O'Brian Hall
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Buffalo, New York 14260-1110
USA
Phone: 716 645-2047
Fax: 716 645-3860
Email: asklaw@buffalo.edu
URL: http://law.lib.buffalo.edu
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| Directors of the Law Library: |
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| 1936-1939 | Mildred Miles |
| 1939-mid-1940's | Arthur Lenhoff |
| Mid-1940's- 1947 | Grace Primas Champness |
| 1947-1950 | Patricia Clause |
| 1950-1960 | Lois Crissey |
| 1961-1963 | Morris L. Cohen |
| 1963-1967 | Balfour Halevy |
| 1967-1969(?) | Joseph Pascuci (Acting) |
| 1969-1971 | Vaclav Mostecky |
| 1971-1976 | Larry B. Wenger |
| 1976-1980 | Wade J. Newhouse (Acting) |
| 1980-1983 | Kathleen Carrick |
| 1983-1984 | Wade J. Newhouse (Acting) |
| 1984-1999 | Ellen M. Gibson |
| 2000- | James G. Milles |
The collection includes materials generated or collected by various departments in the Law Library including administrative and faculty reports, departmental correspondence, exhibits, publications, photographs, clippings, etc.
Materials were culled from weeded administrative and library faculty files. Significant materials were also donated by Prof. Wade Newhouse which were collected or written during his stints as Acting Director. Those items are so noted.
The collection is arranged in seven series:
Series I. Director's Files
Series II. Technical Services
Series III. Public Services
Series IV. The 2003 Fire
Series V. The Website
Series VI. Exhibits
Series VII. Photographs
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 1.1-2.13 | Annual reports, 1952, 1965-2001 (34 folders) |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 3.1 | Consultant reports: Ervin H. Pollack, 1960, Meira G. Pimsleur, 1962, Leon M. Liddell, 1968 |
| 3.2 | Consultant report: Miles O. Price, 1965 |
| 3.3 | Consultant report & correspondence: Becker & Hayes, Inc., 1971-1973 |
| 3.4-3.5 | Consultant report & correspondence: Morris L. Cohen and Marian G. Gallagher, 1974-75 |
| 3.6 | Correspondence, notes, memos, 1967-1976 |
| 3.7 | Correspondence, 1984-1999 & Governance Agreements, 1980, 1985, 1999 |
| 4.1-4.7 | Orginally from three notebooks of Prof. Wade Newhouse documenting the history of the governance issue between the University Libraries and the Law Library |
| 4.8 | Correspondence from files of Prof. Wade Newhouse, 1976-1980 |
| 5.1-5.2 | Consultant's report: Robert C. Berring and correspondence, 1988-89 |
| 5.3 | Law Library Governance Agreement 1999 and correspondence from the American Bar Association Accreditation Committee and the American Association of Law Schools Executive Committee, 1999-2000 |
| 5.4 | Memorandum on Law Library Acquisitions Budget from Prof. Wade Newhouse to Dean Tom Headrick, July 28, 1977 |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 6.1 | "Staffing Report: First Round Review", February 8, 1978, by Prof. Wade Newhouse |
| 6.2-7.6 | "Staffing the Law Library" Originally in three notebooks covers 1963 to 1988. Includes staff organization charts from 1978 to 1988; by Prof. Wade Newhouse (12 folders) |
| 7.7 | Staff lists |
| 7.8 | Librarian vitae, 2007 |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 8.1-2 | Accreditation, 1962-1980, 199? |
| 8.3 | Budget memos, 1945-1990 |
| 8.9 | Charles B. Sears, biographical information |
| 8.4 | Computerized legal research, 1976: correspondence regarding a continuing education program; articles, brochures from Lexis and Westlaw, sample Lexis subscription agreement |
| 8.5 | Director's role |
| 9.3-9.9 | History, including the move to Amherst (memos, construction programs, floor plans) Blueprints from 1970-1971 shelved separately at end of collection (3 sets, various sizes) |
| 8.6 | Lawsuits, 1984-1989 |
| 8.7 | Library Faculty Bylaws, 1972-1999 |
| 8.8 | Library Faculty Criteria Document, 1982-1990 |
| 9.1 | Library guide (draft), 1976 |
| 9.2 | Library map, early, 1980's |
| 9.2 | Mission & strategic plan, 2001-2003 |
| 9.3 | Planning, 1964-1987 |
| 9.4 | Quarterly reports to Library Faculty meetings, 1983-2000 |
| 9.10 | Rare book collection: Courier Express news clipping, 1962 |
| 9.11 | Report of the President's Task Force on Women at UB, 1997, with correspondence |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
New Book Lists (v.1-29, 1966-1971) (3 bound volumes shelved at end of collection) |
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| 10.1-13.4 | Law Library Acquisitions Lists, 1972-1991, 2001-2006 (21 folders, 1 bound volume) |
| 13.5-13.6 | Checklists of Human Rights Documents, Feb.-Mar. 1974 - Jan. 1976(1 folder, 1 bound volume) |
| 13.7 | Current Journal Contents, June 1986 - Jan. 1989(1 bound volume) |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 14 | Law Library Classification schedules from 1968-1994(?) |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 15.1 | Art in the Law Library |
| 15.2-15.4 | Audiovisual Department: Shelflist, 1977; Koren Center dedication; Manual, 1978; flyers |
| 15.5-15.6 | Bitch Tickets, 1977-1979 |
| 15.7 | Circulation memos |
| 15.8-15.14 | Collection development: State Holdings in the Law Library; list of Canadian holdings, 1978; collection development policies, 1980-2006; three memos, 1962-1974 |
| 16.1 | Depository status: correspondence, memos, GPO reports, 1982-1999 |
| 16.2-16.4 | Faculty Manuals, 1977, 1981 |
| 16.5 | Law faculty publications1987-2005, list compiled by Melissa Bednarz |
| 16.6-16.7 | Law Library newsletters |
| 17.1 | Maps |
| 17.2 | Mercury - initial correspondence |
| 17.3 | New York Alcove |
| 17.4 | The Opinion - correspondence |
| 17.5 | Periodicals list, 1972 |
| 17.6-17.11 | Reference handouts: The Basics, bibliographies, library guides, bookmarks. |
| 18.1-18.6 | Reference Notebook: a dynamic notebook begun in the 1970's and used until approximately 2001 to store eclectic minutiae and ready reference information |
| 18.7 | Reference: publishers' guides - BNA Labor Relations Reporter, Shepards Citations, American Law Reports |
| 19.1 | Research & Writing: memos detailing history of library involvement in the Law School R&W program, 1975-81 |
| 19.13 | Research & Writing: 1983-88 |
| 19.14 | Research & Writing: 1991-92 |
| 19.2 | Research & Writing: library instruction materials including the first guide compiled in 1978 that preceded The Basics handout, slide-tape bibliography, sample treasure hunts, an ALR lesson, overhead transpancies |
| 19.3 | Advanced Legal Research, 1990 |
| 19.4-19.9 | Legal Research Slide-Tape Programs by Karen L. Spencer: articles, correspondence, scripts from, 1975-1982 |
| 19.10 | Computerized Legal Research Slide-Tape Program by Karen L. Spencer: slides, audiocassette, & script, 1986 |
| 19.11 | Teaching Legal Research, AALL Institute, 1978: correspondence & program |
| 20.1-20.3 | Special Collections: director's correspondence, brochures, 1970-1989 |
| 20.4-20.5 | Special Collections, Rare Books: correspondence, brochures, 1979-2005 |
| 20.6 | University Library guides, 1976-1997 |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 20.7 | Signs/maps, public relations flyers, news clippings, web notices, photo CD |
| 20.8 | Emails |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 21.1-21.7 | The second Law Library website, February 1, 2005 |
| 26 | The third Law Library website, Winter 2007/Spring 2008, designed and maintained by webmaster Nancy Babb |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 22.1 | Exhibit policy |
| 22.2 | William Greiner inauguration, 1992 |
| 22.3 | Pan American Exhibition Centennial brochures, 2001 |
| 22.4 | Opinion articles featuring the Law Library |
| 22.5-22.6 | Staff exhibits, 2003, 2005 |
| 22.7 | Food policies, 2003 |
| 22.8 | Food Law, 2003 |
| 22.9 | U.N. Day, October 24, 2001 |
| 22.10 | International Court of Justice, 2004 |
| 22.11-22.12 | U.S.A. Patriot Act and American Libraries, 2004 |
| 22.13 | Howard R. Berman Collection, 2004 |
| 23.1 | Jacob D. Hyman Memorial, 2007 |
| 23.2 | Law Librarian Scholarship, 2007 |
| 23.3 - 23.5 | Habeas Corpus - Mitchell Lecture, Spring, 2007 |
| 23.6 - 23.8 | Special Collections: Indigenous Peoples, Spring, 2008 |
| 24 | Law of War, 2004 (Paige carton) |
| Oversize 1 | Women in Law Centennial; Helen Rogers & Cecil B. Weiner, 2001 |
| Oversize 2 | Library Maps, 1993, 2006, BISON signs |
| Oversize 3 | Exhibit honoring the Class of 1968, 1998, includes photos and copy of first Law Library Homepage |
| Box/Folder | Contents |
| 25 | Photographs & slides, 1970's through 1990's |
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog.
