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Special Collections and Archives
Rare Books and Manuscripts 
The Special Collections and Archives Department maintains the Library's rare and historical materials. Our rare books include early printed works, ranging from the fifteenth century copy of Justinian's Pandectorum, one of the first generation of texts produced with the printing press and known as Incunabula, to late nineteenth century American state reports and codes. Special Collections houses historical legal texts from Great Britain, Ireland, France, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other nations. It is truly an international collection.
Rare Books & Legal History
Manuscripts Collection
Several manuscript collections in law from the 17th through the 20th centuries are also kept in Special Collections, among them the manuscript notes of John Scott, Lord Eldon, and the Papers of Judge Oliver Gasch.
For further information, please contact Laura Bedard, Head of Special Collections, at 202-662-9172, or by email at bedard@law.georgetown.edu.
Law Center Archives
Special Collections Department maintains the Law Center Archives. Since 1989, the Law Center Archives has been charged with collecting, preserving and making available in a secure manner records documenting the history of the Georgetown University Law Center. The materials include the Georgetown Law School catalogs from 1870, yearbooks and first year picture books, staff photo books, all of the georgetown law journals, newspapers, newsletters and other official publications, law school alumni registers and originalcommemorative brochures. They also include images from 1870 to the present, in a variety of formats.
Other records include records and documents from various Law Center departments, official reports to and from AALS, ABA and the University,audio-visual and electronic records and materials documenting lectures, events, and graduation ceremonies. Many of these records are restricted access and are not available without permission within strict guidelines. Inquiries on these materials and access can be made to the Law Center Archivist, barbara Heck, at 202-662-9133, or by email at bah54@law.georgetown.edu.
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