Probate records show that James Harlan, the father of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, assembled during his lifetime a law library impressive in its breadth and balance. This paper discusses how Harlan might have acquired the collection, analyzes its content, and attempts to identify titles listed in the executor's inventory.
BT - Law Library Journal IS - 4 LA - English N2 -Probate records show that James Harlan, the father of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, assembled during his lifetime a law library impressive in its breadth and balance. This paper discusses how Harlan might have acquired the collection, analyzes its content, and attempts to identify titles listed in the executor's inventory.
PY - 2008 SP - 639 EP - 74 T2 - Law Library Journal TI - Nursery of a Supreme Court Justice: The Library of James Harlan of Kentucky, Father of John Marshall Harlan VL - 100 ER -