreme Court justice. He is much less well-known as a legal scholar, having written only one original book, The Common Law. But that one…
In Memory of Marjorie Fine Knowles
Marjorie Fine Knowles, the first female dean of a Georgia law school and a nationally recognized advocate for women’s rights, died on Friday September 24. She was 82 years old.