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Law Library Special Collections


  • Rare Books & Book Collections

    The Rare Books & Book Collections include four named collections. Two are general law collections and two are collections on Native Americans and indigenous peoples.

  • Archives

    Archival materials from the Law School and Law Library. Collections include office and historical records from various Law School offices and the Law Library, Law School publications, subject files, event recordings, oral history recordings, exhibits, and faculty papers.

    Access to some parts of this collection are limited to Law School personnel.

  • Personal Papers Collections

    Our Personal Papers Collections include the personal papers of alumni, notable attorneys, and a former dean of the Law School.

  • Legal Papers Collections

    Our Legal Papers Collections include litigation documents from Native American tribal land claim cases in New York, materials from the Watergate investigation, and legal manuscripts from Tibet.

  • Digital Commons @ University at Buffalo School of Law

    The Law School's open-access repository dedicated to making the product of the research, scholarship, and creative activity of the Law School community freely available to UB’s local and global communities. DC@UB preserves and provides public access to the collective scholarly output of the University at Buffalo School of Law faculty, Law Library faculty, and students. Through its collections, the repository highlights the positive impact of the Law School on the community.